Ivory Blakley
Chair, SLC, UNC Charlotte
Scholars Leadership Council
The Scholars Leadership Council (aka. “Student Leadership Council” or SLC) is an important part of the PreMiEr ERC. The SLC is led by a chair and co-chair elected from among the graduate student, post-docs, and research staff of the partner universities and represents undergraduate students, graduate students, post-docs and research staff in providing coordination across initiatives. Leadership positions are also selected for scholar representation among the other foundations of the ERC, including Education Workforce Development (EWD, aka. education & outreach), the Innovation Ecosystem (IE), and Diversity & Culture of Inclusion (DCI). Leaders are also selected for any un-represented universities among the other offices, as well as for post-docs/research staff and undergraduates, specifically. Potential SLC activities include cross-site sharing of lab techniques, challenges, solutions, supporting orientation training of incoming students, organizing student led colloquia and networking at annual meetings, and highlighting students’ achievements. The SLC also provides feedback on ERC functioning by meeting with PreMiEr leadership, writing annual Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analyses for feedback to center leadership, and meeting with NSF Site Visit teams.
Jorden Rabasco
Co-Chair, SLC, NC State
Lauren Brazell
Education & Outreach, SLC, UNC Charlotte
Shilpi Bhatia
Innovation Ecosystem, SLC, N.C. A&T
Andrew Hardwick
Diversity & Culture of Inclusion, SLC, NC State
Mizpha Fernander
Post-doc/Staff Rep., SLC, N.C. A&T
Eva Kim
Duke, University Rep., SLC
Javier Gallard
University Rep., SLC, UNC-Chapel Hill
Council of Deans
The PreMiEr Council of Deans, comprising representatives from each of the five participating universities, provides critical institutional support and guidance to the leadership of the ERC.
Dr. Jerome Lynch
Vinik Dean of Engineering, Duke University, Chair of PreMiEr Council of Deans
Dr. Abdellah Ahmidouch
Dean of the College of Science and Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Dr. Mladen Vouk
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, North Carolina State University
Dr. Nancy Messonnier
Dean of Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Bojan Cukic
Dean of College of Computing and Informatics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Scientific Advisory Board
Coming soon.
Industry Practictioner Advisory Board
Coming soon.
Education, D&I, and Workforce Development Advisory Board
Coming soon.