EPIC Directory
Advisory Board
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Mark Boomgarden | Vice President and General Manager, Digital Optics Corporation |
| Mark Ehrnschwender | Vice President of Business Management & Engineering Services, STEAG Energy Services LLC |
| Johan Enslin | Director of EPIC, UNC Charlotte |
| John Espey | Chief Operating Officer, Nexgrid |
| Thomas G. Franch | Senior Vice President, U.S. Plants Sector, AREVA NP Inc. |
| Dhiaa Jamil | Group Executive and Chief Generation Officer, Duke Energy |
| Robert E. Johnson | Professor and Dean, Lee College of Engineering, UNC Charlotte |
| James Little | Senior Vice President, Nuclear Energy Programs, URS Corp. |
| Jeffrey S. Merrifield | Senior Vice President, Shaw Group Inc. |
| Jimmy B. Morgan | Chief Operating Officer, BHI Energy |
| Jim Noyes | Vice President of Installation & Modification Services, Westinghouse Electric Company |
| John O'Rourke | Chief Executive Officer, Lime Energy |
| Andrew Phillips | Technical Director, Transmission & Substations, Electric Power Research Institute |
| Mark A. Pringle | Vice President, Charlotte Energy Hub, Siemens Power, Inc. |
| Dan Roselli | Co-Founder, Packard Place |
| Prentis Trickett | Vice President, Systems Group Manager Cables, ABB Inc. |
| Wayne Wilkins | Chief Executive Office, EnergyUnited |
| Frank Yoho | Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Operations Officer, Piedmont Natural Gas |
EPIC Staff
| Name | Title | Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Enslin | Director of EPIC, UNC Charlotte | EPIC 1224 | jenslin@uncc.edu | 704-687-5397 |
| Beverly Guessford | Assistant to Director | EPIC 1226 | bguessfo@uncc.edu | 704-687-1669 |
| Robin Moose | Business Officer | EPIC 1227 | rmoose2@uncc.edu | 704-687-1813 |
| Terry Taylor-Allen | Pre-Award/Communications Specialist | EPIC 1150 | ttaylora@uncc.edu | 704-867-5146 |
| David Young | Associate Director of EPIC | EPIC 1153 | dyoung@uncc.edu | 704-687-1241 |
Implementation Team
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ken Caraway | Sr. Project Manager, EPRI |
| Scott Carlberg | President, E4 Carolinas |
| David Causey | Project Engineer II, AREVA Inc. |
| Gene Christiansen | Director, Business Development, Innovations, Metso Power |
| Daniel Cope | Manager, Plant Engineering, Southeast Engineering, Westinghouse Electric Company |
| Larry Davis | Shaw Group |
| Brad Devendorf | Manager, Mechanical Engineering, Westinghouse Electric Company |
| Lawrence Easter | Advisory Electrical Engineer, AREVA Inc. |
| Johan Enslin | Director, EPIC, UNC Charlotte |
| Don Gardner | URS Corp. |
| Aaron Gooding | Engineering Manager |
| Joel Hasenkopf | Manager, I&C Systems |
| Stephen Hesler | Area Manager, Fossil Operations and Maintenance, EPRI |
| Kevon Makell | Chief Executive Officer, SEWW Energy |
| Melanie Miller | Sr. Project Manager, Duke Energy Corporation |
| Ben Mohler | Director of Development, UNC Charlotte |
| Jack Mulligan | Director, Nuclear Technology and Programs, URS Corp. |
| Keyes Niemer | Project Manager, Nuclear Division, Shaw Power Group |
| Dave Renner | VP Generation Engineering, Duke Energy Corporation |
| Zia Salami | Associate Professor, UNC Charlotte |
| Chris Schaeffer | Duke Energy Corporation |
| Dorothee Seidel | Marketing Manager, STEAG Energy Services LLC |
| Robert Smith | Vice President, Chief Engineer, AMEC |
| Michael Sufnarski | Vice President, Carolinas Area Manager, AMEC |
| Sharon Tyndall | Sr. Client Account Manager, AMEC |
| Sarah Waltman | Manager, Training & Development, Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems |
| David Young | Associate Director of EPIC & Director of IDEAS, UNC Charlotte |
