The document provides a summary of Kent School's fourth annual Summer Educational Experience at Kent (SEEK) program held in the summer of 2015. SEEK consisted of four week-long programs (SEEK 1-4) that exposed students to various STEM fields like engineering, entrepreneurship, and manufacturing. Key activities included building robots, designing business plans, touring manufacturing facilities, and participating in engineering design challenges. Over 200 students have participated in SEEK programs in the past four years to supplement their liberal arts education with hands-on experiences in STEM.

1. By Ryan Glenn
SEEK Intern
Kent School Class 2012
Hamilton College ‘16
June 2015
SEEK 2015
CELEBRATING
4 YEARS OF
LATERAL THINKING
KENT SCHOOL
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2. CONTENTS
In Brief page 3
“How to Start a Business” page 4
André van der Bergh, Team Business
Keynote Presentation page 5
Gregory Bedrosian
SEEK 1 page 6
Pre-Engineering
SEEK 2 page 7
Entrepreneurship
TRUMPF page 8
Farmington Campus Visit
SEEK 3 page 9
Interdisciplinary Science, Engineering, and Innovation
SEEK 4 page 10
Team Based Engineering and Manufacturing
Field trips and Recreations page 11
Biosketch page 12
SEEK 1
SEEK 2
SEEK 3
SEEK 4
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3. In the summer of 2015, Kent School successfully held its fourth annual Summer Edu-
cational Experience at Kent (SEEK), under the supervision of Dr. Ben Nadire, director
of the Wentz Pre-Engineering Program.
Supplementing a liberal arts education with the Wentz Pre-Engineering and SEEK
programs, Kent School uniquely prepares students for modern challenges and careers
in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Exposure to en-
gineering and entrepreneurship through Kent’s programs sparks interest and motivates
students to creatively answer the challenges facing our increasingly globalized society.
In only four years, Kent has increased the variety and doubled the number of
SEEK programs offered. SEEK has instructed over 200 students.
SEEK is held in collaboration with U. Penn’s Wharton School of Business, Harvard
University, and Georgia Tech’s Integrated Product Lifestyle Engineering (ILPE) Labo-
ratory, and TeamBusiness.
In Brief A walk through SEEK 2015
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4. Every time the students thought they were
comfortable with their companies and means of
production, André added a twist. He introduced
technology, driving companies to discover and
implement more cost-effective, efficient methods
of production. When higher outputs led to dimin-
ished quality, he established a varying cost-per-unit,
forcing companies to reevaluate the course of great-
est profit, ultimately leading to contrasting (and still
successful) company practices.
“How to Start a Business” centered around
experiential learning: the workshop provided a
scenario where students discovered a wealth of
economic and business concepts from a variety of
perspectives. The understanding of perspectives
and interests in the context of competitive business
allowed them to make informed, ethical decisions
that benefitted all members of their company.
André van der Bergh
Upon arriving on Monday afternoon to
the Pre-Engineering and Applied Sciences Center
in Kent, the participants for SEEK 1 and SEEK 2
participated in an introductory workshop on “How
to Start a Business,” led by André van der Bergh of
Team Business. The students formed groups of five
or six, simulating competing companies that pro-
duce handmade paper boxes.
They were exposed to the realities of start-
ing businesses as costs of supplies and production
consumed initial funds. With André’s guidance,
the students had to quickly and efficiently discuss
strengths and weaknesses of each member’s role in
production to maximize the output of boxes.
As each round (or “month” of business)
passed, each team tracked their costs, revenues,
supplies, profits, and product output, then modified
their supply and materials to become the most prof-
itable company.
When a new student arrived between
rounds, André’s question to the companies was
not “Who wants another group member?” but “To
whom can he add value?” Some groups reconsid-
ered after discussing and realizing how another
employee could negatively affect their business.
André van der Bergh purchases paper
boxes from the student’s company
SEEK 1&2 June 8th
“How to Start a Business’
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5. Gregory Bedrosian (P ’14), CEO of Redwood
Capital, presented the introductory Keynote address
centering on his experience with Entrepreneurship,
the role of Entrepreneurs in a global economy, and a
comparison between the most successful innovators
and entrepreneurs of the modern world.
