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
Alfredo Angeles-Boza
Chemistry
Cluster(s):
Engineering Education and Accessibility Rights
Engineering Substances and Process Sustainability
Emmanouil Anagnostou
Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Water, Health, and Food Security
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment
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
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
Nicholas Lownes
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
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
Political Science
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment
Kazem Kazerounian
Mechanical Engineering
Cluster(s):
Engineering Substances and Process Sustainability
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

Materials Science and Engineering
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
Rupal Parekh
Social Work
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
Eleanor Shoreman Ouimet
Anthropology
Cluster(s): Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment
Anji Seth
Geography
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment
Water, Health, and Food Security
Alexandra Paxton
Psychological Sciences
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment
Amy Thompson
UTC Institute for Advanced Systems 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
Fatemeh Fakhrmoosavi
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cluster(s):
Community Planning, Resilience, and Justice for a Changing Environment
Students
Graduate Students |
Ashley Benitez Ou, PhD Candidate, Geography |
Genevieve Rigler, PhD student, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Olin Green, PhD student, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Francesco Rouhana, PhD student, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Undergraduate Students |
Leo Gamez - Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Sophia Fenn – Civil and Environmental Engineering, Spanish |
Past Students |
Rosanna Neri Mini – Political Science & Human Rights |
Avishan Montazer – Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Jared Klukas – Philosophy and Environmental Studies |