Who We Are
Eastern Threat Center offices are located in Asheville, Raleigh, and Research Triangle Park, NC.
View an at-a-glance staff resource guide to learn about scientists, in-house collaborators, and research support staff who deliver "Science You Can Use."
Use other links on this page to read staff members' biographies and find additional contact information.
Asheville staff
200 W.T. Weaver Blvd.
Asheville, NC 28804
(828) 257-4832
fax: (828) 257-4894
Danny C. Lee, Eastern Threat Center Director
Bill Hargrove, Research Ecologist
Steve Norman, Research Ecologist
Lars Pomara, Ecologist
Bjorn Brooks, Ecologist (ORISE Fellow)
Bill Christie, Biological Scientist
Michelle Baumflek, Research Biologist
Ginny Burgess, Management Analyst
Stephanie Worley Firley, Biological Science Information Specialist
Raleigh staff
920 Main Campus Drive
Venture Center II, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 515-9489
fax: (919) 513-2978
Steve McNulty, Ecologist and Team Leader, and USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) Director
Joel Larson, Acting SERCH Director
Ge Sun, Research Hydrologist
Dennis Hallema, Hydrologist (ORISE Fellow)
Johnny Boggs, Biological Scientist
Michael Gavazzi, Biological Scientist
Jennifer Moore Myers, Resource Information Specialist and SERCH Support Staff
Erika Mack, Resource Information Specialist
John Cobb, IT Specialist and SERCH Support Staff
Sarah Wiener, SERCH Fellow
Aurelia Baca, SERCH Climate Specialist
Visiting Scholar
Xiaodong Liu, South China Agricultural University
TACCIMO Support
Sealy Chipley, User Support/Content Development (located in Asheville, NC)
Northern Research Station Liaison
Lindsey Rustad, Northern Research Station Adjunct Scientist (located in Durham, NH)
North Carolina State University (NCSU) cooperators at the Center's Raleigh office:
Asko Noormets, Research Associate Professor
Research Triangle Park (RTP) staff
3041 E. Cornwallis Rd.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 549-4000
fax: (919) 549-4047
Kurt Riitters, Research Ecologist and Team Leader
Frank Koch, Research Ecologist
Qinfeng Guo, Research Ecologist
Valerie Cooper, Administrative Support Assistant
North Carolina State University cooperators at the Center's RTP office:
Fred Cubbage, Professor
Barbara Conkling, Research Assistant Professor
Kevin Potter, Research Associate Professor
Mark Ambrose, Research Assistant
Jennifer Costanza, Research Assistant Professor
Meet some recent Center interns and learn about research opportunities.
