Participating Faculty Mentors
Virginia Tech faculty who have expressed interest in mentoring a presidential postdoctoral fellow are listed below. Note, however, that any faculty member at Virginia Tech can host a fellow as part of this program. Postdoctoral associates interested in applying for a fellowship should contact a potential faculty mentor directly to enquire about overall alignment with this program.
The search box above the faculty mentors table provides the ability to search the list by the fellowship track the faculty are participating in (Research Frontiers, Cybersecurity, Innovation), the relevant Research Frontier area of their work, department, faculty name, as well as research areas of particular interest for the fellow. Using this box can help refine your search for faculty mentors relevant to your research training and goals.
Virginia Tech faculty who would like to appear on this page as a potential Virginia Tech Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow mentor should submit this form.
This list is on-going and will continue to grow.
Mentor | Track | Topics | |
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Luo, Xin Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology | Research Frontiers - Health | Immunology; preferably mucosal immunology | |
Santos, Webster Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Health | Drug discovery; Medicinal Chemistry; Organic Synthesis; Multiple Sclerosis; Fatty Liver Disease; Kidney Fibrosis; Obesity | |
Yu, Jia-Ray Fralin Biomedical Research Institute | Research Frontiers - Health | Epigenetics, Cancer, Chromatin, Pediatric Brain Tumor | |
Xiao, Shuhai Geosciences | Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | Geobiology, Astrobiology, Paleobiology, Earth System History | |
Quan, Lina Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Quantum | Spin-manipulation in hybrid semiconductors for spintronic and circular polarized optical related applications. | |
Gao, Peng Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | Security, privacy, systems, networking, AI | |
Escobar, Luis Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | Disease biogeography; Ecological niche modeling; Global Health Security; Ecology; Biodiversity; Disease Mapping; Global Change; Climate Change; | |
Murali, T. M. Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | protein interaction networks, pandemic prevention, host-pathogen interactions, deep learning, single-cell genomics | |
Shi, Yi Commonwealth Cyber Initiative | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | Wireless networks; wireless communications; network security; optimization; machine learning | |
Li, Liwu Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Innate immunity, inflammation, heart disease, sepsis, immune cells | |
Marston, Landon Civil and Environmental Engineering | Research Frontiers - Security | water security; human-water systems; water scarcity; climate change; water use; interdependent infrastructure; water governance; food-energy-water nexus | |
Marr, Linsey Civil and Environmental Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | airborne transmission of viruses; pathogen detection in air | |
Jarome, Timothy Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences and the School of Neuroscience | Research Frontiers - Health | Neurobiology of Learning and Memory; Epigenetics; Ubiquitin-Proteasome Signaling; Sex Differences | |
Auguste, Albert Entomology | Research Frontiers - Health | Vaccine development; Flavivirus; Orthobunyavirus; Arbovirus pathogenesis and animal model development; Virus-virus and host-virus interactions; Correlates of protection. | |
Deng, Xinwei Statistics | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | machine learning; statistical modeling; design of experiments | |
Lee, Sang Won Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | HCI; AI-mediated Communication; Mixed-initiative systems; Hybrid Intelligence | |
Lim, Theodore School of Public and International Affairs | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Urban and environmental analytics, resilience to climate change, urban infrastructure (especially water infrastructures) | |
Mehrizi-Sani, Ali ECE | Research Frontiers - Security | Power system cybersecurity, 5G for integration of renewables | |
Lou, Wenjing Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | For this position, the applicant must have experience and knowledge in two or more areas of the following: wireless security related to spectrum research, 5G/B5G wireless network architecture and protocol security, security and privacy of IoT systems, security and privacy in connected and autonomous vehicles, trustworthy machine learning systems, privacy protection technologies, blockchain and decentralized systems. In addition, the applicant must have excellent communication skills, both oral and written, in English, and have completed a Ph.D. degree in CS, CE, EE or other closely related disciplines by the time of employment. | |
Couvillon, Margaret Entomology | Research Frontiers - Security | Pollinator Biology and Ecology; Honey Bee Foraging and Recruitment; Honey Bee Communication | |
Davy, Kevin Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise | Research Frontiers - Health | Cardiometabolic dysfunction in obesity and aging | |
Doan, Thinh Electrical and Computer Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | Cybersecurity, Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning, Game Theory, Optimization, Control Theory, Multi-Agent Systems | |
