People
Leadership
![Ruilan Guo portrait](https://cistar.us/images/people-photos/guo.png/@@images/image/mini)
Deputy Co-Director; Lead, Thrust 6: Membrane Materials & Separations
University of Notre Dame
rguo@nd.edu
![Rakesh Agrawal portrait](https://cistar.us/images/people-photos/agrawal.png/@@images/image/mini)
Lead, Thrust 4: Process Synthesis & Design, Life Cycle Analysis & Environmental Impact
Purdue University
agrawalr@purdue.edu
![Maeve Drummond Oakes portrait](https://cistar.us/images/people-photos/maeveheadshot.png/@@images/image/mini)
Leadership
Engineering Workforce Development Director
Purdue University
maeve@purdue.edu
![Justin Notestein portrait](https://cistar.us/images/people-photos/notestein.png/@@images/image/mini)
Lead, Testbed 3: NGL Conversion to Branched and Cyclic Hydrocarbons
Northwestern University
j-notestein@northwestern.edu
![Bo Wei Cynthia Chen portrait](https://cistar.us/images/graduate-students/cynthia-chen.png/@@images/image/mini)
2024 SLC Chair
University of Notre Dame
Faculty
![David Bernal Neira portrait](https://cistar.us/images/david-e-bernal-neira.png/@@images/image/mini)
Faculty
Purdue University
dbernaln@purdue.edu
![Justin Notestein portrait](https://cistar.us/images/people-photos/notestein.png/@@images/image/mini)
Lead, Testbed 3: NGL Conversion to Branched and Cyclic Hydrocarbons
Northwestern University
j-notestein@northwestern.edu
Staff
![Aidira Macias Gonzalez portrait](https://cistar.us/images/aidiera.png/@@images/image/mini)
University of New Mexico Site Liaison
University of New Mexico
aidiram@unm.edu
![Evan Sowinski portrait](https://cistar.us/evan-s.jpg/@@images/image/mini)
Staff
Research Engineer - Technology Modules
Purdue University
esowinsk@purdue.edu
Student Leadership Council
![Bo Wei Cynthia Chen portrait](https://cistar.us/images/people-photos/cynthia-chen.png/@@images/image/mini)
Student Leadership Council
Co-Chair
University of Notre Dame
bchen8@nd.edu
![Asha Ramanujam portrait](https://cistar.us/about-cistar/people/images/asha-ramanujam.png/@@images/image/mini)
Student Leadership Council
2024 Co-Chair
Purdue University
aramanuj@purdue.edu
![Mariam Balogun portrait](https://cistar.us/images/mariam-balogun.png/@@images/image/mini)
Student Leadership Council
Mentoring & Professional Development Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
balogunmby@utexas.edu
![Luke Denoyer portrait](https://cistar.us/images/denoyer.png/@@images/image/mini)
Student Leadership Council
Education and Outreach Coordinator
University of New Mexico
ldenoyer@unm.edu
![Andrew Weidner portrait](https://cistar.us/about-cistar/people/images/1andrewweidner.png/@@images/image/mini)
Student Leadership Council
Industry Liaison
Northwestern University
andrewweidner2027@u.northwestern.edu
Scientific Advisory Board
Keith Murphy
Scientific Advisory Board
Retired from Air Products and Chemicals
Scientific Advisory Board
Retired from Air Products and Chemicals
Education and Diversity Advisory Board
![Serita Acker portrait](https://cistar.us/images/people-photos/acker.png/@@images/image/mini)
Education and Diversity Advisory Board
Director, Programs for Educational Enrichment and Retention (PEER) and Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
![Bev Mentzer portrait](https://cistar.us/images/bevmentzer.png/@@images/image/mini)
Education and Diversity Advisory Board
Chemical Engineering Industrial Career Counselor at Purdue University
Purdue University
![Teri Reed portrait](https://cistar.us/images/people-photos/reed.png/@@images/image/mini)
Education and Diversity Advisory Board
Director of the Polytechnic Institute, Oklahoma University