Personnel


Thrust 1

Faculty

Padma Gopalan
219 Materials Science and Engineering
1509 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608/265-4258
pgopalan@wisc.edu
Mahesh Mahanthappa
7365a Chemistry Bldg
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-0421
mahesh@chem.wisc.edu
Frank Bates
University of Minnesota
391 Amundson Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-0839
bates@cems.umn.edu 
Paul Nealey
University of Chicago
5747 S.Ellis, Jones 217
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-9143
nealey@uchicago.edu
Juan de Pablo
University of Chicago
5747 S.Ellis, Jones 216
Chicago IL, 60637
773-702-7791
depablo@engr.wisc.edu 
Franz Himpsel
5108 Thomas C Chamberlin Hall
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-5590
fhimpsel@wisc.edu
Nicola Ferrier
319 Mechanical Engineering Bldg
1513 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-8793
ferrier@engr.wisc.edu 
Bob Hamers
3345 Chemistry Bldg
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-6371
rjhamers@wisc.edu

Graduate Student

Marco Bedolla Pantoja
1023a Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-3502
mrcbedolla@gmail.com 
Gurdaman Khaira
3101 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 770-9834
khaira@wisc.edu 
Brandon Peters
B035 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3502
blpeters3@wisc.edu 
Paulina Rincon Delgadillo
B035 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3502
Robert Seidel
1023a Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-3783
rnseidel@gmail.com
Gregory Sorenson
B317 F Daniels & Jh Mathews Chem Bl
1101 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-6711
gsorenson@wisc.edu
Lance Williamson
B035 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3502
ldw333@gmail.com
   

Thrust Two

Faculty

Nick Abbott
3016 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-5278
abbott@engr.wisc.edu 
Juan de Pablo
3018 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-7727
depablo@engr.wisc.edu 
Katrina Forest
6552 Microbial Sciences Building
1550 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3566
forest@bact.wisc.edu 
Sam Gellman
7132a Chemistry Bldg
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-3303
gellman@chem.wisc.edu
Song Jin
3363a Chemistry Building
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-1562
jin@chem.wisc.edu
Paul Nealey
3020 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-8171
nealey@engr.wisc.edu
Sean H. Palecek
3637 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-8931
palecek@engr.wisc.edu
Arun Yethiraj
8305b Chemistry Bldg
1101 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-0258
yethiraj@chem.wisc.edu
 

Graduate Student

Saswata Chakraborty
B317 F Daniels & Jh Mathews Chem Bl
1101 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 263-2836
schakrabort5@wisc.edu 
Xinyu Chen
F Daniels & Jh Mathews Chem Bl
1101 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
xchen57@wisc.edu 
Audrey Forticaux
2303 F Daniels & Jh Mathews Chem Bl
1101 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-2839
forticaux@wisc.edu 
 Michael Giuliano
7128 Chemistry Building
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-0238
mgiuliano@chem.wisc.edu
 Xiaojun Lian
B35 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3502
lian@wisc.edu
 C. Derek Ma
B035 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3502
cdma@wisc.edu
 Michael McGovern
2018 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-1092
mpmcgovern@wisc.edu
 Jihua Zhang
7122 Chemistry Building
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-2836
jzhang@chem.wisc.edu
 

Thrust Three

Faculty

Nick Abbott
3016 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-5278
abbott@engr.wisc.edu 
Juan de Pablo
3018 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-7727
depablo@engr.wisc.edu 
Padma Gopalan
219 Materials Science and Engineering
1509 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608/265-4258
pgopalan@wisc.edu 
Mike Graham
3010 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3780
graham@engr.wisc.edu
Bob Hamers
3345 Chemistry Bldg
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-6371
rjhamers@wisc.edu
Paul Nealey
3020 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-8171
nealey@engr.wisc.edu
Sean H. Palecek
3637 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-8931
palecek@engr.wisc.edu
Carlos Rinaldi
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
PO Box 9046
Mayaguez, PR 00680
787-832-4040
crinaldi@uprm.edu
 David Schwartz
5434 Genetics/Biotech
425 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-0546
dcschwartz@wisc.edu

