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Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil
About Amir Abo-Shaeer
- 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 ran 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.
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