Dr. Abhijit Rao – The Communication Man

Dr. Abhi Rao earned his Ph.D. from Iowa State University in Rhetoric and Professional Communication and now works at the College of Business helping students develop their multimodal communication skills in the business world. In addition he assists instructors in developing communication-intensive assignments and rubrics for classroom teaching. (Article Continues)

Nikolaus Karpinsky - Ph.D. Student in HCI and CprE

Nik Karpinsky is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Human Computer Interaction and Computer Engineering with Iowa State University, having previously completed a BS in Software Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2009 and a MS in Human Computer Interaction and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University in 2011. During the summers of 2010 and 2011, Nik worked as a mentor for undergraduates involved in the Virtual Reality Application Center's (VRAC) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, an NSF-funded, STEM initiative focused on emerging interface technologies. (Article Continues)