Principal Investigator
Tom Hammond, Ph.D.
Graduate Students
Parham Jazireian
Mar 24 – present
Sabiha Sultana
Jun 23 – present
Shariar Mahmud
Jan 23 – present
Gabriela Mendoza-Rangel
Jan 23 – present
Juan Canchola
Sep 2022 – Dec 2023
Holling Kniffin
Fall 2022, visiting student
Allison Hankins
Spring 2021, visiting student
Jim Mierendorf
Aug 2020 – May 2023
Rodney Quansah
Spring 2019, visiting student
Natalie Burrell
Jan 2019 – Dec 2021
Anna Abusharekh
Aug 2017 – Dec 2019
Aykhan Yusifov
Jan 2017 – Aug 2018
Joshua Burkhead
Jan 2017 – May 2018
Nick Rhoades
May 2017 – May 2019 (M.S.)
May 2019 – June 2023 (Ph.D.)
Matt Alward
Sep 2016 – Aug 2017
Amy Boyd
Aug 2014 – May 2016
Zach Smith
Aug 2014 – May 2016
Dilini Ralalage Samarajeewa
Aug 2013 – June 2017 (Ph.D.)
Jay Pyle
Jan 2013 – May 2015
Katie Groskreutz
May 2013 – May 2014
Pegan Sauls Pyle
Jan 2013 – May 2015
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Tapasvi Bhatt (Left) Aug 24 – present
Alexander Davis (Right) Aug 24 – present
Mollie Paeth (Left) Aug 24 – present
Tim Kedzierzawski (Right) Aug 24 – present
Allison Rimmey (Left), Aug 24 – present
David Liu (Right), Jan 24 – present
Reaghan Williams
Aug 24 – present
Alexandra Spriggs (Left), Aug 24 – present
Ellana Tobin (Right), Aug 24 – present
Kole Damkoehler
Jan 24 – present
Maddie Lynn
Jan 24 – May 24
Julia Sands (left, Aug 23 – present)
Lydia Grampp (right Jan 24 – present)
Dayton Oblinger-Hammond
Aug 23 – present
Natalia Rojas Cruz
Aug 23 – Dec 23
Diana Segerstrom
Aug 23 – Dec 23
Bella Rohrig
Aug 23 – present
Paulina Paulikas
Aug 23 – present
Makenna Klann (Left: Aug 23 – present)
Carolina Okleiteris (Right: Aug 22 – May 24)
Layla Jones
Aug 23 – present
Bandon Green
Aug 23 – May 24
Sean Gingrich
Aug 23 – Dec 23
Zachary Benbow
Aug 23 – May 24
Bethany Wilder
Jan 23 – Mar 24
Balikisu Saliu
Jan 23 – May 23
Thera Bowen
Aug 22 – May 24
Olivia Draper
Aug 22 – May 23
Shadiyat Batula
Aug 22 – present
Left: Jalen Lee (Aug 22 – May 24)
Right: John Munn (Aug 22 – May 24)
Michael Marcheschi
Aug 22 – May 24
Sophie Krivograd
Aug 22 – May 24
Princy Patel
Aug 22 – May 24
Cole Rich
Aug 22 – May 23
Elly Sponagle
Aug 22 – May 23
Melissa Abraham
Aug 22 – May 23
Pedro Miguel Galvan
May 22 – May 24
Emma Argo
Sep 2021 – May 2022
Sydney Martin
Sep 2021 – May 2022
Andrew Michael
Jan 2021 – May 2021
TJ Akande
Jan 2021 – May 2021
Jessica Siebers
Sep 2020 – May 2021
Andres Vargas
Sep 2020 – May 2021
Alyssa Siebers
Sep 2020 – May 2021
Jackson Edwards
Feb 2020 – May 2021
