SEIGERT Members
The goal of the SEIGERT program is to educate and train a diverse spectrum of Fellows in the art and science of generating superior integrative concepts/solutions for a future solar economy. Faculty from Purdue University, the University of Delaware and the University of Texas, El Paso with a wide range of research and educational expertise have joined together to achieve this goal.
| Name | Title | Department and Institution |
| Rakesh Agrawal, PI | Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor | Chemical Eng. (PU) |
| Ronald Andres | Professor | Chemical Eng. (PU) |
| Barry Benedict | Professor & Executive Director | Env. Resource Management (UTEP) |
| Robert Birkmire, Co-PI | Professor & Director | Institute of Energy Conversion (UD) |
| George Bodner | Arthur Kelly Distinguished Professor | Engineering Education (PU) |
| Brenda Capobianco, Co-PI | Associate Professor | Engineering Education (PU) |
| Nathalie Duval-Couetil | Associate Director | Center for Entrepr. (PU) |
| Charles Elerick | Professor | Language & Linguistics (UTEP) |
| Suresh Garimella | R. Eugene & Susie E. Goodson Professor | Mechanical Eng. (PU) |
| Ben Gramig | Assistant Professor (Resource Economics) | Agricultural Economics (PU) |
| Jeffrey Gray | Associate Professor | Electrical & Computer Eng. (PU) |
| Michael Harris | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Ed. | College of Engineering (PU) |
| Mark Lundstrom | Scifres Distinguished Professor | Electrical & Computer Eng. (PU) |
| Gregory Lush | Associate Professor | Electrical & Computer Eng. (UTEP) |
| John McClure | Professor | Metallurgical & Mater. Eng. (UTEP) |
| Jayathi Murthy | Professor | Mechanical Eng. (PU) |
| Joseph Pekny | Professor & Director | e-Enterprise Center (PU) |
| Leigh Raymond | Associate Professor | Political Science (PU) |
| Richard Schwartz | Professor | Electrical & Computer Eng. (PU) |
| William Shafarman | Assistant Professor | Institute of Energy Conversion (UD) |
| Gerry Shively | Professor (Natural Resource Economics) | Agricultural Economics (PU) |
| Wally Tyner, Co-PI | Professor (Energy Economics) | Agricultural Economics (PU) |
| David Zubia | Assistant Professor | Electrical & Computer Eng. (UTEP) |
Quick Links
- Biomass to Liquid Fuels Research Group
- Solar Energy Group Website
- Project Profile
- How to Apply
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
- Contact information
Contact Information
Katherine Yater-Henke
Program Coordinator
Purdue University
Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering
480 Stadium Mall Dr.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050
- kdhenke@purdue.edu
- Phone: 765.494.4811