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DPI-Shield T3 Call for Proposals
This DPI-Shield T3 Research Partnership is looking for proposals that will support the development of a new business in Personalized Health Diagnostics.
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Producing actionable research to improve Illinois education and workforce outcomes.
Our R&D Science Teams
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The use of innovation and technology in advancing the development of the next generation of the national civil infrastructure system.
CURES
Aiming to address urban sustainable development challenges of the 21st century.
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Arming Illinois with in-demand skills for lucrative and resilient jobs.
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Teacher Training Programs
Programs for High School and Community College Students
Applied Research
DPI-Shield T3 Call for Proposals
This DPI-Shield T3 Research Partnership is looking for proposals that will support the development of a new business in Personalized Health Diagnostics.
IWERC
Producing actionable research to improve Illinois education and workforce outcomes.
Our R&D Science Teams
Getting Illinois closer to solutions for its residents and companies.
ITRC
The use of innovation and technology in advancing the development of the next generation of the national civil infrastructure system.
CURES
Aiming to address urban sustainable development challenges of the 21st century.
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MEET THE DPI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Bill Jackson
Executive DPI Director
billjack@uillinois.edu
217-300-1645
Meg Bates
Director, Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)
megbates@uillinois.edu
Omowale Casselle
Director, Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
casselle@uillinois.edu
312-585-9028
Annabelle Clarke
Director, Administration
aclarke@uillinois.edu
312-585-9101
Jennifer Foil
Director, Workforce Education - Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
jfoil@uillinois.edu
312-585-9176
Mark Harris
Director, Community Education - Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
markh3@uillinois.edu
312-585-9159
Sanjuana Jaime-Nix
Director, Product
sjaime@uillinois.edu
Ranjan Karri
Director, Academic Affairs
rkarr2@uis.edu
Kumar Kintala
Innovation Hub Director
kintala@uillinois.edu
Liang Liu
Interim Director, Capital Programs
lliu1@illinois.edu
Bob Okabe
Director, New Business Ventures
rmokabe@uillinois.edu
Suzanne Schoeneweiss
Director, Development
suzannes@uif.uillinois.edu
Venkat Venkatakrishnan
Director, Research
venkat@uillinois.edu
Danielle Clark
Associate Director, Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
dkclark@uillinois.edu
Stephanie DeCicco
Associate Director, Community College Pathways, Community Education - Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
decicco@uillinois.edu
Morgan Diamond
Associate Director, Workforce Education - Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
diamondm@uillinois.edu
Michael Fitzsimons
Associate Director, R&D Programs
fitzm@uillinois.edu
Charity Freeman
Associate Director, Teacher Training, Community Education - Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
charityf@uillinois.edu
312-585-9196
Gina Grant
Associate Director, K-9 Student Programming, Community Education - Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
glgrant@uillinois.edu
312-575-7926
Karen Larson
Associate Director, Student Immersion Programs - Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
kplarson@uillinois.edu
312-585-9193
Kay Monelle
Associate Director, High School Programming
kaym@uillinois.edu
Karl Putz
Associate Director, R&D Programs
karlputz@uillinois.edu
Dominique Wilson
Associate Director of External Relations - Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
dwils5@uillinois.edu
Todd McFarlin
Assistant Director, Teacher Training, Community Education - Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
tmcfar1@uillinois.edu
