Teaching
Teaching
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Courses Taught at Virginia Tech (2010-present):
BSE 1004: Engineering Biological Systems for the Global Good
BSE 2004: Introduction to Biological Systems Engineering
BSE 3134: Junior Seminar
BSE 3334: NPS Assessment and Control
BSE 4394/UAP 5324: Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries
BSE 5124: Advanced Topics in Watershed Management
ENGE 1024: Engineering Exploration
Teaching and Service Awards:
Virginia Tech CALS Faculty Association Ut Prosim Excellence in Service Award, Sept 2023
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers AW Farrall Young Educator Award, July 2017
Virginia Tech “Favorite Faculty” award, Spring 2015
Virginia Tech “Teacher of the Week”, November 2014
Virginia Tech “Favorite Faculty” award, Spring 2012
Virginia Tech Alpha Epsilon “Outstanding Faculty” award, Spring 2012
Ongoing Pedagogical Development:
Virginia Tech Inclusive Pedagogy Certificate Program, 2018-2019
Virginia Tech Best Practices for Undergraduate Research Mentoring Workshop, 2018
Virginia Tech Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER)’s Early Career Teaching Certificate Program, 2014
Peer-reviewed Teaching Publications:
Krometis, L. 2021. "Water Quality as a Driver of Ecological System Health". In Introduction to Biological Systems Engineering. Ed Holden, Wolfe, Ogejo, Cummins. ASABE/VT Publishing: Blacksburg, VA.
Krometis, L.H., E. P. Clark, V. Gonzalez, M. E. Leslie. 2011. The “death” of disciplines: Development of a team-taught course to provide an interdisciplinary perspective for first-year students. College Teaching 59(2): 73-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2010.538765
Notable university service
Notable university service
Faculty Senator, 2021-present (Commission on Faculty Affairs, 2022-present; University Council, 2022-2023)
Environmental Microbiology co-lead, Virginia Tech Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (2020-present)
Field Site Co-Director, NSF-NRT Combating Antimicrobial Resistance Graduate Program
Affiliated Faculty, Virginia Tech Global Change Center (Advisory Board, 2014-2015; 2018-2020)
Advisory Board Member, Virginia Tech Office of Undergraduate Research (2018-2021)
Member, Virginia Tech Biological Systems Engineering Diversity Committee (2016-present)
Editor, Virginia Tech Biological Systems Engineering Newsletter and Social Media (2012-2020)
Member, Virginia Tech Committee to End Sexual Violence (2019-2020)
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