Leadership

Our Team

Emmanouil N. Anagnostou

Emmanouil N. Anagnostou

Executive Director, Institute of the Environment and Energy

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor

Eversource Energy Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering

Executive Director, UConn Tech Park

Applied Research Director, Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation

manos@uconn.edu

860-486-6806 

Research Website

Center Directors

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Diego Cerrai

Director

Eversource Energy Center

diego.cerrai@uconn.edu

Laura Cisneros

Director

Natural Resources Conservation Academy

Director, Natural Resources Conservation Academy

laura.cisneros@uconn.edu

860-486-4917

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Carolyn A. Lin

Director

New England Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center

carolyn.lin@uconn.edu

860-486-3984

Patrick McKee

Director

Office of Sustainability

patrick.mckee@uconn.edu

Christopher Perkins

Director of Environmental Chemistry Laboratories

Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering

christopher.perkins@uconn.edu

860-486-2668

Core IoEE Team Members

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Marina Astitha, Ph.D.

Weather Forecasting Team Lead

Eversource Energy Center

marina.astitha@uconn.edu

860-486-3941

Sarah Ayers

Laboratory Analyst

Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering

sarah.ayers@uconn.edu

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Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, Ph.D.

Grid Resilience Team Leader

Eversource Energy Center

amvrossios.bagtzoglou@uconn.edu

860-486-4017

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Robert Fahey, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Tree and Forest Management Team Leader

Eversource Energy Center

robert.fahey@uconn.edu

860-486-2840

Nicole Freidenfelds

Program Leader

Natural Resources Conservation Academy

nicole.freidenfelds@uconn.edu

860-486-6933

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Ronny Heredia

Financial Analyst

Eversource Energy Center

ronny.heredia@uconn.edu

Stephanie Kexel

Nutrients Lab Manager

Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering

stephanie.kexel@uconn.edu

860-486-5893

Betsy Mortensen

Betsy Mortensen

Communication, Outreach, and Education Coordinator

Office of Sustainability

betsy.mortensen@uconn.edu

860-486-5446

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Malaquias Peña, Ph.D.

Grid Modernization Graduate Certificate and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator

Eversource Energy Center

mpena@uconn.edu

860-486-2450

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Anthony Provatas

Organics Lab Manager and Research Professor

Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering

anthony.provatas@uconn.edu

860-486-8017

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Niva Ranjeet

Grant Administrator

Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering

niva.ranjeet@uconn.edu

860-486-2664

Sneiguole Stapcinskaite

Metals Lab Manager

Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering

sneiguole.stapcinskaite@uconn.edu

860-486-4015

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Natalka Tuczkewycz

Financial Analyst

Eversource Energy Center

natalka.tuczkewycz@uconn.edu

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Marisa Vatteroni

Laboratory Technician

Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering

marisa.vatteroni@uconn.edu

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Zongjie Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Industrial Workforce Development

Eversource Energy Center

zongjie.wang@uconn.edu

860-486-0080

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Xinxuan Zhang, Ph.D.

Center Manager

Eversource Energy Center

xinxuan.zhang@uconn.edu

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Junbo Zhao, Ph.D.

Grid Modernization Team Leader

Eversource Energy Center

junbo@uconn.edu

860-486-9496

Business Development Team Members

Sarah Bothell

Director of Office of Business Services

Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering

sarah.bothell@uconn.edu

860-486-2625

See Core and Affiliated Faculty