b'PROGRAMSpotlight Office forGlobal Research EngagementUF HOSTED FULBRIGHTINTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR OF THE SCHOLARS FROMYEAR AWARDS 2021JORDAN The International Educator of the Year Awards honors the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff to the internationalization of the University of Florida and the impact of those contributions on students, international partners, and university stakeholders.The University of Florida International Center presents the 2021 International Educator of the Year Awards to:SENIOR FACULTY CATEGORYDr. Jason K. BlackburnUniversity Term Professor, Dr. Esraa, Dr. Firas, Dr. Mohammad, Dr. Eric Deumen (UF), and Dr. Adham Professor and Graduate The UF International Center hosted aat UFs Agricultural and BiologicalCoordinator, cohort of Jordanian Fulbright scholarsEngineering Department - Drs. GregoryDepartment participating in the U.S. DepartmentKiker and Rafael Munoz-Carpena. of Geography of States Fulbright Junior Facultyand Emerging Pathogens Institute, Development Program (JFDP) inDr. Firasis an Assistant Professor andCollege of Liberal Arts and SciencesSummer 2021. The ten-week intensivethe Department Head of the Renewable JUNIOR FACULTY program focused on environmentalEnergy Engineering in the PhiladelphiaCATEGORYsustainability and was designed toUniversity in Amman. He collaboratedDr. Elizabeth enhance the scholars professionalwith his mentor from UFs DepartmentAshley Wooddevelopment in teaching, pedagogy,of Electrical and Computer Engineering,Clinical Assistant research, mentoring, and cross-culturalDr. Shuo Wang. Professor, Dr. Mohammadis an AssistantDirector of communication. UF is one of the twoProfessor in the Civil andPublic Health U.S. universities selected to host the firstOutreach, JFDP cohorts from Jordan. Environmental Engineering DepartmentEnvironmental at Mutah University in Karak. Duringand Global Dr. Adham is an Assistant Professor inhis program at UF he worked withHealth Department, College Mechatronic Engineering Departmenthis mentor from the Department ofof Public Health and Health at the University of Jordan in Amman.Civil and Coastal Engineering, Dr.ProfessionsAdham specializes in mechatronicsChristopher Ferraro.STAFF CATEGORYand specifically in the conversion ofDr. Husamis an Associate ProfessorCaroline solar energy into electrical energy. Hein the Civil Engineering DepartmentMartinsworked with two mentors at UF from theat the University of Jordan in Amman.Academic Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdvisor, Department - Drs. Jonathan R. ScheffeHusams research areas includeCollege of and James A. Trainham. soil waste management and waterJournalism and management. During his time at UFCommunicationsDr. Esraais an Assistant Professor in thehe has been learning about sustainable Civil and Environmental Engineeringpathways and interacting with his Department at Mutah University inmentor from the UFs Agricultural Karak. Esraa worked on strengthening aand Biological Department, Dr. Pratap research collaboration with her mentorsPullammanappallil.18U F INTERNATIONAL CENTER'