Leadership
Lead Principal Investigators
Jackson State University
Dr. Jacqueline Jackson (Institution PI)
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Prairie View A&M
Dr. Sherri Frizell (Institution PI)
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Rice University
Dr. Matthew Wettergreen (Project Lead PI)
Associate Teaching Professor; Director of Global Medical Innovation Program, Department of Bioengineering
Texas Southern University
Dr. Azime S. Saydam (Institution PI)
Interim Dean, College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Jackson State University
Dr. Jacqueline Jackson (PI)
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Wilbur L. Walters, Jr. (Co-PI)
Dean, College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Senior Personnel
Dr. April Tanner
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Robert Whalin
Professor, Department 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)
Interim Dept Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
Dr. Judy Perkins (Co-PI)
Texas A&M University Systems Regents Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Senior Personnel
Dr. Noushin Ghaffari
Assistant professor, Department of Computer Science
Dr. Seungchan Kim
Director
CRI Center for Computational Systems Biology
Chief Scientist & Executive Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. April Lovelady
Associate Department Head & Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Michael Gyamerah
Professor and Interim Head, Department of Chemical Engineering
Rice University
Dr. Matthew Wettergreen (PI)
Associate Teaching Professor; Director of Global Medical Innovation Program, Department of Bioengineering
Dr. Kyriacos Zygourakis (Co-PI)
A. J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Dr. Eduardo Salas (Co-PI)
Department Chair, Psychological Sciences; Allyn R. & Gladys M. Cline Professor, Psychological Sciences
Senior Personnel
Mrs. Agustina Fernandez-Moya
Director of Engineering Professional Masters Program
Dr. Chris Jermaine
Chair, Department of Computer Science
Dr. Ilya Hicks
Professor; Department Chair, Computational and Applied Mathematics
Dr. Dilip Asthagiri
Associate Research Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
MChE Program Director
Texas Southern University
Dr. Azime S. Saydam (PI)
Interim Dean, College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Dr. Lila Ghemri (Co-PI)
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Dr. Graham Thomas (Co-PI)
Interim Chair, Department of Engineering
Senior Personnel
Dr. Shishir Shishodia
Professor, Department of Biology; Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Dr. Yaqi Wanyan
Associate Professor, Department of Department of Civil Engineering
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Mr. Quincy G. Alexander
Chief, Sensor Integration Branch, Information Technology Laboratory
Mr. Edward Huell
Officer, Research Computer Scientist
Additional Contributors
External Consultant
Dr. Yvette E. Pearson, UT Dallas
Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teacher
The University of Texas at Dallas
External Evaluator
Dr. Lana Rucks, Principal Consultant, The Rucks Group
External Evaluator
Dr. Julia Siwierka, Consultant, The Rucks Group
External Evaluator
Dr. Christopher Cox, Consultant, The Rucks Group