2022-2023 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.
Brian Aguilera, Doctoral Candidate, Genetics, Genomics and Development
Saket Bagde, Doctoral Candidate, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
Kianté Brantley, Postdoctoral Scholar, Computer Science
Amaris Brown, Doctoral Candidate, Africana Studies
Vincent Burgess, Doctoral Candidate, Asian Studies
Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire, Doctoral Candidate, Literatures in English
Sieun Chae, Postdoctoral Scholar, Materials Science and Engineering
Cong Chen, Doctoral Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Reah Chiong, Doctoral Candidate, Nutritional Sciences
Rachelle Davenport, Doctoral Candidate, Soil and Crop Sciences
Jessica Diaz Rodriguez, Doctoral Candidate, Literatures in English
Amanda Domingues, Doctoral Candidate, Science and Technology Studies
Alexandra Gallyas Sanhueza, Doctoral Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Juliana González-Tobón, Doctoral Candidate, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Jennifer Houtz, Doctoral Candidate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kun Huang, Doctoral Candidate, Comparative Literature
Wayne Johnson, Doctoral Candidate, Management and Organizations
Zeynab Jouzi, Postdoctoral Scholar, Action Research Collaborative (ARC), Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Guru Khalsa, Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering and Applied and Engineering Physics
Shanthanu Krishna Kumar, Doctoral Candidate, Horticulture
Lidane Noronha, Doctoral Student, Entomology
Tatiana Padilla, Doctoral Candidate, Policy Analysis and Management
Sreetama Pal, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Sagar Shah, Postdoctoral Scholar, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Daniel Sprockett, Postdoctoral Scholar, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Angie Torres-Beltran, Doctoral Candidate, Government
Yuan Yan, Postdoctoral Scholar, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Aria R. Yslas, Doctoral Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
Kara Zielinski, Doctoral Candidate, Biophysics
Sophia Ziemian, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Engineering