Graduate Student

Daniel Abras
3040 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-1092
abras@wisc.edu 
Gordon Freeman
3105 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-2448
gfreeman@wisc.edu 
Daniel Hinckley
B035 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3502
dhinckley@wisc.edu 
Kristy Kounovsky-Shafer
2303 Chemistry Bldg
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 56706
608-265-4401
kounovsk@chem.wisc.edu
Diego Rosso-Gonzalez
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR 00681
Denisse Soto-Aquino
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR 00681
denisse.soto@gmail.com
Raashi Sreenivasan
413 Bock Laboratories, Robert M
1525 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-4540
rsreenivasan@wisc.edu
   

Academic Staff

Juan Hernandez-Ortiz
Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-2378
jphernandezo@wisc.edu 
   

Thrust Four

Faculty

Ralph Albrecht
1046 Animal Science Bldg
1675 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-3952
albrecht@ansci.wisc.edu 
Bob Hamers
3345 Chemistry Bldg
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-6371
rjhamers@wisc.edu 
Warren Heideman
5111 Rennebohm Hall
777 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705
608-262-1795
wheidema@wisc.edu 
Joel Pedersen
Hiram Smith Annex 104
1525 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-4971
joelpedersen@wisc.edu
Richard Peterson
5109 Rennebohm Hall
777 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-5453
repeterson@pharmacy.wisc.edu
 

Scientist

Terence Barry
Water Science & Engineering Laboratory
600 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-6450
tpbarry@wisc.edu 
Dorothy Nesbit
5208 Rennebohm Hall
777 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-4525
608-262-5345 (Fax)
djnesbit@facstaff.wisc.edu 
 

Post-Doc

Lee Bishop
3357 Chemistry Building
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-7534
bishoplm@gmail.com 

 

Graduate Student

Ofek Bar-Ilan
5208 Rennebohm Hall
777 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-4525
barilan@wisc.edu 
Thomas R. Kuech
104 Soils
1525 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-4849
trkuech@wisc.edu 
Kacie Louis
B221 Chemistry Building
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-8177
klouis@wisc.edu 
Mercedes Ruiz-Velez
Soils-King Hall
1475 Observatory Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-4849
ruiz3@wisc.edu 
Paige Wiecinski
104 Soils
1525 Observatory Dr
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-4849
wiecinski@wisc.edu
Sarah Yang
104 Soils
1525 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53705
608-265-4849
klingbiel@wisc.edu

Affiliated

Michael Konrath
(847) 826-0229
mjkonrath@wisc.edu 
   

Societal Implications

Faculty

Dominique Brossard
324 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-4258
dbrossard@wisc.edu 
Dietram Scheufele
309 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-1614
scheufele@wisc.edu 
Michael Xenos
6152 Vilas Communication Hall
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-1872
xenos@wisc.edu 

Graduate Student

Ashley Anderson
320 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
aaanderson3@wisc.edu 
Jiyuon Kim
315 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
jkim294@wisc.edu 
Peter Ladwig
320 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
pladwig@wisc.edu 
 Xuan Liang
320 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
xliang3@wisc.edu
 Yi-Fan Su
(608) 772-9806
su28@wisc.edu
 Sara Yeo
Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 890-2858
skyeo@wisc.edu

Affiliated

Noel Benedetti
Life Sciences Communication 
Michael Cacciatore
315 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-0966
mcacciatore@wisc.edu 
Doo-Hun Choi
6317 Social Science Building
1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-2927 
 Kajsa Dalrymple
335 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-1464
kdalrymple@wisc.edu
 Anthony Dudo
5056 Vilas Communication Hall
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-3691
 Timothy Fung
Journalism & Mass Communication
tcfung@wisc.edu
 Elliott Hillback
Journalism & Mass Communication
414-727-4511
edhillback@wisc.edu
 Eunkyung Kim
Journalism & Mass Communication
608-236-4290
ekkim2@wisc.edu
 Sojung Kim
1295 Vilas Communication Hall
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
618-967-4362
sojung07@gmail.com
 Nicholas Schmuhl
108 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-1196
nbschmuhl@wisc.edu
 Jiun-Yi Tsai
Vilas Communication Hall
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-2384
jtsai4@wisc.edu
 