Power Systems Modernization Researchers
Research Cluster
| Name | Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehab Al-Shaer | WOODWARD | ealshaer@uncc.edu | 704-687-8663 |
| Jonathan Bird (ECE) | EPIC 2166 | jbird4@uncc.edu | 704-687-8595 |
| Nan BouSaba (ECE) | EPIC 2165 | nbousaba@uncc.edu | 704-687-7029 |
| Aidan Browne (ETCM) | SMITH 339 | AidanBrowne@uncc.edu | 704-687-5033 |
| Valentina Cecchi (ECE) | EPIC 1164 | vcecchi@uncc.edu | 707-687-8730 |
| Badrul Chowdhury (ECE) | EPIC 1662 | bchowdhu@uncc.edu | 704-687-1960 |
| James Conrad (ECE) | EPIC 2356 | jmconrad@uncc.edu | 704-687-8597 |
| Rob Cox (ECE) | EPIC 1170 | rcox3@uncc.edu | 704-687-8402 |
| Ahmed El-ghannam (ME) | DUKE 117 | arelgha@uncc.edu | 704-687-7730 |
| Johan Enslin (ECE) | EPIC 1224 | jenslin@uncc.edu | 704-687-5397 |
| Yogi Kakad (ECE) | EPIC 2168 | KAKAD@uncc.edu | 704-687-8408 |
| Sukumar Kamalasadan (ECE) | EPIC 1168 | skamalas@uncc.edu | 704-687-7099 |
| Alec Martin (ECE) | EPIC 2264 | brmartin@uncc.edu | 704-687-8142 |
| Asis Nasipuri (ECE) | EPIC 2170 | anasipur@uncc.edu | 704-687-8418 |
| Maciej A. Noras (ETEE) | Smith 337 | mnoras@uncc.edu | 704-687-3735 |
| Babak Parkhideh (ECE) | EPIC 1167 | BParkhideh@uncc.edu | 704-687-1959 |
| William Ribarsky | WOODWARD 403F | ribarsky@uncc.edu | 704-687-8559 |
| Zia Salami (ECE) | EPIC 1163 | zsalami@uncc.edu | 704-687-5517 |
| Nilabh Srivastava (ME) | MS 105 | nsrivast@uncc.edu | 704-687-7499 |
| Jack Stein (ECS) | CAMERON 235 | jmstein@uncc.edu | 704-687-1941 |
| William Tolone | SCIENCE 341 B | William.Tolone@uncc.edu | 704-687-8664 |
| Viet Phong Tran (ECE) | TBD | vtran8@uncc.edu | |
| Andrew Willis (ECE) | EPIC 2332 | arwillis@uncc.edu | 704-687-8420 |
| Aixi Zhou (ETEE) | Smith 315 | aixi.zhou@uncc.edu | 704-687-3727 |
Industry Cluster
| Name | Company | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Bellard | Power Plant Management Services, LLC | mbellard@ppmsllc.com | 704-815-8026 |
| John Espey | Nexgrid | john.espey@nexgrid.net | 704-941-0299 |
| Will Bowen | EIC Analytics | will.bowen@smartgird-monitoring.com | 919-282-2545 |
| David Causey | Areva | Franklin.Causey@areva.com | 704-805-2083 |
| Kay Chen | Siemens Energy (Gas Turbine) | ke.chen@siemens.com | |
| Jason Clark | Duke Energy | jason.clark2@duke-energy.com | 704-382-4953 |
| Dave Dalton | General Microcircuits, Inc. | ddalton@gmimfg.com | 704-382-1924 |
| Martin Nano | Areva | martin.nano@areva.com | |
| Chris Schaeffer | Duke Energy | chris.schaeffer@duke-energy.com | 704-382-1924 |
| Bill Smith | Power Plant Management Services, LLC | wsmith@ppmsllc.com | 704-815-8024 |
| Oliver Sobott | Areva | oliver.sobott@areva.com |
Large Energy Component Design and Manufacturing
| Name | Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harish Cherukuri | ERB 309 | Harish.Cherukuri@uncc.edu | 704-687-8321 |
| Ahmed El-ghannam (ME) | DUKE 117 | arelgha@uncc.edu | 704-687-7730 |
| Gert Goch (ME) | DCH 163 | fgoch@uncc.edu | 704-687-8208 |
| Bob Hocken (ME) | DUKE 108 | HOCKEN@uncc.edu | 704-687-8496 |
| Terry Jordan | SMITH 265 | tdjordan@uncc.edu | 704-687-5027 |
| Ed Morse (ME) | DUKE 108A | Edward.Morse@uncc.edu | 704-687-8342 |
| Praveen Ramaprabhu (ME) | Duke 270 | pramapra@uncc.edu | 704-687-7557 |
| Tony Schmitz (ME) | Duke 164 | tschmit4@uncc.edu | 704-687-8421 |
| Ron Smelser (COE) | DUKE 310 | rsmelser@uncc.edu | 704-687-8244 |
| Ed Stokes (ECE) | Grigg 221 | ebstokes@uncc.edu | 704-687-8425 |
| Alireza Tabarraei (ME) | DCH 388 | atabarra@uncc.edu | 704-687-1087 |
| Patty Tolley | SMITH 264 | patolley@uncc.edu | 704-687-1992 |
| Mesbah Uddin (ME) | MS 109 | muddin@uncc.edu | 704-687-7020 |