Sikora, Jamie Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security, Research Frontiers - Quantum | Quantum Cryptography; Quantum Information; Quantum Computing | |
Luther, Kurt Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | human-computer interaction; social computing; crowdsourcing; human-AI collaboration; open source intelligence; misinformation; digital humanities | |
Czuba, Jonathan Biological Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | Ecological Restoration; Environmental Modeling and Simulation; Environmental Data Analysis and Visualization; Pollution in Freshwater Systems; Watersheds, Lake, and Reservoir Management; Climate Change; Disaster Resilience | |
Bai, Xianming (David) Materials Science and Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Quantum | Atomistic-level modeling the properties of functional materials such as semiconductors, battery materials, and solar cell materials | |
Whitehead, Susan Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | plant evolutionary ecology; chemical ecology; agroecology | |
Rakha, Hesham CEE | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | AI-based traffic state prediction; transportation cyber security; AI-based driver behavior modeling | |
Morrison, Travis Mathematics | Research Frontiers - Security, Research Frontiers - Quantum | Number theory; cryptography; post-quantum cryptography; | |
Hou, Tom Electrical and Computer Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | AI/ML or cybersecurity for 5G/next-G | |
Nussbaum, Maury Industrial & Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | Remote healthcare; rehabilitation; aging; adaptive physical training | |
Muller Vasconcelos, Marcos Commonwealth Cyber Initiative | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | My research interests are in the general area of multi-agent systems (both natural and artificial) and designing robust intelligent devices that can learn and adapt to make provably optimal distributed decisions with applications in robotics and sensor networks. | |
Lim, Sol Industrial and Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | Wearable sensing technology to improve human health and well-being; inclusive design; multimodal feedback | |
Easton, Zachary BSE | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Use inspired AI; climate smart agriculture; analytics; hybrid AI modeling; decision making; climate risk | |
Nain, Amrinder Mechanical Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | biomechanics, cell forces, cell motility, mitosis, cell death, nucleus and chromatin biology, focal adhesions, organoid biology, contact inhibition of locomotion | |
King-Casas, Brooks Psychology | Research Frontiers - Health | computational psychiatry; decision-making; functional neuroimaging | |
Sun, Wujin Biological Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | Biomaterials; Drug delivery; Synthetic Biology | |
Cheng, Jiangtao Mechanical Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | Micro/Nano-fluidics, Optofluidics, Heat transfer, Sustainable energy, Biosensing | |
Childs, Lauren Mathematics | Research Frontiers - Health | Multi-scale modeling of infectious disease; Incorporation of heterogeneity in infectious disease dynamics. | |
Bansal, Manish Industrial and Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Security | Stochastic and Distributionally Robust Optimization; Homeland Security; Logistics; Telerobotics; Integer Programming; Game Theory; Network Interdiction; Operations Research | |
Cohen, Alasdair Population Health Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Drinking Water, Wastewater, Rural Health, Rural Poverty, Indicators | |
Duraj-Thatte, Anna Biological Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | Engineered Living Materials; Biomaterials; Synthetic Biology; Protein Engineering; Sustainable Materials | |
Zhang, Mike Biological Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | Development of nano-vaccines against psychoactive compounds. | |
Bertke, Andrea Population Health Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Neurovirology; emerging viruses; viral pathogenesis in animal models; neuronal regulation of virus infections. | |
Weger, James Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology | Research Frontiers - Health | mosquito-borne viruses; SARS-CoV-2; host-virus-environment interactions; virus evolution; virus transmission; vaccines; antivirals | |
Chung, Tijay Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Security | internet security; internet measurement; internet privacy | |
Pruden, Amy Civil & Environmental Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Antibiotic Resistance, Opportunistic Pathogens, Sustainable Water Systems, Environmental Monitoring, Metagenomics, Bioinformatics, | |
Hawley, Dana Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | infectious disease ecology and evolution; wildlife disease | |
Arena, Christopher Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics | Research Frontiers - Health | Postdoctoral Engineer and Surgical Resident Biodesign training program with Carilion Clinic, Preparation for entrepreneurial careers in the medical device industry, Co-PI David Salzberg, Director of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery | |
Tuohy, Joanne Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Comparative oncology; osteosarcoma; tumor immunology; tumor ablation; focused ultrasound; high-frequency irreversible electroporation | |
