Liliana Farabaugh

Liliana Farabaugh

Liliana is the Communications Manager for the NSF COMPASS Center at Virginia Tech, with expertise in science communication and a focus on making complex and technical information accessible for all. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University and a Master of Science in Communication and Information from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Liliana … Read more

Leslie Thornton-O’Brien

Leslie thornton obrien

Leslie Thornton-O’Brien is the Project Manager for the NSF COMPASS Center at Virginia Tech, bringing more than 15 years of higher education experience and a passion for strategic collaboration to her role. With a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication from Liberty University, Leslie excels at connecting the dots between vision and execution. At the COMPASS … Read more

T. M. Murali

Tm murali

T. M. Murali is a professor and associate department head for research in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. He directs the NSF COMPASS Center and the Virginia Tech Destination Area on Pandemic Prediction and Prevention. He is the associate director for the Computational Tissue Engineering interdisciplinary graduate education program. Murali’s research group … Read more