Meet our Team

NEUTC is led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is comprised of eight universities of colleges across New England. The center is led by Dr. Mike Knodler and Dr. Shannon Roberts at UMass and seven site directors at each partner university/college.

Center Leadership

Dr. Michael Knodler

Center Director

Knodler
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Knodler
Dr. Shannon Roberts

Associate Director

Dr. Shannon Roberts
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dr. Shannon Roberts
Dr. Cole Fitzpatrick

NEUTC Lead for Data Management

Cole Fitzpatrick Headshot
Research Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Cole Fitzpatrick Headshot
Dr. Francis Tainter

NEUTC Lead for Collaboration

Francis Tainter-Headshot
Research Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Francis Tainter-Headshot
Sharon Como

NEUTC Admin Lead

Research Administrator, UMass

Site Directors

Dr. Eric Jackson

Site Director

Dr. Eric Jackson
Associate Research Professor
University of Connecticut
Dr. Eric Jackson
Dr. Joe Coughlin

Site Director

Dr. Joe Coughlin
Director, MIT AgeLab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Dr. Joe Coughlin
Krista Reichert

Site Director

Krista Reichert
Professor, Dept. of Environmental Science
Bunker Hill Community College
Krista Reichert
Beth Breton

Site Director

Beth Breton Headshot
Interim Dean
Holyoke Community College
Beth Breton Headshot
Dr. Nicholas Kirsch

Site Director

Dr. Nicholas Kirsch
Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Dr. Nicholas Kirsch
William F. Lyons Jr., J.D.

Site Director

William F. Lyons Jr., J.D.
Director, Center for Global Resilience and Security
Norwich University
William F. Lyons Jr., J.D.