{"id":35,"date":"2025-09-22T11:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/champs\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:20:16","slug":"investigators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/champs\/investigators\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/champs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/09\/CHAMPS-Investigators-Aug-2025-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Six adults stand outside a building, posing for a group photo. Four people are in front, two are in back. They are all dressed in business casual attire.\" class=\"wp-image-41\" style=\"width:467px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/champs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/09\/CHAMPS-Investigators-Aug-2025-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/champs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/09\/CHAMPS-Investigators-Aug-2025-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/champs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/09\/CHAMPS-Investigators-Aug-2025-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/champs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/09\/CHAMPS-Investigators-Aug-2025-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/champs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/09\/CHAMPS-Investigators-Aug-2025-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/champs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/09\/CHAMPS-Investigators-Aug-2025-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meet the CHAMPS Team!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The CHAMPS program for <strong>Chemistry, Forensic Science, Physics, and Photonic Science and Engineering <\/strong>students, is a collaborative effort led by Dr. Tamra Legron-Rodriguez (Principal Investigator &#8211; Chemistry) with support from faculty across multiple STEM disciplines including Dr. Julie Donnelly (Co-Principal Investigator &#8211; Chemistry), Dr. Patrick LiKamWa (Co-Principal Investigator &#8211; CREOL), Dr. Tong Wan (Co-Principal Investigator &#8211; Physics), Dr. Constance Doty (Co-Principal Investigator &#8211; Physics), and Mr. Mike McKee (CREOL). 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