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. Carlos Busso
Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering

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. Shengwang Du
Professor – Physics

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. Chuanwei Zhang
Affiliate Professor – Physics

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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