Center Directors
Regan Zane
Center Co-Director
Utah State University
Ivonne Santiago
Center Co-Director
University of Texas El Paso
Core Campus Directors
Doug Wilson
Auckland Campus Director
University of Auckland
New Zealand
Konstantina “Nadia” Gkritza
Purdue Campus Director
Adoption Lead
Purdue University
Antje Graul
USU Campus Director
Utah State University
Qin “Christine” Lv
CU Boulder Campus Director
Data Lead
University of Colorado Boulder
Soheil Nazarian
UTEP Campus Director
University of Texas El Paso
Affiliated Campus Leads
Khurram Afridi
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cornell University
Jason Quinn
Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University
Scott Trimboli
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering
University of Colorado
Colorado Springs
Ryan Gerdes
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Virginia Tech University
Masood Parvania
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Utah
Research Directors
Steve Pekarek
Convergent Research Director
Purdue University
Angela “Angie” Minichiello
Electrification Workforce Development Co-Director
Utah State University
Matthew Ohland
Electrification Workforce Development Director
Purdue University
Brandon Allen
Opportunity & Excellence Co-Director
Purdue University
Don Linford
Industry & Ecosystem Engagement Director
Utah State University
Project Leaders
Scott Trimboli
Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering
University of Colorado
Colorado Springs
Hongjie Wang
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Utah State University
Khurram Afridi
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cornell University
Brandon Allen
Opportunity & Excellence Co-Director
Purdue University
Marvin Halling
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Utah State University
Patrick Singleton
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Utah State University
Jennifer Ramos-Chavez
Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Texas El Paso
Sivaranjani “Siva” Seetharaman
Industrial Engineering
Purdue University
Research Area Leads
John Haddock
Purdue University
Paras Mandal
University of Texas El Paso
Emma Mecham
Utah State University
Dustin Maughan
Program Director, EVR Testbed Lead
Utah State University
Bri-Mathias Hodge
Simulation Testbed Lead
University of Colorado Boulder