Erica Harvey’s professional efforts as a chemistry professor for 34 years focused on student-centered, active learning. From 2013 – 2020, she and over 100 research students made Fairmont State University the headquarters of the West Virginia Brigade of the Solar Army, a nationwide research effort to store solar energy in the form of a chemical fuel. Dr. Harvey’s NSF-funded projects have included collaborations to increase persistence of rural, first-generation students in STEM; develop an electronic quantum mechanics text; and create online intercollegiate learning communities in physical chemistry. After retiring as a chemistry professor, she is continuing work at Fairmont State on sustainability and student success initiatives.  She is a principal investigator for the First2 Network NSF INCLUDES Alliance.