ASPIRE Team

Faculty

  • Dionysios C. Aliprantis
    Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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    Office: Wang 2055
    Thrust: Power
    Projects: Electric roadways with dynamic wireless power transfer technology for all vehicle classes, co-simulation of electric power and transportation networks, Indiana dynamic wireless power transfer roadway pilot testbed.
  • Brandon Allen
    Visiting Research Assistant Professor in ENE (Diversity & Culture of Inclusion)
    Office: TBA
    Thrust: Equity, Diversity & Culture of Inclusion
    Projects: Manage programs in Engineering Workforce Development and Diversity and Culture of Inclusion, manage the REU and REM programs, develop MSI partnerships, and participate in center-wide faculty and student recruitment
  • Aaron Brovont
    Research Assistant Professor
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    Office: WANG 2085
    Thrust: Power
    Projects: Electrified Roadways
  • Darcy Bullock
    Professor, Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering; Director of the Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP)
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    Office: DLR 204a
    Thrust: Transportation
    Projects: Support vehicle network and transportation systems modeling and control and integration of wireless and wired charging into the infrastructure in an affordable, constructible, maintainable, resilient, and sustainable manner.
  • Rosalee (Rosie) Clawson
    Professor, Political Science
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    Office: BRNG 2222
    Thrust: Adoption, Diversity & Culture of Inclusion
    Projects: Create inclusive pathways to success for diverse individuals and build infrastructure to ensure opportunities for all. Our approach focuses on programs to: (1) Engage the Team, (2) Engage the Educators, and (3) Engage the Students, (4) Engage the Community, and (5) Engage the Professionals. All research projects in ASPIRE include immersive workforce development and inclusion components that are reviewed and evaluated annually.
  • Konstantina (Nadia) Gkritza
    Professor, Civil Engineering; Agricultural & Biological Engineering
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    Office: HAMP G167B
    Thrust: Adoption, Transportation
    Projects: Study technical and societal aspects that impact market acceptance and adoption of disruptive and transformative technologies. Subareas of research include user and societal acceptance, public and economic policy, and techno-economic, environmental, and societal impact.
  • John Haddock
    Professor, Civil Engineering; Director, Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
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    Office: CIVL G227
    Thrust: Transportation
    Projects: Integration of wireless and wired charging into the infrastructure in an affordable, constructible, maintainable, resilient, and sustainable manner.
  • Matt Ohland
    Professor, Engineering Education; Associate Head of Engineering Education
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    Office: DUDL 3528
    Thrust: Engineering Workforce Development
    Projects: Direct and oversee ASPIRE Education curriculum development and components across all institutions to establish long-term educational pathways for guiding students into engineering fields. Oversee development of the collegiate and online industry programs and the implementation across all ASPIRE institutions.
  • Steven D. Pekarek
    Edmund O. Schweitzer, III Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Office: WANG 2059
    Thrust: Power
    Projects: Address the fundamental advancements required for extreme fast charging and wireless power transfer enabling technologies and co-lead roles for grid and vehicle operational and planning technologies.
  • Junjie Qin
    Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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    Office: WANG 2051
    Thrust: Power
    Projects: Address control and planning challenges that arise in the process of integrating wireless roadway charging into electricity markets
  • Siva Seetharaman
    Assistant Professor
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    Office: TBA
    Thrust: Power
    Projects: Develop co-optimization and control algorithms at the transportation-energy nexus to address grid impacts of EV and wireless charging technologies