Teaching, and Mentoring
Pedagogy is a calling. The profound and sincere appreciation for a subject is the outcome of effective instruction. As pedagogues, we are pivotal in instilling in learners the seed of inquisitiveness for the
fundamental laws and principles taught in school, an their broader impact to society. This consciousness empowers me with rational decision-making, self-realization, and continuous development to the service of my students and mentees.” ~ Dr. Raisa C. A. Ela
Selected Teaching and Mentoring Experience
Instructor
2023 Bioproducts Separation and Purification Processes. Responsibilities:
Imparting lectures, hold office hours, prepare, and grade homework, and
exams. UMN.
2022 Transport Phenomena: Momentum and Heat. Responsibilities: 1impact
lectures in one recitation section, hold office hours. UMN
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Teaching Assistant
2020 Undergraduate thermodynamics for chemical engineers. Responsibilities:
Tutoring, class and exam proctoring, and grading. MTU.
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2020 Advanced transport phenomena for chemical engineers. Responsibilities:
Tutoring, and grading. MTU
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2019, 2020 Graduate laboratory safety. Responsibilities: Drafting syllabus, lectures
and final exam, tutoring, managing canvas page, and grading. MTU
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2019, 2020 Advanced thermodynamics for chemical engineers. Responsibilities:
Tutoring, and grading. MTU
Mentoring
2023 Lydia Anderson, Summer Researcher, Zhao Group, Department of
Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, UMN
Project: Enzymatic Synthesis of Biodiesel.
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2022-2023 Sophie A. Brauer, Ph.D. Student, Dauenhauer Group, Department of
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, UMN.
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2018-2020 Lauren Spahn, B.S. Student, Chemical Engineering, MTU
Undergraduate Research Project: Optimization of Lignin Precipitation with
Functional Group Control for Use in Bio-Based Polyurethane Foams.
Lauren Spahn, Raisa Carmen Andeme Ela, Rebecca G. Ong. With this
project Lauren Received the 1st place in the External Advisory Board
Undergraduate Poster Competition in 2021. As well as, the second place
in the Pavlis Honors College 2021 virtual Undergraduate Research
Symposium.
Courtesy of my student, Lauren
in BBE 4401 class, Fall 2023
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