Mentors

Coordination Leads

Thomas H. Epps, III

Allan & Myra Ferguson Distinguished Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

University of Delaware
thepps@udel.edu

Co-Director of the Future Faculty Workshop

LaShanda T.J. Korley

Distinguished Professor, Materials Science & Engineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

University of Delaware
lkorley@udel.edu

Co-Director of the Future Faculty Workshop

Rodney D. Priestley

Dean of the Graduate School
Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering

Princeton University
rpriestl@princeton.edu

Co-Director of the Future Faculty Workshop

Herdeline (Digs) Ardoña

Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

University of California, Irvine
hardona@uci.edu

Co-Director of the Future Faculty Workshop

Emily Pentzer

Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering and Chemistry

Texas A&M University
emilypentzer@tamu.edu

Co-Director of the Future Faculty Workshop

Mentorship Team

Symone Alexander

Symone Alexander

Auburn University

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
sla0044@auburn.edu
Jerald Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Hampton University

Chairperson and Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
jerald.dumas@hamptonu.edu
Marco Giles

Marco Giles

Prairie View A&M University

Assistant Professor, Chemistry
mdgiles@pvamu.edu
Melissa Grunlan

Melissa Grunlan

Texas A&M University

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professor in Engineering

mgrunlan@tamu.edu
Craig Hawker

Craig Hawker

University of California, Santa Barbara

Professor, Materials, Chemistry and Biochemistry
hawker@mrl.ucsb.edu
Rebekka Klausen

Rebekka Klausen

Johns Hopkins University

Second Decade Society Associate Professor
klausen@jhu.edu
Alexa Kuenstler

Alexa Kuenstler

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
akuenstl@illinois.edu
Rachel Letteri

Rachel Letteri

University of Virginia

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
rl2qm@virginia.edu
Jodie Lutkenhaus

Jodie Lutkenhaus

Texas A&M University

Professor, Chemical Engineering
jodie.lutkenhaus@tamu.edu
Charles M. Schroeder

Charles M. Schroeder

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

James Economy Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
cms@illinois.edu
Karen Wooley

Karen Wooley

Texas A&M University

Distinguished Professor, Chemistry
wooley@chem.tamu.edu
Ying Yang

Ying Yang

University of Nevada, Reno

Assistant Professor, Chemistry
yingy@unr.edu