Our Team
Greg Copenhaver, PhD
Director of the Institute for Convergent Science and Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Convergent Science
Greg Copenhaver, PhD, is the Director of the Institute for Convergent Science and Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Convergent Science. He serves as Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the C … Read more
Sam Seyedin, MBA, PMP, CRA
Associate Director, Institute for Convergent Science
Sam Seyedin is the Associate Director of the Institute for Convergent Science. He brings extensive experience in business as well as translation of multidisciplinary technologies and innovations in bo … Read more
Hailey Brighton, PhD
Associate Director for Grants and Programs
Hailey Brighton, PhD, is the Associate Director of Grants and Programs at the Institute for Convergent Sciences. Brighton works to advance UNC’s applied and translational research pipeline and promote … Read more
Jeff Speakman, PhD
AGILE Laboratory Manager, Institute for Convergent Science
In 2022 Jeff joined the Institute for Convergent Science (ICS), where he serves as laboratory manager of the ICS AGILE Laboratory. In this role, he oversees the day-to-day operation of the lab, includ … Read more
Kyle Glochick
Finance and Administrative Coordinator
Kyle Glochick joined the Institute for Convergent Science team as the Administrative and Financial coordinator in 2022. His previous position was as the Administrative Coordinator for the UNC BeAM mak … Read more