Members
Principal Investigator

Melissa Krebs, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Chemical & Biological Engineering
mdkrebs@mines.edu
B.S., M.S., University of Rochester
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Post-Doc, Case Western Reserve University
and University of Colorado School of Medicine
Graduate Students
Michael Stager, Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student Bikram Adhikari, Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering Ph.D. student
Undergraduate Students
Alexandra Raichart, Chemical Engineering,
Class of 2022Clare Martingano, Chemical Engineering,
Class of 2024Jesutomisin Olusoji,
Quantitative Bioscience and Engineering,
Class of 2024Prasanga Barakoti,
Quantitative Bioscience and Engineering,
Class of 2025
High School Students
Alumni
Postdoctoral Scholars
Gulsu Sener, Ph.D.
Jackie Harding, Ph.D.
Currently: Laboratory Director at Nanoscience Analytical
Graduate students
Katie Scherrer
M.S. in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering, 2021
Ben Stinson
M.S. in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering, 2020
Matt Osmond
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 2019
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Colorado School of Medicine
Jake Newsom
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2019
Nathan Fletcher
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 2017
Currently: employed by Gore
Michael Riederer
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2016
Currently: Alaskan Brewing Company
Ryan Czarny
M.S. in Chemistry, 2016
Currently: Ph.D. student at Colorado State University
Sarah Harty (Bernier)
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2015
Currently: employed by Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies
Undergraduate students
Sydney Marchando
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2021
Currently: M.S. Student at Boston University
Grae Patterson
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2022
Peyton Solheim
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2022
Abby Brouk
Summer student from University of Arizona, class of 2021
Ari Solomon
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2019
Susie Mallison
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2019
Currently: RSP Coordinator at Medpace
Taylor Johnson
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2020
Currently: Manufacturing Chemist at Agilent Technologies
Samuel Yeagley
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2020
Currently: Technical Support Specialist at Johns Manville
Tori Danis
Summer 2018 REU Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Ph.D. student at University of Connecticut
Rachel Mizenko
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2018
Currently: PhD student at University of California Davis
Jessica Hansen
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2018
Currently: Associate Specialist at Merck
Amber Graves
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2019
Brennan Requist
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2018
Currently: Controls Engineer at Wunderlich-Malec Engineering
Ray Huff
Summer 2017 REU student
Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
Class of 2019
Lyndsey Babcock
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2017
Currently: medical student at University of Colorado
Alexis Gavora
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2017
Currently: Project Engineer at Imerys
Kelsey Hopkins
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2017
Currently: Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University
Jacob Gabbay
Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University
Class of 2016
Currently: M.D. student at University of Colorado
Evelyn von Nieda
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2017
Currently: Controls Engineer at Wunderlich-Malec Engineering
Sidharth Tyagi
Boettcher Scholar
Biochemistry and Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder
Currently: M.D./Ph.D. student at Yale University
Molly (Reicher) Williams
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2018
Currently: Process Mechanical Engineer at Brown and Caldwell
Colton Witherell
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2017
Currently: Quality Engineer at Northrup Grumman
Kaitlin Sweeney
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2016
Currently: Emergency Medicine Resident Physician at JPS Health Network
Karen O’Brien
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2016
Currently: Sustainability Engineering Manager at Gevo
Molly (Secora) Sutton
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2016
Currently: Engineer at Terumo BCT
Cameron Whiteside
Boettcher Scholar
Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Mckenzie Zeman
Chemistry
Class of 2016
Currently: Employed at Panorama Orthopedics and Spine Center
Aya Angstadt
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2015
Currently: medical student at University of Colorado Denver
Evan Bennett
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2015
Currently: Senior R&D Engineer at ProMed Pharma
Ellen Murray
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Chemistry
Class of 2014
Currently: Ph.D. student at University of Wisconsin Madison
Maggie (Bridgewater) Potter
Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
Summer 2014 REU student
Currently: Ph.D. student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
David Lee
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2013
Currently: Business Development at Loxo Oncology at Lilly
Vanessa (Mackley) Cho
Chemical Engineering, Univ of Maryland- Baltimore
Summer 2013 REU student
Currently: Account Manager at MeetingPlay
Ryan Mason
Chemistry
Class of 2015
Currently: Employed at Dharmacon GE Healthcare
Katie Gann
Mechanical Engineering
Class of 2016
High school students
MegAnne Anast
Broomfield High School, class of 2018
Currently: Student at Colorado State University
Juliana Lucena
Lakewood High School, class of 2016
Currently: Intake Coordinator at Riverside Community Care
Tara Srinivas
Fairview High School, class of 2016
Currently: MPhil Candidate at University of Cambridge
Mara Westerwelle
Westminster High School, class of 2016
Jessica Hansen
Arvada West High School, class of 2014
Lyndsey Babcock
Broomfield High School, class of 2013
Hailey King
Green Mountain High School, class of 2013
Currently: Art Manager at LoTech Sales