Biase, Fernando Animal and Poultry Sciences | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | infertility; machine learning; embryo development; genomics | |
Bartlett, Michael Mechanical Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Soft robotics; Multifunctional materials; Wearables | |
Matson, John Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Health | Polymer synthesis; drug delivery | |
Savla, J. Tina Center for Gerontology & Dept. of Human Development | Research Frontiers - Health | Stress, Health, and Well-Being in Mid and Late Life; Family Relationships, Support Networks, and Caregiving; Chronic Disease Management (e.g., Dementia); Longitudinal Designs and Daily Diary Methods | |
Kekatos, Vassilis Electrical & Computer Engineering | Research Frontiers - Quantum | Quantum computing for electric power systems problems; Quantum computing for statistical signal processing | |
Barrett, John Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Climate change, polar ecology, ecological resilience | |
Shortridge, Julie Biological Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Security | Climate change; environmental security; integrated systems modeling; data analytics | |
Chandel, Abhilash Biological Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | The successful candidate will work in the Precision Agriculture Technologies and Data Management program. The broad research areas include but are not limited to: Remote sensing and GIS (Ground, Aerial and Satellite-based), Internet-of-Things, Cloud computing, Edge-computing, smartphone applications, Data and AI-driven crop production management, Big-data acquisition and management in agricultural cropping systems, crop water use modeling and mapping, non-destructive sensing and management of abiotic/biotic crop stress through machine/deep learning, and advanced data science. The successful candidate is expected to be creative, self-motivated, possess good research attitude, encompass dynamic problem solving skills and have a strong desire to learn and collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment. The candidate is expected to communicate research results through high quality peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and deliver presentations at national/international professional meetings. | |
Behkam, Bahareh Mechanical Engineering (Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, MII, TBMH, GBCB) | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | "Engineering bacterial therapeutics with synthetic biology", "Biophysics of bacterial interstitial and intravascular transport", "Machine learning-guided design of biomaterials" | |
Wright, Clay Biological Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | plant synthetic biology; protein engineering; directed evolution; ubiquitin-proteasome system; hormone signaling; quantitative biology; flow cytometry; biosensors | |
Kibilda, Jacek Electrical and Computer Engineering | Research Frontiers - Security | 6G security | |
Ferretti, Francesco Fish and Wildlife Conservation | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | The postdoc will work on projects involving the use of machine learning and AI to promote transparency in global fisheries and combat illegal fishing | |
Yang, Chin-Cheng Scotty Department of Entomology | Research Frontiers - Health | Virus evolution; Virus spillover; Arthropod-microbe pathogen interactions; Ecology, evolution and management of invasive species | |
Matthews, Gretchen Mathematics | Research Frontiers - Security, Research Frontiers - Quantum | data storage, protection, and security, especially coding theory and cryptography | |
Dhillon, Harpreet Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security, Research Frontiers - Quantum | Wireless networks, communication theory, stochastic geometry, statistical machine learning | |
Lemkul, Justin Biochemistry | Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Quantum | Molecular dynamics simulations, polarizable force field development, computer-aided drug design | |
Ovissipour, Reza Food Science and Technology | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | I am working on using AI for developing serum free media for cell based meat. | |
Mims, Meryl Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Biodiversity; Environmental Modeling and Simulation; Invasive Species; Watershed Management | |
VandeVord, Pamela BEAM | Research Frontiers - Health | Traumatic Brain Injury; prevention, diagnosis and treatment | |
Davalos, Rafael Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics | Research Frontiers - Health | My research interests are in microfluidics for personalized medicine and developing technologies for cancer therapy. | |
Robert, Michael Mathematics | Research Frontiers - Health | mathematical biology; infectious disease; disease emergence; climate change and infectious diseases; mosquito-borne disease; mosquito control; Argentina; Dominican Republic; Latin America; dengue | |
Sorice, Michael Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation | Research Frontiers - Health | Conservation Biology Social Science | |
Hopkins, William Fish and Wildlife Conservation | Research Frontiers - Health | Conservation physiology; ecotoxicology; biodiversity conservation; physiological ecology | |
