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Future Teaching Schedule

Future Teaching Schedule

Students can look forward to another fun semester of MakeCourse in Spring 2019! Also, I will not be teaching Thermodynamics this Summer 2019. Instead, look out for the next installment of a Back to the Future themed Thermo coming Fall 2019. Hope everyone had a 

STUDENT FEEDBACK FROM FALL 2018 – MAKECOURSE

STUDENT FEEDBACK FROM FALL 2018 – MAKECOURSE

COMPLETE STUDENT FEEDBACK FROM EGN 3343 FOR MY THEMED THERMODYNAMICS CLASS. Course Comment: Great class! I made an autonomous drone and learned more in three months than I did in four years. All students should be required to take this course. I almost didn’t, but 

THERMO FEEDBACK FROM SUMMER 2018 – STRANGER THINGS THEMED CLASS

THERMO FEEDBACK FROM SUMMER 2018 – STRANGER THINGS THEMED CLASS

Complete Student Feedback from EGN 3343 for my Themed Thermodynamics class. I learned alot Dr. Celestin was very clear about what it takes to be successful in his course. His lectures were informative and engaging. He dedicates time to make the course more interesting and 

Themed Summer Thermodynamics and Fall MakeCourse

Themed Summer Thermodynamics and Fall MakeCourse

Prospective Students! The summer semester thermo class will be themed based on the hit NETFLIX original, Stranger Things!  You can expect the quizzes to follow the fascinating fan fiction story arc from week to week while the exams will be standard.  My classes offer very 

Award Winning Tank

Award Winning Tank

The Coral Reactor was selected as top tank in the Creative Aquariums Showcase! Michael C.'s Biocube Mixed Reef Posted by Creative Aquariums of Tampa on Saturday, November 11, 2017

THERMO FEEDBACK FROM FALL 2017 – STAR TREK THEMED CLASS

Complete Student Feedback from EGN 3343 for my Themed Thermdynamics class. As an adult student, I appreciate the value professor Celestin brings to teaching. He is always looking to assist students even when it puts him behind in other areas of his work. I could 

Thermo Feedback from Summer 2017 – Star Wars Themed Class

Complete Student Feedback from EGN 3343 for my Themed Thermdynamics class. Probably one of the best instructors in USF. Dr. Celestin is hands down the best professor I have had at USF. He cares about the students, he is always available, he made the outline 

Retro Technology Museum

Retro Technology Museum

In my office at USF I am curating a small but growing collection of Retro Technology.  I collect items from the vacuum era to present and showcase their operation.  The goal of my museum is the communication of prior technological methods and to further inspire 

Select student feedback from Thermodynamics Instruction

Select student feedback from Thermodynamics Instruction

Below are a set of student course evaluation feedback taken in entirety without editing: THE best professor that I have come across since I was born. Firstly, Professor Celestin cared. Secondly, there were no big surprises on tests and quizzes and he was explicit on 

The Coral Reactor in The Cathedral of Light and Knowledge

The Coral Reactor in The Cathedral of Light and Knowledge

The Coral Reactor! A mixed-reef, no-coral-from-the-Ocean project. I started out with a custom re-purposed Plasma reactor custom fit with LEDs and old vacuum tubes. The tank is a 29 gallon Biocube with refit LED and T5 lights, a custom micro-refugium growing Chaetomorpha macro algae, 20lbs