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Leadership<\/h2>\n
\n
\"Pankaj<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Dr. Pankaj Lal<\/h3>\n

Center Director
\nlalp@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-3137<\/a> \/ 973-655-3978<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Lal undertakes research that explores interconnections among society, energy and the environment. A Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)<\/a> and NSF CAREER<\/a> awardee, he conducts original and applied work in the areas of energy and environmental policies and economics, sustainable development, global climate change, valuing environmental services, economic and energy modeling, industrial ecology, participatory natural resource conservation and management, human dimensions and resource governance. He integrates activities of the Center into a broader and more meaningful technology, economics and policy framework with multiple outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\"Upendra<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Dr. Upendra Chivukula<\/h3>\n

Senior Advisor
\nchhivukulau@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Upendra Chivukula serves as senior advisor at CESAC and is a New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Commissioner Emeritus. He was nominated to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in 2014, where he served as a commissioner for 8 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Chivukula served in the General Assembly for 12 years and was Deputy Speaker from 2007 to 2014. He served as chair of the Telecommunications and Utilities Committee and as Vice Chair of Homeland Security and State Preparedness, Commerce and Economic Development, and Environment and Solid Waste.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\"Yang<\/figure>\n

Dr. Yang Deng<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor
\nEarth & Environmental Studies<\/a>
\ndengy@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-6678<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n

Yang Deng, PhD, PE, BCEE, is Professor of Environmental Engineering. His research focuses on environmental systems and processes with an emphasis on sustainability and resilience. He has strong research interests in advanced treatment technologies and innovative engineering strategies to address water and other environmental challenges. He has authored and co-authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles on water treatment and reuse, emerging contaminants, stormwater management, and climate adaptation, with citation exceeding 18,000 times. Dr. Deng has received several awards, including 2024 Educator of the Year from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)<\/a> \u2013 New Jersey, 2023 Camp Applied Research Award from the Water Environment Federation (WEF)<\/a>, 2022 Project Innovation Award from the International Water Association (IWA)<\/a>, 2019 Superior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES)<\/a>, amongst many others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Eric<\/figure>\n<\/div>
\n

Dr. Eric Forgoston<\/h3>\n

Associate Director
\nSchool of Computing<\/a>
\nforgostone@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-7242<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Forgoston is a professor of applied mathematics at Montclair State University. His research lies in the development of novel mathematical methods for deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems to model and study complex physical and biological phenomena. Recent efforts include the study of material transport in the ocean and other stochastic environments, the use of autonomous vehicles to track Lagrangian coherent structures, the outbreak and extinction of infectious diseases, the behavior of biological and robotic swarms, food web dynamics in ecological systems, the stability of fluid flows, and the use of machine learning to improve understanding of a variety of problems in the environmental and energy sectors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Manveer<\/figure>\n<\/div>
\n

Dr. Manveer Mann<\/h3>\n

Associate Director
\nFeliciano School of Business<\/a>
\nmannm@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-7013<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Mann is an associate professor of marketing at Montclair State University. She is an ESG professional with over 10 year\u2019s experience in building and managing research projects focused on the intersection of ESG (Environmental Social Governance), sustainability marketing initiatives, retail strategies, and consumer behavior. She is experienced in providing advisory consultation on ESG and sustainability to corporate clients in a range of areas including sustainability strategic planning, GHG emissions measurement and accounting across corporate value chain, and net zero strategies. Her research has appeared in several academic journals including Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, European Journal of Marketing, and the International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management. Dr. Mann has presented her research in numerous international and national conferences including Society of Consumer Psychology, Transformative Consumer Research, Academy of Marketing Science, and American Collegiate Retailing Association.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Faculty<\/h2>\n
\n
\"Vaibhav<\/figure>\n

Dr. Vaibhav Anu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor
\nSchool of Computing<\/a>
\nanuv@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-4362<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Ram<\/figure>\n

Dr. Ram Dubey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor
\nEconomics<\/a>
\ndubeyr@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-7778<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Bharath<\/figure>\n

