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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

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