Lead Principal Investigators (PIs)

Dr. Jacqueline Jackson
(Institution PI)
Associate Professor, Department
of Electrical and Computer
Engineering and Computer
Science,
Jackson State University
jacqueline.m.jackson@jsums.edu
Dr. Sherri Frizell
(Institution PI)
Professor
Department of Computer Science,
Prairie View A&M University
ssfrizell@pvamu.edu
Dr. Matthew Wettergreen
(Institution PI)
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Global Medical
Innovation Program, Bioengineering,
Rice University
mwettergreen@rice.edu
Dr. Azime Saydam
(Institution PI)
Interim Dean, College of
Science, Engineering and
Technology,
Texas Southern University
azime.saydam@tsu.edu

Jackson State University

Dr. Jacqueline Jackson (PI)
Associate Professor, Department
of Electrical and Computer
Engineering and Computer
Science
Dr. Wilbur Walters, Jr.
(Co-PI)
Dean, College of Science,
Engineering and Technology

Senior Personnel

Dr. April Tanner
Professor, Department of
Electrical and Computer
Engineering and Computer
Science
Dr. Robert Whalin
Professor,
Department of Civil
Engineering;
College of Science,
Engineering and Technology

Prairie View A&M University

Dr. Sherri Frizell (PI)
Professor,
Department of Computer Science
Dr. Kiranmai Bellam (Co-PI)
Associate Professor,
Department of Computer Science
Dr. Judy Perkins (Co-PI)
Interim Chair, Professor
Texas A&M University Regents
Professor,
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering

Senior Personnel

Dr. Noushin Ghaffari
Assistant professor, Department of
Computer Science
Dr. Seungchan Kim
Executive Professor, Department
of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Dr. Michael Gyamerah
Professor and Interim Head,
Department of Chemical
Engineering
Ms. Sharon Daniels
Computer Science Instructor, Department of Computer Science

Rice University

Dr. Matthew
Wettergreen (PI)
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Global Medical
Innovation Program, Bioengineering
Dr. Eduardo Salas (Co-PI)
Department Chair,
Allyn and Gladys
Cline Professor,
Psychological Sciences
Dr. Kyriacos Zygourakis (Co-PI)
Hartsook Professor of Chemical
and Biomolecular Engineering
Dr. Lesia Guinn
Project Manager
Postdoctoral Associate,
Department of Bioengineering

Senior Personnel

Mrs. Agustina Fernandez-Moya
Director of Engineering
Professional Masters Program
Dr. Christopher Jermaine
Chair, Department of Computer
Science
Dr. Ilya Hicks
Professor, Department Chair,
Computational and Applied
Mathematics
Dr. Ericson De Paula
MChE Program Director
Lecturer, Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering

Texas Southern University

Dr. Azime Saydam (PI)
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dr. Lila Ghemri (Co-PI)
Associate Professor, Department of
Computer Science
Dr. Graham Thomas (Co-PI)
Professor, Interim Chair, Department of
Engineering

Senior Personnel

Dr. Shishir Shishodia
Professor,
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Department of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences
Dr. Yachi Wanyan
Associate Professor, Department
of Engineering

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

Mr. Quincy Alexander
Chief, Software Engineering and Informatics Division
Mr. Edward Huell
Officer, Research Computer
Scientist
Ms. Speler Montgomery
Talent Acquisition Manager
Ms. Cynthia Banks
Strategic Integration Officer
Strategic Integration Office
ERDC Executive Office

Education and Behavioral Research Team

Dr. Yvette E. Pearson
Vice President
Office of Campus Resources and Support
UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teacher
UT Dallas
Dr. Sheryl Skaggs
Professor of Sociology School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
UT Dallas
Dr. Florence Emily Castillo
Research Associate
Office of Campus Resources and Support
UT Dallas
Dr. Sherri Frizell
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Prairie View A&M University

External Evaluators

Dr. Lana Rucks
Principal Consultant
The Rucks Group
Dr. Christopher Cox Consultant, Senior Research and Evaluation Associate
The Rucks Group
Mr. Spencer Queen Consultant, Research Assistant
The Rucks Group