Dr. Bharath Kumar Samanthula\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor
\nSchool of Computing<\/a>
\nsamanthulab@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-5161<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Amrita<\/figure>\n

Dr. Amrita Sarkar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor
\nChemistry and Biochemistry<\/a>
\nsarkara@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-3123<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Meghann<\/figure>\n

Dr. Meghann Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor
\nEarth & Environmental Studies<\/a>
\nsmithmeg@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-3123<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\"Ashwin<\/figure>\n

Dr. Ashwin Vaidya<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor
\nMathematics<\/a>
\nvaidyaa@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-2139<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Staff<\/h2>\n
\n
\"Gita<\/figure>\n

Gita Adhikary<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Abhishek<\/figure>\n

Abhishek Reddy Adunoori<\/strong>
\nAI Engineer<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Hilda<\/figure>\n

Hilda Afeku-Amenyo<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant <\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Blessing<\/figure>\n

Blessing Austin-Gabriel<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant <\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Niki<\/figure>\n

Niki Bajracharya<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Raj<\/figure>\n

Raj Barua<\/strong>
\nSenior Fellow<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Jack<\/figure>\n

Jack Billings<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Rolih<\/figure>\n

Rolih Ferdinand<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Julia<\/figure>\n

Julia Fiore<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Mike<\/figure>\n

Mike Fowler<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Ananda<\/figure>\n

Ananda Kanpathy<\/strong>
\nResearch Fellow<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Jeffery<\/figure>\n

Jeffrey Lamb<\/strong>
\nResearch Fellow<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Trang<\/figure>\n

Trang Luong<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Aryan<\/figure>\n

Aryan Maska
\n<\/strong>Research Associate<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Karina<\/figure>\n

Karina Magro Machado<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Bhargavi<\/figure>\n

Bhargavi Marni<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Cristian<\/figure>\n

Cristian Camilo Noriega Monsalve<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Udit<\/figure>\n

Udit Patel<\/strong>
\nResearch Fellow<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Jean<\/figure>\n

Jean Claire Pineda<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Rinchui<\/figure>\n

Rinchui Raman<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Karthik<\/figure>\n

Karthik Reddy<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"photo<\/figure>\n

Asoina Richardson
\n<\/strong>Senior Administrative Assistant
\nrichardsona@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: 973-655-3704<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Cassidy<\/figure>\n

Cassidy J Rucker<\/strong>
\nProgram Coordinator & Research Associate<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Sunayana<\/figure>\n

Sunayana Devnurmatt Shivakumar
\n<\/strong>Research Assistant<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Kripa<\/figure>\n

Kripa Shrestha<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Sarahana<\/figure>\n

Sarahana Shrestha<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Anuradha<\/figure>\n

Anuradha Singh<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Pankaj<\/figure>\n

Pankaj Somkuwar<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Zainab<\/figure>\n

Zainab Tariq<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Kevin<\/figure>\n

Kevin Vargas<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Nila<\/figure>\n

Nila Vishwas<\/strong>
\nResearch Assistant<\/p><\/div>

\n
\"Mike<\/figure>\n

Mike Winka<\/strong>
\nResearch Fellow<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n

Collaborators<\/h2>\n
\n
\"Clement<\/figure>\n

Clement Alo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earth and Environmental Studies
\naloc@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-7579<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Kenneth<\/figure>\n

Kenneth Bagstad<\/strong><\/p>\n

United States Geological Survey
\nkjbagstad@usgs.gov<\/a>
\n303-236-1330<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Onil<\/figure>\n

Onil Banerjee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inter American Development Bank
\nonilb@iadb.org<\/a>
\n202-623-3382<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Anthony<\/figure>\n

Anthony Bevacqua<\/strong><\/p>\n

NJDEP
\nanthony.bevacqua@dep.nj.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Dileep<\/figure>\n

