About Us
The SECURE Center is a non-government, independent entity formed to address foreign government interference, support security-informed decision-making, and serve as a conduit that connects research community stakeholders with one another and with U.S. government (USG) agencies via NSF. The SECURE Center is led by the University of Washington’s Center on Collaborative Systems for Security, Safety, and Resilience (CoSSaR).
About Us
The SECURE Center is a non-government, independent entity formed to address foreign government interference, support security-informed decision-making, and serve as a conduit that connects research community stakeholders with one another and with U.S. government (USG) agencies via NSF. The SECURE Center is led by the University of Washington.
About Us
The NSF SECURE Center is a non-government, independent entity formed to address foreign government interference, support security-informed decision-making, and serve as a conduit that connects research community stakeholders with one another and with U.S. government (USG) agencies via NSF. The NSF SECURE Center is led by the University of Washington.
SECURE Center Location
The SECURE Center operates as a mostly virtual organization with team members and activities happening throughout the U.S.
The National Center is located in Seattle, Washington at the University of Washington.
The Regional Centers are based out of Boston, Massachusetts at Northeastern University; Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University; Kansas City, Missouri at the University of Missouri; College Station, Texas at Texas A & M University; Fort Collins, Colorado at Colorado State University; and Seattle, Washington at the University of Washington.
The Expert and Values Areas are based out of Starkville, Mississippi at Mississippi State University; South Bend, Indiana at Notre Dame University; Palo Alto, California at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University; Ann Arbor, Michigan at the University of Michigan; Cincinnati, Ohio at the University of Cincinnati; Charleston, South Carolina at MindCette, LLC; and Raleigh, North Carolina at Impulsion Consulting, LLC.
SECURE Center Timeline
The NSF SECURE Center was awarded to the University of Washington (PI: Dr. Mark Haselkorn) with a funding period of September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2029. We expect to launch a set of initial products and services (Minimum Viable Products, or MVP) during Year 1; make further progress to support the duties as outlined in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 in Year 2; and perform all duties completely by the end of Year 5. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Why Does the SECURE Center Exist?
Every day, security and integrity violations disrupt and subvert the success of critical research that greatly benefits the United States and the world. At the same time, major scientific breakthroughs and technical developments occur through collaborative efforts that include international partners.
To help the research community mitigate foreign threats to the security and integrity of the U.S. research enterprise, Section 10338(a) of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 directed the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a Research Security & Integrity Information Sharing Analysis Organization, which has subsequently been rebranded the NSF SECURE Center, standing for Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem.
NSF published solicitation NSF 23-613 seeking proposals from organizations interested in establishing and running the NSF SECURE Center, a non-government entity that will form a bridge between the U.S. Government and the research community to empower the research community to meet research security requirements by providing information, tools, and other services.
Timeline
Location
Mission
Strategic Goals
5
Enhance the capacity, situational awareness and equitable access of the research community as they make security-informed decisions.
4
Deliver a Shared Virtual Environment (SVE) where community members can come together in a safe, protected, supportive environment to learn from and share co-created solutions.
3
Develop and apply a structured, collaborative process that brings together research security community members, designers, and developers to identify their most urgent and high-impact challenges to co-create practical, effective solutions that address those needs.
2
Build and inspire community, collaborative spirit, trust, and shared solution ownership among the research community and funding agencies.
1
Develop, maintain and sustain the SECURE Center as an organization to support the research community.
Year 1 Strategic Goals
Leadership
The NSF SECURE Center is being developed with experts from within the research community who form the NSF SECURE Center Team. These experts are a conduit to the full research community and serve as ambassadors to bring the community together to co-design solutions to research security challenges. Our Advisory Board also comes from the research and security communities ensuring the ability to provide relevant guidance and recommendations to the Center.