Bedrosian stressed to the students that many
ideas and start ups may not succeed, but a few may be-
come wildly successful, defining an entrepreneur’s ca-
reer. Even ideas with humble origins, such as his son’s
(Nick ’14) YouTube channel, “Endless Football,” can
“go viral” and attract the attention of NFL corporate
sponsors, creating revenue from their advertisements.
Bedrosian then discussed entrepreneurial
aspects of the careers and companies of Andrew Car-
negie, John Rockefeller, JP Morgan, and Eleuthere du
Pont, comparing them to technological innovators Bill
Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, and
Sergey Brin. Using the famous entrepreneurs as exam-
ples, Bogosian conveyed the importance of the people,
opportunity, and agreements, centered around the
context of technology, industry, and economy that ul-
timately leads to a successful business. Drawing from
several thought-provoking quotes, Bedrosian inspired
the students to think creatively, work collaboratively,
and take responsible entrepreneurial risks.
Gregory Bedrosian (P ’14)
Keynote Address
Gregory Bedrosian presents
the keynote address
SEEK 1&2 June 8th
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6. An alliance presents their robots
CNC Milling Machine in use by students
A student designs a VEX Robot
An audience gathers for the final VEX match
Dr. Ben Nadire Mike Benjamin
Matt Heslop Jenna Hobeika
Cortney Tetrault Bjorn Runquist
After the combined introductory sessions with
the SEEK 2 students, SEEK 1 began Tuesday morn-
ing with Bjorn Runquist’s unique artistic approach
to Engineering. He acquainted the students with
horizons and point perspective, discussing how the
design process can facilitate idea development, espe-
cially in collaborative environments, when accurately
represented on paper. As Runquist provided creative
advice and tips, the students practiced drawing in two
(or three, for the more daring) point perspective.
The SEEK 1 students then split into four
smaller groups to begin the intensive, team based
sessions on prototyping, machining, robotics, and
circuits & programming. Jenna Hobeika and Dr.
Nadire guided the students in prototyping, where the
students used SolidWorks software to design parts
and components to be 3D printed. Mike Benjamin
instructed the students in circuits and programming
using Arduino microprocessors. The students began
by building simple circuits that turn an LED on and
off, then rapidly progressed to more complex circuits
that incorporated components sensitive to the envi-
ronment. By connecting their microprocessors to
a computer, students programmed their circuits to
react to changes in light, temperature, or distance by
activating LED’s or a small speaker. Matt Heslop led
the Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining
and milling group. He showed the students how to
precisely design using coordinates, safely prepare and
operate the milling machine, and program the ma-
chine to produce a design.
Cortney Tetrault supervised the VEX robotics
sessions, where the groups built and modified robots
to compete in a “Sack Attack” tournament. At the end
of the week, SEEK 1 joined the audience for the SEEK
2 business presentation. All SEEK 1 groups then
presented a unique aspect of their week. Some groups
discussed the programs, circuits, and 3D models they
created, others focused on the VEX robotics and the
challenges they overcame while designing, building,
competing, and modifying their robots. SEEK 1 con-
cluded with the Championship VEX matches and an
award ceremony.
SEEK1 June 8th
-June 12th
Pre-Engineering
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7. Team Brainstorming Session
Professor Weigelt introduces
the student teams
Students present their business plan
Keith Weigelt Stacy L. Franks
The Seek 2 sessions, led by Professor Keith Wei-
gelt, Director of the Field Application Project (FAP) at
The Wharton School, developed students’ entrepreneur-
ial, financial, and communication abilities with sessions
exploring competitive environments, sales, marketing,
budgeting, accounting, operations, and human resource
management.
The students formed teams to brainstorm busi-
ness plans, some eventually marketing their ideas to
Kent staff and alumni over alumni weekend.
With Weigelt’s guidance, SEEK 2 collaboratively
created a business plan for a frozen yogurt shop in Kent.
Small groups were assigned to research, analyze, and
present aspects of the start up, including projected costs,
pricing, revenue, supplies, implementation, operations,
and marketing.
