The primary contact for RAMP-UP is Liz Parry, project director. Ms. Parry received her bachelor of science in engineering management/mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1983. Her experience includes over ten years at IBM, nine as a partner in a science education business and seven years working with NCSU’s College of Engineering in various outreach and K-12 roles. Ms. Parry can be reached at eaparry@ncsu.edu or 919-513-8521.

The lead collaborator at Shaw University is Dr. James Nelson, professor in Natural Sciences and Math. Dr. Nelson can be reached at jnelson@shawu.edu or 919-546-8389.

The principal investigators for the project are Dr. Laura Bottomley, the Director of Women in Engineering and Outreach for NCSU’s College of Engineering ; and Dr. Karen Hollebrands, assistant professor in Mathematics Education in NCSU’s College of Education . Dr. Bottomley can be reached at laurab@eos.ncsu.edu or 919-515-2315; Dr. Hollebrands at Karen_hollebrands@ncsu.edu or 919-513-0505.