Amir Abo-Shaeer
| Amir Muhsin Abo-Shaeer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 20, 1972 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (B.S. 1996, M.S. 1998, M.Ed. 2001) |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Shaeer |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Muhsin Abo-Shaeer, Anita Bradford Abo-Shaeer |
| Engineering career | |
| Employer(s) | Santa Barbara School Districts |
| Projects | Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship (2010) |
Amir Muhsin Abo-Shaeer (born March 20, 1972) is an American teacher and mechanical engineer. In 2001, during his first year of teaching, he established the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy (DPEA) on the Dos Pueblos High School campus. In addition to being the Director of the DPEA, he teaches physics, engineering, robotics, machining and manufacturing. His focused outreach efforts have yielded 50% female student enrollment in the DPEA. He also runs FRC Team 1717 as part of the academy program. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. He is the first high school teacher to win the award, as well as the first FIRST mentor to win the award for work relating to FIRST robotics.
Shaeer was born in São Paulo, Brazil, where his father was teaching physics at the university. Before his first birthday, his family returned to Santa Barbara, California, where he has resided ever since.
He graduated from Dos Pueblos High School and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a B.S. in Physics, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and a M.Ed. in Secondary Education.
Shaeer began his career as a mechanical engineer in the private sector. He worked on research and development in academia, aerospace, and telecommunications before deciding to pursue a career in education. Early on, he taught physics, wrote curriculum, and developed courses for the DPEA. He eventually decided that the capstone course for the senior class would revolve around the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), which requires students to design and construct a 120-pound (54 kg) robot to compete against other robots in a game challenge that is different every year. The DPEA is known as Team 1717 in the FIRST community.
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