{"id":76,"date":"2014-11-05T23:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hmsolo.wordpress.com\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2024-03-22T22:40:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T22:40:31","slug":"service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/?page_id=76","title":{"rendered":"Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My service includes service to the University and to my Profession through Community Activities.&nbsp; Through the University, my largest service commitments are associated with my role as Associate Dean for Research, which focuses on managing the research process within the College of Engineering.&nbsp; The most outwardly visible of my activities as Associate Dean include my work in coordinating the College\u2019s Distinguished Speaker Series and my work in facilitating collaborations among faculty members through Collaborative Research Exchange Forums which include a preliminary workshop followed by a pilot project competition. In addition at the University I advise the student organization, Engineers Without Borders (EWB).&nbsp; Professionally I am very involved with the Association of Cuban American Engineers (ACAE), serving as the President from 2012 to 2014.&nbsp; I also served on the Board of Directors for the <a href=\"http:\/\/ascecuba.org\/\">Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy<\/a> (ASCE) and serving as Secretary from 2014 to 2016 and President from 2016 to 2018.&nbsp; Some details are provided below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Engineers Without Borders UM Student Chapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 562px;\" width=\"690\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\">\n<div id=\"attachment_302\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ewb_award.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-302\" class=\"wp-image-302 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ewb_award.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"294\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of several awards received by the UM Chapter of Engineers Without Borders. From left to right: Joey Ray (Ecuador Technical Team Lead), Daniel Quevedo (Student President, 2013-2014), Natasha Koermer (Student President, 2014-2015), Paige Muncy (Student President, 2015-2016)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/EWB_OneSheeter.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Click here<\/span> <\/a>for most recent&nbsp;Ecuador Project description.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/umewb\">Student Facebook Page<\/a>&nbsp;to see all of the amazing work this group of students have accomplished.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Engineers Without Borders UM Student Chapter, <\/strong><strong>Spring 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 495px;\" width=\"851\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\">\n<div id=\"attachment_82\" style=\"width: 411px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ewb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82\" class=\"wp-image-82\" src=\"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ewb.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Spring 2014. Left to right, Seated: Helena Solo-Gabriele, Laurent Etienne; Back Row: Jeff McMahan, Ricardo Palacios, Daniel Quevedo, Miguel Amezcua, Manny Mancholi, Ricardo Velarde, Joey Ray.\" width=\"401\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ewb.jpg 640w, https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ewb-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spring 2014. Left to right, Seated: Helena Solo-Gabriele, Laurent Etienne; Back Row: Jeff McMahan, Ricardo Palacios, Daniel Quevedo, Miguel Amezcua, Manny Mancholi, Ricardo Velarde, Joey Ray.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Association of Cuban Engineers, Community Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored Workshops:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickeventonline.com\/event\/education\/131009_CubaIndustrialFuture.html\">Cuba&#8217;s Industrial Future<\/a>.&nbsp; For speaker biographies, please click&nbsp;<a title=\"PF biographies for Cuba Industrial Future\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=133&amp;ved=0CCoQFjACOIIB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.circulonaval.com%2FIngenieros%2FCuba%2520Industrial%2520Future%2FBiografia%2520de%2520los%2520Panelistas.pdf&amp;ei=DAU7VM3ACcTD8gHv7oCgDg&amp;usg=AFQjCNFWa7ohILu11F7vq7vjTZtBpqOmOg&amp;sig2=lXUY-C9MxQBQ4FZxlJQPlg\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickeventonline.com\/event\/education\/130417-AlternativeEnergyforCuba.htm\">Alternative Energy for Cuba<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ctp.iccas.miami.edu\/InfrastructureAssessment.asp\">Infrastructure Assessment for a Transition in Cuba<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickeventonline.com\/event\/education\/140626_HonoringtheCubanEngineer.html\">Honoring the Legacy of the Cuban Engineer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Student Design Competitions Focusing on Cuba\u2019s Infrastructure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clickeventonline.com\/event\/education\/150228-CubaInfrastructure2015.htm\">2015 Cuba Infrastructure Student Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clickeventonline.com\/event\/education\/140222-CubaInfrastructureChallenge2014.htm\">2014 Cuba Infrastructure Challenge<\/a>. &nbsp;Student winners were the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coe.miami.edu\/coenewsite\/newspage.php?newsid=38\">Water Boys<\/a>\u201d from U.Miami College of Engineering.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickeventonline.com\/event\/education\/130223-CubaInfrastructureChallenge2013.htm\">2013 Cuba Infrastructure Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickeventonline.com\/event\/education\/120225-CubaInfrastructureChallenge2012.htm\">2012 Cuba Infrastructure Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cuba.Infrastructure.Scholarship.Competition\/\">Facebook page<\/a> for these Competitions to get the latest information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Major Networking Activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yearly Gala Event. &nbsp;Click <a title=\"Engineer's Day Gala Video 2014\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/111060437\">here<\/a> for welcome video for 2014 gala.<\/li>\n<li>The Association also hosts numerous breakfast seminars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My service includes service to the University and to my Profession through Community Activities.&nbsp; Through the University, my largest service commitments are associated with my role as Associate Dean for Research, which focuses on managing the research process within the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/?page_id=76\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":595,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1012,"href":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions\/1012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hmsolo.miami.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}