Seeds

Faculty

Mike Arnold
248 MSE Building
1509 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-3863
msarnold@wisc.edu 
Sue Babcock
262 MSE Building
1509 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-5696
babcock@engr.wisc.edu 
Tom Kuech
4629 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-2922
kuech@engr.wisc.edu 
Jack Ma
3445 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-261-1095
mazq@engr.wisc.edu
Kristyn Masters
2152 Engineering Centers Bldg
1550 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-4052
kmasters@wisc.edu
Xudong Wang
213 Materials Science & Engineering
1509 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-890-2667
xudong@engr.wisc.edu
Marti Zanni                                   
8305I Chemistry Building          
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-4783
zanni@chem.wisc.edu 
 James Skinner
8305E Chemistry Building          
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-4783
skinner@chem.wisc.edu
 Izabela Szlufarska
242 Materials Science & Engineering 
1509 University Avenue 
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-5878 
slufarska@engr.wisc.edu
Parmesh Ramanathan
4615 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-0557
parmesh@ece.wisc.edu 

   

Post-Doc

Runhui Liu
2153 Engineering Centers Building
1550 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-3849
rliu@chem.wisc.edu 
Christopher Middleton
8361 F Daniels & Jh Mathews Chem Bl
1101 University Ave
Madison , WI 53706
(608) 262-1485
ctmiddle@chem.wisc.edu 
 

Graduate Student

Adam Brewer
M144 Materials Sci And Eng Bldg
1509 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-7433
asbrewer@wisc.edu 
Tzu-Hsuan Chang
Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(979) 422-7222
tchang9@wisc.edu 
Namki Cho
(608) 358-7026
ncho4@wisc.edu 
 Gui Gui
B640 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-7310
ggui@wisc.edu
 Munho Kim
3332 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 772-9887
mkim257@wisc.edu
 Hongyi Mi
Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 332-0105
hmi@wisc.edu
 Solomon Mikael
(301) 384-4332
mikael@wisc.edu
 Susmit Singha Roy
2420 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-7433
ssingharoy@wisc.edu
 Fei Wang
2303 F Daniels & Jh Mathews Chem Bl
1101 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-3021
fwang@chem.wisc.edu

Affiliated

Anusha Gopalakrishnan
Thomas C Chamberlin Hall
1150 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 320-4837
ag@wisc.edu 
Eun Jeong Koh
(608) 698-2136
ekoh2@wisc.edu 
Jessie Otradovec
(626) 660-9530
jotradovec@wisc.edu 
 Myzoom Yang
(608) 834-8569
myang35@wisc.edu
   

Education

Faculty

Andrew Greenberg
2037 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3884
greenberg@chem.wisc.edu 
John Moore
1305 Chemistry Bldg
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-5154
jwmoore@chem.wisc.edu 
 

Scientist

Linda Fanis
1305b Chemistry Building
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-9555
lnfanis@wisc.edu 
   

Post-Doc

Angela Jones
1321f Chemistry Building
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3884
ajones3@wisc.edu 
   

Graduate Student

Mary Beth Anzovino
5313 Chemistry Building
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-890-0796
anzovino@wisc.edu 
   

Academic Staff

Elvin Morales Perez
F Daniels & Jh Mathews Chem Bl
1101 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-1483
eamorales@wisc.edu 
   

Administrative

Affiliated

Sheri Severson
4631 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1607
608-265-3783
everson@engr.wisc.edu 
   

Facilities

Faculty

Jon McCarthy
272 Materials Science & Engineering Bldg
1509 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-1073
jjmccarthy@wisc.ed 
   

Academic Staff

Mikhail Efremov
1035 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 263-1735
efremov@wisc.edu 
Anna Kiyanova
1035 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 263-1735
kiyanova@che.wisc.edu