Full Name:
Barb Yarusso
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Dave; 3 Children
Birth Date:
1956
Birth Place:
Duluth, MN
Home City:
Shoreview, MN, MN
Post-Baccalaureate Science Teaching Licensure Program, University of Minnesota, 2002
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978-1985
Bachelors, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1974-1978
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 42A, 2012-2017
Former Member, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Innovation Policy Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 1991-1995, 1997-2001, 2011-present
Science Tutor, 2011-present
Math Tutor, 2011-present
Tutor, WyzAnt Tutoring, 2011-present
Chemistry Teacher, Hill-Murray School, 2002-2011
Industrial Trainer, 3M, 1989-2001
Industrial Trainer, Ecolab, 1989-2001
Industrial Trainer, H.B. Fuller, 1989-2001
Substitute teacher, Hill-Murray School, 2001
Engineering Consultant, 1989-2001
Assistant Professor, Department of Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, University of Saint Thomas, 1995-1996
Research Chemical Engineer, General Mills, 1983-1989
Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 1976-1978
Member, Clean Water Council, 2013-present
Volunteer, Holy Hammers, present
door knocker, lawn sign distributor, John Marty Campaigns, present
Merit Badge Counselor/Leader, Boy Scouts of America/Camp Fire USA/Girl Scouts of America
Voluntary Member, Education Minnesota
Band Parent Board President, Hill-Murray School
Phone Bank Volunteer, Minnesotans United for All Families
Volunteer Math Tutor, Nokomis Montessori Magnet School
Planning Committee for the Adolescent Program Member, Oak Hill Montessori School
Member, Saint Michael's Lutheran Church in Roseville
Board Member, Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band
Parent Volunteer, Snail Lake Elementary School
Volunteer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
Member, University of Minnesota Faculty Dance Club
Member, Faculty Senate, University of Saint Thomas, 1995-1996
Priority Issues:
My priorities in the Legislature will be to stand up for fairness for all Minnesotans. I think Minnesota should be a leader in the nation for education, human rights, health care, environmental quality, quality of life and culture, opportunity, and innovation.
Publications:
Rheology of xanthan gum solutions
Extracellular Microbial Polysaccharides, P.A. Sandford and A. Laskin, eds., American Chemical Society; p. 160-173
1977
Published under my maiden name, B. J. Ek
My contribution to this article was generating experimental data.
Authors:
Barbara Yarusso, Christopher W. Macosko, Patrick J. Whitcomb
The rheology and flow of viscoplastic materials
Reviews in Chemical Engineering, vol. 1, p. 1-70
1982
This is a review article. I organized and categorized the articles reviewed.
Authors:
Barbara Yarusso, R. Byron Bird, G. Dai
Exit and entrance flows of non-Newtonian fluids in parallel slits
J. of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 40, p. 103-117
1991
This article is based on my thesis work.
Authors:
Barbara Yarusso
Faith and Work - One Engineer's Perspective
proceedings from Summer Seminar: Science and Theology, University of St. Thomas
1996
I presented this paper as part of a faculty summer seminar.
Authors:
Barbara Yarusso