Edgar, Kevin SBIO | Research Frontiers - Health | Creation of novel block copolymers from natural polysaccharides; novel condensation, displacement, and metathesis chemistries; enabling high performance, biodegradable plastics to supplant non-biodegradable petroleum based plastics; eliminating the environmental issues caused by such persistent non-degradable plastics. | |
Strahm, Brian Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation | Research Frontiers - Health | forest and soil biogeochemistry ecosystem ecology global change ecosystem services carbon and nutrient cycling environmental quality soil health | |
Sharakhov, Igor Entomology | Research Frontiers - Health | malaria mosquitoes, epigenetics, chromatin, three-dimensional genome organization, topologically-associating domains, vector-borne diseases | |
Liao, Jingqiu Civil and Environmental Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | foodborne pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; microbial ecology and evolution | |
Kelly, Marcella Fish and Wildlife Conservation | Research Frontiers - Health | Ecological data analysis and modeling; parameter estimation for wildlife species; capture mark recapture; occupancy estimation | |
Woolsey, Craig Aerospace and Ocean Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | Modeling and control of ocean and atmospheric vehicles, particularly nonlinear, Lyapunov-based methods that leverage the mechanical system structure of the dynamic equations. | |
Coates, Adam FREC | Research Frontiers - Health | Wildland fire ecology and management, forest management | |
Gray, Austin Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Research priorities are focused on addressing questions related to environmental toxicology, primarily using physiological and ecological approaches to examine the impacts of legacy and emerging contaminants (PAHs, POPs, microplastics, nanoplastics, and pharmaceuticals) from anthropogenic influence and assessing their risk to a variety of freshwater and marine organisms. | |
Li, Ling Mechanical Engineering | Research Frontiers - Security | Materials, Bio-inspired Materials, Biomineralization, Light Weight Materials | |
Munson, Jennifer Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics | Research Frontiers - Health | Brain biotransport, tissue engineered models of disease, in vivo imaging, cancer, Alzheimer's Disease | |
Yao, Danfeng (Daphne) Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | My goal is to develop translational and deployable machine learning solutions for challenging problems, including digital health and cyber defenses, with a shared focus on accuracy, trustworthiness, and discovering new insights. | |
Viswanath, Bimal Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | Machine learning and security; Adversarial machine learning; Defending AI-powered threats; Data-driven security | |
Lu, Chang Chemical Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | Microfluidic genomic technology, epigenomics, brain neuroscience | |
Howell, Brittany Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and Human Development and Family Science | Research Frontiers - Health | Impact of maternal contexts on early nutrition (e.g., feeding practices and milk composition) and brain development, with a focus on community engagement | |
Pan, Yuchin Fralin Biomedical Research Institute | Research Frontiers - Health | Stress neurobiology; developmental biology; | |
Chiu, Pearl Psychology | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | human cognitive neuroscience; decision-making; clinical psychology; motivated behavior | |
Legon, Wynn School of Neuroscience | Research Frontiers - Health | EEG; MRI; Neuromodulation; Focused ultrasound; Pain; Addiction; Mental Health; Human; | |
Wynne, Randolph Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | monitoring and modeling climate adaptation and mitigation in terrestrial forest ecosystems | |
Iliescu, Traian Mathematics | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | data-driven modeling; turbulence | |
Ciupe, Stanca Mathematics | Research Frontiers - Health | Mathematical modeling of within-host viral infections, theoretical immunology and multi-scale infectious diseases. | |
Hoang, Thang Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Security | applied cryptography; privacy-enhancing technologies; secure computation; blockchain; secure and trustworthy machine learning | |
Jiao, Yan Fish and Wildlife Conservation | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | Population dynamics modeling and fisheries management under climate changing | |
Huang, Haibo Food Science and Technology | Research Frontiers - Health | "Food Engineering", "Sustainable Food Processing", "Analytical Food Chemistry", "Data Science" | |
Yin, Yun Food Science and Technology | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | flavor; quality; volatile; secondary metabolites | |
Deshmukh, Sanket Chemical Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Multi-scale Modeling, Health, Energy, Biomedical | |
Socha, Jake Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics | Research Frontiers - Health | Comparative biomechanics; bio-inspired engineering | |
Liu, Lingjia Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | NextG, AI/ML for Wireless Networks, O-RAN | |
Bell, Martha Ann Psychology | Research Frontiers - Health | developmental cognitive neuroscience; infant and toddler executive function | |
Zhou, Dawei Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Trustworthy Machine Learning for Graphs; Domain Adaptive Knowledge Transfer; Open Knowledge Network Mining | |
