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
Faculty Profile
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Lee Ferguson

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

lee.ferguson@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5460
Faculty Profile
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

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
Faculty Profile
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

Vlad Tarabara

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

tarabara@msu.edu
+1 (517) 432-1755
Faculty Profile
Assessment and evaluation
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution
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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
Faculty Profile
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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
Faculty Profile
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Merlin Bruening

Professor, Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University

bruening@chemistry.msu.edu
+1 (517) 355-9715 x237
Faculty Profile
Assessment and evaluation
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

Ashutosh Chilkoti

Theo Pilkington Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University

chilkoti@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5373
Faculty Profile

Marc Deshusses

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

marc.deshusses@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5480
Faculty Profile

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
Faculty Profile

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
Faculty Profile

Claudia Gunsch

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

ckgunsch@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5208
Faculty Profile
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

Heileen (Helen) Hsu-Kim

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

hsukim@duke.edu
+1 (919) 660-5109
Faculty Profile
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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
Faculty Profile
IRT3: Life cycle and sustainability analysis of transport and production scenarios

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
Faculty Profile
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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
Faculty Profile
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

Thomas Voice

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

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

Irene Xagoraraki

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

xagorara@egr.msu.edu
+1 (517) 353-8539
Faculty Profile
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

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
Faculty Profile
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
Faculty Profile
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

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
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

Noelle DeStefano

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

noelle.destefano@duke.edu
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

Brian Drollette

PhD Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University

brian.drollette@duke.edu
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

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
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

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
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Charifa Hejase

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

hejasech@msu.edu
Membrane coatings for mitigation of membrane fouling and improved rejection of oil
Policy aspects of the water-energy nexus
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution
IRT3: Life cycle and sustainability analysis of transport and production scenarios

Corliss Johnson

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

cjohn122@eagles.nccu.edu
Photocatalytic membranes for ballast water treatment
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Osman Karatum

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

osman.karatum@duke.edu
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Kumar Kshitij

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

kkumar@eagles.nccu.edu
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Alexandra Malin

MS Student, Chemistry
Michigan State University

malinale@msu.edu
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Sina Jahangiri Mamouri

PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
Michigan State University

Jahangi5@msu.edu
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

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
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Rosaline Nyalley

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

rnyallay@eagles.nccu.edu
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Damilola Okunsokan

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

dokunsok@eagles.nccu.edu
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Tierra Poteat

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

tpoteat1@eagles.nccu.edu
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Grace Schwartz

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Duke University

ges15@duke.edu

Hang Shi

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

shihang2@msu.edu
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

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
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Zhefei Yang

PhD Student, Chemistry
Michigan State University

yangzhef@chemistry.msu.edu

Affiliated Students

Seyma Kucuk

MS Student, Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

kucukse1@msu.edu
Membrane coatings for mitigation of membrane fouling and improved rejection of oil
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution

Evan OBrien

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Michigan State University

obrienev@msu.edu

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