{"id":60714,"date":"2024-04-22T12:38:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=60714"},"modified":"2024-04-22T12:40:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:40:54","slug":"textiles-faculty-member-receives-2024-outstanding-teacher-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/textiles-faculty-member-receives-2024-outstanding-teacher-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson College of Textiles Faculty Member Receives 2024 Outstanding Teacher Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

For Januka Budhathoki-Uprety<\/a>, teaching \u2014 and learning \u2014 are defined by those \u201clightbulb moments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a graduate student studying organic chemistry, hers came in finding a fascination with polymers, and learning about how their structure and behavior makes up nearly everything we see and touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re ubiquitous,\u201d she still marvels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While teaching undergraduate chemistry, she found an even stronger passion for those moments of illumination in watching her students grasp a challenging concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen students learn new things, I see that lightbulb moment on their face,\u2019\u201d Budhathoki-Uprety says. \u201cIt was very rewarding to see how they learn over time, grow both personally and professionally, and how they were able to navigate the path to success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s safe to say those moments have only grown with time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Outstanding Teacher Award recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Five years into a career as an assistant professor at the Wilson College of Textiles, Budhathoki-Uprety recently learned she has been recognized as a 2024 recipient of the university\u2019s Outstanding Teacher Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awarded by the executive vice chancellor and provost, the award recognizes excellence in teaching at all levels of higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored,\u201d Budhathoki-Uprety says of the recognition. \u201cIt\u2019s very exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Was it a huge <\/strong>surprise? Perhaps it shouldn\u2019t have been: the signs have been there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConsistently, I get really strong teaching evaluations. And the response rate from my students is really high,\u201d she acknowledges. \u201cI think the positive impact that I have on student learning, the students and my peers recognized that \u2014 the impact that my teaching had on them, to set them on a path to success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A relentless pursuit of student learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Being recognized for her teaching prowess is no small feat, considering the immense challenge students face in her courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budhathoki-Uprety teaches polymer chemistry. Though it\u2019s a topic, to her point, made up of materials that touch every aspect of our lives, the subject matter can be particularly difficult for students to grasp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTeaching that concept is really challenging, because many students find it hard to digest that information at the molecular level,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But her colleagues seem to believe she\u2019s found a uniquely successful way to do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is clear the compassion and understanding Dr. Budhathoki-Uprety gives her students \u2026 besides delivering the teaching material the best way possible,\u201d wrote Associate Professor Nelson Vinueza in a letter supporting Budhathoki-Uprety\u2019s nomination for the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is not only providing more time to complete an assignment,\u201d Vinueza continued. \u201cIt is, more genuinely, caring and looking for student success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In her own words, Budhathoki-Uprety says her teaching philosophy centers around incorporating real-world examples of topics that might seem abstract in a vacuum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On any given day, that might be physically showing off a product relevant to the topic at hand. Or, she might screen an explainer video devised by another expert in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI use a lot of different types of tools and techniques in teaching,\u201d Budhathoki-Uprety admits. \u201cNot only classical lecture, standard textbook, but I also use contemporary research articles to show how the field is advancing, and molecular models that will help students visualize the structure of molecules and how that can participate in a chemical reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Emma
Student Emma Myer-Medina (left) and Budhathoki-Uprety researching together as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an approach that\u2019s garnered accolades from students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis approach allowed us to appreciate the practical significance of our studies,\u201d wrote Cynthia Melissa Salcedo Chavez, a former graduate student of Budhathoki-Uprety. \u201cWhat truly set Dr. Budhathoki-Uprety apart was her commitment to connecting classroom learning with real-world applications.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another student, Emma Myer-Medina, touted Budhathoki-Uprety\u2019s ability to break down complex topics in her \u201cmeticulously planned out\u201d classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe went through each topic with extreme attention to detail and was able to communicate complex ideas in ways that were engaging and easy to understand,\u201d Myer-Medina wrote in her own letter of support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopeful for the future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An expert in polymer science, nanotechnology, medical textiles and textile chemistry, Budhathoki-Uprety began her teaching career at NC State in 2019 after earning her bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in Chemistry at Tribhuvan University in Nepal. She later earned her master\u2019s in chemistry at Western Carolina University, and ultimately her Ph.D. in Chemistry from NC State\u2019s Department of Chemistry. She conducted her post-doctoral research on nanotechnology and nanomedicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All those achievements, though \u2014 this latest award among them \u2014 pale in comparison to the satisfaction Budhathoki-Uprety feels in molding the next generation of students for a field she sees as critical to our future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeveloping the future pipeline,\u201d as she puts it. \u201cSo that they can make our society better as we go further with more efficient material; more sustainable work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she\u2019s equally quick to credit her own mentors, whose lessons, she says, shaped her own teaching philosophy today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cAnd I\u2019m also grateful to my students, without whose support and collaboration it would not have been possible,\u201d she adds. \u201cTo be a successful teacher you need to have a successful student \u2014 or a student who has a desire to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n\n\n

