Kelley Joel Williams

Biography

Education: Wright State University 2015 M.S. in Microbiology and Immunology Thesis: “Silver nanoparticles inhibit the binding and replication of dengue virus” As a lab manager, supervised and trained 12 graduate students in various lab techniques, led weekly coordination meetings, established and directed logistical processes. Air Force Institute of Technology 2015 M.S. in Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Thesis: “Evidence for inhibition of dengue virus binding in the presence of silver nanoparticles” Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 2007 M.S. in Management and Integrated Logistics Thesis: “Customer Satisfaction at a Regional Airport in the Northwest U.S.” Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2002 B.S. in Aerospace Engineering Minor: Leadership and History  Kelley Williams is the Associate Director of the Wright State University CBRN Defense graduate certificate program. He is a full-spectrum CBRN/WMD expert with a wealth of experience in tactical incident response and graduate academic research. Kelley is a career military officer and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. He served with the US Army Nuclear Disablement Teams and in various assignments with the National Guard WMD Civil Support Teams. He holds Masters of Science degrees from the Air Force Institute of Technology (Combating WMD), Wright State University (Microbiology & Immunology), and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Management & Integrated Logistics). He graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s of Science in Aerospace Engineering and was member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.

Research Interest

Microbiology ,Immunology, Pharmacology and toxicology.