312-413-5700
Lauryn Scott
Assistant Director, Marketing & Communication
lauryn@uillinois.edu
Adriann Anderson
Senior Coordinator, Business Operations
aander5@uillinois.edu
312-575-7837
Charlie Catlett
Senior Research Scientist
ccatlett@uillinois.edu
Joe Cheng
DPI Partnerships
jlcheng@illinois.edu
Laura Clements
Senior Project Manager, R&D
ljclem@uillinois.edu
312-668-9016
Mike Flavin
DPI Corporate Relations
mtflavin@uillinois.edu
Sandra Gesing
Scientific Outreach and DEI Lead
sgesing@uillinois.edu
312-668-9041
Pradeep Khanna
DPI International Relations
pkhanna@illinois.edu
Alan Solow
Special Advisor, External Relations
asolow@uic.edu
Jose Alvarado
Student Recruiter for Immersion Programs
jalva1@uillinois.edu
Victoria Bolf
Graduate Programs Coordinator
vicbolf@uillinois.edu
J Garpue Lieway
Grants and Contracts Associate
jglieway@uillinois.edu
Lupita Ramos-Lopez
Events and Social Media Coordinator
llopez62@uillinois.edu
312-668-9053
Gary Nixon
Recruiter and Student Engagement- Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
gnixon1@uillinois.edu
Jonathon Berlin
Visiting Sr. Multimedia Designer
jsberlin@uillinois.edu
Adam Horton
Visiting Lab Manager
adam47@uillinois.edu
Modou Jarju
Visiting Lab Technician
mljarju@uillinois.edu
Renu Kulkarni
Visiting Corporate Engagement Lead
renuk@uillinois.edu
Chi-Yu Lin
Visiting Research Scholar
clin213@uillinois.edu
Olivia Palid
Visiting Research Associate- Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
opalid2@uillinois.edu
312-668-9020
Melissa Pierce
Visiting Research Software Engineer
mlp16@uillinois.edu
Jaggi Yedetore
Visiting Business Development and Digital Solutions Architect
yn@illinois.edu
Mariana Barragan Torres
Research Specialist, IWERC
marianab@uillinois.edu
312-668-9026
Shereen Beilstein
Research Specialist, IWERC
beilste2@uillinois.edu
312-668-9025
Sarah Cashdollar
Associate Director of IWERC Research
secash@uillinois.edu
312-668-9067
Hamed Ibrahim
Postdoctoral Research Associate
hibrahim@illinois.edu
Anuj Tiwari
Visiting Research Associate
anujt@uic.edu
Stephanie Werner
Research Specialist, IWERC
swerne3@uillinois.edu
312-668-9026
Karen Colat
Administrative Assistant
kcolat@uillinois.edu
Marcia Lampela
DPI Site Management
mlampela@uillinois.edu
217-300-7457
Eva Lozano
Office Administrator
evalozan@uillinois.edu
Luis Navarrete
Program Assistant
luisn@uillinois.edu
Haneen Omar
Program Assistant
Homar4@uillinois.edu
312-668-9019
Nancy Saysavanh
Talent Management Partner
nsaysa2@uillinois.edu
Deepak Somaya
Don and Anne Edwards Scholar
dsomaya@illinois.edu
Darral Johnson-McMahan
Paige Ponder
Krystal White
Lindsey Vetvick
DPI Executive Committee
Nancy Amato
Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering and Department Head, Grainger College of Engineering, UIUC
namato@illinois.edu
Jennifer Bernhard
Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering, Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Grainger College of Engineering, UIUC
jbernhar@illinois.edu
Betsy Goulet
Clinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the UIS Child Advocacy Studies Program (CAST), UIS
bgoul2@uis.edu
Bill Jackson
DPI Executive Director
billjack@uillinois.edu
Anne-Marie Hanson
Associate Professor, UIS
ahans4@uis.edu
Rodney Hopson
Professor, College of Education, UIUC
hopson@illinois.edu
Marie Tejero Hughes
Director, Graduate Studies, College of Education, UIC
marieth@uic.edu
Jeffrey Eric Jenkins
Professor, College of Fine & Applied Arts, UIUC
jej@illinois.edu
Harley Johnson
Associate Dean for Research in the Grainger College of Engineering, UIUC
htj@illinois.edu
Karl Kochendorfer
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs; Chief Health Information Officer, UIC
kkoche1@uic.edu
Rachel Poretsky
Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UIC
microbe@uic.edu
Aria Razfar
Professor, College of Education, UIC
arazfar@uic.edu
Michael Stroscio
Richard and Loan Hill Professor / Distinguished Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UIC
stroscio@uic.edu
Lav Varshney
Associate Professor, Grainer College of Engineering, UIUC
varshney@illinois.edu
