Faculty & Personnel
EMPOWER has a uniquely qualified ETEC-based multi-disciplinary research and development team with leading national expertise in atmospheric science and emergency management.
Principal Investigators
Eric Stern
Professor; Director of the AI & Society Research Center; Interim Co-director of the Center for Emerging AI Systems
Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security; College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; AI & Society Research Center; Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems (CEAIS)
Christopher D. Thorncroft
Director, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center and Professor
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center; Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences
Co-Principal Investigators
Nick Bassill
SWRCC Director and Adjunct Professor
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center; Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences
Nick Bassill
SWRCC Director and Adjunct Professor
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center; Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences
Brandon Behlendorf
Associate Professor in the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department and Interim Director of the INF PhD Program
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
DeeDee Bennett Gayle
Associate Professor, Associate Dean For Research
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Amber Silver
Associate Professor, Chair of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department
Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security; College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
Kara Sulia
Associate Director of ASRC, Director of xCITE Lab, Research Faculty
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center
Project Manager
Douglas Clifford
Program Manager
Center for Advanced Red Teaming
Researchers
Daniel C Van Hoesen
Research Scientist
Hyerim Jo
Research Project Assistant
Carolyn Solimine
Research Project Assistant