Kindsvater, Holly Fish and Wildlife Conservation | Research Frontiers - Health | Fisheries, Food security, climate change | |
Jin, Ming Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | Machine learning, reinforcement learning, cybersecurity, optimization theory, control theory | |
Devenport, William Aerospace and Ocean Engineering | TBD | Experimental Aeroacoustics and Aerodynamics | |
Xia, Kang School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | environmental chemistry in organic contaminants | |
Gregus, Ann School of Neuroscience | Research Frontiers - Health | Early-stage drug discovery of non-opioid mediated therapeutics for pain | |
Reid, Leighton School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Environmental restoration in tropical forests and temperate grasslands and woodlands | |
Volpe, Stella Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise | Research Frontiers - Health | My areas of research include using nutrition/diet and exercise to prevent diabetes and obesity. Some of my research includes mineral supplementation (magnesium, zinc, iron), some includes changing the environment to increase physical activity and improve dietary intake. I also study sports nutrition. | |
Serrano, Elena Human Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise | Research Frontiers - Health | development and testing of interventions to promote nutrition security and physical activity among economically vulnerable youth and adults | |
Davy, Brenda Human Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise | Research Frontiers - Health | The postdoctoral fellow that I propose to do-mentor with Dr. Elena Serrano is Basheerah Enahora, who is currently finishing up her doctoral degree at UNC-Greensboro. I am able to provide mentoring in clinical nutrition research, health behavior change, intervention design and implementation, and dietary assessment. | |
Basso, Julia Human Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise | Research Frontiers - Health | Dr. Julia Basso and The Embodied Brain Laboratory at Virginia Tech study the effects of mind-body-movement practices on brain function and physiology. Terms: neuroscience; dance; body-brain connection | |
Cimini, Daniela Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Chromosome number alterations; cell division; cells size and tumorigenic cell behavior | |
Kapania, Rakesh Aerospace and Ocean Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | Computational Structural Mechanics; Fluid-Structure Interaction; Artificial Intelligence; Blast Response of Lungs; Composite Materials; Multi-disciplinary Analysis and Design Optimization. | |
Pilot, Guillaume School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | The Pilot lab is interested in understanding the mechanisms regulating amino acid metabolism and uptake in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, and applying this research to crops, to get more resilient and nutritious cultivars. The goal of the research would be to explore the relationship between the TOR kinase, a master regulator of metabolism, and the activity of amino acid transporters controlling the translocation of amino acids between organs of the plant. | |
Stevens, Ann Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | molecular microbiology; host-microbe interactions; microbiome; gene regulation | |
Melville, Stephen Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Host-pathogen interactions, bacterial pathogenesis, microbial genetics | |
Schmale, David School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | Biological Transport; Uncrewed (unmanned) Systems; Robotics; Environmental Sensing; Aerobiology; Pandemic Prevention and Intelligence; Toxicology; Cyberbiosecurity | |
Popham, David Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Bacterial spore germination; Membrane biophysics; Protein superstructure | |
Zhu, Qin Engineering Education | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Human-Robot Interaction; Social Robotics; Cross-cultural Studies of AI and Robotics; Ethics of Robotics and AI; Science and Engineering Education in the Age of AI | |
Wang, Vincent BEAM | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | tissue biomechanics; machine learning; clinical imaging; regenerative medicine | |
Morris, Amanda Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | Metal Organic Frameworks; Photocatalysis; Photophysics; Catalysis; Electrocatalysis; Drug Delivery | |
Thomas, Quinn Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation & Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | environmental modeling, prediction, and forecasting; ecological dynamics; global change | |
Schreiber, Madeline Geosciences | Research Frontiers - Health | water quality, environmental health, contaminant transport | |
Elgart, Alexander Mathematics | Research Frontiers - Quantum | Mathematical physics (quantum mechanics, many-body systems), Spectral theory, analysis | |
Yu, Hang Materials science and engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Artificial intelligence-guided clean manufacturing for supply chain development | |
Ji, Bo Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | Next-Generation Networks; Online Learning; Bayesian Optimization; Network Security; Security and Privacy in AV/VR Systems | |
Cheng, Rachel Food Science and Technology | Research Frontiers - Health | Food Safety; Infectious Disease; Applied Microbiology; Salmonella typhoid toxin | |
