Welcome to our 2025 CISTAR Summer Program Participants!

CISTAR welcomed the 2025 REU and RET participants at Purdue University, University of New Mexico, and The University of Texas at Austin.

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REU Students – Purdue University

Daniel Anoruo
Major: Computer Science
Home Institution: Towson University

David Ball
Major: Chemical Engineering/Chemistry
Home Institution: University of Alabama

Maxwell Bartlett
Major: Chemical Engineering
Home Institution: University of Wisconsin

Benedict Grill
Major: Chemistry
Home Institution: Wabash College

Ally Guo
Major: Chemical Engineering
Home Institution: Cornell University

Jeremy Libby
Major: Chemical Engineering
Home Institution: University of Minnesota

Sky Okpaku
Major: Chemistry
Home Institution: Haverford College

Charity Smith
Major: Chemistry
Home Institution: Fort Valley State University

Isabel Standley
Major: Chemical Engineering
Home Institution: Purdue University

REU Students – University of Texas at Austin

Alexander B. Gortych

Major: Chemical Engineering

Home Institution: University of Texas at Austin

Joseph Hernandez

Major: Chemical Engineering

Home Institution: University of Texas at Austin

Ava Pappalexis

Major: Chemical Engineering

Home Institution: University of Texas at Austin

Stella McDonald

Major: Chemical Engineering

Home Institution: University of Texas at Austin

Alexander Elbert

Major: Chemical Engineering

Home Institution: University of Texas at Austin

REU Students – University of New Mexico

Liliana Vergara

Major: Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Home Institution: University of New Mexico

Raelene Hollie

Major: Chemical Engineering

Home Institution: University of New Mexico

Eva Bujanda

Major: Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Home Institution: University of New Mexico

RET Teachers – Purdue University

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Alex Davis
Subject Taught: Marketing Communication, Education/Math (grades 6-8)

Home Institution: Cold Spring School

Xinqin Kang
Home Institution: Broad Ripple Middle School

Ian Smith
Subject Taught: Entomology

Home Institution: Christel House Academy South

Lilly Valentino
Subject Taught: Television - Internet and Mobile Media

Home Institution: Christel House Academy South

Shawn Comage
Subject Taught: Early Childhood Education

Home Institution: Arlington Middle School

Donna Lynn Kinney
Subject Taught: Science

Home Institution: William Penn STEM Middle School

RET Teachers – University of New Mexico

William Kennedy

Valencia Middle School

Violet Hobbs