Membership
Meet our members — and learn how to join
DPI members play an important role in all DPI activities. Learn about the benefits of becoming a member and be part of our efforts in tech talent development, applied R&D, and business building.
A call to join
Led by the University of Illinois system, faculty, researchers, and educators play a vital role as DPI members.
DPI’s ambition is to propel Chicago and Illinois into a pre-eminent and inclusive tech economy over the next decade — putting more women and people of color in durable tech jobs. And to do it at scale.
DPI has lead more than $10 million in investments in faculty-led R&D teams and is launching businesses based on university research.
Membership details and how to join
DPI membership is open to full-time faculty members of the University of Illinois System (UIC, UIS, UIUC).
Membership Benefits Include
- Services and support for research and teaching initiatives
- Connections to other faculty, researchers, and educators from DPI partner institutions
- Invitation to speaker series and other DPI and DPI related events
- Access to downtown Chicago DPI space and other shared resources
- Support letters for grant proposals
- Eligibility to vote for DPI Executive Committee
- Monthly updates from DPI Director of Academic Affairs
- Seed funding opportunities
- DPI faculty affiliate status
Membership Expectations Include
- Lead and participate in DPI activities
- Teach affiliated courses and do outreach activities
- Publicize research and education activities through DPI channels
- List DPI affiliation when submitting manuscripts, giving talks, and accepting awards and prizes that are supported by DPI funds
- Ning Ai, Urban Planning & Public Affairs; UIC
- Meenakshy Aiyer, UICOMP; UIC
- Olu Ajilore, UICOMP; UIC
- Eben Alsberg, Biomedical Engineering; UIC
- Nancy Amato, Computer Science; UIUC
- Justin Arnoff, Speech and Hearing Science; UIUC
- Tugce Baser, Civil and Environmental Engineering; UIUC
- Yelyzaveta Berdychevsky Kustanovich, Recreation, Sport and Tourism; UIUC
- Jennifer Bernhard, ECE; UIUC
- Suma Bhat, ECE; UIUC
- Peter Boltuc, Philosophy, Computer Science; UIS
- Subhonmesh Bose, Electrical and Computer Engineering; UIUC
- Jacob Bowers, Political Science; UIUC
- Maxine Brown, Computer Science; UIC
- Jordi Cabana-Jimenez, Chemistry; UIC
- Nathan Castillo, Education; UIUC
- Ahmet Enis Cetin, Electrical Computer Engineering; UIC
- Vickie Cook, Online Professional Engaged Learning; UIS
- Della Cox, Online Professional and Engaged Learning; UIS
- Adriana Crocker, Political Science; UIS
- Brian Cunningham, Electrical and Computer Engineering; UIUC
- Sybil Derrible, Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering; UIC
- Angela Doehring, Allied Health- Exercise Science; UIS
- Roy Dong, Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering; UIUC
- Lan Dong, English and Modern Languages; UIS
- Catherine Dornfeld Tissenbaum, English and Modern Languages; UIS
- Katherine Driggs-Campbell, ECE; UIUC
- Maureen Dunne, Disability and Human Development; UIC
- Danilo Erricolo, Electrical Computer Engineering; UIC
- Michael Flavin, Discovery Partners Institute; UIC
- Sarah Gantz, Office of Exec. VPAA; UI System
- Paolo Gardoni, Environmental Engineering; UIUC
- Mani Golparvar-Fard, Environmental Engineering; UIUC
- Betsy Goulet, Public Administration/Child Advocacy Studies; UIS
- William Gropp, Computer Science; UIUC
- Kaiyu Guan, Natural Resources and Environmental Science; UIUC
- Yanhui Guo, Computer Science; UIS
- Anne-Marie Hanson, Environmental Studies; UIS
- Tamar Heller, Disability and Human Development; UIC
- Mary Herrmann, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership; UIUC
