USF welcomes new College of Engineering dean

About this episode

Levi Thompson discusses his vision and goals for the College of Engineering at USF.

Levi Thompson is a chemical engineer who brings extensive teaching, research and administrative experience to USF. In this episode, he discusses his passion for learning and mentoring and some of his goals for the college, which include expanding interdisciplinary collaborations, creating more experiential learning opportunities for students and growing the research enterprise.

People in this episode

Guest: Levi Thompson

Topics covered

• engineering
• education
• mentoring
• research
• interdisciplinary collaboration
• experiential learning

Keywords

• Levi Thompson
• College of Engineering
• USF
• mentoring
• research
• experiential learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USF, College of Engineering

Places: USF

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