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Doug Aaron

Research Associate Professor; Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering
Electrochemical systems (batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers), carbon capture and storage
Nour Abdoulmoumine.

Nour Abdoulmoumine

Associate Professor, Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science and Center for Renewable Carbon
Engineering; renewable feedstock; biomass; pyrolysis; gasification; biomass-derived gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel; green hydrogen production; biofuel and biopower system process modeling
Mahshid Ahmadhi.

Mahshid Ahmadhi

Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Laboratory robotics, hybrid materials, hybrid perovskites, dynamic materials and devices, optoelectronic devices, electronic and ionic transport in semiconductors, charge transport phenomena, development of novel materials for high energy radiation sensors
Gladys Alexandre.

Gladys Alexandre

Professor, Biochemistry & Cellular & Molecular Biology
Bacterial chemotaxis signal transduction and motility, beneficial plant-bacteria associations
Katherine Ambroziak.

Katherine Ambroziak

Associate Professor & Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research, School of Architecture
Contemporary memorial studies, memory studies, ritual theory, perceptual theory, civic engagement, cemetery reclamation
Paul Armsworth.

Paul Armsworth

Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Conservation science, ecosystem services, ecological modeling, optimization, operations research, natural resources policy, economics, socio-ecological systems
Kevin Bai.

Hua (Kevin) Bai

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Vehicle electrification
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Bradley Wade Bishop

Professor, School of Information Sciences
Research data management, data discovery, FAIR data principles, job analyses
Sandra Bogetic.

Sandra Bogetic

Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering
Development of optimization methodologies for neutron and photon transport with a focus on the fast neutron source experimental facility, tailoring neutron beams characteristics and designing beam shaping assemblies for specialized applications, validation of computational methodologies through a series of neutron activation experiments
Nick Brown.

Nicholas Brown

Associate Professor & Assistant Head for Graduate Studies, Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear energy, thermal hydraulics, and reactor safety
Zachary Burcham.

Zach Burcham

Research Assistant Professor, Microbiology
Microbiome, computational biology, microbial interactions, longitudinal studies, community assembly, environmental perturbation, microbial ecology
Livia Casali.

Livia Casali

Zinkle Fellow and Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear fusion energy, plasma, and nuclear physics

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Circular Bioeconomy,
Clean Energy Systems,
Engaged Communities,
Sustainable Environment, &
Sustainable Infrastructure
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