Nance Lab
Disease-Directed Engineering
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.
Meet The Team
Elizabeth Nance, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Jagjeet and Janice Bindra Career Development Assistant Professor
Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Chemical Engineering
Adjunct, Bioengineering, Radiology
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
Chris Nyambura, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Chemical Engineering, Data Science Option, University of Washington
Co-advised with Jim Pfaendtner
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UC Stanta Barbara
Top Scholar
Jeremy Filteau, M.S.
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
Hawley Helmbrecht, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Chemical Engineering, Data Science Option, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University
2019 Vice President, WChE
2020 President, ACES
2018-2020 Senator, GPSS
2021 PNNL Data Science Intern
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
Brendan Butler
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical & Biological Engineering, Purdue University
2021 GSS Chair, ACES
Nuo Xu, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology
Sydney Floryanzia
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
NSF GRFP Fellow
ARCS Fellow
Nels Schimek
M.S. Thesis Candidate
Chemical Sciences & Technology, University of Washington
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Washington
Ana Rios
Research Technician
Undergraduate student, Bioengineering
2020 STAR Scholar
Jimmy Ye
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering, Pre-med
2020 UW AIChE President
Kenny Sluis
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Tolu Adebayo
Undergrad Research Assistant
Biology
2020 ALVA GenOM Scholar
Norah Alhindi
Undergrad Research Assistant
Biochemistry
2020-2021 KAUST Scholar
Sanjana Janikiraman
Undergrad Research Assistant
Engineering Undeclared
Kaleb Decker
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering,
2021 UW AIChE President
Teng-Jui Lin
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Megan Wong
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Mia Onodera
Undergrad Research Assistant
Engineering Undeclared
Ali Toghani
Undergrad Research Assistant
Whatcom Community College
Eleanor Wu
Undergrad Research Assistant
Engineering Undeclared
Manasvini Calmidi
Undergrad Research Assistant
Engineering Undeclared
Danny Bondurant
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
2021 UW WChE Vice President
Najma Hashi
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
2021 UW WChE Outreach Director
Gisele Charpentier
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Jonny Harrigan
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Mia Yamada-Heidner
Undergrad Research Assistant
Computer Science