Vaissier Welborn, Valerie Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Health | molecular dynamics, macromolecules, enzyme, polymer, water dynamics and interaction, ab-initio modeling, polarizable force field, electric field | |
Porter, Nathaniel University Libraries & Sociology | Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | computational social science; data education; open science; reproducibility | |
Batra, Romesh Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (BEAM) | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security | Blast mitigating lightweight structures with novel architectures for infrastructure security | |
Seyyedhasani, Hasan School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Robotic, automation, and control for agricultural applications | |
Tian, Zhenhua Mechanical Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health | Tissue Engineering, Bioprinting, Gene Delivery, Ultrasonic Imaging | |
Lowell, Andrew Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Health | Antibiotics; Organic Chemistry; Biosynthesis; Natural Products | |
Hsu, Bryan Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Gut microbiome; bacteriophages; microbial ecology; synthetic biology | |
Mayhall, Nicholas Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Quantum | quantum computing; quantum information; quantum chemistry | |
Ealy, Alan School of Animal Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | embryology, recurrent pregnancy loss, bovine reproduction | |
Lin, Feng Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Security, Innovation | energy storage, batteries, energy security, materials science, chemistry | |
Theus, Michelle Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology | Research Frontiers - Health | We interrogate Eph signaling biology using conditional gene targeted approaches in murine models of stroke, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic epilepsy. We use a variety of cellular, molecular and advanced imaging tools to further our investigations with an emphasis on neurovascular and neuroimmune health. | |
Yang, Yalong Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Innovation | data science; data visualization; human-computer interaction; virtual reality; augmented reality; AR/VR | |
McGuire, Kevin Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation and Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Research Frontiers - Health | hydrology; water resources; biogeochemistry | |
Chen, Juhong Biological Systems Engineering | Research Frontiers - Health, Innovation | ||
Bowman, Doug Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Innovation | augmented reality; virtual reality; user experience; human-computer interaction | |
Kehn-Hall, Kylene Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Innovation | Encephalitic alphaviruses, Rift Valley fever virus, and SARS-CoV-2; Identifying critical host factors that are necessary for viral replication and/or pathogenesis; Evaluating small molecule inhibitors that target essential host-based events for their therapeutic potential | |
Saad, Walid Electrical and Computer Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security, Research Frontiers - Quantum, Cybersecurity, Innovation | machine learning; wireless systems; cybersecurity; drones; smart cities; quantum networks; quantum learning; applied AI; connected autonomy; federated learning; distributed AI; edge computing | |
Sheng, Zhi Fralin Biomedical Research Institute | Research Frontiers - Health | Cancer biology with a focus on the development of new therapeutics and diagnostics | |
Stewart, Ryan School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Innovation | hydrology; soil properties; agriculture; sensing; environmental science; greenhouse gases | |
Eastwood, Gillian Entomology | Research Frontiers - Health | Vector-borne disease ecology; Arbovirology; One Health; Field & Lab-based investigations | |
Carey, Cayelan Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | Ecological forecasting; Freshwater ecosystems; Drinking water; Greenhouse gas emissions; Biogeochemistry; Lake and reservoir modeling; Phytoplankton blooms; Environmental data science | |
Williams, Mark School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health, Innovation | Describe the plant growth promoting potential of novel species of bacteria in legume nodules: Develop high throughput methods for production of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi | |
Zhang, Bo School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | soybean breeding, genome editing | |
Zeng, Yuan School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health, Innovation | Agricultural IoT; Plant disease epidemiology; Plant & soil microbiome; Plant-pathogen interactions | |
Bhattacharya, Debswapna Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Machine Learning; Computational Biology | |
Drape, Tiffany Agricultural, Leadership and Community Education | Cybersecurity | Looking for postdoctoral associate to work in the field of workforce development and education for cyberbiosecurity. Development of curriculum, experiential learning internships, and collaborations with technical cyber related professionals to design and implement training. | |
Samtani, Jayesh School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security | Understanding impacts of climate change on berry crop production, sustainable practices in berry crop production for improved impact on environment and human health | |