At the end of the week, the students superbly
presented their company, “Kentarctic Yoghurt,” The First
Frozen Yoghurt Shop at Kent, to an audience of their
peers in SEEK 1 and 2, instructors, parents, faculty and
staff of Kent School, and potential investors.
Following the presentation and award ceremony,
the audience moved across the building for the SEEK 1
presentations and tournament.
SEEK3 June 8th
- June 12th
Entrepreneurship
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8. Dr. Sujata Bhatia Dr. Suzanne Lefebvre
Jeremy Sokolnicki Mike Benjamin
In SEEK 3, the students explored biotechnology, biomed-
ical engineering, engineering for sustainability, circuits and elec-
tronics, and business to address grand challenges for global devel-
opment. Dr. Sujata Bhatia started their week with a brief history
of engineering and a museum trip to the Connecticut Antique
Machinery and Mining Museum in Kent. Director John Pawloski
taught the group about important regional engineering innova-
tions and showed off the Museum’s fine collections of mining and
agricultural equipment.
Quickly transitioning to the present, Dr. Bhatia introduced
the students to global challenges, biomedical engineering, and
biochemical engineering, focusing on the scientific approach in
her sessions. The SEEK students then applied these principles
to Jeremy Sokolnicki’s lab sessions, where they tested food sam-
ples for the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Building on their biomedical study, the students visited the Sharon
Hospital ER, where Dr. Suzanne Lefebvre demonstrated practical
applications of biomedical technology.
Mike Benjamin instructed the SEEK 3 students in circuits
and programming using Arduino microprocessors. The students
first built simple circuits, then rapidly progressed to more com-
plex circuits that incorporated components sensitive to the envi-
ronment. They progressed with a session on energy systems and
sustainability and a visit to a local sustainable farm and the Bulls
Bridge hydroelectric canal and power station.
Dr. Bhatia led a session on business development to in-
struct students on innovation and engineering in an economic
context. To see innovation in action, SEEK 3 toured the very
successful and rapidly growing Harney & Sons Teas factory in Mil-
lerton, New York. Co-owner Mike Harney led a factory tour and
taught students about the scientific basis for growing, harvesting,
and processing teas, while also demonstrating several tea sorting
and packaging machines.
Throughout the week, students worked in teams on inde-
pendent engineering proposals. The week concluded with im-
pressive group presentations covering stem cell cancer therapy,
a process for improving the treatment of superficial wounds, a
drug regimen designed to reduce obesity, and a means for creating
mechanized, sustainable farms.
Building circuits with the
microprocessors
Stem Cell Therapy
presentation
Students measure water flow at the
Bulls Bridge hydroelectric canal and
power station
SEEK3 June 14th
-June 19th
Interdisciplinary Science, Engineering and Innovation
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9. On Wednesday, the students of SEEK
1 and SEEK 2 visited the TRUMPF Farming-
ton manufacturing campus. We began with
a presentation from Trumpf representatives
on their international business, products, and
flexibility of manufactured metal parts. In a
tour of the facilities, representatives from the
company showcased their industrial lasers,
manufacturing process, and sheet metal fabri-
cation machines.
The students greatly benefitted from
learning about the complex process of pro-
duction and challenges large companies face.
Several students even had creative responses
and solutions to streamline their manufactur-
ing process! After the tour, we returned to the
Customer and Tech Center for a demonstra-
tion of the TruLaser and TruPunch machines
fabricating parts from sheet metal.
Throughout the three weeks of SEEK,
we had some time to relax, explore the Kent
community, and play soccer, minigolf, volley-
ball, billiards, Go, and chess.
SEEK1-4
SEEK 1 & SEEK2 visit Trumpf Facilities
Field trips and Recreation
SEEK 3 & SEEK 4 visit Harney & Sons Tea factory
SEEK 3 at the Marble Valley Farm
SEEK 4 Minigolf in Danbury
Students from SEEK3 and SEEK4 tested their
wits against each other in Chess and Go
SEEK 4 watching Mike Roberts flying a Aerosky
C17 Hexacopter
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10. Mike Roberts Chris Duffy Robert Knapp
Dr. Nadire Liam Nadire
In the two week program, SEEK 4 students
focused on a team based “Co-create, Design, Build, and
Operate” (CDBO) manufacturing cycle, developed by
Dr. Daniel Schrage, director of Georgia Tech’s Product
Lifecycle Engineering (IPLE) Laboratory. The teams
faced three competitive challenges: VEX Robotics “Sack
Attack” matches, helicopter blade design, and a robot
terrain challenge. The challenges, running simultane-
ously over the two weeks, required continual redesign,
modification, and testing to succeed.
