People

The Team

The Wilker Lab is a blend of graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and undergraduate researchers - all in pursuit of growth and knowledge.

All emails have "@purdue.edu" as their domain.

Postdocs

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students

Our Alumni:

Postdocs and Visiting Scientists​

• Dr. Alex Lancelot, postdoc 2021-2024 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctural Fellow at Universidad de Zaragoza
• Tuhin Subhra Pal, visiting 2022-23 - SERB Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellow - Graduate Student at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• Dr. Stephen Taylor, postdoc 2011-2012 - Executive Director at Laboratory Safety Institute, LSI
• Harold McCarron, visiting 2010 - instructor at University of Southern Indiana
• Hyung Joon Cha, visiting 2007 - Professor at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea
• Dr. Glenn Westwood, postdoc 2004-2006 - Avantor, Phillipsburg, NJ
• Dr. Jennifer Monahan, postdoc 2001-2003 - Associate professor at St. Louis University, MO

Graduate students

• Cindy Atencio-Martínez, PhD 2025 - Product Developer at 3M
• Mitchell E. Meger, PhD 2025 - New Product Development Engineer at ALKEGEN
• Collin (Bodhi) Scott, MS 2025
• Myah Webb, MS 2025 - Teacher
• Clayton Westerman, PhD 2024 - Chief Science Officer at BioBond Adhesives, Inc.
• Jennifer M. García Rodríguez, PhD 2023 - Scientist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division 
• Bradley McGill, PhD 2022 - Lead Scientist at Labcorp
• Taylor A. Jones, PhD 2020 - Research and Development scientist
• Amelia Putnam, PhD 2020 - Senior Process Chemist at Ortec Inc.
• S. Lee Huntington, PhD 2020 - Materials Engineer at Michelin
• Heather Siebert, PhD 2019 - Research Manager at ADM
• Andrés Tibabuzo, PhD 2019 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Natalie Hamada, PhD 2018 - Research Associate at the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University
• Michael Mazzotta, PhD 2017 - Research Chemist at Eastman
• Shannon Daily, MS 2017
• Michael North, PhD 2016 - Principal Scientist at Colgate-Palmolive
• Chelsey Del Grosso, PhD 2016 - Business Development and Sales Manager - Zeolites
• Michael Johnston, PhD 2015 - Advanced Materials Engineer at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
• Erik Alberts, PhD 2015 - US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
• Jessica Román, PhD 2015 - Senior member of technical staff at Sandia National Labs
• Cori Jenkins, PhD 2015 - Associate Professor at Idaho State University
• Heather Meredith, PhD 2015 - Materials Engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
• Cristina Matos-Perez, PhD 2011 - Program Leader for Adhesives and Microelectronics at Solvay
• James White, PhD 2010 - R&D Assay Development Lead at Revvity
• Jeremy Burkett, PhD 2010 - Assistant Professor at Stevenson University
• Mildred Rodriguez, PhD 2009 - Associate Director CMC Analytical Development at Springworks Therapeutics
• Joshua Cloud, MS 2009 - Alkermes, OH
• Jessica Fautch, PhD 2008 - Dean, Kinsley School of Engineering, Sciences and Technology, York College of Pennsylvania
• Sarah Gentry, MS 2007 - Genzyme, Boston, MA
• Megan Knagge, PhD 2007 - Science writer at MedErgy/Cello Health Communications
• Steve Howell, MS 2006 - Departmental Chair and Professor of Sport Management at Northern Illinois University
• Trinity Horton, MS 2005 - SR. Director Global T&I Operations & Enablement Engineered Materials at Celanese
• Beth Hamilton, PhD 2005 - Scientist at Monsanto, St. Louis, MO
• Mary Sever, PhD 2005 - Undergraduate Laboratory Manager at University of California San Diego
• Jamie Weisser, MS 2005 - Central Regional Crime Lab, Phoenix, AZ

Research Technicians

• Thomas McCarthy, BS 2010 - graduate student at Penn State
• Chris Clark - graduate student in chemistry at Purdue University

Undergraduates

• Sebastian Gomez Combellas, SURF Intern
• Kaniese I. Mack, SURF Intern
• Shawn Belongia
• Morgan Heidingsfelder
• Ashley Nguyen, SURF intern
• Yamil Adorno, BS 2021
• John Sloan, BS 2021
• Elizabeth R Nichols, BS 2021
• Ian Bretz
• Natalie Renfro, BS 2020
• Michael Lengel, BS 2019
• Ai Jennifer Kobayashi
• Narelli Narcisso, SURF intern
• Dominic Sanchez
• Courtney Yonkers
• Peter Stark
• Nicolás M. Morato Gutiérrez, SURF intern, graduate student at Purdue University
• Jennifer M. García Rodríguez, SROP intern - graduate student at Purdue University
• Victor Roman
• Jenna DeSousa, BS 2015 - graduate student at Vanderbilt University, TN
• Gwendolyn Snyder, BS 2015
• Katherine Allemeier, BS 2015 - applying to graduate schools for Fall 2016
• Stephanie Edwards, BS 2012 - scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Kevin Chang, BS 2012 - graduate student at Ohio State
• Robert Clegg, BS 2011 - scientist at BASi
• Alison Mattes, BS 2009 - Henkel, Milwaukee, WI
• Josh Calvert
• Greg Doddridge - Eli Lilly
• Katie Renouf - graduate student at University of St. Andres, Scotland
• Michael Dowd - graduate student at University of California-San Diego, CA
• Jonathan Gortat, BS 2002 - Purdue Research Foundation
• Ellie Hattery - U.S. Air Force
• Lauren Hight, SURF intern - graduate student at Purdue University
• Dana Holcomb, BS 2004 - post doc at Boston University, MA
• Alex Huang
• Marcus Lee - the Peace Corps
• Dave Linson, BS 2000 - Eli Lilly
• Tiffany Mills
• Iren Mungo - medical school
• Brian Neel - graduate student in psychology at University of Chicago, IL
• Shara Pettit (now Compton), BS 2004 - visiting assistant professor, Roosevelt University
• Jesica Ryczko
• Andrew Shrum
• Hailey Stowe, BS 2002 - Pharmicia, Skokie, IL
• Mike Walls, BS 2002 - E-Ink