People

Principal Investigators

John Bang

Associate Professor and Chair Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

jjbang@nccu.edu
+1 (919) 530-6569
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Lee Ferguson

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

lee.ferguson@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5460
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Joan Rose

Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, ProfessorDepartment of Fisheries and WildlifeDepartment of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Michigan State University

rosejo@msu.edu
+1 (517) 432-4412
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Vlad Tarabara

ProfessorDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Science and Policy Program
Michigan State University

tarabara@msu.edu
+1 (517) 432-1755
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Assessment and evaluation
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Mark Wiesner

ProfessorDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringDirector, Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology
Duke University

wiesner@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5292
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Senior Personnel

Andre Bénard

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Michigan State University

benard@egr.msu.edu
+1 (517) 432-1522
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Ashutosh Chilkoti

Theo Pilkington Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University

chilkoti@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5373
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Marc Deshusses

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

marc.deshusses@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5480
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Jay Golden

Associate Professor of the Practice for Sustainable Systems Analysis, Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment.Director, Duke Center for Sustainability and Commerce
Duke University

jay.golden@duke.edu
+1 (919) 613-3646
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Norman Graham

Professor, International Relations, James Madison CollegeDirector, Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
Michigan State University

grahamn@msu.edu
+1 (517) 353-3372
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Claudia Gunsch

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

ckgunsch@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5208
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Heileen (Helen) Hsu-Kim

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

hsukim@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5109
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Tomas Hult

Byington Endowed Chair and Professor, Marketing and International BusinessDirector, Center for International Business Education and Research
Michigan State University

hult@bus.msu.edu
+1 (517) 353-4336
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Glenda Kelly

Research Scientist
Duke University

glenda.kelly@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5575
Assessment and evaluation
Outreach

Desiree Plata

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

desiree.plata@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5209
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Avner Vengosh

Professor, Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment
Duke University

vengosh@duke.edu
+1 (919) 681-6831
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Thomas Voice

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

voice@egr.msu.edu
+1 (517) 353-9718
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Assessment and evaluation

Irene Xagoraraki

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

xagorara@egr.msu.edu
+1 (517) 353-8539
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Faculty Consultants

Erin Dreelin

Associate Director, Center for Water Sciences. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Michigan State University

dreelin@msu.edu
+1 (517) 353-7746
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Assessment and evaluation
Outreach

Charles Petty

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Michigan State University

petty@egr.msu.edu
+1 (517) 353-5486
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Students

Esther Adaghe

MS Student, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

Gargy Agnihotry

Undergraduate Student, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

Jaimun Agnihotry

Undergraduate Student, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

Chinazor Azubike

MS Student, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

Elizabeth M. B. Bloomhardt-Doran

PhD Student, Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment
Duke University

liz.bloomhardt@duke.edu

Alex Casabuena

MS Student, Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

casabuen@msu.edu

Jane Cooper

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

jane.cooper@duke.edu

Hien Dang

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

hiendang@msu.edu
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Noelle DeStefano

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

noelle.destefano@duke.edu
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Brian Drollette

PhD Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

brian.drollette@duke.edu
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Marielle DuToit

PhD Student, Environmental EngineeringDuke University PhD student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

marielle.dutoit@duke.edu

Matthew Flood

PhD student, Fisheries and WildlifeMSU Environmental Science and Policy Fellow
Michigan State University

floodmat@msu.edu
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Billy Gerhard

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

Haley Harrison

MS Student, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences 
Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement

hharri15@eagles.nccu.edu
Photocatalytic membranes for ballast water treatment
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Corliss Johnson

MS Student, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

cjohn122@eagles.nccu.edu
Photocatalytic membranes for ballast water treatment
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Osman Karatum

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

osman.karatum@duke.edu
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Kumar Kshitij

Undergraduate researcher, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

kkumar@eagles.nccu.edu
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Alexandra Malin

MS Student, Chemistry
Michigan State University

malinale@msu.edu
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Sina Jahangiri Mamouri

PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
Michigan State University

Jahangi5@msu.edu
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Brandon Morrison

PhD Student
Duke University

brandon.morrison@duke.edu

Shawn Muslim

MS Student, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

smuslim@eagles.nccu.edu
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Rosaline Nyalley

Undergraduate researcher, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

rnyallay@eagles.nccu.edu
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Damilola Okunsokan

Undergraduate researcher, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

dokunsok@eagles.nccu.edu
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Tierra Poteat

MS Student, Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
North Carolina Central University

tpoteat1@eagles.nccu.edu
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Grace Schwartz

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

ges15@duke.edu

Hang Shi

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

shihang2@msu.edu
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Amalia Turner

PhD student, Environmental EngineeringNSF Graduate Research FellowChateaubriand Fellow
Duke University

amalia.turner@duke.edu

Nathaniel Warner

Earth & Ocean Sciences
Duke University

nathaniel.warner@duke.edu

Judy Winglee

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

judith.winglee@duke.edu
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Zhefei Yang

PhD Student, Chemistry
Michigan State University

yangzhef@chemistry.msu.edu

Affiliated Students

Evan OBrien

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

obrienev@msu.edu

International Partners

André Ayral

Professor
University of Montpellier

andre.ayral@umontpellier.fr
+33 4 67 14 91 43
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Jean-Yves Bottero

Director
Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement

bottero@cerege.fr
+33 (044) 297-1515
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J. Paul Chen

Associate Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
National University of Singapore

Jia Wei Chew

Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Biomedical EngineeringCluster Leader, Singapore Membrane Technology Center
Nanyang Technological University

JChew@ntu.edu.sg
+65 6316 8916
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Tony Fane

ProfessorDirector-Mentor, Singapore Membrane Technology Center
Nanyang Technological University

agfane@ntu.edu.sg
+65 6790 5272
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Karina GinYew-Hoong

Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore

ceeginyh@nus.edu.sg
+65 6516 8104
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Marc Heran

Associate Professor
University of Montpellier

marc.heran@univ-montp2.fr
+33 4 67 14 37 23
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Jiangyong Hu

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
National University of Singapore

esehujy@nus.edu.sg
+65 6516 4540
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Barry C. Kelly

Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
National University of Singapore

Ismail Koyuncu

Professor, Department of Environmental EngineeringDirector, National Research Center on Membrane Technologies (MEM-TEK)
Istanbul Technical University

koyuncu@itu.edu.tr
+90 (212) 285-3789
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Lai Yoke Lee

Research Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringNUS Tropical Marine Science Institute
National University of Singapore

tmslly@nus.edu.sg
+65 6516 3003
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Geoffroy Lesage

Associate professor
University of Montpellier

Geoffroy.Lesage@univ-montp2.fr
+33 4 67 14 33 13
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Jérôme Rose

Director of research, Interfaces and Transport Processes
Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement

rose@cerege.fr
+33 (044) 297-1529
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Stéphanie Roualdes

Assistant Professor
University of Montpellier

stephanie.roualdes@umontpellier.fr
+33 4 67 14 91 81
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Rong Wang

Associate ProfessorDirector, Singapore Membrane Technology Center
Nanyang Technological University

rwang@ntu.edu.sg
+65 6790 5327
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