Dileep Birur <\/strong><\/p>\n

dbirur@kpmg.com<\/a>
\n973-467-9650<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Renata<\/figure>\n

Renata Blumberg<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nutrition and Food Studies
\nblumbergr@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-3428<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Pralhad<\/figure>\n

Pralhad Burli<\/strong><\/p>\n

Idaho National Laboratory
\npralhad.burli@inl.gov<\/a>
\n208-526-2484<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Pricilla<\/figure>\n

Pricilla Iranah<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colorado State University
\niranahp@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Mary<\/figure>\n

Mary Kenny<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carlisle Construction Materials<\/a>
\nmary.kenny@CarlisleCCM.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Anil<\/figure>\n

Anil Kumar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cast Software<\/a>
\na.kumar@castsoftware.com<\/a>
\n646-204-2453<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Dr.<\/figure>\n

Michael Kruge<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earth & Environmental Studies
\nkrugem@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Erik<\/figure>\n

Erik Lyttek<\/strong><\/p>\n

NJBPU
\nErik.Lyttek@bpu.nj.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Arup<\/figure>\n

Arup Mukherjee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mathematics
\n973-655-7243<\/a>
\nmukherjeea@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Gia<\/figure>\n

Dr. Gia Nguyen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nong Lam University
\nVietnam<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Sydney<\/figure>\n

Sydney Oluoch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Kentucky University
\n859-572-6929<\/a>
\noluochs1@nku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Nicole<\/figure>\n

Nicole Panorkou<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mathematical Sciences
\npanorkoun@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-6684<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Anthony<\/figure>\n

Anthony Pemberton<\/strong><\/p>\n

School of Comm and Media
\npembertona@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-7200<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Archana<\/figure>\n

Archana Prasad<\/strong><\/p>\n

NJDEP
\nArchana.Prasad@dep.nj.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Nicole<\/figure>\n

Nicole Provost<\/strong><\/p>\n

NJDEP
\nNicole.Provost@dep.nj.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Aditi<\/figure>\n

Aditi Ranjan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Research Fellow, CSAM
\nranjana@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Nawal<\/figure>\n

Nawal Shoaib<\/strong><\/p>\n

Climate Earth
\nnawal@climateearth.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Jay<\/figure>\n

Jay Singh<\/strong><\/p>\n

jsingh@tru.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Eric<\/figure>\n

Eric Stern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tipping Point Resources Group LLC
\nsterne@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-4448<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Bharath<\/figure>\n

Bharath Kumar Samanthula<\/strong><\/p>\n

School of Computing<\/a>
\nsamanthulab@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-5161<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Andres<\/figure>\n

Andres Susaeta<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oregon State University<\/a>
\nandres.susaeta@oregonstate.edu<\/a>
\n541-737-0454<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Prakash<\/figure>\n

Prakash Thimmapuram<\/strong><\/p>\n

Argonne National Laboratory<\/a>
\nprakash@anl.gov<\/a>
\n602-252-9291<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Amy<\/figure>\n

Amy Tuininga<\/strong><\/p>\n

PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies<\/a>
\ntuiningaa@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-3667<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Aparne<\/figure>\n

Dr. Aparna Varde<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor
\nUniversity of Southern Denmark<\/a>
\napva@mmmi.sdu.dk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Neeraj<\/figure>\n

Neeraj Vedwan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor
\nAnthropology<\/a>
\nvedwann@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-7503<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Taylor<\/figure>\n

Taylor Wieczerak<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taylor.Wieczerak@dep.nj.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n
\"Benrabas<\/figure>\n

Bernabas Wolde<\/strong><\/p>\n

State of Colorado
\nbernabas.wolde@state.co.us<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Danlin<\/figure>\n

Danlin Yu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earth and Environmental Studies<\/a>
\nyud@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-4313<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

\n
\"Michelle<\/figure>\n

Michelle Zhu<\/strong><\/p>\n

School of Computing<\/a>
\nzhumi@montclair.edu<\/a>
\n973-655-4289<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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