If you have questions or comments about the iCons program, please email: icons@cns.umass.edu

iCons Strategic Communication and Program Manager

Wesley J. Dunham
College of Natural Sciences
University of Massachusetts
Lederle Graduate Research Tower Rm 430
Amherst, MA 01003-9246
icons@cns.umass.edu
Ph: 413-545-3674

Mahoney Family Sponsored Executive Director, UMass iCons Program

Dr. Scott Auerbach
Professor of Chemistry
University of Massachusetts
710 North Pleasant St
Amherst MA 01003-9305
auerbach@umass.edu
Ph: 413-545-1240

Meet the current and former iCons Staff and Instructional Team

Current Staff and Instructors

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Scott Auerbach

Mahoney Family Sponsored Executive Director of iCons;
iCons 4 Faculty
Emeritus iCons 2 Faculty, Renewable Energy

Chemistry
Wesley Dunham, UMass iCons Program, Strategic Communication and Program Manager

Wesley Dunham

Strategic Communication and Program Manager

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Shira Epstein

iCons 3 Faculty, Renewable Energy; iCons Teaching Fellow

UMass Amherst Makerspace
Wei Fan

Wei Fan

iCons 1 Faculty, iCons Teaching Fellow

Chemical Engineering
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Judith Glaven

iCons Outside Consultant

Senior Scientific Officer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Christine Hatch

iCons Associate Director of Academics

UMass Extension
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Allison Hunter

iCons 2 Faculty, Biomedicine

College of Education
Martin Hunter

Martin Hunter

iCons 3 Faculty, Biomedicine/Biosystems

Biomedical Engineering
Erica Light

Erica Light

iCons 3 Faculty, Biomedicine/Biosystems

Mathematics, Science, and Learning Technologies; College of Education
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Jared Starr

iCons 2 Faculty, Renewable Energy; iCons Postdoctoral Researcher

Environmental Conservation
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Nick Tooker

iCons 3 Faculty, Renewable Energy; iCons Teaching Fellow

Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Paul Wolff

iCons 1 Faculty, iCons Teaching Fellow

Environmental Conservation

Former Staff and Instructors

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Barry Braun

Emeritus iCons 1 Faculty

Human Performance Clinical Research Lab at Colorado State University
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Jason Breves

Emeritus iCons 3 Faculty, Biomedicine

Biology
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Shannon Compton

Emeritus iCons 2 Faculty, Biomedicine

Microbiology
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William Conner

Emeritus iCons 3 Faculty, Renewable Energy

Chemical Engineering
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Elizabeth Connor

iCons Faculty Steering Committee

Biology
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Tony Dinsmore

iCons Faculty Steering Committee

Physics
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Irene Dujovne

Emeritus iCons 3 Faculty, Renewable Energy

Physics
Dr. Justin Fermann

Justin Fermann

Emeritus iCons 1 Faculty and Associate Director of Academics

Chemistry
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Lena Fletcher

Emeritus iCons 1 Faculty

Environmental Conservation
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Scott Garman

Emeritus iCons 2 Faculty, Biomedicine

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Michael Harrington

Emeritus iCons 3 Faculty, Biomedicine

Biology
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Sam Hazen

Emeritus iCons 3 Faculty, Biomedicine

Biology
Christiane Healey

Christiane Healey

Emeritus iCons 1 Faculty, Mahoney Teaching Award Recipient

Biology
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Cameron Holden

Emeritus iCons Program Manager

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Courtney Lannert

Emeritus iCons 4 Faculty

Smith College Department of Physics
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Mark Leckie

iCons Faculty Steering Committee

Geosciences
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Sue Leschine

Emeritus iCons 1 Faculty;
iCons Faculty Steering Committee

Veterinary and Animal Sciences
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Bridget Macdonald

Emeritus iCons Program Coordinator

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Jane Markarian

Emeritus iCons Program Manager

Special Projects and Outreach Manager, Office of the Dean, College of Natural Sciences
Christine McGrail

Christine McGrail

Emeritus iCons 2 Faculty, Both Tracks

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Chaz Nielsen

Emeritus iCons Program Coordinator

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Ruthanne Paradise

Emeritus iCons Lab Coordinator

Chemistry
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Om Parkash

Emeritus iCons 4 Faculty

Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences
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Steve Petsch

Emeritus iCons 1 Faculty

Geosciences
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Stephanie Purington

Emeritus iCons 2 Faculty, Biomedicine & Renewable Energy

College of Education
Ksenia Ruuska

Ksenia Ruuska

Emeritus iCons 3 Teaching Assistant, Renewable Energy

Environmental Conservation | Building Systems
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Laurie Simmons

Emeritus iCons 2 Faculty, Renewable Energy

Sustainability Science
Emily Smith

Emily Smith

Emeritus iCons 3 Teaching Assistant, Renewable Energy

Chemistry
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Janice Telfer

iCons Operations Committee

Veterinary and Animal Sciences
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Shubha Tewari

Emeritus iCons 1 Faculty

Physics
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Mark Tuominen

Emeritus iCons 3 Faculty, Renewable Energy

Physics, CNS Associate Dean of Research & Innovation
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Julian Tyson

iCons Faculty Steering Committee

Chemistry
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Dhandapani Venkataraman

Emeritus iCons 4 Faculty
Emeritus iCons 2 Faculty, Renewable Energy

Chemistry
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Kun Wang

Emeritus iCons 3 Teaching Assistant, Renewable Energy

Physics
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Jack Wileden

iCons Operations Committee

College of Information and Computer Sciences
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Sarah Wilson

Emeritus iCons 2 Teaching Assistant, Renewable Energy

Institute for Cellular Engineering
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Gordon Wyse

iCons Faculty Steering Committee

Biology
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Ned Young

Emeritus iCons 3 Faculty, Biomedicine

Plant Information Genetics
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Robert (Bob) Zimmermann

Emeritus iCons 2 Faculty, Biomedicine

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology