Research

Steve Cyrus

Executive Director at Firepoint Innovations Center

scyrus@gofirepoint.org

 No photo available of Karen Davis

Director of Research Office

Debbie Franklin

Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Industry Engagement

debra.franklin@wichita.edu

 No photo available of Marcie Holsteen

Director of Human Resources

Linda Steinacher

IRB/IACUC Administrator

linda.steinacher@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7434

AI SECC Team

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President for Research and Industry Engagement

pierre.harter@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 706-0690

Ross Gruetzemacher

Assistant Professor

ross.gruetzemacher@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6242

Murtaza Nasir

Assistant Professor

murtaza.nasir@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5112

Charmaine Aggson

AI Developer Graduate Research Student Assistant

Ricardo Castanon

Research Associate

Benjamin Gorman

Research Engineer

Josiah Gray

Network Architect

Phaneendhra Velicheti

AI Developer

CAD CAM Team

Joanna Brown

Technical Coordinator, CAD/CAM Lab

joanna.brown@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-7335

Shawn Ehrstein

Director, Emerging Technologies & CAD/CAM

shawn.ehrstein@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5839

Nathan Shipley

Assistant Director, CAD/CAM Lab

nathan.shipley@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-7260

Digital Transformation Team

Dr. John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Industry and Defense Programs, Executive Director, NIAR

john.tomblin@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5234

Kristin Brewer

Executive Director of the Midwest Criminal Justice Institute | Director of the Gun Crimes Investigation and Intelligence Institute | CO-Director for the Wichita Crime Gun Intelligence Center

kristin.brewer@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5897

Matt Forney

Executive Director, Ennovar Solutions (ETSS)

Matt.Forney@wichita.edu

316-978-4776

Rob Gerlach

Associate Vice President, Tech Commercialization & Industry Engagement

rob.gerlach@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6980

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President for Research and Industry Engagement

pierre.harter@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 706-0690

Amy Jones

Director, Training & Technology Team (T3)

Amy.Jones@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5794

Sarah Nickel MS, MLS(ASCP)

Director, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory / Associate Professor

sarah.nickel@wichita.edu

316-978-8600

Ennovar

Tom Rose

Director, Applied Learning

thomas.rose@wichita.edu

Amber DeSmit

Operations Coordinator

amber.desmit@wichita.edu

Gary Gaston

Project Manager, Sr.

gary.gaston@wichita.edu

Clayton Allen

Project Lead II (SME)

Jared Almanza

Project Lead II (SME)

Terry Bishop

Project Manager

Irvin Caro

Project Lead II

Maurice Henderson

Project Lead II

Peyton Henry

Project Manager

Rena Hixon

Project lead II (SME)

Jackson Hoyle

Project Manager

Jesse Schild

Project Manager

Brandon Seek

Project Lead I

Cynthia Wells

Project Manager

Leadership Team

John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Industry and Defense Programs; Executive Director, NIAR; and Research Officer

Robyn Bongartz

Associate Vice President, Finance and Operations

robyn.bongartz@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6912

Debbie Franklin

Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Industry Engagement

debra.franklin@wichita.edu

Tracee Friess

Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications and Marketing, Industry and Defense Programs

tracee.friess@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5597

Rob Gerlach

Associate Vice President, Tech Commercialization & Industry Engagement

rob.gerlach@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6980

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President of Research and Industry Engagement

pierre.harter@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 706-0690

Austin Nordyke

Chief of Staff

Austin.Nordyke@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6557

Program Contacts

Steve Cyrus

Executive Director at Firepoint Innovations Center

scyrus@gofirepoint.org

 No photo available of Karen Davis

Director of Research Office

karen.davis@wichita.edu

Matt Forney

Executive Director, Ennovar Solutions (ETSS)

Matt.Forney@wichita.edu

316-978-4776

Marcie Holsteen

IDP Human Resources Director

marcie.holsteen@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5216

 No photo available of Amy Jones

Director, Training & Technology Team (T3)

Amy.Jones@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5794

 No photo available of Kim McCollum

Director of GoCreate, a Koch Collaborative

kim.mccollum@gocreate.com

Sarah Nickel MS, MLS(ASCP)

Technical Director

Chris Snyder

Director, Information Technology and Security

chris.snyder@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6466

MCJI

Dr. Delores Craig-Moreland

MCJI Investigator/Researcher

delores.craig@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6519

Shaira Dunn

Event, Training, and Program Manager - Midwest Criminal Justice Institute

shaira.dunn@wichita.edu

Michael Eberhardt

Director Gun Crimes Investigative and Intelligence Institute

michael.eberhardt@wichita.edu

Executive Staff

John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Industry and Defense Programs; Executive Director, NIAR; and Research Officer

Robyn Bongartz

Associate Vice President, Finance and Operations

robyn.bongartz@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6912

Tracee Friess

Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications and Marketing, Industry and Defense Programs

tracee.friess@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5597

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President of Research and Industry Engagement

pierre.harter@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 706-0690

Eric Hein

Director of Strategy and Product Development

eric.hein@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 299-8673

Marcie Holsteen

IDP Human Resources Director

marcie.holsteen@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5216

Austin Nordyke

Chief of Staff

Austin.Nordyke@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6557

Chris Snyder

Director, Information Technology and Security

chris.snyder@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6466

Research Leadership

Rachael Andrulonis

Director, Advanced Materials Research Senior Research Scientist, Advanced Materials

Brandon Baier

Director, Full-Scale Structural Test Lab

Chris Boshers

Technical Director and Chief Engineer of Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems (ATLAS)

Denny Deegan

Manager, Advanced Machining & Prototyping

denny.deegan@idp.wichita.edu

Shawn Ehrstein

Director, Emerging Technologies & CAD/CAM

Robert Huculak Ph.D.

Research Scientist

John W. Laffen

Director, Walter H. Beech Wind Tunnel

Melinda Laubach-Hock Ph.D.

Director, Sustainment

Royal Lovingfoss

Director, Advanced Materials & Processes

Mike Montgomery

MRO Technical Director

Gerardo Olivares Ph.D.

Sr. Research Scientist & Director, Crash Dynamics and Virtual Engineering & Flight

Waruna Seneviratne Ph.D.

ATLAS Director, Composites & Structures Senior Research Scientist

Mark Shaw

Chief Engineer for Defense Industrial Base Strategy

Dustin Stuever

MRO Director of Operations

Matt Tomblin

Director, Automation Research Center

Cetarl

 No photo available of Miriam Mangaza

Undergraduate Research Assistant

mxmangaza@shockers.wichita.edu

 No photo available of Dorcas Nsimire

Consultant

 No photo available of Chishugi Omba

Consultant

Jason Vandecreek

Support Personnel/Independent Contractor

jason@vandecreek.com

(316) 978-3699

Tien Hong Vu

Intra KBOR collaborator

hongvu@ku.edu

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Post Award

 No photo available of Brenda Achey

Associate Director, Post-Award Services

brenda.achey@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5377

Tt And C

Brenen Wood

IDP Business Manager

brenen.wood@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6950