The Institute for Sustainability at Northwestern (ISEN) is delighted to announce that James (Jim) Puricelli will join the Institute's growing team as its Business Administrator (effective September 15, 2014), reporting to ISEN’s Director of Operations and Outreach.
In his new role, Jim will lead ISEN’s business and research administration team, providing services to CCSS, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center, the Solar Fuels Institute (SOFI), and future sustainability and energy related centers at Northwestern.
Jim’s accomplishment in business and research administration service excellence spans twenty years of section, department and clinical team management experience with other top-ranked academic institutions, including the University of Chicago and Loyola University Chicago. Jim holds a BA in Psychology from Webster University in Saint Louis and a MHA from Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis.
ISEN’s mission is integrally linked to our capacity to serve multidisciplinary faculty and staff teams across Northwestern that are dedicated to discovering sustainability and energy solutions to meet our most pressing global challenges. Jim’s operational acumen combined with his consistent record of working with diverse teams in areas spanning chemistry, energy science, clinical medicine, and specialized facilities are ideally matched to the scope of his new role at the Institute,” said Demetria Giannisis, ISEN's Director of Operations and Outreach.
Jim's office remains in Catalysis 220. He can be reached at jp@northwestern.edu and by phone at 847-491-4354.