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Resilient Built Environments, Infrastructures and Engineered Systems

Designs, technologies, and practices for environmentally conscious and resource-efficient solutions for built environments

Theme Researchers and Staff

Kate Bashford

Project Manager

Convergence Research Postdoc

Tonya Coffey

Department Chair
Professor

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Professor

Jeremy Ferrell

Assistant Department Chair
Associate Professor

Seth Grooms

Assistant Professor

Dennis Guignet

Assistant Professor

Michael Hambourger

Associate Professor

Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren

Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
Professor

Mark Hills

Co-Director
Associate Professor

Kevin Gamble

Senior Lecturer

Hei-Young Kim

Research Scientist

Dr. Margaret "Maggie" Sugg

Department Honors Director
Associate Professor

Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk

Director of the Appalachian Impact Clinic
Professor

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Department Chair
Joseph F. Freeman Distinguished Professor

Dr. Owen Ash Morgan

Director of CERPA
Professor

Matt Ogwu

Assistant Professor

Grace Marasco-Plummer

Managing Director

Ram Poudel

Assistant Professor

Brian Raichle

ST Program Coordinator
Professor

Dr. James "Jamie" Russell

Director of Appalachian Energy Center
Professor

Chris Schoonover

Practitioner-in-Residence

Song Shu

Assistant Professor

Bob Swarthout

Director of Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor

Dr. Shea Tuberty

Director of the QEP
Professor

John Whitehead

Professor

Rebecca Witter

Associate Professor

Ok-Youn Yu

Department Chairperson
Professor