We engage UConn faculty who have in-depth knowledge of human factors intrinsic to engineering projects together in collaborative research and teaching with faculty in other disciplines such as sociology, political science, and geography. Together, we create projects and products to improve livelihoods and reduce environmental impact globally. We engage companies conducting engineering operations and work with impacted communities, supporting business development and innovation worldwide. Key faculty include:

Ghada Almashaqbeh
Computer Science and Engineering
Cluster(s):
Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Human Vulnerability

Emmanouil Anagnostou
Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Water, Health, and Food Security
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Alfredo Angeles-Boza
Chemistry
Cluster(s):
Engineering Education and Accessibility Rights
Engineering Substances and Process Sustainability

Carol Atkinson-Palombo
Geography
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Marisa E. Auguste
Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Amvrossios C. Bagtzoglou
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Water, Health, and Food Security

Oksan Bayulgen
Political Science
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Nefeli Bompoti
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Mark Boyer
Geography
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Davis Chacon-Hurtado
Civil and Environmental Engineering and Human Rights Institute
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Audrey Chapman
Department of Community Medicine and Health Care
Cluster(s):
Water, Health, and Food Security

Maria Chrysochoou
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Louanne Cooley
Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Fatemeh Fakhrmoosavi
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Norman Garrick
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Krystyna Gielo-Perczak
Biomedical Engineering
Cluster(s):
Engineering Education and Accessibility Rights

Amy Gorin
Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP)
Cluster(s):
Water, Health, and Food Security

Suining He
Computer Science and Engineering
Cluster(s):
Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Human Vulnerability
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Mark Healey
History
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Shareen Hertel
Political Science and Human Rights
Cluster(s):
Engineering Education and Accessibility Rights
Product Design, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Management

John Ivan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Prakash Kashwan
Brandeis University
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Kazem Kazerounian
Mechanical Engineering
Cluster(s):
Engineering Substances and Process Sustainability

Nicholas Lownes
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Radenka Maric
Materials Science and Engineering
Cluster(s):
Engineering Substances and Process Sustainability

Laura Mauldin
Human Development and Family Studies, and WGSS
Cluster(s):
Engineering Education and Accessibility Rights

Laurent Michel
Computer Science and Engineering
Cluster(s):
Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Human Vulnerability

Desen Özkan
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Cluster(s):
Engineering Education and Accessibility Rights
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Rupal Parekh
Social Work
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Alexandra Paxton
Psychological Sciences
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Malaquias Peña
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Michael Rubin
Human Rights Institute, Engineering and Business
Cluster(s):
Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Human Vulnerability

Lyle Scruggs
Political Science
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment
Engineering Substances and Process Sustainability

Anji Seth
Geography
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment
Water, Health, and Food Security

Eleanor Shoreman-Ouimet
Anthropology
Cluster(s): Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Helena Silva
Electrical Engineering and Materials Science
Cluster(s):
Engineering Substances and Process Sustainability

Ranjan Srivastava
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Cluster(s):
Engineering Substances and Process Sustainability

Amy Thompson
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cluster(s):
Product Design, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Management

Guiling Wang
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Arash Zaghi
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Engineering Education and Accessibility Rights

Jin Zhu
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Talbot Andrews
Political Science
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Patrick McKee
Office of Sustainability
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment

Leila Daneshmandi
Biomedical Engineering
Cluster(s):
Product Design, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Management
Students
Graduate Students

Ashley Benitez Ou
Geography
PhD Candidate

Natalie Goncalves
Human Rights
Masters Student

Olin Green
Civil and Environmental Engineering
PhD Student

Francesco Rouhana
Civil and Environmental Engineering
PhD Student
Undergraduate Students

Madelyn Kelly
Civil Engineering

Jack Turucek
Civil Engineering
Past Students
| Rosanna Neri Mini – Political Science; Human Rights |
| Avishan Montazer – Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Jared Klukas – Philosophy and Environmental Studies |
| Genevieve Rigler – Civil and Environmental Engineering |

















