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

  • 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

  • Jim Kubicki

    Co-Investigator

    UTEP

    Geology

  • Ching-Hua Huang

    Co-Investigator

    Georgia Tech

    Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Kate Lewis

    Project Coordinator

    NMSU

    College of Engineering

Graduate Students

  • Siva Boina

    NMSU

    Masters

    Class of

  • Jeremy Jones

    NMSU

    Postdoc

    Chemistry & Biochemistry

    Projected Graduation

  • Ricky Luna

    UTEP

    Masters

    Chemistry

    Projected Graduation

  • Camila Mejia

    NMSU

    Masters of Science

    Geology

    Class of 2025

  • Isaiah Morones

    NMSU

    Masters of Engineering

    Chemical Process Industry

    Class of 2026

  • Kevin Pizarro

    NMSU

    Masters

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of

  • Michael Senktas

    Georgia Tech

    Masters

    Environmental Engineering

    Projected Graduation

  • Ilse Tolentine

    NMSU

    PhD

    Chemistry

    Class of 2029

Undergraduate Students

  • Alejandro Acosta

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Art

    Supply Chain Management

    Class of

  • Pacha Botero

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of

  • Janos Braun

    NMSU

    Bachelors of Science

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2025

  • Teresa Galvan

    NMSU

    Bachelors of Science

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2026

  • Jeremy Goettee

    NMSU

    Bachelors of Arts

    Chemistry

    Class of 2025

  • Mia Martinez

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Mechanical Engineering

    Class of 2026

  • Eric Palmer

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2025

  • Keegan Privett

    NMSU

    Bachelors of Science

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2025

  • Benedek Szalai

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of 2026

  • Jayden Thomas

    Georgia Tech

    Bachelor of Science

    Environmental Engineering

    Class of

  • Raul Velazquez

    NMSU

    Bachelor of Science

    Chemical Engineering

    Class of

  • Alexis Villareal

    UTEP

    Chemistry & Biochemistry

    Projected Graduation

Collaborators

  • Alex Pixler - NMSU; Chemistry Postdoc

  • Ved Prakash - NMSU; Chemistry Postdoc

  • Godwin Teye - NMSU; Masters of Science; Chemistry

  • Miguel Burciaga - UTEP; Bachelors of Science; Chemistry