In the first week, the students began the VEX
robotics challenge by operating six of the construct-
ed robots from SEEK 1. A “Sack Attack” tournament
quickly revealed strengths and weaknesses of each
robot. A few teachers from the Kent Center School and
Cornwall Consolidated School joined the students to
build their own VEX robots. Influence (or lack there-
of) from earlier robots was apparent as they tested
and modified their new designs. Over the weekend,
they competed in another tournament, complete with
a championship round. The SEEK 4 groups also pro-
grammed the robots for the autonomous section of the
VEX competition.
In the second week, SEEK 4 focused on a ter-
rain and a helicopter challenge. The terrain challenge
required robots to drive over three types terrain (foam,
beads, and blocks) autonomously. The students built
the robots using Lego Mindstorms and created wheels
with 3D printers and Computer Aided Three-dimen-
sional Interactive Application (CATIA), developed by
Dassault Systèmes.
The helicopter blade design challenged focused
on the ideal shape of a rotor. Students’ designs had to
maximize downward thrust while minimizing drag on
the blades. After Mike Roberts and Chris Duffy taught
the students basic aerodynamic principles for helicopter
operation, the students digitally designed their blades
in a state of the art Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
software (CATIA, developed by Dassault Systèmes) and
fabricated them with a precision 3D printer.
Joshua Szwed, science teacher at Kent Center
School, teams up with a student to put the final
touches on their VEX Clawbot before a competition
Christopher Duffy explains the RC whirl stand ex-
periment, which uses electronic sensors to measure
the performance of the 3D printed helicopter blades
Students competing in the ground robot challenge
SEEK4 June 14th
- June 26th
Team based Engineering and Manufacturing
After testing the lift and drag capabilities, stu-
dents modified their designs in multiple iterations, dis-
covering the manufacturing trade offs between design
and manufacturing. On Thursday, we were able to test
and fly the Aerosky Hexacopter on the Headmaster’s
Fields.
At the end of the two weeks, the SEEK 4 stu-
dents proudly presented their final products, which
excelled in the challenges
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11. Björn Runquist was born in Stockholm, Swe-
den, grew up in New York and spent his high
school years in France before returning to the
U.S. for college. Upon completion of college
he moved to London, England where he
taught English as a second language and re-
ceived a Master’s degree from Kings College,
University, of London. For the past 37 years
he has worked as teacher and artist splitting
his time between Maine and Connecticut
and now a permanent resident of Maine. His
work as an artist covers a range of mediums
and styles from abstract to figurative. He is in
the permanent collection of the Farnsworth
Museum and has exhibited widely in galler-
ies on the East Coast from Florida to Maine,
including the Caldbeck in Rockland, the
Connecticut Biennial at the Bruce Museum
in Greenwich, The Center for Maine Contem-
porary Art in Rockport, and the Allan Stone
Gallery in New York. He is in many private
and corporate collections and has a number
of paintings in the State Department’s Arts in
Embassies program which places art in U.S.
Embassies around the world. He is currently
represented by Landing Gallery in Rockland,
ME and Horton Hayes in Charleston, SC.
He was featured in Maine Home & Design
in April 2010 and listed as one of Maine’s 60
artists “to collect now, while you can”. He was
also featured again in Maine Home & Design
in the August 2010 issue. His work can be
seen at his website: “bjornrunquist.com”.
Mike Benjamin taught Biology, Chemistry,
Ecology, and AP Environmental Science
at Kent School for ten years. He previously
served as Director of Sustainability at South
Kent School, where he taught Advanced
Environmental Science, managed energy
conservation initiatives, and negotiated
contracts for several rooftop photovolta-
ic arrays. Prior to his teaching career, he
worked in the environmental consulting
industry, managing regional recycling
programs in the Greater Boston area. Mr.
