2024-2025 Visiting Researchers

Name
Title
Home University
CBE Host
Giorgia Ghiara
Fulbright Scholar
Torino, Italy
Roberta Amendola
Bogdan Buzdugan
EB-REU Student
North Park University
Robin Gerlach
Millena Galatioto
EB-REU Student
County College of Morris
Danielle Ulrich
Alicia Dayea
EB-REU Student
Fort Lewis College
Scott McCalla
Gissel Espinoza
EB-REU Student
Heritage University
Matthew Fields
Amir Hossein Mehrpour
EB-REU Student
Los Angeles Pierce College
Brian Bothner
John Featherston
EB-REU Student
Grand View University
Robin Gerlach
Cristina Fitzgerald
EB-REU Student
Salish Kootenai
Brian Bothner
Emma Rogers
EB-REU Student
Utica University
Stephan Warnat
Matthew Schaller
EFRI BLISS-REU Student
Purdue University
Robin Gerlach
Lance Vorse
EB-REU Student
Boise State University
Adrienne Phillips
Britney Acosta Ramon
EB-REU Student
Palomar College
Ross Carlson
Andy Bartschi
Visiting INBRE Scholar
Brigham Young University
Garth James
Thomas Cronimus
Visiting MS Student
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Ross Carlson
Ana Barbosa
Visiting PhD Student
University of Porto
Chris Jones/Darla Goeres
Kerem Bozkurt
Visiting PhD Student
University of Stuttgart
Al Cunningham
Johannes Hommel
Visiting PhD Student
University of Stuttgart
Al Cunningham
Bahadir Ozturk
Visiting PhD Student
Auburn University
Adrienne Phillips/Mohammad Khosravi 

 

 

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2023-2024 Visiting Researchers

Name  Title Home University CBE Host
Gigi Montague Undergraduate Researcher Middlebury College Chelsea Heveran
Giorgia Ghiara                    Fulbright Scholar Torino, Italy Roberta Amendola
Melinda Barath REU Student St. Lawrence University Phil Stewart
Sophie Courtney REU Student University of Pennsylvania Emma Loveday
Mitchell Gray REU Student Western New England University Stephan Warnat
Alicia Guerrero-Gobert REU Student Blackfeet Community College Robin Gerlach
Juliana Guerrero-Gobert REU Student Blackfeet Community College Ellen Lauchnor
Kaylanna Guerrero-Gobert REU Student Blackfeet Community College Robin Gerlach
Ellen Henry REU Student Lehigh University Adie Phillips
Zachary Leopold REU Student University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa Christine Foreman
Diliya Murtazina REU Student University of Tennessee Matthew Fields
Rachel Seaman REU Student St. Lawrence University Robin Gerlach
Sarah Shick REU Student Arizona State University Emma Loveday
Justus Smith REU Student Auburn University Matthew Fields
Zoey Teal REU Student Vermont State University at Castleton Danielle Ulrich
Lauren Yumibe REU Student Washington University in St. Louis Ellen Lauchnor
Bogdan Buzdugan REU Student North Park University Robin Gerlach
Millena Galatioto REU Student County College of Morris Danielle Ulrich
Aria Mehrpour REU Student Los Angeles Pierce College Brian Bothner
Cristina Fitzgerald REU Student Salish Kootenai College Brian Bothner
Emma Rogers REU Student Utica University Stephan Warnat
Lance Vorse REU Student Boise State University Adie Phillips
Matthew Schaller REU Student Purdue University Robin Gerlach

 

 

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2022-2023 Visiting Researchers

 
Name 
Title
Home 
CBE Host
Torie Prall
Teacher
Hawthorne Elementary School 
Chelsea Heveran
Megan Brenna                        
Teacher
East Side Intermediate School
Chelsea Heveran
Lauren Arbaugh          
Industry Researcher
BioSqueeze
Adie Philips and Al Cunningham
Sara Ortega               
Postdoctoral Researcher
Delft University of Technology
Catherine Kirkland
Hunter Spitzer
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robin Gerlach
Kimberly King
Undergraduate Researcher
 
