Federal Research Innovation and ExpeNditures Dynamo (FRIENDs) of the Office of Research and Innovation are recognized based on achieving a cumulative level of federal research expenditures (CLFRE) in excess of $500,000 (FY2019-2024) and $750,000 (FY25+) as either PI or co-PI for the respective fiscal year.
FY 2024 FRIENDs
Dr. Phillip Anderson
Professor – Space Sciences
Dr. Ray Baughman
Professor – Chemistry
Dr. Joseph Boll
Associate Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Michael D. Burton
Associate Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Lunjin Chen
Professor – Space Sciences
Dr. Kyeongjae Cho
Professor – Materials Science Engineering
Dr. Shuang Cui
Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Fabiano Da Silveira Rodrigues
Associate Professor – Space Sciences
Dr. Gregory Dussor
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Rudi Fasan
Professor – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Vladimir Gevorgyan
Professor – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Mona Ghassemi
Associate Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Vibhav Giridhar Gogate
Associate Professor – Computer Science
Dr. John Hansen
Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. John Hart Jr.
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Seth Hays
Associate Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Roderick Heelis
Research Scientist – Space Sciences
Dr. Caroline Jones
Assistant Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Benedict Kolber
Associate Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Sven Kroener
Associate Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Stephen Levene
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Hongbing Lu
Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Bing Lv
Associate Professor – Physics
Dr. Georgios Makris
Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Gabriele Meloni
Associate Professor – Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dr. Faruck Morcos
Associate Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Alice O’Toole
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Kelli Palmer
Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Shalini Prasad
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Theodore Price
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Zhenpeng Qin
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Robert Rennaker
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Karen Rodrigue
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Mario Rotea
Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Michael Rugg
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Kamil Sarac
Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Kendra Seaman
Assistant Professor – Psychology
Dr. Catherine Thorn
Assistant Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Cormac Toher
Assistant Professor – Material Science Engineering
Dr. Gagandeep Wig
Associate Professor – Psychology
Dr. Guoping Xiong
Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Jie Zhang
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Jie Zheng
Professor – Chemistry
Dr. Yue Zhou
Associate Professor –Mechanical Engineering
FY 2023 FRIENDs
Dr. Phillip Anderson
Professor – Space Sciences
Dr. Michael D. Burton
Associate Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Carlos Busso
Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Lunjin Chen
Professor – Space Sciences
Dr. Stuart Cogan
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Fabiano Da Silveira Rodrigues
Associate Professor – Space Sciences
Dr. Shengwang Du
Professor – Physics
Dr. Gregory Dussor
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Baowei Fei
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Vibhav Giridhar Gogate
Associate Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Daniel Todd Griffith
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. John Hansen
Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. John Hart Jr.
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Seth Hays
Associate Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Roderick Heelis
Research Scientist – Space Sciences
Dr. Kristen Kennedy
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Latifur Khan
Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Eric Kildebeck
Research Scientist – Center for Engineering Innovation
Dr. Sven Kroener
Associate Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Yiorgos Makris
Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Candice Mills
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Reza Moheimani
Professor – Systems Engineering
Dr. Alice O’Toole
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Kelli Palmer
Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Theodore Price
Professor- Neuroscience
Dr. Zhenpeng Qin
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Robert Rennaker
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Michael Rugg
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Kamil Sarac
Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Catherine Thorn
Assistant Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Victor Varner
Assistant Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Walter Voit
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Gagandeep Wig
Associate Professor – Psychology
Dr. Chuanwei Zhang
Affiliate Professor – Physics
Dr. Jie Zhang
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
FY 2022 FRIENDs
Dr. Carlos Busso
Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Lunjin Chen
Professor – Space Sciences
Dr. Stuart Cogan
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Greg Dussor
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Lisa Goffman
Professor – Speech, Language and Hearing
Dr. Vibhav Gogate
Associate Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Todd Griffith
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Kevin Hamlen
Professor – Computer Science
Dr. John Hansen
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. John Hart Jr
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Seth Hays
Assistant Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Roderick Heelis
Research Scientist – Space Sciences
Dr. Kenneth Hoyt
