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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4149_01c60d-2c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4149_01c60d-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4149_01c60d-2c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4149_01c60d-2c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4149_01c60d-2c\">What is VEMI?<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4149_9c396b-66 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4149_9c396b-66 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4149_9c396b-66 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4149_f7f346-aa\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4149_a4577b-0d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4149_a4577b-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4149_a4577b-0d\"]{max-width:1128px;padding-top:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:26px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4149_a4577b-0d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4149_a4577b-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4149_a4577b-0d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4149_a4577b-0d img.kb-inline-image, 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Many VEMI initiatives are entirely student-driven, and students who work at VEMI (including undergraduates) are encouraged to pursue experimental design, paper authorship, and conference presentations as part of the lab\u2019s research team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4149_695e5f-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column4149_695e5f-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4149_695e5f-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4149_695e5f-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4149_695e5f-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column4149_695e5f-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4149_695e5f-9e{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > 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At VEMI, our mission is to advance universally designed technology. What do we mean by that? Essentially, it\u2019s about using tech to solve real-world problems across the complex range of human needs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4149_361ded-58 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4149_361ded-58 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4149_361ded-58 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4149_361ded-58 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4149_361ded-58 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4149_361ded-58 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div 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data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4149_a84e82-4c\"><span class=\"kb-adv-text-inner\">OUR HUMANS <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Click on the photos for extended information on our employees!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4149_8b9920-b7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4149_8b9920-b7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4149_8b9920-b7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id4149_8b9920-b7 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id4149_8b9920-b7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id4149_8b9920-b7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4149_8b9920-b7 > .kt-row-column-wrap > 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(max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,367px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4149_2037c7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4149_2037c7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4149_2037c7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id4149_2037c7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id4149_2037c7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id4149_2037c7-73 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4149_2037c7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4149_dca8d4-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4149_dca8d4-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4149_dca8d4-8f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4149_dca8d4-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4149_dca8d4-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4149_dca8d4-8f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Dr. Richard Corey<\/strong> &#8211; Director of VEMI Labs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4149_f484fe-0f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>RJ Perry<\/strong> &#8211; Laboratory Technical Manager<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4149_aa44c4-47\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Grant Beals<\/strong> &#8211; Multimedia Manager<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4149_b5f1a4-96\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Dr. Nicholas Giudice<\/strong> &#8211; Chief Research Scientist<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4149_03ffdc-28 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-5-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4149_2fe4b4-ab\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/https-umaine-edu-vemi-labmembers\/about-justin-brown\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2365\" height=\"2366\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/justin_final-edited.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Justin Brown\" class=\"wp-image-5341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/justin_final-edited.jpg 2365w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/justin_final-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/justin_final-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/justin_final-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/justin_final-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/justin_final-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/justin_final-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/justin_final-edited-105x105.jpg 105w, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4149_5ba5ac-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4149_5ba5ac-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4149_5ba5ac-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4149_5ba5ac-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4149_5ba5ac-6a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4149_5ba5ac-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4149_5ba5ac-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4149_5ba5ac-6a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/https-umaine-edu-vemi-labmembers\/about-jess-riccardi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1264\" height=\"1264\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/Riccardi-e1706220268863-edited.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Jess Riccardi\" class=\"wp-image-5343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/Riccardi-e1706220268863-edited.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/Riccardi-e1706220268863-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/Riccardi-e1706220268863-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/Riccardi-e1706220268863-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2025\/09\/Riccardi-e1706220268863-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, 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