University of Washington
Beth Kolko
Director
University of Washington
Sonia Savelli
Co-Creation Director
University of Washington
Paul Brightbill
Operations
Emory University
Robert Nobles
Deputy Director
University of Notre Dame
Lisa Nichols
Deputy Director
James (Jim) Luther
Deputy Director
Colorado State University
Lori Ann Schultz
Deputy Director
University of Washington
Bill Cornell
Technology Solutions Director
Emory University
Deepika Bhatia
Director, Southeast Regional Center
Northeastern University
Amanda Humphrey
Co-Director, Northeast Regional Center
Texas A&M University
Kevin Gamache, Ph.D
Co-Director, Southwest Regional Center
University of Washington
Jasmine Campbell
Lead, West Regional Center
Emory University
David Sundvall
Deputy Director, Southeast Regional Center
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Anthony (Tony) Caruso
Director, Midwest Regional Center
University of Missouri, Columbia
Michele Kennett
Deputy Director, Midwest Regional Center
Mississippi State University
Narcisa Pricope
Research Security Intelligence Strategies
Advisory Board
APLU
Deborah Altenburg
Member, Advisory Board
Mike Casey
Member, Advisory Board
Harvard University
Dr. Christina Ciocca Eller
Co-Chair, Advisory Board
Seton Hall University
Maggie Lewis
Member, Advisory Board
B Sharp Global Solutions, LLC
Bob Sharp
Co-Chair, Advisory Board
Retired U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer
Jennifer J. Snow
Member, Advisory Board
Our Team
Erica Adams
Research Scientist
University of Washington
Samuel Akinyede
Graduate Student
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Susan Anderson
AVP Research & Director, Office of Research & Grants Administration
College of Charleston
Robyn Anderson
Research Scientist, Art
University of Washington
Holly Bante
Associate Vice President, Research Security and Ethics
University of Cincinnati
Connor Bodine
Web Developer
University of Washington
Annie Bottern
Project Manager
Northeastern University
Samantha Bounds
Project Manager
Mississippi State University
Amy Brenneke
Project Manager and Community Coordinator
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Kyle Brown
Front End Developer
University of Washington
Joy Bryde
Director, Research COI Program
University of Notre Dame
Betsy Drellack
Grants and Operations Manager SECURE Center
University of Washington
Gwen Camacho
Graduate Student
University of Washington
Lashantynia Clayton
Project Manager
Emory University
Robin Cyr
Vice Provost of Research Administration
Northeastern University
Kevin Diggett
Full Stack Developer
University of Washington
Dani Dominic
Quality Assurance
University of Washington
Meg Erlewine
Design Lead
Colorado State University
Alexandra Claire Esco
Community Coordinator
Emory University
Laura Forlano
Professor
Northeastern University
Lisa Frazier
Research Scientist, Project Manager
Ohio State University
Lissette Gilster
Export Control Officer
Northeastern University
Sanket Gohil
Design Lead
Emory University
Quilla Graves
Clay Hardwick
Assistant Director, Center for Cyber Innovation
Mississippi State University
Frances Hisgen
Senior Research Program Manager
Stanford University
Grace Ivins
Project Manager
Colorado State University
Chris Jenkins
Research Security Officer, Assistant Director
Mississippi State University
Lee Kravchenko
Graduate Student
Northeastern University
George McCadden III
Product Manager, SVE Application
University of Washington
Suneetha Mudunuri
Senior Full Stack Developer
University of Washington
David Mulder
Subject Matter Expert
University of Michigan
Shawn Nance
Technical Solutions
University of Washington
Wyatt Olson
Interaction Designer
University of Washington
Billy Oteba
Program Operations Specialist
University of Washington
Jason Owen-Smith
AVP Research
University of Michigan
Eunju Pak
Graduate Student
Northeastern University
James Pierce
Designer, Co-Creation
University of Washington
David Ribes
Professor
University of Washington
Nadim Shake
Community Coordinator
Emory University
Kelly Shaver
President
Mindcette, LLC
Stacy Smith
Academic Operations
University of Washington
Daniel Snowden
Cloud Architect
University of Washington
Juhae Song
Stanford University
Lee Stadler
Design Lead
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Irem Tekogul
Jr. Design Lead
Northeastern University
Hope Terpilowski
Designer
University of Washington
Glenn Tiffert
Distinguished Research Fellow
Stanford University
Eric VonBergen
University of Washington
Caroline Wagner
Ohio State University
Jason Whisenant
Director of Communications
Texas A&M University
Brie Yost
Manager of Program Operations
University of Washington