Ellen Lauchnor and Ranalda Tsosie
Lauren Crawford Bleazard

Undergraduate Researcher

 
Ellen Lauchnor and Ranalda Tsosie
Shuyi Lin
REU Student
Middlebury College
Chelsea Heveran
Ethan Dudley
REU Student
Berry College
Adie Phillips
Makda Fekade
REU Student
Brown University
Roland Hatzenpichler
Isabelle Johnson
REU Student
University of Montana
Brian Bothner
Noa Carlson
REU Student
Occidental College
Ross Carlson
Christopher Chengshi
REU Student
University of Pennsylvania
Robin Gerlach
Madyson Willis
REU Student
University of Wyoming
Garth James
Brynne Miller
REU Student
Brown University
Brian Bothner
Emma Buck
REU Student
Brown University
Ellen Lauchnor
Amelie Andreas
REU Student
Reed College
Christine Foreman
Ciara Pike
REU Student
Eastern Kentucky University
Valerie Copie
Nathan Bowman
REU Student
Georgia Institute of Technology
Matthew Fields
 
 
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2020-2021 Visiting Researchers

Carol Baumbauer PhD Student       University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
CBE Host: Stephan Warnat
Ondřej Chlumský     PhD Student University of Chemistry & Technology
Prague, Czech Republic                                      

CBE Host: Jim Wilking
Inés Reigada PhDStudent

University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

CBE Host: Darla Goeres

 

 

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2019-2020 Visiting Researchers

Ondřej Chlumský Visiting PhD Student University of Chemistry & Technology, Prague, Czech Republic

CBE Host: Jim Wilking
Rachel Kleiman VisitingMastersStudent

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

CBE Host: Robin Gerlach
Nicolas Forquet Visiting Faculty National Institute for Environmental and Agricultural Science and Research
Lyon, France

CBE Hosts: Otto Stein & Ellen Lauchnor
Mathieu Devos

Visiting Masters Student University of Antwerp, Belgium CBE Host: Darla Goeres
Emily Gan Visiting High School Student Jericho School District
Jericho, NY

CBE Host: Robin Gerlach 
Scott Wade Visiting Faculty Swinburne University of Technology
Victoria, Australia

CBE Host: Matthew Fields
Kendra Lunday Visiting High School Teacher Capital High School
Helena, MT

CBE Host: Adie Phillips
Hakan Armagan Visiting High School Teacher Burke High School
Omaha, NE
CBE Host: Adie Phillips

  

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2018–2019 Visiting Researchers

Jontana Allkja Visiting PhD Student 

Univeristy of Porto
Porto, Portugal

CBE Host: Darla Goeres
Elizabeth Lee Visiting High School Student Bozeman Public Schools
Bozeman, MT
CBE Host: Matthew Fields
Albert Enrique Tafur Rangel Visiting PhD Student

Universidad de los Andes
Bogotá D.C., Colombia

CBE: Ross Carlson
Elvira Ziganshina Visiting Faculty

Kazan Federal University
Kazan, Russia

CBE Host: Robin Gerlach
Ayrat Ziganshin Visiting Faculty

Kazan Federal University
Kazan, Russia

CBE Host: Robin Gerlach
Bastiaan Krom Visiting Faculty

University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

CBE Host: Garth James
Rachel Kleiman VisitingMastersStudent

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

CBE Host: Robin Gerlach
Hannah Sylvester Visiting Undergraduate Student

Carroll College, Helena, MT

CBE Host: Connie Chang
Nicolas Forquet Visiting Faculty National Institute for Environmental and Agricultural Science and Research
Lyon, France
CBE Hosts: Otto Stein & Ellen Lauchnor
Mathieu Devos Visiting Masters Student University of Antwerp, Belgium CBE Host: Darla Goeres