- Kevin Hinders, Architecture; UIUC
- Naira Hovakimyan, Mechanical Science Engineering; UIUC
- Marie Hughes, Mechanical Science and Engineering; UIUC
- Fatima Husain, Speech and Hearing Science; UIUC
- Laila Hussein Moustafa, Library University; UIUC
- Ravishankar Iyer, ECE, Computer Science, & Coordinated Science Laboratory; UIUC
- Atul Jain, Atmospheric Sciences; UIUC
- Yih-Kuen Jan, Kinesiology and Community Health; UIUC
- Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, Theatre; UIUC
- Harley Johnson, Grainger College of Engineering; UIUC
- Steve Jones, Communication; UIC
- Prasanta Kalita, Agricultural & Biological Engineering; UIUC
- Robin Kar, Law; UIUC
- Ranjan Karri, College of Business and Management; UIS
- Daniel S. Katz, NCSA; UIUC
- Volodymyr Kindratenko, Senior Reserach Scientist; UIUC
- Karl Kochendorfer, Chief Health Information Officer; UIC
- Elizabeth Kocs, UIC Energy Initiative; UIC
- Megan Konar, Civil and Environmental Engineering; UIUC
- Liang Kong, Mathematical Sciences; UIS
- Jacob Krive, Biomedical & Health Information Sciences; UIC
- Kenneth Kriz, Public Administration; UIS
- Jason Lane, College of Education; UIUC
- Robert Lawless, College of Law; UIUC
- Jie Li, EPOL; UIUC
- Yu-Feng Lin, Illinois Water Resources Center; UIUC
- Robb Lindgren, Curriculum and Instruction; UIUC
- Tim Lindsey, Smart Energy Design Assistance Center; UIUC
- Biswajit Maharathi, Neurology Rehab Medicine; UIC
- Georgeta-Elisabeta Marai, Computer Science; UIC
- Zachary McDowell, Communication; UIC
- Nancy Mcelwain, Communication; UIC
- Sayan Mitra, Electrical and Computer Engineering; UIUC
- Raksha Mudar, Speech and Hearing Science; UIUC
- Jenny Nagaoka, Speech and Hearing Science; UIUC
- Rakesh Nagi, Industrial and Enterprise System Engineering; UIUC
- Mark Neubauer, Physics; UIUC
- Sharon Nickols, College of Agricultural Consumer and Environmental
- Sciences; UIUC
- William Norris, Industrial Enterprise Systems Engineering; UIUC
- Melkior Ornik, Aerospace Engineering; UIUC
- Zozo-Angeliki Papacharissi, Communication; UIC
- Luc Paquette, Curriculum and Instruction; UIUC
- Thomas Park, Biological Sciences; UIC
- Venetria Patton, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; UIUC
- Farideddin Peiravian, Civil, Materials and Architectural Engineering; UIC
- Rachel Poretsky, Biological Sciences; UIC
- Aria Razfar, Curriculum and Instruction; UIC
- Krishna Reddy, Civil and Materials Engineering; UIC
- Valleri Robinson, Theatre; UIUC
- Wendy Rogers, College of Applied Health Sciences; UIUC
- Romit Roy Choudhury, ECE; UIUC
- Vishal Sachdev, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; UIC
- Srinivasa Salapaka, Mechanical Science and Engineering; UIUC
- Eunice Santos, Information Sciences; UIUC
- Sonali Shah, Gies College of Business; UIUC
- Deepak Somaya, Business Administration; UIUC
- William (Bill) Stewart, Recreation Sport and Tourism; UIUC
- Victoria Stodden, Information Sciences; UIUC
- Ruoyu Sun, School of Information Sciences; UIUC
- Nadera Sweiss, Medicine; UIC
- Michael Twidale, Information Sciences; UIUC
- Lav Varshney, Electrical and Computer Engineering; UIUC
- Lucia Vazquez, Biology; UIS
- Venugopal Veeravalli, ECE; UIC
- Jorge Villegas, College of Business and Management; UIS
- Shaowen Wang, Geography and Geographic Information Science; UIUC
- Katherine Warpeha, Biological Sciences; UIC
- Asif Wilson, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education; UIUC
- Donald Wink, Chemistry; UIC
- Jeffrey Woods, College of Applied Health Sciences; UIUC
- Donald Wuebbles, Atmospheric Sciences; UIUC
- Xincheng Yao, Biomedical Engineering; UIC
- Joseph Zak, Biological Sciences; UIC
- Lan Zhang, Finance; UIC
- Lenore Zuck, Computer Science; UIC