Meet The Team
Graduate Students
Adriana Mendieta
5th Year Graduate Student
B.S. University of Rhode Island
Email: amm2536
Favorite Snack: Little Debbie Snack
Christopher Hwu
5th Year Gradaute Student
M.S. Columbia University
Email: ch2953
Favorite Snack: Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
Inis Serrano
5th Year Graduate Student
M.S. St. John's University
Email: ics2115
Favorite Snack: Fruit Tart
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Yilun Yang
5th Year Graduate Student
B.S. Nankai University
Email: yy3068
Favorite Snack: Sweet Chocolate
Keaon Brown
4th Year Graduate Student
B.S. Temple University
Email: kb3228
Favorite Snack: Brownies
Associate Research Scientists
Dr. Umed Boltaev
Ph.D. Sames Group, Columbia University
Email: utb2102
Favorite Snack: Pistachio Wrapped in Nature Paper
Dr. Vaclav Havel
Ph.D. Masaryk University
Email: vh2282
Favorite Snack: Chocolate Ice-Cream
Dr. David Lankri
Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Email: dl3433
Favorite Snack: Vinegar chips
Post-Doctoral Researchers
Dr. Hannah Goodman
Ph.D. University of Arizona
Email: hjg2126
Favorite Snack: Peanut Butter Pretzels
Dr. Miriam Pillerová
Ph.D. Comenius University in Bratislava
Email: mp4249
Favorite Snack: Watermelon
Dr. Bruno Rodrigo Gonzalez Nunez
Ph.D. Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
Email: brg2139
Favorite Snack: Cashews
Master Students
Boxuan Ma
Class of 2025
Email: bm3166
Favorite Snack: Sweet & Salty Kettlecorn
Claire He
Class of 2026
Email: kh3147
Favorite Snack: Uji Matcha Chocolate Cookies
Undergraduate Students
Tala Badr
Class of 2025
Email: tb2958
Favorite Snack: TBD
Gideon Marcus
Class of 2025
Email: gm2945
Favorite Snack: Double Stuf Oreos
Taiya Hansen
Class of 2026
Email: th3157
Favorite Snack: Dried Seaweed and Meringues
Michael Chan
Class of 2026
Email: mc5297
Favorite Snack: Dark Chocolate
Rose Liu
Class of 2026
Email: rl3325
Favorite Snack: Strawberry Black Tea with Mini Pearls
Anna Ostlund
Class of 2027
Email: aeo2146
Favorite Snack: TBD
Steven Sun
Class of 2027
Email: sls2299
Favorite Snack: Takis Fuego