The eScience Institute is guided by a team comprised of distinguished researchers across a variety of fields.
Leadership Core
David Beck
eScience Director of Research
Research Associate Professor, UW Chemical Engineering
Andrew Connolly
eScience Director
Professor, UW Astronomy
Sarah Stone
eScience Executive Director
Senior Data Science Fellow
Program Directors
Anthony Arendt
Director of Community Engagement Programs
Senior Data Science Fellow
Bryna Hazelton
Director of Research Programs
Senior Research Scientist, eScience & UW Physics
Vani Mandava
Head of Engineering
UW Scientific Software Engineering Center (SSEC)
Ben Marwick
Director of Education Programs
Professor, UW Anthropology; Director, Data Science Minor
Ann Nykamp
Director of Finance & Administration
Executive Committee
In addition to the eScience leadership core listed above, the Executive Committee also includes the following people:
Cecilia Aragon
Professor, Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE)
Ginger Armbrust
Director, UW School of Oceanography
Magdalena Balazinska
Director, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Bing Brunton
Associate Professor, Biology
Steve Brunton
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Rob Fatland
Director of Cloud and Data Solutions, UW-IT
Maryam Fazel
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Bill Howe
Associate Professor, Information School
Ben Marwick
Professor, Anthropology Director of the Data Science Minor
Colette Moore
Associate Professor, English
Tyler McCormick
Assistant Professor, Statistics and Sociology
Former Directors
Ed Lazowska
eScience Founding Director
Bill and Melinda Gates Chair Emeritus, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Magdalena Balazinska
Former Director
Director, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering