Ricardo Valerdi (IMAGE) University of Arizona College of Engineering Caption Ricardo Valerdi, founder off the Science of Sport, a nonprofit which teaches kids about STEM though athletics, is now the head of systems and industrial engineering at the University of Arizona. Credit University of Arizona Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.