Benjamin is a graduate of Middlebury
College and he holds a Master of Environ-
mental Science degree from Yale Universi-
ty’s School of Forestry and Environmental
Studies.
Ms. Jenna Hobeika
Björn Runquist
Mike Benjamin
Ms. Cortney Tetrault holds The Class of
2000 Teaching Chair at Kent school. Ms.
Tetrault joined the Kent School faculty in
2007. She graduated from Phillips Acad-
emy in 2003 and earned her Bachelor of
Arts Degree from Wesleyan University
in 2007 with a double major in neurosci-
ence/behavior and biology. Cortney was a
tri-varsity athlete at Andover and became a
standout athlete in two sports at Wesleyan.
She served as the captain of the Wesleyan
field hockey team in 2006 and earned a
variety of honors, including First Team
All-NESCAC and Third Team All-Ameri-
can; she was also 2nd Team All-NESCAC
in lacrosse at Wesleyan. At Kent School
Cortney teaches Honors Chemistry 1 and
AP Psychology. Additionally, she is the
associate director of admissions. She has
been a faculty resident of Case Dormitory,
and covered duties in Dining Hall Dorm,
and currently is the dorm head of Hoerle
Hall South. She skillfully supervises both
the girls and the boys. Cortney is the head
coach of varsity field hockey and girls
varsity lacrosse. She also an avid equestrian
and enjoys eventing with her horse.
Matt Heslop ’04
Ms. Cortney Tetrault
Matt Heslop ‘04 is a member of Kent
School Mathematics Department. He
earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s in
manufacturing at Worcester Polytechnic
Institute. He received a Wentz Fellowship
2011-12. While at WPI, Matt received the
Outstanding Student Award (2007) from
the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
He teaches “Manufacturing” course and is
a member of the Pre-engineering commit-
tee at Kent. In 2014, he was awarded the
Wagenkneckt-Buttitta travel scholarship to
investigate the effects of the Word Cup on
Brazil’s society.
Dr. Ben Nadire received a Fulbright
Scholarship and earned a Ph.D. in
Optimal Control Theory from North-
eastern University and a Doctorate in
Applied and Pure Mathematics from the
University of Montpellier, France. He
served as the Chair of the Kent Mathe-
matics Department for one year. He is
the founder and coordinator of the SEEK
(Summer Educational Experience at
Kent) program and the founding director
of Kent’s Pre-Engineering Program. Prior
to coming to Kent School in 1997, he
held teaching positions overseas and at
Northeastern University and Bunker Hill
Community College. Dr. Nadire runs the
Vex Robotics program, taught the Struc-
tures course and teaches Mathematics at
Kent. He was nominated for a Presiden-
tial Award for Excellence in Mathematics
and Science Teaching (PAEMST) in 2003
and the Presidential Microsoft Innova-
tive Teaching with Technology Award in
2005.
Dr. Ben Nadire
SEEK1
Ms. Jenna Hobeika is a new addition to
Kent School’s Math Department and to
the Pre-Engineering Program. Jenna
graduated from The Hotchkiss School as
a tri-varsity athlete and went on to play
ice hockey at Dartmouth College. She
served as captain of the Dartmouth ice
hockey team for two consecutive seasons,
2011-2012 and 2012-2013. She was named
to the ECAC ALL-Academic Team five
years in a row from 2009-2013 and was
named to the Academic All-Ivy Team in
2011, 2012, and 2013. At Dartmouth, she
earned a BA and BE in mechanical engi-
neering. Jenna worked as a teaching assis-
tance in the Thayer School of Engineering
Machine Shop from 2011-2013 where she
learned skills in 3D printing, machining,
and CAD prototyping. At Kent, Jenna
teaches math as well as the Structures and
Engineering Design courses. She is an
assistant coach to the girls’ varsity field
hockey and ice hockey teams and is a
mentor for Kent School’s FIRST Robotics
team. She also advises the Coding Club.