LeGrow, Jason Mathematics | Research Frontiers - Quantum, Cybersecurity | Isogeny-based cryptography | |
Morris, John Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Security, Innovation | "national security" "chemical warfare agent" "catalysis" "soldier protection" | |
Scarpa, Angela Psychology; VT Center for Autism Research | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Improving access to evidence-based practices for underserved populations through research on innovative delivery models, such as our mobile autism clinic and technology-based tools; facilitating neurodiversity in the workplace through AI technology | |
Sewall, Kendra Biological Sciences and School of Neuroscience | Research Frontiers - Health | behavioral endocrinology, urbanization, ecotoxicology, one health, neurodevelopment | |
Batarseh, Feras Biological Systems Engineering/CCI Hub | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security, Cybersecurity | AI for Water Systems; Cyberbiosecurity; AI for Agricultural Policy; Smart Farms | |
Chen, Jing Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | biophysics, mathematical biology, systems biology, mathematical modeling, cellular mechanics, bacterial motility, gene expression control | |
Calder, Ryan Population Health Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Environmental policy; simulation; decision support; environmental health; | |
Aning, Alex Materials Science and Engineering | Innovation | Mitigation of the global shortage of sand for construction, green engineering solutions, carbonization of organic waste. | |
Olsen, Michelle School of Neuroscience | Research Frontiers - Health | molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodegenerative disease | |
Akanmu, Abiola Construction Engineering and Management | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Innovation | Preparing the future construction workforce to interact with robots using artificial intelligence and data science. | |
Misyak, Sarah Human Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise | Research Frontiers - Health | health disparities, health behaviors, food access, food security | |
Tu, Zhijian Biochemistry | Research Frontiers - Health | Infectious disease; Mosquito; vector; Genome editing; Gene drive; Big data; CRISPR; single cell | |
Simpson, Joseph Management | Research Frontiers - Security, Cybersecurity | Text Analysis; Security; Decision Making | |
Frimpong, Emmanuel Fish and Wildlife Conservation | Research Frontiers - Health | Fish and Aquatic Ecology; Conservation; Freshwater Ecological Health | |
Strom, Kyle Civil and Environmental Engineering | Research Frontiers - Security | River Mechanics, Environmental Hydraulics, Sediment Transport, Geomorphology, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, and Experimental Methods. We study the flow mechanics, sediment and substance transport, and landscape change in rivers, estuaries, deltas, and submarine fans. | |
McCarley, Robin Chemistry | Research Frontiers - Health | Cancer imaging, molecular probe development, intercellular communication | |
Benami, Elinor Agricultural and Applied Economics | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security, Innovation | geospatial analysis of extreme weather risk, disaster risk management finance, food security | |
Osorio, Johan School of Animal Science | Research Frontiers - Health | One health; Host-pathogen interactions; Molecular biology; Functional Genomics | |
Huang, Lifu Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Natural Language Processing; Information Extraction; Multimodal Learning | |
Wang, Xuan Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Natural Language Processing;Data Mining;AI for Science | |
Han, Aiguo Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Ultrasound imaging; Quantitative ultrasound; Machine learning and AI in ultrasound; Simulation and modeling of ultrasonic wave propagation; Clinical applications of biomedical ultrasound; Transcranial ultrasound brain imaging | |
Del-Pozo, Alejandro Entomology | Research Frontiers - Health | Applied insect ecology, Precision agriculture, Drones to release beneficial insects, Automated insect traps | |
Dayer, Ashley Fish & Wildlife Conservation | Research Frontiers - Health | human well-being; wildlife disease; social-ecological | |
Pereira da Silva, Aloizio Electrical and Computer Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security, Cybersecurity, Innovation | Testbed, 5G and Beyond, O-RAN, Proof-of-Concept, Wireless Communication, Network Softwarization | |
Meng, X.J. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology | Research Frontiers - Health | Delineate the molecular mechanisms of hepatitis E virus cross-species infection; Understand the underlying mechanism of hepatitis E virus-associated fulminant hepatic failure and neurological sequelae | |
Rashed, Arash Southern Piedmont AREC | Innovation | Vector-borne Plant Pathogens, Remote sensing and early detection | |
Lam, Hanh Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Research Frontiers - Health | |
Burger, Eric ECE, SPIA | Research Frontiers - Security, Cybersecurity | Intersection of Cybersecurity and Public Policy | |
Agrawal, Sweta School of Neuroscience | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Innovation | Neuroscience, neuroethology, sensorimotor circuits, motor control | |
