delaware Experts

Sambeeta Das

Assistant Professor of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Das’s research spans robotics, autonomous systems, physics, organic chemistry and materials engineering.

Melissa Melough

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Melough studies the interrelationships of nutritional and environmental factors influencing human health.

Eric Kmiec, Ph.D

Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, The Gene Editing InstituteChristianaCare

Dr. Kmiec, a pioneer in the field, has achieved several ground-breaking firsts in CRISPR gene editing.

Rob McMurray

Chief Financial OfficerChristianaCare

Rob McMurray is the Chief Financial Officer of ChristianaCare,

James Kendra

Director, Disaster Research Center; Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kendra researches emergency planning and crisis management.

Raymond Carter, M.D.

Clinical Leader at ChristianaCare’s Concord Health CenterChristianaCare

Willett Kempton

Professor, Marine Science and PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kempton invented vehicle-to-grid power (V2G); he researches, publishes and lectures on offshore wind power and on electric vehicles.

Leigh McLean

Associate Research Professor, EducationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. McLean investigates how teachers’ emotions and emotion-related experiences including well-being impact their effectiveness.

Pamela Ridgeway, MBA, MA, SPHR

Chief Diversity OfficerChristianaCare

Pamela Ridgeway is the chief diversity officer and the vice president of Talent & Acquisition at ChristianaCare.

Shilpa Kauta, M.D.

Director for the ChristianaCare Sleep Wellness CenterChristianaCare

Dr. Shilpa Kauta currently serves as the Medical Director for the ChristianaCare Sleep Wellness Center.