Executive Committee
Claudia Gunsch
Director
Duke University
Jill Stewart
Deputy Director
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Joseph Graves, Jr.
Associate Director
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Jennifer Kuzma
Associate Director
North Carolina State University
Anthony Fodor
Associate Director
University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Evaluation & Assessment
Karis Boyd-Sinkler
Co-Director, DEI
Duke University
Joseph Graves, Jr.
Co-Director, DEI
NC A&T
Glenda Kelly
Director, Evaluation & Assessment
Duke University
Catherine Amelink
External Evaluation
Amelink Consulting and Educational Research, LLC
Engineering Workforce Development
Cynthia Gibas
Co-Director, Education
Charlotte
Joshua Granek
Co-Director, Education
Duke University
Holly Leddy
Co-Director, Outreach
Duke University
Kristen Rhinehardt
Co-Director, Outreach
NC A&T
Innovation Ecosystem
Ibrahim Mohedas
Director, Innovation Ecosystem
Duke University
Donna Crenshaw
Co-Director, Strategic Partnerships
Duke University
Rachel Noble
Co-Director, Strategic Partnerships
UNC – Chapel Hill
Research Thrust 1 – “Measurement”
Jill Stewart
Thrust Lead, Project Lead
UNC – Chapel Hill
Lawrence David
Thrust Co-Lead, Project Lead
Duke
Misty Thomas
Thrust Co-Lead, Project Lead
NC A&T
Joe Brown
Project Lead
UNC – Chapel Hill
Jeseth Delgado Vela
Affiliate Faculty
Duke
Dongyang Deng
Project Investigator
NC A&T
Michael Fisher
Project Investigator
UNC – Chapel Hill
He Fu
Affiliate Faculty
NC A&T
Kevin Garcia
Project Investigator
NCSU
Cynthia Gibas
Project Lead
Charlotte
Joseph Graves, Jr.
Project Investigator
NC A&T
Sonia Grego
Affiliate Faculty
Duke
Jian Han
Affiliate Faculty
NC A&T
Joseph Heitman
Affiliate Faculty
Duke
Liesl Jeffers-Francis
Project Lead
NC A&T
Kun Lu
Affiliate Faculty
UNC – Chapel Hill
Antoinette Maldonado-Devincci
Affiliate Faculty
NC A&T
Glenn Morrison
Project Investigator
UNC – Chapel Hill
Rachel Noble
Project Lead
UNC – Chapel Hill
Nicole Rockey
Affiliate Faculty
Duke
Jessica Schlueter
Project Investigator
Charlotte
Brian Stoner
Affiliate Faculty
Duke
Rytas Vilgalys
Affiliate Faculty
Duke
Jenora Waterman
Project Investigator
NC A&T
Research Thrust 2 – “Modification”
Lingchong You
Thrust Lead, Project Investigator
Duke
Nathan Crook
Thrust Co-Lead, Project Lead
NCSU
Sandra Clinton
Thrust Co-Lead, Project Lead
Charlotte
Claudia Gunsch
Project Lead
Duke
Robert Newman
Project Investigator
NC A&T
John Rawls
Project Lead
Duke
Jacelyn Rice-Boayue
Project Investigator
NCSU
Mark Wiesner
Project Investigator
Duke
Research Thrust 3 – “Modeling”
Li Ma
Thrust Lead, Project Lead
Duke
Barbara Turpin
Thrust Co-Lead, Project Lead
UNC – Chapel Hill
Yi-Hui Zhou
Thrust Co-Lead, Project Lead
NCSU
Zhicheng Ji
Project Investigator
Duke
A-Andrew Jones
Project Investigator
Duke
Daniel Reker
Project Lead
Duke
Sarah Rhea
Project Investigator
NCSU
Data Analytics Core
Anthony Fodor
Core Lead, Project Investigator
Charlotte
Benjamin Callahan
Project Lead
NCSU
Joshua Granek
Core Co-Lead, Project Lead
Duke
Scott Harrison
Project Investigator
NC A&T
Kristen Rhinehardt
Project Lead
NC A&T
Societal & Ethical Implications Core
Jennifer Kuzma
Core Lead, Project Lead
NCSU
Joseph Graves Jr.
Core Co-Lead, Project Lead
NC A&T
Joe Brown
Project Investigator
UNC – Chapel Hill
Christopher Cummings
Project Lead
NCSU
Kristen Landreville
Project Investigator
NCSU
Testbeds
Deverick Anderson
Testbed Co-Lead
Duke
Joe Brown
Testbed Co-Lead
UNC – Chapel Hill
Marc Deshusses
Testbed Co-Lead
Duke
Sonia Grego
Testbed Co-Lead
Duke University
Lawrence David
Testbeds
Duke
Brian Stoner
Testbeds
Duke
Staff
Executive Administrative Director : David Singleton, Duke University
Financial Director : Stelian Igescu, Duke University
Assistant Administrative Director : Daniel Meister, Duke University