Biosketch of Instructors
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12. Ms. Stacy L. Franks
Associate Director
Field Application Project
Keith Weigelt is the Marks-Darivoff Family Professor of Strat-
egy at The Wharton School, and a Professor of Education at
The Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
He is the course head of Management 653 – Field Application
Project (FAP). The class is one of applied strategy and is taken
by over 300 MBAs each year. Keith is a game theorist and
his teaching focuses on the theory’s relevance to the business
world. He is the recipient of Wharton School Excellence in
Teaching Awards for both his negotiation and strategy classes.
Keith has extensive experience in the social impact field. He
has worked extensively with microfinance institutions both
in the United States and abroad. He teaches classes on both
microfinance and the management of disaster relief.
Keith has assumed the role of an activist professor. He is the
founder and director of Building Bridges to Wealth (BBTW)
(www.buildingbridgestowealth.org). BBTW is an innovative
Wharton-based program that teaches business literacy to
grammar and high school students and to adults. The goal
of the program is to increase the wealth of families living in
inner city neighborhoods. Over 900 adults have taken the
adult business literacy program. Classes are free and and held
either in the evening or on weekends. BBTW’s program is
unique because it offers participants the opportunity to form
communities of wealth after graduation. The communities are
composed of peer-to-peer savings groups, mutual fund invest-
ing groups, and a microloan fund. Over 400 participants have
contributed roughly $60,000 to investing groups as of April,
2014. The current savings group has over sixty members and
will generate a lending pool of over $30,000.
Professor Weigelt has published numerous articles in manage-
ment and economics journals. He is the co-author of Mana-
gerial Economics (seventh edition) a book that is the category
leader in the global education market. His articles have also
appeared in several books and the popular press.
Professor Keith Weigelt
Director
Field Application Project
SEEK2
Stacy L. Franks has been the Associate Director of The Field
Application Project (FAP) & Wharton Field Challenge (WFC)
since 2000. MGMT 653/353 is a program designed to inte-
grate classroom learning of Wharton MBA & Ugrad students.
As teams of students, they apply what they have learned to the
problems of organizations to develop meaningful managerial
action plans. FAP develops students’ expertise at addressing
and framing unstructured problems, for which a single set of
techniques or conceptual lenses will not suffice.
As Associate Director, she is in charge of logistics with the host
organizations, students as well as faculty. She also started a
program with other Centers across campus where projects are
recruited and listed under specific sub-headings, like, Social
Impact, Retailing, Sports Business, Design & Architecture.
This has proven extremely popular with the students. Stacy is
also responsible for the Financial Literacy program for high
school & elementary school children as well as a digital literacy
program. She also runs the Building Bridges program for adult
education.
Stacy has worked at the University since 1997. She holds a BA
in Psychology & Biology. Currently pursuing Master’s at the
University of Pennsylvania in Organizational Dynamics.
Lara Azzam has worked in the telecommunications sector
in sales and marketing since 1991. Early in Lara’s career, she
gained extensive marketing experience including customer
communications, direct acquisition and retention marketing,
marketing strategy and marketing campaign performance
analysis. Following those years, she moved into sales and sales
operations. She was responsible for business process redesign
and the development of a web based work flow management
application for a high technology sales organization. Most re-
cently, she has provided B2B business development for clients.
Lara founded the US operation for Team Business and is
responsible for launching the Team Business product portfo-
lio in the US marketplace. Lara holds an MBA from Wharton
Business School and a Masters in International Studies from
Lauder Institute.
André van der Bergh
Vice President Programs and Lead
Facilitator, Team Business, USA
Lara Azzam
President
Team Business, USA
Prior to embarking on a career as a facilitator of Team Business
programs, André was intimately involved in the retail industry
in South Africa and the Middle East for more than 25 years,
specializing in process re-engineering and automation.
In 1998, André began implementing Team Business programs
for his retail clients with tremendous results – for example, one
of his clients took 6,000 staff through the program as a part of
a successful turn-around initiative. André is certified to facili-
tate all the programs in the Team Business portfolio and is the
primary facilitator in the United States.