Associate Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Eric Kildebeck
Professor – Engineering Innovation
Dr. Michael Kilgard
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Georgios Makris
Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Gabriele Meloni
Associate Professor – Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dr. Reza Moheimani
Professor – System Engineering
Dr. Faruck Morcos
Associate Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Kelli Palmer
Associate Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Denise Park
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Amy Pinkham
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Theodore Price
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Zhenpeng Qin
Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Robert Rennaker
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Mario Rotea
Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Michael Rugg
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Kamil Sarac
Associate Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Cesar Valladares
Research Scientist – Space Sciences
Dr. Gagan Wig
Associate Professor – Psychology
Dr. Jie Zhang
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Jie Zheng
Professor – Chemistry
FY 2021 FRIENDs
Dr. Zachary Campbell
Assistant Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Lunjin Chen
Associate Professor – Space Sciences
Dr. Greg Dussor
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Francesca Filbey
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Lisa Goffman
Professor – Speech, Language and Hearing
Dr. Vibhav Gogate
Associate Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Todd Griffith
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Kevin Hamlen
Professor – Computer Science
Dr. John Hansen
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. John Hart Jr
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Seth Hays
Assistant Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Roderick Heelis
Research Scientist – Space Sciences
Dr. Kenneth Hoyt
Associate Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Murat Kantaracioglu
Assistant Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Eric Kildebeck
Professor – Engineering Innovation
Dr. Michael Kilgard
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Yiorgos Makris
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Reza Moheimani
Professor – System Engineering
Dr. Kelli Palmer
Associate Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Denise Park
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Amy Pinkham
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Theodore Price
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Zhenpeng Qin
Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Mario Rotea
Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Michael Rugg
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Kamil Sarac
Associate Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Cesar Valladares
Research Scientist – Space Sciences
Dr. Victor Varner
Assistant Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Walter Voit
Associate Professor – Material Science Engineering
Dr. Jie Zheng
Professor – Chemistry
Dr. Marjorie Zielke
Professor – Modeling and Simulation
FY 2020 FRIENDs
Dr. Sheel Dodani
Assistant Professor – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Gregory Dussor
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Baowei Fei
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Francesca Filbey
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Vladimir Gevorgyan
Professor – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Vibhav Gogate
Associate Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Kevin Hamlen
Professor – Computer Science
Dr. John Hansen
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. John Hart Jr.
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Seth Hays
Associate Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Roderick Heelis
Professor – Space Sciences
Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu
Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Eric Kildebeck
Research Scientist– Center for Engineering Innovation
Dr. Michael Kilgard
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Georgios Makris
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Reza Moheimani
Professor – Systems Engineering
Dr. Alice O’Toole
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Kelli Palmer
Associate Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Denise Park
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Amy Pinkham
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Jonathan Ploski
Associate Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Theodore Price
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Zhenpeng Qin
Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Robert Rennaker
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Michael Rugg
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Kamil Sarac
Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Victor Varner
Assistant Professor – Bioengineering
FY 2019 FRIENDs
Dr. Ray Baughman
Professor – Chemistry
Dr. Stuart Cogan
Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Gregory Dussor
Associate Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Francesca Filbey
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Vibhav Gogate
Associate Professor – Computer Science
Dr. John Hart Jr.
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Seth Hays
Assistant Professor – Bioengineering
Dr. Roderick Heelis
Research Scientist – Space Sciences
Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu
Professor – Computer Science
Dr. Eric Kildebeck
Research Scientist – Center for Engineering Innovation
Dr. Michael Kilgard
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Kelli Palmer
Associate Professor – Biological Sciences
Dr. Denise Park
Professor – Psychology
Dr. Amy Pinkham
Associate Professor – Psychology
Dr. Ted Price
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Robert Rennaker
Professor – Neuroscience
Dr. Georgios Makris
Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Reza Moheimani
Professor – Systems Engineering
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