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Who We Are
Our Team
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Center Directors
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S. Pamir Alpay, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Director, Project Daedalus – Air Force Advanced Manufacturing Initiative
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
![Emmanouil Anagnostou, Ph.D.](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2022/02/Anagnostou201001a013_520x640.jpg)
Emmanouil Anagnostou, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Eversource Energy Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering
Executive Director, UConn Tech Park
Director, Eversource Energy Center
Applied Research Director, Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation
![George Bollas](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2023/02/Bollas_220906_640x520.jpg)
George Bollas, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Director, Pratt & Whitney Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering (PW-IASE)
![John Chandy](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2019/04/Chandy520x640a.jpg)
John Chandy, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Co-director, Connecticut Advanced Computing Center (CACC)
Director, Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust (CHEST)
Co-director, Comcast Center of Excellence for Security Innovation (CSI)
![Richard Christenson](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2019/12/Christenson_Richard640x520.jpg)
Richard Christenson, Ph.D.
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Co-director, National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology
![Ryan Coles](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2024/09/Ryan-S-Coles-web-download-e1726502786808.png)
![Leila Daneshmandi](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2024/09/Leila-Daneshmandi-scaled-e1725988874565.jpg)
Leila Daneshmandi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Residence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Co-director, Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center
![Lesley Frame](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2019/12/FrameLesley640x520.jpg)
Lesley Frame, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Center for Materials Processing Data (CMPD)
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Rainer Hebert, Ph.D.
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center (PW AMC)
Associate Director of the Institute of Materials Science (IMS)
![headshot Jeongho Kim](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2023/02/Jeongho-Kim-_640x520jpg.jpg)
Jeongho Kim
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC)
![Tiffany Kelley](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2024/09/Kelley-Tiffany-web-download-e1726502367344.jpg)
Tiffany Kelley, Ph.D., MBA, RN-BC
Visiting Professor and Director of the UConn School of Nursing’s Healthcare Innovation Online Graduate Certificate Program
Co-director, Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center
![Yu Lei](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2024/09/YuLei-Portrait-e1726502254879.jpg)
Yu Lei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Director, Center for Excellence in Sensor Technology and Diagnosis
![Anson Ma](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2019/12/MaAnson640x520.jpg)
Anson W. K. Ma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Director, Center for Science of Heterogeneous Additive Printing of 3D Materials (SHAP3D)
![Jeff McCutcheon](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2024/07/J.-McCutcheon-w.credit-15Jul24.jpg)
Jeffrey McCutcheon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Al Geib Professor of Environmental Engineering Research & Education
Director, Connecticut Center for Applied Separations Technology (CCAST)
![Laurent Michel](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2018/12/MichelLaurent520x640.jpg)
Laurent Michel, Ph.D.
Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies and Industry Relations, and Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Co-director, Connecticut Advanced Computing Center (CACC)
Co-director, Comcast Center of Excellence for Security Innovation (CSI)
Director, Synchrony Financial Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity
![Sina Shahbazmohamadi](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2018/12/ShahbazmohamadiSina520x640.jpg)
Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Director, Reverse Engineering Fabrication Inspection & Non-Destructive Evaluation (REFINE)
Director, Proof of Concept Center (POCC)
![Steve Suib](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2018/12/Suib520x640.jpg)
Steven L. Suib, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Director of the Institute of Materials Science
Director, UConn Thermo Fisher Scientific Center for Advanced Microscopy and Materials Analysis
Director, Collins Aerospace Center for Advanced Materials
Co-director, UConn DENSsolutions Center for IN-siTu/Operando Electron Microscopy (InToEM)
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Liang Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Southern New England Industrial Assessment Center
![Yuanyuan Zhu](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2022/06/Zhu_2022_768x640.jpg)
Yuanyuan Zhu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, UConn DENSsolutions Center for IN-siTu/Operando Electron Microscopy (InToEM)
Business Development
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Scientific and Technical Staff
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![Haiyan Tan](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2018/12/TanHaiyan520c640.jpg)
Haiyan Tan, Ph.D.
Electron Microscopy Research Scientist
CAMMA
Phone: 860.486.7983
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![Lichun Zhang](https://techpark.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2664/2018/12/ZhangLichun520x640.jpg)
Building Management and Safety
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Administrative Support, Marketing, and Finance
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Raelene DeRobertis
Executive Administrative Assistant
Phone: 860.486.1507
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Staff from other Research Groups at IPB
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Lisa McAdam Donegan, Ed.D.
Global Programs Director & Research Coordinator, NIUVT
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