Biosketch of Instructors
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13. SEEK3
• Assistant Director for Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering
• Harvard Yearbook Favorite Professor - Class of 2015
• Harvard Yearbook Favorite Professor - Class of 2014
• Lecturer on Biomedical Engineering
• Associate, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
• Assistant Dean, Harvard Summer School
• Administrative Fellow, Office of the Assistant to the President, Harvard University
Sujata K. Bhatia, MD, PhD, PE is a physician, bioengineer, and professionally licensed chemical engineer who
serves on the teaching faculty of biomedical engineering and executive education at Harvard University. She is the
Assistant Director for Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering at Harvard, the academic advisor for all
Harvard undergraduate students in bioengineering and biomedical engineering, and a Lecturer on Biomedical Engi-
neering. In addition, she is an Associate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government for the Science, Technology,
and Globalization Project. She works with students on projects for medical innovation in Africa, as well as global
engineering education. She is a faculty member in the Harvard Kennedy School Executive ducation program on
Innovation for Economic Development. Sujata has personally mentored several Harvard undergraduates to complete
innovative research and design projects that advance the field of bioengineering. She has served as an Assistant Dean
for the Harvard Summer School, for summer sessions in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Sujata graduated from the University of Delaware in 1999 with bachelor’s degrees in biology, biochemistry and
chemical engineering and a master’s degree in chemical engineering; she earned all four degrees in only four years.
Sujata then trained in the MD/PhD combined degree program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
and graduated in 2003, completing both degrees in four years.
In 2012, she was selected as a Resident Fellow in the Harvard Administrative Fellowship Program, a program
that prepares administrators for leadership positions in the university. In 2013, Sujata represented the United States at
the Global Grand Challenges Summit, a joint initiative of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the U.K. Royal
Academy of Engineering, and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. In 2013, she was selected by the U.S. National
Academy of Engineering for Frontiers of Engineering Education, a recognition for the most innovative engineer-
ing educators in the nation. In 2014, she was chosen by the American Society for Engineering Education for the “20
Under 40” list of top twenty engineering educators in the nation under the age of 40. She was voted by students as a
Harvard Yearbook Favorite Professor for two years in a row.
Dr. Sujata Bhatia
Jeremy Sokolnicki is a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and of
Hamilton College. Prior to joining the Kent School faculty, Jer-
emy was a Senior Research Associate at Weill Medical College.
He has been teaching science at Kent School since 2003. Jeremy
teaches Honors Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology and also
coaches cross country and golf. He served as a dorm resident
and also as Assistant Dean for four years, shepherding the class
of 2011 through their Kent experience. Jeremy lives on the Kent
School campus with his wife, Megan, a member of Kent’s Ad-
missions Staff, and their two children.
Mike Benjamin
(See SEEK1)
Dr. Suzanne LeFebvre,
Kent School Physician
Jeremy Sokolnicki
Biosketch of Instructors
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14. SEEK4
Dr. Daniel P. Schrage
Professor and Director, VLRCOE and IPLE Laboratory
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Education:
B.S. General Engineering, USMA, West Point, NY, 1967
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 1974
M.A. Business Administration, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, 1975
D.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1978
Summary of Expertise and Experience:
Dr. Schrage is a professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering and Director of the U.S. Army Vertical
Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE), a position he has held since 1986. Prior to coming to Georgia
Tech in 1984, Dr. Schrage served as an Army aviator, engineer, manager and senior executive servant with the
U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command (AVSCOM) for ten years. As a dynamics, vibrations and aeroelastici-
ty engineer he served as the Army’s expert in these areas during the design and development of all the Army’s
major aviation systems, including the UH-60 Black Hawk, the AH-64 Apache, the CH-47D Chinook, and the
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, as well as major upgrades to Army Aviation fixed wing aircraft, such as
the RU-21D, and OV-1D Mohawk. In addition, he served as the dynamics evaluator and technical area chief on
Army Aviation major Source Selection Evaluation Boards (SSEBs), that led to the development of these sys-
tems. As the Chief of the Structures and Aeromechanics Division, AVSCOM Dr. Schrage oversaw the airworthi-
ness qualification and engineering development efforts for all new and upgraded Army aviation systems
and provided engineering support to the program managers for these systems.
