Edward Hawrot|Brown University

EPSCoR Co-Principal Investigator Alva O. Way University Professor of Medical Science Professor of Medical Science Associate Dean of Biology Email: Edward_Hawrot@brown.edu Research As a past Established Investigator of the American Heart Association and Upjohn Professor of Pharmacology, Edward Hawrot’s research interests include the understanding of the structure and function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and of the neurotoxins that […]

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Charlie Cannon|Rhode Island School of Design

EPSCoR Co-Principal Investigator Associate professor Phone: 401-454-6572 Email: ccannon@risd.edu Research Research interests include: sustainability, urbanism and social innovation, education and social change. In the Industrial Design Department, he teaches core studios in the graduate program and seminars and courses focused on sustainable design and design for social innovation in the undergraduate program – including the advanced elective Innovation […]

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Christine M. B. Smith|Rhode Island STAC

Director, Innovative Programs, RI Economic Development Corporation; Executive director, Science & Technology Advisory Council (STAC) Phone: 401-278-9197 Email: Christine.smith@commerceri.com Office: RI Economic Development Corporation 315 Iron Horse Way, Suite 101 Providence, RI 02908 Background At the RI Economic Development Corporation, Christine Smith is responsible for launching statewide economic development initiatives designed to maximize the economic impact of […]

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