Joachim Assistantship
The Herman L. Joachim Endowment Graduate Assistantship is available to students due to the generous contributions from the Herman L. and Gertrude Joachim Endowment Fund. This Assistantship is provided in conjunction with the Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation.
The Joachim Assistantship is awarded to graduate students in the Department of Chemical Engineering (formerly the Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering) that are interested in extending their education and careers in management while pursuing their scientific and engineering education at SUNY-ESF. Herman Louis Joachim was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France, and earned a Ph.D. degree at the University of Munich. He managed paper mills throughout the United States and was responsible for numerous expansions and modernizations in the industry. He was a life member of the Paper Industry Management Associations (PIMA) and a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. Joachim was a recipient of the Counselor of the Year Award from the Small Business Administration, and also received the Presidential Award. Dr. Joachim was exemplified by his excellence and management, his entrepreneurial skills, and his outstanding leadership. To foster and encourage those students pursuing advanced scientific degrees to expand their scope to business and management endeavors, the Joachim graduate assistantship is awarded to students pursuing scientific degrees with additional training in business or management.
Throughout my tenure in Graduate School at SUNY-ESF, I was employed by the Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation as a Herman L. Joachim Graduate Fellow and Graduate Assistant. During my employment, I participated in many activities and responsibilities.
My major projects and tasks included the following:
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Teaching Assistant for GNE 330: Co-Facilitated the GNE 330/530: Professional Engineering Skills Seminar course at SUNY-ESF during the Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, and Spring 2022 semesters. The topics of the course iterations included Lifelong Learning, Communications, Concepts of Business, Teamwork, Industrial Business Practices, and Management. Duties included purchase of materials, instructional design and course curriculum construction, instructional content creation, teaching and implementation of instructional strategies and assessments of learning, evaluation for future iterations of the course, and grading of all assignments.
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Departmental Outreach and Networking: Facilitated College-related networking and marketing events to showcase the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Paper Engineering Program such as Open House Days, Accepted Students Day, Family Tours and Visits, CNY Girls' Summits, and High School Career Fairs and Outreach Initiatives
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Undergraduate Internship Program: Restructured and implemented the Undergraduate Internship and Co-op Curriculum for the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Department from Spring 2016 - Spring 2018
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Order of the Engineer: Assisted in the coordination of the yearly Order of the Engineer Ceremony for the graduating students in the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Department
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Provided office and event support for the Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation and the Department of Chemical Engineering
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Served as a Judge and Representative of SUNY-ESF and the Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation at the Central New York Science and Engineering Fair for various Environmental and Paper Engineering Related Awards
