RI-NEST Principal Investigators
RI NSF EPSCoR Staff
Scientific Research Grant Assistant
401.874.6234
bcarangia@uri.edu
Communications & Outreach Coordinator
401.874.6888
skirby@uri.edu
Rhode Island Science & Technology Advisory Council (RI STAC)
This council serves as the state’s EPSCoR Jurisdictional Steering Committee
RI STAC Co-Chair, Vice President of Research & Economic Development
University of Rhode Island
Vice Provost for Strategic Partnerships
Rhode Island School of Design
Staff Vice President – Principal Innovation Specialist
FM Global
Dean of the College of Food Innovation and Technology
Johnson & Wales University
Executive Director
SENEDIA
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
New England Medical Innovation Center
Associate Professor
Biology, Marine Biology & Environmental Science, Roger Williams University
RI STAC Staff
RI STAC Executive Director, Vice President of Innovation Initiatives
Rhode Island Commerce






















RI NSF EPSCoR is supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Cooperative Agreements #OIA-2433276 and in part by the RI Commerce Corporation via the Science and Technology Advisory Committee [STAC]. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation, the RI Commerce Corporation, STAC, our partners or our collaborators.