Lee, Tae-Ho Psychology (Affiliation: School of Neuroscience; TBMH) | Research Frontiers - Health | cognitive affective and developmental neuroscience; human brain imaging | |
Bortner, Michael Cehmical Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Research Frontiers - Security, Innovation | Advanced manufacturing and rheology of polymers and polymer composites | |
Buczynski, Matthew Neuroscience | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health, Innovation | Our laboratory is interested in uncovering novel mechanisms underlying addiction and chronic pain states using mass spectrometry techniques, cell-based assays, and behavioral pharmacology to support early-stage therapeutic target discovery. | |
Mahajan, Roop Mechanical Engineering | Research Frontiers - Security | Green hydrogen by electrocatalytic sea water splitting using a novel high capacity electrolyzer | |
Suvorov, Anton Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Computational biology, Evolutionary Biology, Machine Learning, Phylogenetics, Bioinformatics | |
Cheng, Yifan Food Science and Technology | Research Frontiers - Health | Intelligent polymer thin films | |
Kim, Young Sustainable Biomaterials | Innovation | Advanced sustainable polymeric materials for packaging systems | |
Choi, Koeun Human Development and Family Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Information coming soon. | |
English, Daniel School of Neuroscience | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Systems, Circuits, Behavioral and Computational Neuroscience | |
Yang, Zhaomin Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | Antibiotic resistance; antivirulence; drug discovery; bacterial virulence; microbiology | |
Warren, Junco Fralin Biomedical Research Institute; Human Nutrition, Food and Exercise | Research Frontiers - Health | The Warren Lab studies the mechanisms underlying metabolic reprogramming in the failing heart. In particular, the lab is interested in identifying the key regulators that orchestrate metabolic remodeling under pathological stress, such as a high blood pressure or loss of heart muscle due to myocardial infarction. Using a multi-systems view of metabolism regulation, combining multiple–omics techniques with precise delineation of specific regulatory circuits, the lab aims to decode the heart's compensatory mechanisms and why they eventually fail. The Warren lab operates the TQ-GCMS and qTOF-HPLC systems to perform targeted and untargeted metabolomic analysis of biological samples. On-going projects include 1) metabolomic profiling of plasma samples from patients with heart failure and diabetes, 2) role of Perm1 in cardiac function and energy metabolism, and 3) novel therapeutic strategy to treat myopathy in heart failure-induced cardiac cachexia. | |
Mantri, Atul Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Security, Research Frontiers - Quantum | Quantum Computing; Cryptography | |
Hotchkiss, Erin Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | ecosystem science; water quality; freshwater health; nutrient cycling; carbon cycling; pollution; ecosystem function; water resources; ecology; biology; biogeochemistry | |
Hauf, Silke Biological Sciences | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Cell cycle, cell division, gene expression, quantitative biology, live-cell microscopy, image analysis | |
Rhoads, Michelle School of Animal Sciences | Research Frontiers - Health | While some obese women have healthy reproductive tracts and are able to conceive easily, other women experience major infertility problems linked to obesity. Rhoads and her research team have found that in these cases, it may not matter how much an obese person is eating, but what the person is eating; adiposity isn't nearly as impactful as sugar intake. Rhoads continues to study the connection between reproductive health and sugars such as glucose and fructose (often used in soft drinks) in pigs, which are physiologically similar to humans. Ultimately, she hopes to develop better reproductive strategies and diet programs for women who want to get pregnant. | |
Jaworski, Justin Aerospace and Ocean Engineering | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security, Innovation | Unsteady fluid mechanics; vortex dynamics; data science | |
Yanardag Delul, Pinar Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence | Generative AI; Transparency of AI systems; Creativity; Human-AI Collaboration; Deep Learning; Machine Learning | |
Yao, Yaxing Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Security, Cybersecurity, Innovation | Usable privacy; cybersecurity; human computer interaction; privacy and security in emerging technologies. | |
Joseph, Liselle Aerospace and Ocean Engineering | Research Frontiers - Security, Innovation | Hypersonics; National Security; Advanced Instrumentation & Testing | |
Wang, Le Department of Ag and Applied Economics | Research Frontiers - Artificial Intelligence, Research Frontiers - Health | Causal Inference and Machine Learning, Policy Evaluation, Public Health | |
De Vita, Raffaella Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics | Research Frontiers - Health | Biomechanics, data-driven science, women's health | |
Williams, Ihudiya Computer Science | Research Frontiers - Health, Cybersecurity, Innovation | Human-computer interaction; computer science education; community engaged computing; participatory design; community-based participatory research |
Contact
For questions, contact Chris Smith at 540-231-1951 or christsmith@vt.edu.