Our Team
A Collaborative & Diverse Group of Innovative, Passionate, and Creative Students
Our people are at the core of what makes the Nance Lab such a unique and fulfilling place to work. We are proud of the diversity of our lab members, with each member contributing their unique skills and experiences to the projects we are working on. Find out more about our team members below.
Elizabeth Nance, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Chemical Engineering
Adjunct, Radiology
Mengying Zhang, Ph.D.
Expert-in-Residence
Molecular Engineering, University of Washington
B.A. in Biology, Sichuan University
2019 Secretary, WChE
2019 Director, Engage
Mike Mckenna, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado
2018 GSS Co-Chair, ACES
2017 Treasurer, ACES
ARCS Fellow
Andrea Joseph, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
2020 President, UW Grad SWE
2019 President, ACES
2018 Vice President, WChE
NIH F31 Fellow
Hawley Helmbrecht
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, Data Science Option, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University
2020 President, ACES
2019 Vice President, WChE
2018-2020 Senator, Graduate and Professional Student Senate
Chris Nyambura
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, Data Science Option, University of Washington
Co-advised with Jim Pfaendtner
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UC Stanta Barbara
Top Scholar
Nam Phuong Nguyen, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Molecular Engineering, University of Washington
M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University
2020 Officer, UW Grad SWE
2020 Member, MolES Diversity Committee
Jeremy Filteau
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
Co-advised by Cole DeForest
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Professional Development Chair, ACES
ARCS Fellow
Nels Schimek
M.S. Student
Chemical Sciences & Technology, University of Washington
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Washington
Qiong July Zhou
M.S. Thesis Candidate
Chemical Engineering, Advanced Data Science Option, University of Washington
B.S. Chemical Engineering and Psychology, University of Washington
Cheng Hao Robin Lin
M.S. Thesis Candidate
Chemical Engineering, Advanced Data Science Option, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University
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Nuo Xu
M.S. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology
Denise Beebout | Chemical Engineering | 2020 President, SWE
OUR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
Ziming Ye | Chemical Engineering | 2020 President, UW AIChE
Michael Chungyoun |
Chemical Engineering | 2020 McNair Scholar
Brendan Ball | Chemical Engineering | 2020 Vice President, UW AIChE
Kenneth Sluis | Chemical Engineering
Tolulope Adebayo | Biochemistry | 2020 ALVA GENOM Scholar
Norah Alhindi | Biochemistry | 2020 KAUST Scholar
Ana Rios | Bioengineering | 2020 STAR Scholar
Kaleb Decker | Chemical Engineering
Sanjana Janakiraman | Engineering Direct to College
Mari Sati | Senior
OUR HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS
Mia Onodera | Senior
Ali Toghani | Senior
Eleanor Wu | Senior
Phoebe Wilcox | Senior