2024-2025 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.


Elmond Bandauko

Elmond Bandauko, Postdoctoral Scholar, City and Regional Planning

Karina Beras

Karina Beras, PhD Candidate, Anthropology

David Brown

David Brown, Postdoctoral Scholar, SIPS

Chanmaly Chhun

Chanmaly Chhun, Postdoctoral Scholar, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Yuanfeng Cui, Postdoctoral Scholar, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Marcelo Dimase

Marcelo Dimase, Postdoctoral Scholar, Entomology

Bailey Flynn

Bailey Flynn, Postdoctoral Scholar, Brooks School of Public Policy

Rena Fukuda

Rena Fukuda, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering

Patricia Garcia Gil

Patricia Garcia Gil, Postdoctoral Scholar, Music

Katie Glass

Katie Glass, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Engineering

Aalayna Green

Aalayna Green, PhD Candidate, Natural Resources & the Environment

Luke Gregory

Luke Gregory, Postdoctoral Scholar, Plant Breeding and Genetics

Yuexing Hao

Yuexing Hao, PhD Candidate, Human Computer Interaction

Hansadi Jayamaha, PhD Student, Fiber Science

JiHyun Jeong

JiHyun Jeong, Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Jessie Jiang

Jessie Jiang, PhD Candidate, Service Management

Kevin Kaufman-Ortiz

Kevin Kaufman-Ortiz, Ph.D. Candidate, Engineering Education

Jinha Kwon, Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical Engineering

Rikki Laser

Rikki Laser, PhD Candidate, Psychological sciences and human development

Ru Liu

Ru Liu, PhD Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences

Stephanie Lopez

Stephanie López, PhD Candidate, Romance Studies

Minghui Ni

Minghui Ni, PhD Candidate, Psychology

Shariwa Oke

Shariwa Oke, PhD Candidate, Nutritional Sciences

Chijioke Onah

Chijioke Onah, PhD Candidate, Literatures in English

Keith Ou

Keith Ou, PhD Candidate, Animal Science

Jeremy Peschard

Jeremy Peschard, PhD Candidate, History

Theshani Nuradha Piliththuwasam Gallage

Theshani Nuradha Piliththuwasam Gallage, PhD Candidate, ECE

Mohsin Qazi

Mohsin Qazi, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Engineering

Andrea Robinson

Andrea Robinson, PhD Candidate, Nutritional Sciences

Kiran Rokade

Kiran Rokade, PhD Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Caroline Siegert, PhD Candidate, Plant Biology

Nianpo Su

Nianpo Su, PhD Candidate, Linguistics

Charlie Townsend

Charlie Townsend, Postdoctoral Scholar, Organizational Behavior

Manushi Trivedi

Manushi Trivedi, PhD Candidate, Horticulture Section, SIPS

Asya Uzmay, PhD Candidate, Architecture

Ellen van Wijngaarden

Ellen van Wijngaarden, PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering

Michael Vega

Michael Vega, Postdoctoral Scholar, CEE

Gisselle Vila Benites

Gisselle Vila Benites, Postdoctoral Scholar, Global Development

Dustin Wilkerson

Dustin Wilkerson, Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute of Biotechnology

Fangyu Wu

Fangyu Wu, Postdoctoral Scholar, ECE

Congcong Yuan

Congcong Yuan, Postdoctoral Scholar, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Bingyang Zhang

Bingyang Zhang, Postdoctoral Scholar, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Rick Zirkel

Rick Zirkel, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering