Meet the NuChemE Team

Faculty & Staff

  • Catherine Brewer

    Director/Lead Investigator

    NMSU

    Chemical and Materials Engineering

  • Frank Ramos

    Summer Program Director

    NMSU

    Geology

  • Paul Andersen

    Co-Investigator

    NMSU

    Chemical and Materials Engineering

  • Sergio Martinez-Monteagudo

    Co-Investigator

    NMSU

    Chemical and Materials Engineering

  • Cory Windorff

    Co-Investigator

    NMSU

    Chemistry

  • Corey Frank

    Co-Investigator

    NMSU

    Chemistry

  • Victor Pimentel

    Co-Investigator

    NMSU

    Center for Supply Chain Entrepreneurship

  • Don Fuqua

    Co-Investigator

    NMSU

    Center for Supply Chain Entrepreneurship

  • Faruk Arslan

    Co-Investigator

    NMSU

    Center for Supply Chain Entrepreneurship

  • Skye Fortier

    Co-Investigator

    UTEP

    Chemical & Biochemistry

  • Chad Hoyer

    Co-Investigator

    UTEP

    Chemistry & Biochemistry

  • Jim Kubicki

    Co-Investigator

    UTEP

    Geology

  • Ching-Hua Huang

    Co-Investigator

    Georgia Tech

    Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Angelique Amado-Gonzales

    Research Professor

    NMSU

    Chemistry

  • Kate Lewis

    Project Coordinator

    NMSU

    College of Engineering

Post Docs

  • Jeremy Jones

    NMSU

    Chemistry & Biochemistry

  • Alex Pixler

    NMSU

    Chemistry & Biochemistry

Graduate Students

  • Daven Cheu

    NMSU

    Masters

    Geology

    Class of 2026

  • Ricky Luna

    UTEP

    Masters

    Chemistry

    Class of 2026

  • Isaiah Morones

    NMSU

    Masters of Engineering

    Chemical Process Industry

    Class of 2026

  • Kevin Pizarro

    NMSU

    Masters

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2026

  • Michael Senktas

    Georgia Tech

    Masters

    Environmental Engineering

    Class of 2027

  • Ilse Tolentino

    NMSU

    PhD

    Chemistry

    Class of 2027

Undergraduate Students

  • Alejandro Acosta

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Business Admin

    General Business

    Class of 2026

  • Jordan Barela

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Biochemistry

    Class of 2026

  • Asher Barreiro

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2028

  • Pacha Botero

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Biochemistry

    Class of 2026

  • Jade Clark

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Chemistry

    Class of 2027

  • George Finley

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Business Admin

    Supply Chain Management

    Class of 2025

  • Eliana Gallegos

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Business Admin

    Management

    Class of 2027

  • Teresa Galvan

    NMSU

    Bachelors of Chemical Engineering

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2026

  • Jeremy Goettee

    NMSU

    Bachelors of Arts

    Chemistry

    Class of 2025

  • Pierce Leachman

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Physics

    Class of 2028

  • Trae Leyva

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2028

  • Mia Martinez

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Mechanical Engineering

    Class of 2027

  • Madden Orozco

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2028

  • Serenity Parra

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2028

  • Keegan Privett

    NMSU

    Bachelors of Chemical Engineering

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2026

  • Arthur Simental

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Chemistry

    Class of 2028

  • Alexis Villareal

    UTEP

    Bachelor of Science

    Chemistry & Biochemistry

    Class of 2026

Collaborators

Miguel Burciaga - UTEP; Bachelors of Science; Chemistry

Bayler Barnes- NMSU; Masters of Science; Chemistry

Alumni

Eric Palmer - NMSU; Bachelor of Chemical Engineering; Chemical Engineering

Jayden Thomas - Georgia Tech; Bachelor of Chemical Engineering; Class of 2025

Janos Braun - NMSU; Bachelor of Chemical Engineering; Class of 2025

Raul Velazquez - NMSU; Bachelor of Chemical Engineering; Chemical Engineering

Benedek Szalai - NMSU; Bachelor of Chemical Engineering; Chemical Engineering