ACI Directory

Christopher Bounds, PhD, MBA

Leadership

Director

cbounds@aci.msstate.edu 662-325-6814

Wayne Huberty, PhD

Leadership

Associate Director

whuberty@aci.msstate.edu 662-325-5810

Crisler Herndon, MBA

Leadership

Business Operations

Research Program Manager

cherndon@aci.msstate.edu 662-325-0148

Cody Hardin

Engineering

Senior Research Engineer

chardin@aci.msstate.edu 662-230-1484

Nathan Pachel

Engineering

Research Engineer I

nep91@msstate.edu 662-325-3274

Jeremy Sawaya

Engineering

Research Engineer

jsawaya@aci.msstate.edu (662) 325-5810

Dow Welch

Engineering

Research Engineer lll

lw187@msstate.edu 662-325-2069

Easton Williams

Engineering

Research Engineer ll

ejw233@msstate.edu 662-325-5431

Jennifer Smith, MS

Workforce Development

Business Operations

Program Manager

jsmith@aci.msstate.edu (662) 325-0150

Kelsey Botts, PhD

Workforce Development

Senior Program Manager

kbotts@aci.msstate.edu 662-325-0487

Emily Jenkins

Business Operations

Business Manager I

ejenkins@aci.msstate.edu 662-325-0172

Nikita Logan, MBA

Business Operations

Project Manager

nlogan@aci.msstate.edu 662-325-7099

Ed Skinner

Business Operations

Facility Services Coordinator

els11@raspet.msstate.edu 662-325-3274

Colby Hardin

Technicians

Composite Technician & Specialist

clh428@msstate.edu (662) 325-3871

Matt Parks

Technicians

Composite Technician and Specialist

lmp85@msstate.edu (662) 325-0172

Earl Sloan

Technicians

Composite Technician and Specialist
Facility Manager

esloan@aci.msstate.edu 662-325-6815

Austin Reed

Technicians

Composite Technician and Specialist

areed@aci.msstate.edu (662) 325-9163

Starr Williams

Technicians

Quality and Safety Manager

swilliams@aci.msstate.edu 662-325-6344

Morgan Welch

Technicians

Composite Technician and Specialist

mbw140@msstate.edu 601-214-4941

Davy Belk

Faculty

Technical Advisor
Mississippi State University
Aerospace Engineering

davy.belk@ae.msstate.edu (662) 325-1148

Han-Gyu Kim

Faculty

Assistant Professor Mississippi State University Aerospace Engineering

hkim@ae.msstate.edu 662-325-0847

Santanu Kundu

Faculty

Professor and Southern Ionics Chair

santanukundu@che.msstate.edu (662) 325-7323

Julie Jessop

Faculty

Professor, Associate Director, and Hunter Henry Chair

jessop@che.msstate.edu 662.325.0199

Matthew Priddy

Faculty

Professor
Mississippi State University
Mechanical Engineering

mwpriddy@me.msstate.edu (662) 325-7322

Rani Warsi Sullivan

Faculty

Department Head Mississippi State University Aerospace Engineering

sullivan@ae.msstate.edu (662) 325-7289