Meet the NuChemE Team
Faculty & Staff
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Catherine Brewer
Director/Lead Investigator
NMSU
Chemical and Materials Engineering
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Frank Ramos
Summer Program Director
NMSU
Geology
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Paul Andersen
Co-Investigator
NMSU
Chemical and Materials Engineering
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Sergio Martinez-Monteagudo
Founding Member
NMSU
Chemical and Materials Engineering
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Cory Windorff
Co-Investigator
NMSU
Chemistry
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Corey Frank
Co-Investigator
NMSU
Chemistry
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Victor Pimentel
Founding Member
NMSU
Center for Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
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Don Fuqua
Co-Investigator
NMSU
Center for Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
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Faruk Arslan
Founding Member
NMSU
Center for Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
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Skye Fortier
Co-Investigator
UTEP
Chemical & Biochemistry
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Chad Hoyer
Co-Investigator
UTEP
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Jim Kubicki
Co-Investigator
UTEP
Geology
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Ching-Hua Huang
Co-Investigator
Georgia Tech
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Angelique Amado-Gonzales
Research Professor
NMSU
Chemistry
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Kate Lewis
Project Coordinator
NMSU
College of Engineering
Post Docs
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Jeremy Jones
NMSU
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Moises Gutierrez
NMSU
Chemical Engineering
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Alexis Delgado
UTEP
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Graduate Students
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Daven Cheu
NMSU
Masters
Geology
Class of 2026
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Ricky Luna
UTEP
Masters
Chemistry
Class of 2026
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Isaiah Morones
NMSU
Masters of Engineering
Chemical Process Industry
Class of 2026
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Michael Senktas
Georgia Tech
Masters
Environmental Engineering
Class of 2027
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Ilse Tolentino
NMSU
PhD
Chemistry
Class of 2027
Undergraduate Students
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Alejandro Acosta
NMSU
Bachelor of Business Admin
General Business
Class of 2026
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Jordan Barela
NMSU
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Class of 2026
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Asher Barreiro
NMSU
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2028
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Pacha Botero
NMSU
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Class of 2026
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Jade Clark
NMSU
Bachelor of Science
Chemistry
Class of 2027
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George Finley
NMSU
Bachelor of Business Admin
Supply Chain Management
Class of 2025
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Eliana Gallegos
NMSU
Bachelor of Business Admin
Management
Class of 2027
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Teresa Galvan
NMSU
Bachelors of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2026
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Jeremy Goettee
NMSU
Bachelors of Arts
Chemistry
Class of 2025
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Kailey Holen
UTEP
Bachelor of Chemistry
Chemistry
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Pierce Leachman
NMSU
Bachelor of Science
Physics
Class of 2028
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Trae Leyva
NMSU
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2028
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Mia Martinez
NMSU
Bachelor of Science
Mechanical Engineering
Class of 2027
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Madden Orozco
NMSU
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2028
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Serenity Parra
NMSU
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2028
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Keegan Privett
NMSU
Bachelors of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Class of 2026
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Arthur Simental
NMSU
Bachelor of Science
Chemistry
Class of 2028
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Alexis Villareal
UTEP
Bachelor of Science
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Class of 2026
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Anna Peinado
NMSU
Bachelors of Science
Geology
Class of 2027
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; Class of 2025
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; Class of 2025
Benedek Szalai - NMSU; Bachelor of Chemical Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Class of 2025
Kevin Pizarro - NMSU; Masters of Chemical Engineering; Chemical Engineering
Emma Frazier - Southeastern Oklahoma State University; Bachelors of Science; Chemistry