BBISS Initiative LeadsThe Initiative Leads program cultivates topics for future large-scale collaborative sustainability research, research translation, and/or high-impact outreach. Hailong ChenAssociate Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Yi DengProfessor Shatakshee DhongdeAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs Michael HelmsCo-Director, Center for Biologically Inspired Design Josiah HesterInterim Associate Director for Community-Engaged Research Xiaoming HuoAssociate Director for Research, IDEaS Neha KumarAssociate Professor Junshan LiuPh.D. Candidate Jian LuoProfessor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Alexander OettlPhD Coordinator, Strategy & Innovation Dori PapManaging Director, Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship Brigitte StepanovAssistant Professor Yuanzhi TangAssociate Co-Director for Interdisciplinary Research Anjali ThomasAssociate Professor Danielle WillkensAssociate Professor