{"id":30,"date":"2024-06-21T17:47:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T21:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-06-22T07:00:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:00:56","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-159\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Courtney_Giles_1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Courtney_Giles_1200x1200.jpg 717w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Courtney_Giles_1200x1200-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Courtney_Giles_1200x1200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Courtney_Giles_1200x1200-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Courtney D. Giles, PhD<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Associate Dean for Academic Affairs<br \/>Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u00a0<br \/>College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences\u00a0<br \/>University of Vermont\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"mailto:cdgiles@uvm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cdgiles@uvm.edu<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/profile\/courtney-d-giles\">https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/profile\/courtney-d-giles<\/a> <\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-60\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/Larry_Medsker.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/Larry_Medsker.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/Larry_Medsker-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Larry Medsker, PhD<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Research Professor <br \/>Department of Physics<br \/>University of Vermont<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Larry.Medsker@uvm.edu\">Larry.Medsker@uvm.edu<\/a> <\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/physics\/profile\/larry-medsker \">https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/physics\/profile\/larry-medsker <\/a><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-157\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/priyanthasquare.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/priyanthasquare.jpg 717w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/priyanthasquare-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/priyanthasquare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/priyanthasquare-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Priyantha Wijesinghe, PhD\u00a0<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Director of Curricular Enrichment<br \/>Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br \/>College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences<br \/>University of Vermont<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Priyantha.Wijesinghe@uvm.edu\">Priyantha.Wijesinghe@uvm.edu<\/a> <br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/cee\/profile\/priyantha-wijesinghe\">https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/cee\/profile\/priyantha-wijesinghe<\/a><\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div 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class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Lecturer<br \/>Department of Physics<br \/>College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences<br \/>University of Vermont<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Varuni.Seneviratne@uvm.edu\">Varuni.Seneviratne@uvm.edu<\/a> <\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/physics\/profile\/varuni-seneviratne\">https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/physics\/profile\/varuni-seneviratne<\/a><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-10\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_3634-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_3634-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_3634-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_3634-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_3634-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_3634-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_3634-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_3634-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_3634-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Ashton Putnam<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Website Developer<br \/>Computer Science B.S.<br \/>University of Vermont<br \/>Class of 2025<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"188\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-163\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/marlee.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Marlee Ottati\u00a0<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Research Assistant<br \/>Civil Engineering B.S.<br \/>University of Vermont<br \/>Class of 2025<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisory Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"400\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-165\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Holly.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Holly.jpg 399w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Holly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Holly-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Holly Buckland Parker, EdD\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Educational Developer\u00a0<br \/>Center for Teaching and Learning\u00a0<br \/>University of Vermont\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Holly.Parker@uvm.edu\">Holly.Parker@uvm.edu<\/a><\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-167\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/mandar.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/mandar.jpg 717w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/mandar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/mandar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/mandar-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Mandar Dewoolkar, PhD, P.E.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Acting Dean, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences<br \/>Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br \/>University of Vermont\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/cee\/profile\/mandar-dewoolkar\">https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/cee\/profile\/mandar-dewoolkar<\/a><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-169\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Matthew_White_2024_1200x1200_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Matthew_White_2024_1200x1200_1.jpg 717w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Matthew_White_2024_1200x1200_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Matthew_White_2024_1200x1200_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/Matthew_White_2024_1200x1200_1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Matthew White, PhD\u00a0<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Associate Professor\u00a0<br \/>Department of Physics\u00a0<br \/>College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences\u00a0<br \/>University of Vermont<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/physics\/profile\/matthew-white\">https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cems\/physics\/profile\/matthew-white<\/a><\/p><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Evaluation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box square ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-171\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/maureen-neumann-800x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/learningMapsResearchProject\/files\/2025\/05\/maureen-neumann-800x800-1.jpg 717w, 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