| John Ziegert (ME) | Duke 166 | jziegert@uncc.edu | 707-687-8203 |
Renewables and Energy Efficiency
| Name | Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manda Adams | McENIRY 239 | Manda.Adams@uncc.edu | 704-687-5984 |
| Mona Azarbayjani | STORRS 242 | mazarbay@uncc.edu | |
| Harish Cherukuri | ERB 309 | Harish.Cherukuri@uncc.edu | 704-687-8321 |
| Aba Ebong (ECE) | EPIC 2162 | aebong1@uncc.edu | 707-687-0307 |
| Ahmed El-ghannam (ME) | DUKE 117 | arelgha@uncc.edu | 704-687-7730 |
| Gloria Elliot (ME) | DUKE 222 | gdelliot@uncc.edu | 704-687-8365 |
| Ian Ferguson (ME) | EPIC 2252 | ianf@uncc.edu | 704-687-5885 |
| Thomas Gentry | STORRS 124 | ThomasGentery@uncc.edu | 704-687-0118 |
| Gert Goch (ME) | DCH 163 | fgoch@uncc.edu | 704-687-8208 |
| Chris Hardin (EE) | CAMERON 258 | chardi19@uncc.edu | 704-687-1166 |
| Terry Jordan | SMITH 265 | tdjordan@uncc.edu | 704-687-5027 |
| Na (Luna) Lu (ET) | Smith 236 | na.lu@uncc.edu | 704-687-2718 |
| Madhav Manjrekar (ECE) | EPIC 2163 | Madhav.Manjrekar@uncc.edu | 704-687-1003 |
| Alec Martin (ECE) | EPIC 2264 | brmartin@uncc.edu | 704-687-8142 |
| Babak Parkhideh (ECE) | EPIC 1167 | BParkhideh@uncc.edu | 704-687-1959 |
| Praveen Ramaprabhu (ME) | Duke 270 | pramapra@uncc.edu | 704-687-7557 |
| Nenad Sarunac (ME) | DCH 361 | nsarunac@uncc.edu | 704-687-1089 |
| George Selembo | CAMERON 246 | gselembo@uncc.edu | 814-360-2560 |
| Nilabh Srivastava (ME) | MS 105 | nsrivast@uncc.edu | 704-687-7499 |
| Ed Stokes (ECE) | Grigg 221 | ebstokes@uncc.edu | 704-687-8425 |
| Alireza Tabarraei (ME) | DCH 388 | atabarra@uncc.edu | 704-687-1087 |
| Mesbah Uddin (ME) | MS 109 | muddin@uncc.edu | 704-687-7020 |
| Michael Walter | Burson 254 | Michael.Walter@uncc.edu | 704-687-2198 |
| Katherine Weaver, (ME) | Cameron 249 | kweaver@uncc.edu | 704-687-0299 |
| Jay Wu (CEE) | EPIC 3170 | JWU@uncc.edu | 704-687-1240 |
| Aixi Zhou (ETEE) | Smith 315 | aixi.zhou@uncc.edu | 704-687-3727 |
Power Infrastructure and Environmental Development
| Name | Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Young | EPIC 1153 | dyoung@uncc.edu | 704-687-1241 |
| Brian Adair | EPIC TBD | badair2@uncc.edu | |
| Manda Adams | McENIRY 239 | Manda.Adams@uncc.edu | 704-687-5984 |
| Ehab Al-Shaer | WOODWARD | ealshaer@uncc.edu | 704-687-8663 |
| Andy Bobyarchick | AndyBobyarchick@uncc.edu | 704-687-5998 | |
| John Daniels (CEE) | EPIC 3250 | jodaniel@uncc.edu | 704-687-1219 |
| John Diemer | McENIRY 230 | jadiemer@uncc.edu | 704-687-5994 |
| Johan Enslin (ECE) | EPIC 1224 | jenslin@uncc.edu | 704-687-5397 |
| Janos Gergely (CEE) | EPIC 3262 | jgergely@uncc.edu | 704-687-1221 |
| Regina Guyer | CAMERON 241 | rguyer@uncc.edu | 704-687-3968 |
| Edd Hauser | ehauser@uncc.edu | 704-687-5819 | |
| Hyunjoo Kim (ETCM) | SMITH 243 | H.Kim@uncc.edu | 704-687-2095 |
| Tobi Ogunro (CEE) | EPIC 3328 | vogunro@uncc.edu | 704-687-1230 |
| Miguel Pando (CEE) | EPIC 1248 | mpando@uncc.edu | 704-687-1231 |
| Youngjin Park (CEE) | EPIC 2424 | y.park@uncc.edu | 704-687-1232 |
| Katherine Weaver, (ME) | Cameron 249 | kweaver@uncc.edu | 704-687-0299 |
| David Weggel (CEE) | EPIC 1247 | dcweggel@uncc.edu | 704-687-1238 |
| Matthew Whelan (CEE) | EPIC 3326 | mwhelan3@uncc.edu | 704-687-1239 |
| Jay Wu (CEE) | EPIC 3170 | JWU@uncc.edu | 704-687-1240 |
Energy Markets and Systems Engineering
| Name | Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronak Bhatt | Ronak.Bhatt@uncc.edu | ||
| Badrul Chowdhury (ECE) | EPIC 1662 | bchowdhu@uncc.edu | 704-687-1960 |
| Peter Schwarz | FRIDAY 223A | pschwarz@uncc.edu | 704-687-7614 |
| Yesim Sireli (Systems) | Cameron 214 | ysireli@uncc.edu | 707-687-3155 |
| Yong Zhang (ECE) | Grigg 215 | yong.zhang@uncc.edu | 704-687-8652 |
