Research Project Investigator
David Watkins, PE
- Distinguished Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- dwatkins@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1640
- Dow 806
Co-Principal Investigators
- Co-Principal Investigator
- Assistant Professor
- Senior Global Futures Scientist
- datu.buyung.agusdinata@asu.edu
- 480-965-5738
- Arizona State University
- Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- Director of Research, Center for Innovation in Sustainability & Resilience
Research Interests
- Socio-technological systam transitions
- Technology adoption
- Energy policy
- Energy practices
- Sustainable communities
- Self-provisioning
- Environmental education
- Co-Principal Investigator
- Professor of Meteorology
- Director, Institute for CyberScience
- jle7@psu.edu
- Penn State University
Rachael Shwom
- Co-Principal Investigator
- Professor of Human Ecology
Research Project Team Members
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- Program Director, International Honors Program, School for International Training
- Michigan Tech University
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- B.S. Computer Science graduate
- Michigan Technological University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Air Management Engineer, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Michigan Tech University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Assistant Professor, School of Community & Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
- Rutgers University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan Tech University
- National Climate Fellow, Change the Chamber
- arichakr@mtu.edu
- Michigan Technological University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Software Engineer, Apple
- Michigan Tech University
- Project Manager
- Research Project Manager
- fewcon@mtu.edu
- Michigan Tech University
- Senior Personnel
- Associate Extension Specialist/Associate Professor
- cuite@rutgers.edu
- 848-932-4544
- Rutgers University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Technical Sales Manager, Kongsberg Discovery
- Michigan Tech University
- Senior Personnel
- Research Social Scientist
- kfloress@fs.fed.us
- 224-999-4051
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service
- Senior Personnel
- Professor of Meteorology
- Penn State University
- Associate Vice President for Research Development
- University Professor of Natural Resource Policy
- Joint Appointment in Social Sciences and CFRES
- kehalvor@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3098
- Lakeshore Center 304
Areas of Expertise
- Climate change mitigation policy
- Arctic climate change impacts
- Energy conservation policy
- Renewable energy policy
- Indigeneity and climate policy
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- Director of Meteorology, Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority
- Penn State University
"Only in the present do things happen"
—Jorge Luis Borges
—Jorge Luis Borges
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, CEGE and Social Sciences
- Faculty Advisor, Green Campus Enterprise
- rhandler@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3612
- H-STEM 235
Courses
- ENG 4515/5515 Introduction to Sustainability and Resilience
- ENG 4525/5525 Systems Analysis for Sustainability and Resilience
- CM 3980 Sustainable Chemical Engineering
- Green Campus Enterprise
Research Interests
- Life-cycle assessment
- Sustainability and resilience
- Food, Energy, and Water systems
- Sustainable materials and manufacturing
- Ecosystem services
- Aquaponics and hydroponics
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Project Manager, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- muhammadadnan.hanif@asu.edu
- Arizona State University
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- PhD student, Cornell University
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Laboratory Technician, Firmenich
- Rutgers University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- M.S. Environmental Engineering graduate
- Michigan Tech University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Graduate Research Assistant, Rutgers University
- Rutgers University
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- Carbon Expert, Watershed Technology Inc.
- University of Minnesota
- Graduate Research Assistant
- B.S. Computer Science graduate
- Michigan Technological University
William Lytle
- Graduate Research Assistant
- CEO/Founder at Evergreen International Sustainability Solutions LLC
- Director of Research with the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
- eiss.ceo@gmail.com
- Michigan Tech University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Software Engineer, Ford Motor Company
- Michigan Tech University
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Physics
- dminakat@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1830
- Dow 801
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes
- Environmental Process and Design
- Computational Environmental Engineering and Chemistry
Research Interests
- Sustainable water and wastewater treatment and management
- Development of assessing and predicting tools for water treatment technologies
- Innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies for energy saving and harvesting
- Systematic and integrated understanding of water and wastewater reuse
- Application of computational chemistry and molecular modeling
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Undergraduate Research Assistant, Arizona State University
- ktnguy61@asu.edu
- Arizona State University
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Software Developer, GitKraken
- Arizona State University
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Software Engineer, OutSystems
- Arizona State University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Penn State University
- adp29@psu.edu
- PennState University
Jacob Slattery
- Graduate Research Assistant
- DOE Clean Energy Innovator Fellow with the Migizi Economic Development Company
- Michigan Tech University
- Senior Personnel
- Professor of Sustainable Systems Management
- timsmith@umn.edu
- 612 624 6755
- University of Minnesota
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Software Developer, Omeda
- Michigan Tech University
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool."
—Richard Feynman
—Richard Feynman
- Professor, Computer Science
- Affiliated Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
- wallace@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3431
- Rekhi Hall 205
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- software usability & accessibility
- gerontechnology
- smart & connected communities
- communication in software development
- agile development methods
- applied formal methods
- computing ethics
- sustainable computing
- computer science & software engineering education
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Civil Engineer, Fuss & O'Neill
- Michigan Tech University
- Senior Personnel
- Professor of Environmental Studies
- Elizabeth.J.Wilson@dartmouth.edu
- 603-646-6693
- Dartmouth University
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- Professor of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Chongqing University
- yi.yang@cqu.edu.cn
- University of Minnesota