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Rural STEM Initiative

DHEDF & UTSA Rural STEM Initiative Presentations

The goal of the Rural STEM Initiative is to establish ongoing relationships with schools participating in the Initiative to supplement their other STEM resources at no charge to the school and on a non-exclusive basis.

Dr. Lawrence J. DeLucas President and co-founder of Soluble Biotech, Inc. Principal Sci…
Natalie Rodríguez Principal | VVIP Aircraft Interior Designer Natalie Rodríguez Luxury…
23 October 2025
Dr. Nahum Melamed Project Leader, Embedded Control Systems Department The Aerospace Cor…
05 November 2025
Jonathan F Binkley Senior Project Leader Engineering Program Management and Systems Eng…
05 March 2025
Jonathan F Binkley Senior Project Leader - Engineering Program Management and Systems E…
06 November 2024
Ron Rosano Galactic04 Astronaut Galactic Unite Student Outreach  NASA Solar System Amba…
16 October 2024
Dr. Nahum Melamed Project Leader, Embedded Control Systems Department The Aerospace Cor…
18 September 2024
Dr. Nahum Melamed Project Leader, Embedded Control Systems Department The Aerospace Cor…
17 April 2024
Ron Rosano Galactic04 Astronaut Virgin Galactic/Galactic Unite
02 April 2024
Joseph Polidan Senior Engineer Blue Origin Club for the Future
06 February 2024
Moe Angok Senior System Design Integrator Blue Origin's Club for the Future
19 February 2024
Joel Grimm Facility Manager MIT Beaver Works
14 November 2023
Valerie Bouagnon Engineer, Operations Training Blue Origin/Club for the Future
31 October 2023
Daniel I. Pineda, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering The University of…
26 October 2023
Andrea G. Hsu, Ph.D. Senior Scientist – Propulsion Science Department The Aerospace Cor…
03 October 2023
Samuel W. Ximenes Founder and Board Chair, Architect WEX Foundation
10 April 2023
David C. Hook, ATP, CFII, AGI, RP/sUAS President Planehook Aviation Services, LLC
14 February 2023
Rosemary Riggs, Ph.D. Education Outreach Program Manager Texas Biomedical Research Inst…
10 January 2023
Dr. Johnathan Votion UTSA Assistant Professor
21 November 2022
Wiede K. Cutshall, P.E. Cutshall Consulting, LLC
19 October 2022
Christopher S. Combs, Ph.D. Dee Howard Endowed Assistant Professor Department of Mechan…
11 September 2022
Dee Howard International Education Foundation

Why Rural STEM Initiative?

  • Benefit from involvement with top educators and scientists!
  • Participate in a national dialogue with rural school peers!
  • Contribute to the structure and implementation of STEM programming
  • Collaboration!
  • Bring unlimited possibilities to bright young lives through learning!

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