FRIENDs of Research and Innovation

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

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Dr. Ray Baughman

Professor – Chemistry

Dr. Joseph Boll

Associate Professor – Biological Sciences

Dr. Michael Burton

Dr. Michael D. Burton

Associate Professor – Neuroscience

Carlos Busso

Dr. Carlos Busso

Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. Lunjin Chen

Professor – Space Sciences

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Dr. Kyeongjae Cho

Professor – Materials Science Engineering

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Dr. Shuang Cui

Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Fabiano Da Silveira Rodrigues

Associate Professor – Space Sciences

Dr. Shengwang Du

Professor – Physics

Greg Dussor

Dr. Gregory Dussor

Professor – Neuroscience

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Dr. Rudi Fasan

Professor – Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Dr. Vladimir Gevorgyan

Professor – Chemistry and Biochemistry

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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

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Dr. Caroline Jones

Assistant Professor – Bioengineering

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Dr. Benedict Kolber

Associate Professor – Neuroscience

Dr. Sven Kroener

Associate Professor – Neuroscience

stephen-levene

Dr. Stephen Levene

Professor – Bioengineering

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Dr. Hongbing Lu

Professor – Mechanical Engineering

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Dr. Bing Lv

Associate Professor – Physics

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Dr. Georgios Makris

Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Dr. Gabriele Meloni

Associate Professor – Chemistry & Biochemistry

Dr. Faruck Morcos

Associate Professor – Biological Sciences

Dr. Alice O’Toole

Professor – Psychology

Kelli Palmer

Dr. Kelli Palmer

Professor – Biological Sciences

Dr. Joseph Pancrazio

Professor – Bioengineering

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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. Chuanwei Zhang

Dr. Chuanwei Zhang

Affiliate Professor – Physics

Dr. Jie Zhang

Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering

Jie Zheng

Dr. Jie Zheng

Professor – Chemistry

Dr. Yue Zhou

Associate Professor –Mechanical Engineering

FY 2023 FRIENDs

Dr. Phillip Anderson

Professor – Space Sciences

Dr. Michael Burton

Dr. Michael D. Burton

Associate Professor – Neuroscience

Carlos Busso

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

Greg Dussor

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

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

Reza Moheimani

Dr. Reza Moheimani

Professor – Systems Engineering

Dr. Alice O’Toole

Professor – Psychology

Kelli Palmer

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

Victor Varner

Dr. Victor Varner

Assistant Professor – Bioengineering

Dr. Walter Voit

Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Gagandeep Wig

Associate Professor – Psychology

Dr. Chuanwei Zhang

Dr. Chuanwei Zhang

Affiliate Professor – Physics

Dr. Jie Zhang

Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering

FY 2022 FRIENDs

Carlos Busso

Dr. Carlos Busso

Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. Lunjin Chen

Professor – Space Sciences

Dr. Stuart Cogan

Professor – Bioengineering

Greg Dussor

Dr. Greg Dussor

Professor – Neuroscience

Dr. Lisa Goffman

Dr. Lisa Goffman

Professor – Speech, Language and Hearing

Dr. Vibhav Gogate

Associate Professor – Computer Science

Dr. Todd Griffith

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

Kenneth Hoyt

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

Reza Moheimani

Dr. Reza Moheimani

Professor – System Engineering

Dr. Faruck Morcos

Associate Professor – Biological Sciences

Kelli Palmer

Dr. Kelli Palmer

Associate Professor – Biological Sciences

Dr. Joseph Pancrazio

Professor – Bioengineering

Dr. Denise Park

Professor – Psychology

Amy Pinkham

Dr. Amy Pinkham

Professor – Psychology

Dr. Theodore Price

Professor – Neuroscience

Dr. Zhenpeng Qin

Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering

Robert Rennaker

Dr. Robert Rennaker

Professor – Neuroscience

Dr. Mario Rotea

Professor – Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Michael Rugg

Professor – Psychology

Dr. Kamil Sarac

Associate Professor – Computer Science

Cesar Valladares

Dr. Cesar Valladares

Research Scientist – Space Sciences

Dr. Gagan Wig

Associate Professor – Psychology

Dr. Jie Zhang

Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering

Jie Zheng

Dr. Jie Zheng

Professor – Chemistry

FY 2021 FRIENDs
Dr. Zachary Campbell

Dr. Zachary Campbell

Assistant Professor – Biological Sciences

Dr. Lunjin Chen

Associate Professor – Space Sciences

Greg Dussor

Dr. Greg Dussor

Professor – Neuroscience

Dr. Francesca Filbey

Professor – Psychology

Dr. Lisa Goffman

Dr. Lisa Goffman

Professor – Speech, Language and Hearing

Dr. Vibhav Gogate

Associate Professor – Computer Science

Dr. Todd Griffith

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

Kenneth Hoyt

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

Reza Moheimani

Dr. Reza Moheimani

Professor – System Engineering

Kelli Palmer

Dr. Kelli Palmer

Associate Professor – Biological Sciences

Dr. Joseph Pancrazio

Professor – Bioengineering

Dr. Denise Park

Professor – Psychology

Amy Pinkham

Dr. Amy Pinkham

Professor – Psychology

Dr. Theodore Price

Professor – Neuroscience

Dr. Zhenpeng Qin

Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Mario Rotea

Professor – Mechanical Engineering

Michael Rugg

Dr. Michael Rugg

Professor – Psychology

Dr. Kamil Sarac

Associate Professor – Computer Science

Cesar Valladares

Dr. Cesar Valladares

Research Scientist – Space Sciences

Victor Varner

Dr. Victor Varner

Assistant Professor – Bioengineering

Dr. Walter Voit

Associate Professor – Material Science Engineering

Jie Zheng

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

Reza Moheimani

Dr. Reza Moheimani

Professor – Systems Engineering

Dr. Alice O’Toole

Professor – Psychology

Dr. Kelli Palmer

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

Victor Varner

Dr. Victor Varner

Assistant Professor – Bioengineering

FY 2019 FRIENDs

Dr. Ray Baughman

Professor – Chemistry

Dr. Stuart Cogan

Professor – Bioengineering

Greg Dussor

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

Murat Kantarcioglu

Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu

Professor – Computer Science

Dr. Eric Kildebeck

Research Scientist – Center for Engineering Innovation

Dr. Michael Kilgard

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

Reza Moheimani

Dr. Reza Moheimani

Professor – Systems Engineering