2021-2022 Cohort
NextGen Professors
This talented group of graduate students and postdocs spans the major subject areas of humanities, social sciences, life sciences, and physical sciences and engineering and engages in a series of monthly professional and career development activities. Learn more about the program.
Felix Alfonso, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
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Hassnain Asgar, Doctoral Candidate, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Marissa Bell, Postdoctoral Scholar, Communication
Samantha Bosco, Doctoral Candidate, Horticulture
Chelsea Butkowski, Doctoral Candidate, Communication
Joseph Casamento, Doctoral Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering
Yulan Chen, Doctoral Student, Materials Science and Engineering
Cindy Cordoba Arroyo, Doctoral Candidate, Fiber Science & Apparel Design
Erika Cyphert, Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Cera Fisher, Postdoctoral Scholar, Entomology
Stephanie Fuchs, Doctoral Candidate, Biological Engineering
Zijin Gu, Doctoral Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Li Guan, Doctoral Student, Psychology
Douglas Hamilton, Postdoctoral Scholar, Earth and Atmospheric Science
Ash Heim, Postdoctoral Scholar, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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Saeed Hosseinzadeh, Doctoral Candidate, Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology
Miriam Huerta, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Garrison Komaniecki, Doctoral Candidate, Molecular Biology and Genetics – Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
Candice Limper, Doctoral Candidate, Microbiology and Immunology
Maria Sol Lisboa, Doctoral Candidate, Biological and Environmental Engineering
Lissette Lorenz, Doctoral Candidate, Science and Technology Studies
Jason C. Marvin, Doctoral Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
Chinasa T. Okolo, Doctoral Candidate, Computer Science
Semira Ortiz, Doctoral Candidate, Nutritional Science
David Parker, Doctoral Candidate, Food Science
Alec Pollak, Doctoral Candidate, Literatures in English
Prafull Purohit, Doctoral Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ligia Reyes, Postdoctoral Scholar, Division of Nutritional Sciences
Stephanie Rich, Doctoral Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Caren Shin, Doctoral Candidate, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Deena Thomas, Postdoctoral Scholar, Division of Nutritional Sciences
Leila Wilmers, Postdoctoral Scholar, Sociology