We consider RI C-AIM participants as any faculty, student, postdoctoral fellow or staff member who is receiving funds directly or indirectly from RI C-AIM or from a matching grant (e.g. a RI STAC Collaborative Grant), utilizing an affiliated core facility, strongly involved in a project element independent of the funding source, and/or participating in an internship program or a career development activity.
Principal Investigators
Principal Investigator, Professor
Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island
401.874.9518 – gbothun@uri.edu
Co-Principal Investigator (RT2), Professor
Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
401.874.6517 – lrothstein@uri.edu
Co-Principal Investigator (RT 1), Assoc. Professor
Cell & Molecular Biology, Univ. of Rhode Island
401.874.7551 – bjenkins@uri.edu
Co-Principal Investigator (RT 3, IT4)
Professor of Engineering, Medical Science, Brown University
401-863-9879 – jeffrey_morgan@brown.edu
Co-Principal Investigator (IT1) Biological Programs Designer
Edna Lawrence Nature Lab, RISD
401.709.8548 – jbissonn@risd.edu
Leads
Thrust 3 Lead, Assoc. Professor
Chemistry, University of Rhode Island
401.874.4648 – jdwyer@chm.uri.edu
Thrust 2 Lead, Assoc. Professor
Earth, Environmental, & Planetary Sciences, Brown University
DAC Lead, Inter-Thrust 2
Asst. Director of Diversity, Dean’s Office-College of Engineering, URI
401.874.4976 – hitman@uri.edu
Inter-Thrust 2, Executive Director
Business Engagement Center, University of Rhode Island
401.874.7084 – khflynn@uri.edu
Inter-Thrust 2, SURF Coordinator
Biology, Marine Biology & Environmental Science, Roger Williams University
401.254.5718 – jlemire@rwu.edu
Institutional Lead, Asst. Professor
Biology, Rhode Island College
401.456.9071 – aresendedamaia@ric.edu
Exec. Director, Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting
University of Rhode Island
401.874.6499 – sunshine@uri.edu
Institutional Lead, Professor, Chair
Chemistry, Salve Regina University
401.341.3252 – bernard.munge@salve.edu
Institutional Lead, Inter-Thrust 1
Associate Professor of Biology, Providence College
401.865.1239 – jdegiorg@providence.edu
Institutional Lead, Assistant Professor
Chemistry, Roger Williams University
401.254.3246 – lrossi@rwu.edu
State Liaison to RI C-AIM
Managing Director of Innovation-RI Commerce Corporation
401.278.9197 – christine.smith@commerceri.com
Diversity Action Committee
DAC Lead, Inter-Thrust 2
Asst. Director of Diversity, Dean’s Office-College of Engineering, URI
401.874.4976 – hitman@uri.edu
Asst. VP for Academic Diversity, Dean of Diversity Initiatives-Graduate School
Brown University
401.863.2600 – marlina_duncan@brown.edu
Asst. Director, Student Diversity Initiatives-CELS
University of Rhode Island
401.874.4616 – mfontes@uri.edu
Asst. Director for the PwC Center for Diversity & Inclusion
Bryant University
401.232.6364 – kmartins@bryant.edu
Exec. Director, Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting
University of Rhode Island
401.874.6499 – sunshine@uri.edu
Director of Graduate Recruitment & Diversity Initiatives, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
University of Rhode Island
401.874.4322 – alycia@uri.edu
Asst. VP for Student Success, Director of Multicultural Programs
Salve Regina University
401.341.2480 – sami.nassim@salve.edu
Director, Institutional Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Roger Williams University
401.254.3116 – zquezada@rwu.edu
Administrative Team
Project Administrator
401.874.6880 – hdooley@uri.edu
Scientific Research Grant Assistant
401.874.6234 – bcarangia@uri.edu
Communications & Outreach Coordinator
401.874.6888 – skirby@uri.edu
M.A. candidate, RI C-AIM Student Liaison
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Univ. of Rhode Island
Rhode Island EPSCoR is funded by the National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award #OIA-1655221 (Sept. 2017-Aug. 2022). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.