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Julia Barzyk, Ph.D.

Julia Barzyk brings over 10 years of hands-on experience managing a portfolio of basic research in geoscience and civil engineering at the U.S. Army Research Office. She directed all stages of the funding process, including writing topics for large ($6M) investments.

She has extensive experience with the following:

Single investigator (~$360k)

Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)

Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) and Minority-serving Institution (MI) programs

Defense Established Program Research to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR)

Young Investigator Program/Early Career Program (YIP/ECP)

Presidential Early Career Award Science and Engineering (PECASE) program

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Prior to serving as an ARO program manager, Julia worked in publishing services, managing a team of editors who performed editing of scientific manuscripts written by non-native English speakers in advance of submission to leading journals.

Julia holds a B.A. in Geology from the University of Rochester, an M.S. in Geological Sciences from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences from the University of Chicago. She lives with her husband and their two teenagers in Durham, North Carolina.

Liz McCrea

Liz brings 15 years experience in web design, creative content writing, and digital marketing for startups and entrepreneurs.

Founder of Flamingo Collaborative for web design and digital marketing

Professional photographer

Specializes in niche and women-owned businesses