Science Faculty and Lead Scientific Inquiry and Research Coordinator
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Illinois
Dr Anjur currently holds two Masters Degrees (Clinical Biochemistry and Microbial Biochemistry) and a doctorate in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. Her undergraduate specialization is in three fields: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition, she has a diploma in Civil Engineering and holds three patents, both national and international. She has also worked in industry and has been teaching science (Chemistry and Biology) at various institutions, both at the high school and college level (graduate and undergraduate), for the last 25 years. She currently teaches Biology at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and is also the Lead Scientific Inquiry and Research Coordinator at the Academy, placing students in scientific research projects both on and off campus. Her classes have been developed to be mostly student-centered with many hands-on activities to develop and nurture student creativity and enhance articulation. She incorporates high tech, challenging and inter-disciplinary projects such as the construction of heart models, Arduino heart rate monitors and other bioengineering topics into her Pathophysiology classes. She is the 2021 recipient of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA): Northrop Grumman Foundation Excellence in Engineering Education Award, Promising Projects Award (IAGC, 2017, 2018, 2019), Principal’s Teaching Award (2017),Online Teacher Professional Development Award (American Physiological Society, 2017 and APS Teacher Fellow (2018). She presents her work at the Experimental Biology conference every year, and has published her teaching research in journals. In addition to EB, she has also presented her classroom research at the IAGC Conference (2017, 2018), Institute Days at several institutions and ISBE Classrooms in Action Conference (2016). She is also a National Board certified reader and has participated in a few National Board content validation surveys and a standard setting panel. Sowmya's classroom provides a safe and inclusive environment for all her students.
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Friday, November 18, 2022
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM