Core & Associated Faculty
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The Conn Center facilitates the exchange of expertise and interest for Kentucky institutions and industries focused on renewable energy and energy conservation to develop clean, reliable, affordable energy sources that improve our energy security, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and provide economic prosperity.
The center partners with faculty at the University of Louisville to address our research themes. Browse a list of our outstanding researchers below, which can be filtered by area of expertise.
Retired Faculty
In acknowledgement of retired faculty who provided valuable contributions:
- Suraj Alexander, PhD, Industrial Engineering (2009-2020)
- Bruce Alphenaar, PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering (2009-2020)
- Margaret Carriero, PhD, Biology (2015-2017)
- Robert Cohn, PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering (2009-2016)
- James Graham, PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering (2009-2014)
- M. Keith Sharp, PhD, Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2009-2019)
Past members
- Chris Burns, PhD, Chemistry (2011-2017)
- Moises Carreon, PhD, Chemical Engineering (2009-2011)
- Somnath Datta, PhD, Bioinformatics, (2011-2014)
- Timothy Dowling, PhD, Physics & Astronomy (2015-2018)
- Mark French, PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering (2009-2021)
- Hichem Frigui, PhD, Computer Science & Engineering, (2014-2020)
- Gerald Hammond, PhD, Chemistry (2009-2019)
- Sachin Handa, PhD, Chemistry (2017-2023)
- Keng Hsu, PhD, Mechanical Engineering (2019-2023)
- John Naber, PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering (2009-2020)
- Mike Nantz, PhD, Chemistry (2013-2018, 2020)
- Olfa Nasraoui, PhD, Computer Science & Engineering (2013-2021)
- Humberto Rodriguez Gutierrez, PhD, Physics & Astronomy (2013-2014)
- Heather Rypkema, PhD, Chemistry (2009-2010)
- Brent Stucker, PhD, Industrial Engineering (2009-2016)
- Michael Tseng, PhD, Medicine (2012-2020)
- Richard Wittebort, PhD, Chemistry (2012-2013)
- Natalie Christian, PhD, Biology (2021)
- Yanyu Chen, PhD, Mechanical Engineering (2021)