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Muna Aryal
Faculty Spotlight

Muna Aryal

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Recently awarded the prestigious “Healthy Longevity Global Competition Catalyst Award”, Dr. Aryal will collaborate with Dr. Tyrone Porter at the University of Texas to develop a new strategy to combat aging-related brain disorders such as Alzheimer's.

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Rasha Abbasi
Faculty Spotlight

Rasha Abbasi

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics

Dr. Rasha Abbasi is currently working on two groundbreaking projects. Her primary research, funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, uses telescope array technology to observe gamma rays in the atmosphere. For her second project, Dr. Abbasi is part of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located in the South Pole.

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LUC Faculty Mentoring Handbook

Loyola University Chicago is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). The independent center provides professional development, training, and mentorship opportunities to more than over 300,000 members representing colleges and universities in the United States. The center focuses on helping faculty, particularly underrepresented faculty, successfully make the transition from graduate student to professor.

As an institutional member, graduate students, post-doctoral associates, and faculty members from all ranks can enroll in a free sub-account membership to get access to the center’s online resources which include webinars, multi-week courses, discussion forums, accountability matches, and career center, among others. Resources focus on increasing productivity, time management, maintaining work-life balance, resolving conflict, personal organizations, and cultivating mentors, sponsors, and collaborators.

LUC Faculty Mentoring Handbook

Loyola University Chicago is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). The independent center provides professional development, training, and mentorship opportunities to more than over 300,000 members representing colleges and universities in the United States. The center focuses on helping faculty, particularly underrepresented faculty, successfully make the transition from graduate student to professor.

As an institutional member, graduate students, post-doctoral associates, and faculty members from all ranks can enroll in a free sub-account membership to get access to the center’s online resources which include webinars, multi-week courses, discussion forums, accountability matches, and career center, among others. Resources focus on increasing productivity, time management, maintaining work-life balance, resolving conflict, personal organizations, and cultivating mentors, sponsors, and collaborators.