 

CBE 2017-2018 Visiting Researchers

2017–2018 Visiting Researchers

Jontana Allkja
Visiting PhD Student 

Univeristy of Porto
Porto, Portugal

CBE Host: Darla Goeres
Tibor Benedek
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher

Szent Istuan University
Gödöllő, Hungary

CBE Host: Ellen Lauchnor
Kristina Block
Visiting Masters Student 

Berlin Technological University
Berlin, Germany 

CBE Host: Robin Gerlach
Marta Bottagisio
Visiting PhD Student

University of Milan
Milan, Italy

CBE Host: Garth James
Staci Capozzi
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

CBE Host: Darla Goeres
Carolina Dequech Garcia
Visiting Undergraduate Student

Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

CBE Host: Elinor Pulcini
Marketa Hulkova
Visiting PhD Student (Fulbright) 

Masaryk University
Brno, Czech Republic

CBE Host: Ross Carlson
Mireia Perez Orts
Visiting Undergraduate Student

Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
Valencia, Spain

CBE Host: Brent Peyton
Merle de Kruek
Visiting Faculty

Delft University
Delft, The Netherlands

CBE Host: Sarah Codd
Lenno van den Berg
Visiting PhD Student

Delft University
Delft, The Netherlands

CBE Host: Sarah Codd
Elvira Ziganshina
Visiting Faculty

Kazan Federal University
Kazan, Russia

CBE Host: Robin Gerlach
Ayrat Ziganshin
Visiting Faculty

Kazan Federal University
Kazan, Russia

CBE Host: Robin Gerlach

 

2016-2017 CBE visiting researchers

2016–2017 Visiting Researchers

Kristina Block
Visiting Masters Student
Berlin Technological University, Berlin, Germany
CBE Host: Robin Gerlach
Marta Bottagisio
Visiting PhD Student

University of Milan
Milan, Italy

 CBE Host: Garth James
Greg Characklis
Visiting Faculty

University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

CBE Host: Al Cunningham

Luiz Pereira Da Silva, Jr.

Visiting Undergraduate Student
Federal University of Pernambuco

Recife, Brazil

CBE Host: Ellen Lauchnor
Sepideh Ebadi
Visiting PhD Candidate

Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

CBE Host: Jim Wilking
Marketa Hulkova
Visiting PhD Student (Fulbright) 
Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

CBE Host: Ross Carlson

Birthe Kjellerup
Visiting Faculty
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

CBE Host: Phil Stewart

Maria Clara Tarifa
Visiting PhD Candidate
Universidad Nacional Del Sur,
Bahia Blanca, Argentina

CBE Host: Phil Stewart

James Vallie
Visiting Undergraduate Student
Little Bighorn College, Hardin, Montana
CBE Host: Brent Peyton

 

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2015–2016 Visiting Researchers

Dominik Ausbacher Visiting scholar University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway CBE Host: Darla Goeres
Greg Characklis and Adam Hise

Visiting faculty
Visiting PhD candidate
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
CBE Hosts: Al Cunningham and Robin Gerlach
Charles Fosseprez Visiting MS candidate Agro Paris Tech, Paris, France CBE Host: Ross Carlson
Luigi Frunzo Visiting faculty University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy CBE Host: Isaac Klapper
Johannes Hommel Visiting postdoctoral researcher University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany CBE Host: Al Cunningham
Michael Lienemann Visiting scholar VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ltd., Espoo, Finland CBE Host: Brent Peyton
Suvi Manner Visiting PhD candidate Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland CBE Host: Darla Goeres
Mario Perez Visiting MS candidate Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico CBE Host: Garth James
Lea Chua Tan Visiting PhD candidate UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands CBE Host: Robin Gerlach
Federica Villa

Visiting postdoctoral researcher

University of Mila, Milan, Italy CBE Host: Phil Stewart
Yeni Yung Visiting PhD candidate University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL CBE Host: Ross Carlson

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