As the Director for Advanced Systems and the Associate Technical Director at SES Level 3, Dr. Schrage
oversaw the Command’s Science and Technology program, a joint program with NASA which was the largest
in the Army, and also led the concept development for new systems, such as the LHX, which led to the devel-
opment of the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter. Dr. Schrage also served on a temporary assignment as the Chief
Scientist for the Army’s Combined Arms Center (CAC) and was an active duty Army aviator/commander and
field artillery battery commander with combat experience in Southeast Asia.
Also, during the 1980s and 1990s, Dr. Schrage served as a consultant for the Army (Army Science Board
twice), Air Force (Air Force Studies Board), the Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA), NASA and industry. As
a member of the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT) Executive Committee in the 1990s, Dr.
Schrage defined the Integrated Product/Process Development (IPPD) methodology that was taught by NCAT
through short courses and video based instruction for the Army, Navy and industry as part of the DoD
acquisition reform effort.
Dr Schrage has written a number of book chapters, has over 100 referred publications, and is a Fellow of
both the AHS and AIAA.
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15. SEEK4
Mike Roberts is a Research Engi-
neer at Georgia Tech, specializing
in helicopter design, engineering
software design, and STEM edu-
cation. He obtained his Master's
degree in aerospace engineering
from GT in 2014, and is passion-
ate both about engineering work
and about teaching others about
it. His current research work
includes projects using UAV
design for education, 3D printing
and rapid manufacturing, and
aerospace technology portfolio
optimization for NASA. In his
free time, he loves tinkering with
robots, flying quadcopters, and
competitive sailing.
Christopher Duffy is a Graduate
Research Assistant at Georgia In-
stitute of Technology. In 2014 he
graduated from Georgia Institute
of Technology with a Bachelors
of Science in Aerospace Engi-
neering. Currently he is working
towards obtaining his Masters
Degree in Aerospace Engineer-
ing. Christopher’s current re-
search interests include Vehicle
Flight Dynamics, Certification,
and Control System Design.
Robert Knapp, from Seaford, NY,
is a rising senior at the College of
Engineering at The University of
New Haven in Connecticut. He is
studying Mechanical Engineering
and will receive his Bachelors of
Science in that field of study in
the summer of 2016. Robert is an
Eagle Scout, an E-Board member
of his local school chapter of the
American Society of Mechani-
cal Engineers (ASME), a Pi Tau
Sigma member (the national
mechanical engineers honors so-
ciety), and works on the Society
of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
supermilage car competition for
his university’s annual entry. He
was at Kent for the duration of
the SEEK 4 program to learn how
to assist the Georgia Tech in-
structors when they run a similar
program at the University of New
Haven in July.
Robert Knapp
Christopher DuffyMike Roberts
Ryan Glenn ‘12 is pursuing a
Bachelors of Arts Degree in Phys-
ics and a minor in Mathematics
at Hamilton College (‘16). Born
and raised in McAllen, Texas, he
attended Kent School from 2009
to 2012, where he played the
drums and percussion, soccer,
hockey, and lacrosse. In his se-
nior year, he served as the Sac-
ristan and won the Kelly Newton
Award. In college, he captains
the Hamilton Club Hockey team
and plays drums in the Hamilton
Jazz Ensemble. At Hamilton, he
has studied Classical and Quan-
tum Mechanics, Condensed Mat-
ter, Astronomy, Electricity and
Magnetism, Circuits, and Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance.
Ryan Glenn ‘12
Liam Nadire
Liam Nadire ’15 is pursuing a
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
at Union College in Schenectady,
NY.
At Kent he participated in
squash, tennis, mountain biking,
road biking, jazz band and con-
cert band. He twice received the
Cauldron Photography award. He
also received a Pre-Engineering
certificate and recognition for his
membership in the Tri M Music
Honor Society.
Photography has fascinated Liam
since he was young. He started
taking photographs when he was
nine years old and sold his first
photograph at his first gallery
show at age ten. Liam grew into
an accomplished photographer in
middle school, where he received
awards and displayed his works
in multiple galleries. While at
Kent, one of his photographs
received the Gold Key, Best in
Show at the Connecticut Scholas-
tic Art Awards.
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