Who We Are

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

jlemire@rwu.edu

Rhode Island Science & Technology Advisory Council (RI STAC)

This council serves as the state’s EPSCoR Jurisdictional Steering Committee

RI STAC Co-Chair, Interim Vice President of Research & Economic Development

University of Rhode Island

RI STAC Co-Chair, Vice President for Research

Brown University

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

Chief Scientific Officer, Brown Innovation and Research Collaborative for Health (BIRCH)

Vice President of Research at Lifespan

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

Senior Grants Administrator

Rhode Island Commerce