Name: Joanne Yueh-Neu Lin, Ph.D

Name: Joanne Yueh-neu Lin, Ph.D.

Current Position: Dean of Academic Development, HCC-SE

Address: HCC-SE, 6815 Rustic, Houston, TX 77087

Phone: (O) 713-718-7065, FAX: 713-718-7312

Email: [email protected]

Education: 1965-1970 Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. Major: Physical Chemistry, Minor: Mathematics, Physics Thesis: “Inter-and Intra-molecular Energy Transfer in Unimolecular Reaction System”.

1959-1963 B.S., National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Major: Chemical Engineering, Minor: Mathematics, Chemistry.

1993-1994 Graduate Study from the University of Houston Clearlake Completed 9 graduate hours in Computer Science: Educational Computing, Computer Scripting, Interactive Multimedia.

1985-1989 Completed 24 credit hours from the Houston Community College System: in Music and Arts (cello, drawing and ensembles).

Other Educational Experiences and Professional Developments:

1964-1965 Graduate Study and Research in chemistry from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 1993-1995 Summer NSF Instrumentation Workshops, sponsored by 2YC3 and NSF 1991-1997 Attended all Biennial Conferences on Chemical Education 1995-1997 Attended all regional board and general 2YC3 meetings as an executive board member of the 2YC3. 1999 Received a certificate (40 hours) on Distance Learning from the North Harris College Work Experiences:

2000-present Full-time Chemistry faculty 2000-2010 Dean of Academic Development, HCC-SE 1991-2000 Department Chair of Physical Science Department, HCC-Central 1976-1991 Full-time Chemistry Instructor, HCCS 1974-1976 Research Associate at Rice University 1973-1975 Part-time Instructor of Chemistry at HCCS 1971-1973 Part-time Physics and Chemistry Instructor at St. Agnes Academy

Leadership Training:

2002-2003 Chair Academy: one week each year in Hood River, Oregon, certificate received 2001-2002 Graduate of HCCS College Leadership Program 1995-1995 National Institute for Leaders Development, certificate received 1994-1994 Kaleidoscope, Leadership training for minority women 1991-1992 Project Future Perfect, HCCS Leadership training

Other Leadership Positions Held:

1997-1999 Elected Chair of 2YC3 National Membership (~1200 members) 1996-1998 AWA Vice President of Finance 1985-1986 President of SE Chapter of OCAW (Organization of Chinese American Women) 1985-1986 Principal of Evergreen Chinese School 1982-1985 Board member of Evergreen Chinese School 1986-1988 Board member of TACL (Taiwanese American Citizen’s League)

Community Services:

 Volunteer at the Museum of Natural Science (2 years as the docent in the Cockrell Butterfly Center).  Led Evergreen Chinese School students in the Annual Thanksgiving Parade in Downtown Houston (1983-85).  VIPS (Volunteer in the Public Schools) in HISD.  Speaker at J.C. Sanderson Elementary School (Importance of Education).  Speaker (3 years) at the Expanding Your Horizon Conference (for girls age 9 through 14) on Careers in Engineering for Women.  Guest lecturer in Child Development class at Central (Childhood in an Asian Society).  As a NSF grant review panel member (2 years).  Taught Upward Bound class for 4 weeks at HCC-Central (1998) in physics and chemistry.  Speaker to various organizations on topics related to women from attending the World Women Conference held in Beijing (1995): Federation of Houston Professional Women, SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research), AWA.  Presentation of Texas Scholar to Jackson Middle School (2002).  Developed the first project of faculty/students exchange program between HCCS and Heilongjiang University of China (1997).

Workshops Sponsored and Conference Chaired:

 Science Forum (1992): Invited Rice Professor Richard Smally (who discovered Bucky Ball and received Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996), UH Professor John Linhard (radio speaker on Engines of Ingenuity) and HCC Faculty to HCC-Central with HCCS students participated.  2YC3 regional meeting to area community college and high school chemistry instructors.  HCCS Faculty Conference (1996, 97) in Math/Science session  Careers in Science and Engineering Workshop for HCCS students - -invited UH physics and chemistry professor and Museum of Natural Science Director of Astronomy, and EPA director to HCC.  Instructional Technology in the Classroom (1995): topics covered included virtual lab, computer-assisted-data- acquisition, distance education etc.  Diversity as a Catalyst Workshop: Using resources derived from cultural and historical diversity to instruct chemistry - - 4 days at HCC-SE (2001).  Committees served: Compensation, Curriculum, core curriculum, IE, Title V Advisory and mini-grant evaluation, International Initiative, Discover U, Graduates and Completers, Developmental Education, Dual Credit.  Special projects: i. Created Partnership with Good Year Rubber Company in the training of their employee to seek higher education and skills. ii. Designed the Science Lab aides’ formula to be used by all Colleges to support the laboratory operations (see the attached). iii. Math Project: A special project aiming at improving the math education at HCCS. Tasks include meeting with math faculty in the national meeting, evaluation of software, tracking success rates in developmental math instruction, documenting effectiveness of the extra lab hour instruction in the Intermediate Algebra, designing Algebra for Liberal Arts students and creation of “Algebra for Work Force”. Help Math Faculty in the IE process and TSI implementation. iv. Helped design SE College CIP (Capital Improvement Plan).

Awards and Honors:

 Received the Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award from the Organization of Chinese Americans (2003)  NISOD Excellence Award (1997)  Teaching Innovation Award at Central College (1996)  Faculty Association Council Teaching Excellence Award (1995)  Tony Chee Teaching Excellence Award (1993)  HCCS Outstanding Performance in Teaching Award (1992)  Bedicheck Faculty Development Awards (1991, 1994)  HCCS SIS grants: in 1991, 1995)  National Science Foundation Grant on Improvement of Laboratory Instrumentation (1996)  Included in “Who’s Who Among American College Instructors” (1996, 97)

Hobbies:

Gardening, reading, classical music and painting