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Faculty & Staff

Leadership

Valentina Cecchi

Associate Director & Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
vcecchi@charlotte.edu
704-687-8730
EPIC Main Office
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Jim Gafford

Professor of Practice, Associate Director of Applied Research
jgafford@charlotte.edu
704-687-1627
EPIC Main Office
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Administrative Staff

Lori Brown

Research Business Officer, CRA
LoriBrown@charlotte.edu
704-687-0568
EPIC Main Office
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Marion Cantor

Executive Assistant
mjcantor@charlotte.edu
704-687-1669
EPIC Main Office
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Shannon Jenkins

Business Services Coordinator/CAPER Administrator
shannon.jenkins@charlotte.edu
704-687-5287
EPIC Main Office
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Surabhi Manjrekar

Travel and Procurement Coordinator
smanjre1@charlotte.edu
704-687-6514
EPIC Main Office
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Research Faculty & Staff

Kimberly Baker

Workforce Development Program Manager
kimberly.baker@charlotte.edu
704-687-6993
EPIC 1247
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Daniel Evans

Research Engineer
dwevans@charlotte.edu
704-687-7693
EPIC 1239
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Timothy Kernicky

Assistant Research Professor for Structures
T.Kernicky@charlotte.edu
704-687-8849
EPIC 2423
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Saffeer M. Khan

Professor of Practice and Flexible Energy Lab Manager
mkhan8@charlotte.edu
704-687-5339
EPIC G226
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Christina Kopitopoulou

Assistant Director for External Partnerships and Special Projects
ckopitop@charlotte.edu
EPIC 1166
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Shea Lighton

Research Engineer
slighton@charlotte.edu
EPIC 1237
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Zachary Matheson

Research Engineer
zmathes1@charlotte.edu
EPIC 1238
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Youngjin Park

Assistant Director – Infrastructure, Interim HighBay Director
y.park@charlotte.edu
704-687-1232
EPIC 2424
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Ehab Shoubaki

Lab Manager, Duke Energy Smart Grid Laboratory
eshoubak@charlotte.edu
704-687-0073
EPIC 1165
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