Welcome to our 2025 CISTAR Summer Program Participants!
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
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