For Januka Budhathoki-Uprety<\/a>, teaching \u2014 and learning \u2014 are defined by those \u201clightbulb moments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a graduate student studying organic chemistry, hers came in finding a fascination with polymers, and learning about how their structure and behavior makes up nearly everything we see and touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re ubiquitous,\u201d she still marvels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While teaching undergraduate chemistry, she found an even stronger passion for those moments of illumination in watching her students grasp a challenging concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen students learn new things, I see that lightbulb moment on their face,\u2019\u201d Budhathoki-Uprety says. \u201cIt was very rewarding to see how they learn over time, grow both personally and professionally, and how they were able to navigate the path to success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s safe to say those moments have only grown with time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Outstanding Teacher Award recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Five years into a career as an assistant professor at the Wilson College of Textiles, Budhathoki-Uprety recently learned she has been recognized as a 2024 recipient of the university\u2019s Outstanding Teacher Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awarded by the executive vice chancellor and provost, the award recognizes excellence in teaching at all levels of higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored,\u201d Budhathoki-Uprety says of the recognition. \u201cIt\u2019s very exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Was it a huge <\/strong>surprise? Perhaps it shouldn\u2019t have been: the signs have been there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConsistently, I get really strong teaching evaluations. And the response rate from my students is really high,\u201d she acknowledges. \u201cI think the positive impact that I have on student learning, the students and my peers recognized that \u2014 the impact that my teaching had on them, to set them on a path to success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A relentless pursuit of student learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Being recognized for her teaching prowess is no small feat, considering the immense challenge students face in her courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budhathoki-Uprety teaches polymer chemistry. Though it\u2019s a topic, to her point, made up of materials that touch every aspect of our lives, the subject matter can be particularly difficult for students to grasp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTeaching that concept is really challenging, because many students find it hard to digest that information at the molecular level,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But her colleagues seem to believe she\u2019s found a uniquely successful way to do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is clear the compassion and understanding Dr. Budhathoki-Uprety gives her students \u2026 besides delivering the teaching material the best way possible,\u201d wrote Associate Professor Nelson Vinueza in a letter supporting Budhathoki-Uprety\u2019s nomination for the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is not only providing more time to complete an assignment,\u201d Vinueza continued. \u201cIt is, more genuinely, caring and looking for student success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In her own words, Budhathoki-Uprety says her teaching philosophy centers around incorporating real-world examples of topics that might seem abstract in a vacuum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On any given day, that might be physically showing off a product relevant to the topic at hand. Or, she might screen an explainer video devised by another expert in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI use a lot of different types of tools and techniques in teaching,\u201d Budhathoki-Uprety admits. \u201cNot only classical lecture, standard textbook, but I also use contemporary research articles to show how the field is advancing, and molecular models that will help students visualize the structure of molecules and how that can participate in a chemical reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Emma
Student Emma Myer-Medina (left) and Budhathoki-Uprety researching together as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an approach that\u2019s garnered accolades from students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis approach allowed us to appreciate the practical significance of our studies,\u201d wrote Cynthia Melissa Salcedo Chavez, a former graduate student of Budhathoki-Uprety. \u201cWhat truly set Dr. Budhathoki-Uprety apart was her commitment to connecting classroom learning with real-world applications.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another student, Emma Myer-Medina, touted Budhathoki-Uprety\u2019s ability to break down complex topics in her \u201cmeticulously planned out\u201d classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe went through each topic with extreme attention to detail and was able to communicate complex ideas in ways that were engaging and easy to understand,\u201d Myer-Medina wrote in her own letter of support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopeful for the future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An expert in polymer science, nanotechnology, medical textiles and textile chemistry, Budhathoki-Uprety began her teaching career at NC State in 2019 after earning her bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in Chemistry at Tribhuvan University in Nepal. She later earned her master\u2019s in chemistry at Western Carolina University, and ultimately her Ph.D. in Chemistry from NC State\u2019s Department of Chemistry. She conducted her post-doctoral research on nanotechnology and nanomedicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All those achievements, though \u2014 this latest award among them \u2014 pale in comparison to the satisfaction Budhathoki-Uprety feels in molding the next generation of students for a field she sees as critical to our future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeveloping the future pipeline,\u201d as she puts it. \u201cSo that they can make our society better as we go further with more efficient material; more sustainable work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she\u2019s equally quick to credit her own mentors, whose lessons, she says, shaped her own teaching philosophy today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cAnd I\u2019m also grateful to my students, without whose support and collaboration it would not have been possible,\u201d she adds. \u201cTo be a successful teacher you need to have a successful student \u2014 or a student who has a desire to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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