Two of the judges that will inspect
students’ projects are:
Ghaith Hammouri is a PhD candidate
at WPI working towards a
degree in Computer Engineering at the Cryptography and
Information Security lab. He has received a BS in Electrical
Engineering and in Physics and an MS in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Hartford. Brother Ghaith has
been a judge before and is teaching Tajweed to 6th and
7th grade students.
Karin Spahl graduated from Assumption
College in 2004 with a degree in
Biology
and Biotechnology. After graduation, she worked at UMASS
Medical School in a research lab studying a protein
complex involved in cell division in the model organism,
C. Elegans (microscopic worms). She has recently joined
the Regional Science Resource Center as the Science
Coordinator in charge of running the labs and teaching
students about lab work and science.