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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 Projects and Programs

Advancing Environmental Justice in Disadvantaged NC Communities Through Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance for Manufacturing Facilities
Advancing Environmental Justice in Disadvantaged NC Communities Through Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance for Manufacturing Facilities
Environmental Protection Agency via East Carolina University
The Effects of Toxic Air Pollution and Climate Change on Maternal and Child Health
The Effects of Toxic Air Pollution and Climate Change on Maternal and Child Health: A Scoping Study of Vulnerable Communities and Research Needs
National Science Foundation (NSF)
INFRAMES garden
Increasing Interested Party Engagement and Co-Production for The International Network for Researching, Advancing, and Assessing Materials for Environmental Sustainability (INFRAMES)
National Science Foundation (NSF) via Duke University
Wind Turbine
Experiential Learning of Met Tower Instrumentation for Wind Energy Assessment at Appalachian State
DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) via REpowering Schools

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Theme Researchers and Staff

Kate Bashford
Kate Bashford

Project Manager

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Kim Bourne

Convergence Research Postdoc

Tonya Coffey
Tonya Coffey

Department Chair
Professor

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Anne Fanatico

Professor

Jeremy Ferrell
Jeremy Ferrell

Assistant Department Chair
Associate Professor

Seth Grooms
Seth Grooms

Assistant Professor

Dennis Guignet
Dennis Guignet

Assistant Professor

Michael Hambourger
Michael Hambourger

Associate Professor

Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren
Christine Ogilvie Hendren

Interim Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
Professor

Mark Hills
Mark Hills

Co-Director
Associate Professor

Kevin Gamble
Kevin Gamble

Senior Lecturer

Hei-Young Kim
Hei-Young Kim

Research Scientist

Dr. Margaret "Maggie" Sugg
Maggie Sugg

Department Honors Director
Associate Professor

Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk
Tamara Kowalczyk

Director of the Appalachian Impact Clinic
Professor

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Lori Medders

Department Chair
Joseph F. Freeman Distinguished Professor

Dr. Owen Ash Morgan
Owen Ash Morgan

Director of CERPA
Professor

Matt Ogwu
Matthew Ogwu

Assistant Professor

Grace Marasco-Plummer
Grace Marasco-Plummer

Interim Managing Director

Ram Poudel
Ram Poudel

Assistant Professor

Brian Raichle
Brian Raichle

ST Program Coordinator
Professor

Jay Rickabaugh
Jay Rickabaugh

Assistant Professor

Dr. James "Jamie" Russell
Jamie Russell

Director of Appalachian Energy Center
Professor

Chris Schoonover
Christopher Schoonover

Practitioner-in-Residence

Song Shu
Song Shu

Assistant Professor

Bob Swarthout
Bob Swarthout

Director of Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor

Dr. Shea Tuberty
Shea Tuberty

Director of the QEP
Professor

John Whitehead
John Whitehead

Professor

Rebecca Witter
Rebecca Witter

Associate Professor

Ok-Youn Yu
Ok-Youn Yu

Department Chairperson
Professor

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