Megan Bernichio
Feb 2020–Dec 2020
Grace Jackson
Jan 2020 – Dec 2020
Trevor Hitzler
Aug 2019 – May 2021
Allison Hankins
Aug 2019 – Dec 2020
Carly Goben
Aug 2019 – Dec 2020
Logan Gaskill
Aug 2019 – Dec 2020
Teague Williamson
Jun 2019 – Dec 2020
Jim Mierendorf
Jun 2019 – May 2020
Vanessa Argueta
Jan 2019 – May 2019
Adnan Avdic
Jan 2019 – May 2019
Gabrielle Dowell
Jan 2019 – Dec 2020
Nikolas Parra
Jan 2019 – Dec 2020
Matthew Sepich
Jan 2019 – May 2019
Alyssa Wiebel
Jan 2019 – May 2020
Amber Campen
Aug 2018 – May 2019
Abraham Velazquez
Aug 2018 – May 2019
Olu Bamidele
Aug 2018 – May 2020
Abigail Carrol
Aug 2018 – Dec 2019
Aaron Karkos
Aug 2018 – May 2020
Xhejs Lame
Aug 2018 – May 2020
Brock Lynn
Aug 2018 – May 2020
Justice Srednick
Aug 2018 – May 2019
Evan Strandquist
Aug 2018 – Dec 2018
Carolyn Packard
Feb 2018 – May 2019
Seth Braker
Jan 2018 – May 2018
Hunter Burdette
Jan 2018 – May 2018
Madison Cherry
Jan 2018 – Dec 2018
Ella Francis
Jan 2018 – Dec 2020
Erin Jones
Jan 2018 – May 2018
James McDermott
Jan 2018 – May 2018
Devonte Oneil
Jan 2018 – Dec 2018, Jan 2020 – May 2022
Xavier Ostolaza Maldonado
Jan 2018 – May 2019
Kiana Shawd
Jan 2018 – May 2018
Umme Ahsan
Aug 2017 – May 2019
Meredith LaRoche
Aug 2017 – Dec 2018
Marissa Piper
Aug 2017 – May 2019
Monica Igiewe
Jan 2017 – Dec 2018
Sarah Pollman
Jan 2017 – Dec 2018
Brianna Barrett
Jan 2017 – Dec 2018
Sarah Rasmussen
Jan 2017 – May 2018
Ken Hart
Jan 2017 – Dec 2017
Stephanie Wohnrade
Jan 2017 – May 2018
Jackson Stephenson
Nov 2016 – May 2019
Elise Webber
Nov 2016 – Dec 2019
Marysa Colarusso
Jun 2016 – May 2018
Grace Abraham
Jun 2016 – Fall 2019
Chabu Nsokoshi
Nov 2015 – May 2017
Brandon Cottrel
Nov 2015 – May 2016
Joshua Burkhead
Aug 2015 – May 2016
Brittany Stark
Aug 2015 – May 2017
Ashley Waring
Aug 2015 – May 2016
Stone Bock
Jan 2015 – Dec 2015
Stacy Bedore
Jan 2015 – July 2016
Sarah Bellout
Jan 2015 – May 2016
Turner Reid
Nov 2014 – Dec 2016
Brianna Merrill
Nov 2014 – May 2015
Stephanie Spingler
Apr 2014 – Dec 2014
Tejas Patel
Jan 2014 – May 2017
Nick Rhoades
Jan 2014 – May 2015
Tyler Malone
Aug 2013 – May 2015
Morgan McCall
Aug 2013 – May 2014
Zach Smith
Aug 2013 – May 2014
Danielle Kuntz
Jan 2013 – Dec 2013
Austin Harvey
Aug 2012 – May 2015
Kevin Sharp
Aug 2012 – Dec 2013
Visiting GK-12 STEM Teachers
Amanda Long (Normal West High School)
Jun 2024 – present
Joshua Peters (Normal Community High School)
Jun 2018 – Aug 2018
Research Techs
Pennapa Manitchotpisit, Ph.D.
Jul 2014 – Aug 2016
