The Team

IIT Team:

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Sally Laurent-Muehleisen
Astrophysicist
Senior Lecturer, IIT
Email: slaurent@iit.edu
Website
What do I do?

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Mehdi Modares
Computational Mechanician
Associate Professor
CAEE, IIT
Email: mmodares@iit.edu
Website
What do I do?

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Andrew Howard
Biophysicist
Associate Professor of Biology, IIT
Email: howard@iit.edu
Website
What do I do?

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Adam Hock
Synthetic Chemist
Associate Professor
Chemistry, IIT
Email: ahock@iit.edu
What do I do?

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Jeff Wereszczynski
Biophysicist
Associate Professor
Physics, IIT
Email: jwereszc@iit.edu
Website
What do I do?

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Michael Desch
Structural Engineering Researcher
Doctoral Student
CAEE, IIT
Email: mdesch@hawk.iit.edu
What do I do?

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Dakota Bunn
Microbiologist and Bioinformatician
Doctoral Candidate
Biology, IIT
Email: dbunn1@hawk.iit.edu
What do I do?

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Mohsin Ishaq
Master's Student
Biology, IIT
Email: mishaq1@hawk.iit.edu
What do I do?

NLU Team:

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Vishodana Thamotharan
Director of STEM Initiatives
Assistant Professor
National College of Education
Email: vthamotharan@nl.edu
Website

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Eun Kyung Ko
Science educator
Associate Professor
National College of Education
Email: eun.ko@nl.edu

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Shaunti Knauth
Director of Engaged Research
National Louis University
Email: Shaunti.Knauth@nl.edu

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Gwendolyn (Maxx) Shawlee
Program Coordinator
National Louis University
Email: Gwendolyn.Shawlee@nl.edu

Teacher Facilitators:

Tim Nystrand
Physics/Bilingual Teacher
Solorio High School
Email: tanystrand@cps.edu

Taissa Lau
8th Grade Science Teacher
Tarkington School of Excellence
Email: tllau@cps.edu

Amanda Snow
6th Grade Science Teacher
Marquette School of Excellence
Email: alsnow1@cps.edu

Elliot Michel
Physics Teacher
Solorio High School
Email: emichel1@cps.edu