THE KENAN INSTITUTE

Dr. Chris Brown is the Director of the North Carolina Space Initiative, a program of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science and the University of North Carolina Office of the President. He also serves as Director of the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training (NSCORT) in Gravitational Genomics at NC State University and Wake Forest University. More...

Courtney H. Thornton is the Educational Program Coordinator of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science. She also serves as the Outreach Coordinator for the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training (NSCORT) in Gravitational Genomics. Ms. Thornton is currently pursuing a M.Ed. in Higher Education at North Carolina State University and is a member of the American College Personnel Association. More...

Erin Knight maintains the websites for both the North Carolina Space Initiative and the NASA Specialized Center for Research and Training in Gravitational Biology (NSCORT.) She is involved in outreach and has created an electronic brochure for NSCORT. Ms. Knight is currently pursuing a M.Ed. in Counselor Education at North Carolina State University.