People

Principal Investigators

James Becker

Associate Professor
Food Systems, Nutrition, & Kinesiology

Carolin Curtze

Assistant Professor
Food Systems, Nutrition, & Kinesiology

Scott Monfort

Associate Professor
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Corey Pew

Associate Professor
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Tyler Whittier

Assistant Professor
Food Systems, Nutrition, & Kinesiology

PhD Students

Joseph Aderonmu

Ph.D. Student
Curtze Lab

Isaac Burgess

Ph.D. Student
Becker Lab

Allie Lynch

Ph.D. Student
Monfort Lab

Thomas Madden

Ph.D. Candidate
Pew Lab

Alique Malakian

Ph.D. Student
Becker Lab

Mojtaba Mohasel

Ph.D. Candidate
Pew Lab

Megan Peach

Ph.D. Candidate
Becker Lab

Joe Redmond

Ph.D. Student
Pew Lab

Hedaya Rizeq

Ph.D. Student
Whittier Lab

MS Students

Morgan Koskela

Becker Lab Group

Jack Larson

Monfort Lab Group

Ethan Livingood

Becker Lab Group

Nico Paletti

Becker Lab Group

Emily Roduin

Whittier Lab Group

Colten Smith

Whittier Lab Group

Mae Whitcomb

Becker Lab Group

Alumni

PhD Students

Fatemeh (Asal) Aflatounian, PhD 2025 in Mechanical Engineering

Patrick Fischer, PhD 2021 in Mechanical Engineering

Valentina Nino, PhD 2021 in Mechanical Engineering

MS Students

Christopher Bianchini, MS 2023 in Mechanical Engineering

Fred Christensen, MS 2022 in Mechanical Engineering

Devon Doud, MS 2022 in Mechanical Engineering

Robert Knutson, MS 2022 in Mechanical Engineering

Allison Hoffee, MS 2021 in Exercise and Nutrition Science

Cailyn Schroeder, MS 2021 in Exercise and Nutrition Science

Cody Reed, MS 2020 in Mechanical Engineering

Scott Wilson, MS 2020 in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Sara Skammer, MS 2020 in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Cassidy Schreibier, MS 2020 in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

William Goodman, MS 2020 in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Cory Snyder,  MS 2018 in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Linnea Zavala,  MS 2018 in Exercise Science and Nutrition Sciences