Advisory Board:

External Advisory Board

Chair

  • Dr. Kalliat T. Valsaraj,
    Associate Vice-Chancellor of Research and Economic Development. Louisiana State University

Members

  • Dr. Akwasi Boateng, Lead Scientist, Bioenergy and Energy Alternatives National Program, US Department of Agriculture
  • Dr. John Pappas, Vestas Director, Wind Energy Center and Associate Director, Energy Engineering Institute, Texas A&M University
  • Dr. Robert Shepard, Executive Director, Science and Engineering Alliance
  • Dr. Munir Sindir, Director, Engineering Technical Disciplines, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
  • Dr. Bala Subramaniam, Director, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC), University of Kansas
  • Dr. Timothy Valentine, Director Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Internal Steering Committee

Chair

  • Dr. Willie Trotty,
    Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate School

Members

  • Dr. E. Joahanne Thomas-Smith, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
  • Dr. Corey S. Bradford Senior Vice President for Business Affairs
  • Dr. Kendall T. Harris, Dean, Roy. G. Perry College of Engineering
  • Dr. Danny R. Kelly, Dean, Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences
  • Dr. Munir Quddus, Dean, College of Business
  • Dr. Ikhlas Sabouni, Dean, School of Architecture
  • Dr. Irvine W. Osborne-Lee, Department Head, Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Dr. Aderemi Oki, Department Head, Department of Chemistry and Physics