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
RI STAC Co-Chair, Interim Vice President of Research & Economic Development
University of Rhode Island
Co-Principal Investigator (RT2), Professor
Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
401.874.6517
lrothstein@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
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
Principal Investigator, Professor
Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island
401.874.9518
gbothun@uri.edu
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
EPSCoR SURF Coordinator
Biology, Marine Biology & Environmental Science, Roger Williams University
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.