Dr. Carolyn J. Kroehler (Carrie) is the associate director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Communicating Science, part of the Empower thrust of the COMPASS Center. A biologist, writer, editor, and Virginia Tech faculty member, Carrie has spent many years “translating” research for non-scientists. Through her work at the Center for Communicating Science, she helps others … Read more
Erin Smith is the Project Coordinator for Community Outreach at the COMPASS Center as well as the Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech. She supports both centers’ efforts to equip researchers with the tools to connect with communities and to communicate clearly and meaningfully across differences, contributing to a more informed and resilient society. … Read more
A world where we can accurately foresee pandemics and minimize their impact. We seek to forecast and control future viral pandemics by addressing the grand challenge of uncovering the genetic, molecular, cellular, and chemical rules of life underlying pathogen-host interactions through community-based and ethically grounded research.
Leslie Thornton-O’Brien, M.A.
Project Manager, NSF COMPASS Center
Virginia Tech | Computer Science
Blacksburg, VA 24060
lthornto@vt.edu
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 2412115. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.