Advocates and Allies Advisory Board (A3B) | ADVANCE

The Advocates and Allies Advisory Board (A3B) is a group of women, minorities, and gender diverse individuals who work with the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded ADVANCE team to guide and advise the Advocates Team. Guidance comes in the form of communicating and prioritizing issues that women, minorities, and gender diverse individuals experience at Michigan Tech that impede their career growth and success. Guidance and oversight also come in the form of structuring and directing the education of the Advocates via published resources and lived experiences, the best topics, and approaches for the Advocates.

When advocating for policies and practices, the goal is that the A3B and Advocates will work closely together with the goal that well-intentioned ideas translate into policies and practices that most effectively achieve the goals of equity.

Advisory Board

Anne Beffel

Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

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Ana Dyreson

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Associate Research Director, Center for Innovation in Sustainability & Resilience (CISR)
Advisor, Outdoor Venture Crew

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Areas of Expertise

Solar photovoltaic and thermal power plants
Electricity grid operational modeling
Energy-water nexus

Research Interests

Impacts of climate change on electric power systems
Energy transitions in cold climates
Solar photovoltaic design for cold climates
Heat pump performance
Thermal power plant modeling

Terri Frew

Assistant Teaching Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

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Paniz Hazaveh

Associate Teaching Professor, Applied Computing
Program Director, BS in Mechatronics
Program Director, BS in Electrical Engineering Technology

Research Interests

Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Single electron devices
Charging-effect-based tunneling devices
Quantum electronics
Circuit design

Teaching Interests

Electronics
Circuits and instrumentation
Physical electronics
Digital logic

Danielle Meirow

Director of Student Leadership and Involvement

dlmeirow@mtu.edu
906-487-1963
112 Memorial Union Building

Specialties

Supports the Student Leadership and Involvement staff in ensuring seamless day-to-day operations and executing impactful programming.
Leads long and short-term strategic planning for Student Leadership and Involvement based on student feedback and assessment.
Chairs the Tech Traditions Committee in order to provide oversight and collaboration amongst campus partner.