REU Program Staff

Patricia Widder

Patricia Widder

CEMB Education Program Coordinator, Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Contact Patricia for questions about the Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) applications and overall program.

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Huyen (Gwen) Nguyen

Huyen (Gwen) Nguyen

CEMB Project Site Coordinator and Administrative Coordinator for the Synthetic biology Manufacturing of Advanced materials Research Center (SMARC), McKelvey School of Engineering

Contact Gwen for administrative questions about all mechanobiology programming and the Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program housing, travel, reimbursements, stipend payments and logistics.

REU Program Faculty Mentors

Ram  Dixit

Ram Dixit

Professor of Biology
Program Director, Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Department of Biology

Marcus Foston

Marcus Foston

Associate Professor
Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Director of Diversity Initiatives, McKelvey School of Engineering

Guy Genin

Guy Genin

Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Co-Director, Center for Engineering Mechanobiology

Amit Pathak

Amit Pathak

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Jessica Wagenseil

Jessica Wagenseil

Vice Dean for Faculty Advancement
McKelvey School of Engineering
Professor
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science