Leadership

Michael O’Toole is a research development associate for the Center for the Environment. In this role, he leads research proposal development and works collaboratively with faculty to increase the size and impact of WashU’s environmental research portfolio. This includes identifying funding opportunities, building research teams, and providing grant proposal support to increase the competitiveness of […]

Nicole Angeli is the administrative assistant for the Center for the Environment where she supports the efforts of the Center for the Environment and Midwest Climate Collaborative. Nicole manages administrative functions for the Center, including direct support to Dan Giammar and Heather Navarro, as well as the Center programs. Before joining WashU, Nicole worked within […]

Education PhD, California Institute of Technology, 2001MS, California Institute of Technology, 1998BS, Carnegie Mellon University, 1996 Research areas EnergyEnvironmental EngineeringMaterials for Energy and Environmental Technologies Research Dan Giammar’s research focuses on chemical reactions that affect the fate and transport of heavy metals, radionuclides, and other inorganic constituents in natural and engineered aquatic systems. He is […]

Alex Morales-Heil is a program manager for the Center for the Environment where she supports community engaged research, undergraduate research programming, and an educational coordinating committee.  Alex has been at the university since 2019 and previously served as the administrative coordinator for the WashU Climate Change Program.  She holds degrees in both Mathematics and Elementary […]

Kevin Hahn-Petruso is a program manager for the Center for the Environment where he supports cross-school collaboration among researchers, manages the Center’s communications as well as supporting the Center’s Internal Advisory Council and Council of Partners. Prior to joining WashU in 2022, he worked as the Policy Manager for Trailnet, a St. Louis-based sustainable transportation nonprofit, […]