WRF Innovation Fellows
Clean Energy Institute
Mengyu Yan
Innovation Fellow in Clean Energy
UW Mentor
Jihui Yang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Education
Ph.D., Materials Science, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 2016
B.S., Materials Chemistry, China University of Geoscience (Wuhan), 2012
Daniel Kroupa
Innovation Fellow in Clean Energy
UW Mentors
Daniel Gamelin, Department of Chemistry
Brandi Cossairt, Department of Chemistry
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, 2017
B.S., Chemistry, Butler University, 2012
Jian Wang
Innovation Fellow in Clean Energy
UW Mentor
David Ginger, Department of Chemistry
Education
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 2015
B.S., Materials Physics, Jilin University, China, 2010
Hao Wang
Innovation Fellow in Clean Energy
UW mentor
Baosen Zhang, Department of Electrical Engineering
Education
Ph.D., Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2016
Master's Degree, Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China, 2010
Bachelor's Degree, Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai, China, 2007
eScience Institute
Michael Beyeler
Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering and Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Ione Fine, Department of Psychology
Ariel Rokem, eScience Institute
Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California Irvine, 2016
M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 2011
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 2009
Anisha Keshavan
Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering and Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Jason Yeatman, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Ariel Rokem, eScience Institute
Education
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Francisco
B.S., Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles
Rahul Biswas
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Andrew Connolly, Department of Astronomy
Magdalena Balazinska, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Marina Meila, Department of Statistics
Education
Postdoctoral researcher, Argonne National Laboratory, 2010-2014
Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
M.S., Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004 M.S., Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 2001 B.S., Physics (honors), Presidency College, University of Calcutta, India, 1999
Sophie Clayton
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
E. Virginia Armbrust, School of Oceanography
Bill Howe, Department of Computer Science & Engineering and the eScience Institute
Education
Postdoctoral researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013 Ph.D., Physical Oceanography,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography, 2013
B.Sc. (Hons.), Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, UK, 2007
Thiago Costa
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Tyler McCormick, Department of Statistics and Department of Sociology
Joshua Blumenstock, Information School
Education
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 2014
M.S., Mathematics, Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, Brazil, 2008
B.S., Computer Engineering, State University of Campinas, Brazil, 2006
Brittany Fiore-Gartland
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Cecilia Aragon, Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering
Gina Neff, Department of Communication
Education
Ph.D., Communication, University of Washington, 2014
M.A., Sociocultural Anthropology, Columbia University, 2008
B.A., Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Michael Fire
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Carlos Guestrin, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Josh Blumenstock, Information School
Education
Postdoctoral researcher in Telekom Innovation Laboratories, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Ph.D., Information System Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, Israel, 2013
M.S., Mathematics, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 2004
B.Sc., Computer Science & Mathematics, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 2004
Jes Ford
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Mario Juric, Department of Astronomy
Jake VanderPlas, eScience Institute
Education
Ph.D., Physics, University of British Columbia
B.Sc., Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, 2008
Alexander Franks
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Peter Hoff, Department of Statistics
Daniel Promislow, Department of Pathology
Education
Ph.D., Statistics, Harvard University, 2015
Sc.M., Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 2010
B.A., Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 2009
Jie Liu
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Bill Noble, Department of Genome Sciences
Jeff Bilmes, Department of Electrical Engineering
Education
Ph.D., Computer Science,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
M.S., Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011
M.S., Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2009
M.S., Signal and Information Processing, Peking University, China, 2007
B.S., Information Management and Information Systems, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 2004
Xiaofeng Meng
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
John Vidale, Department of Earth & Space Sciences
Jake VanderPlas, eScience Institute
Education
Ph.D., Geophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
B.Sc., Physics, Beijing Normal University, China, 2008
K. Allison Smith
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Curtis Deutsch, School of Oceanography
Jeffrey Heer, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Education
Postdoctoral researcher, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Program, Princeton University, 2010-14
Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, 2010
M.A., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2005
Fulbright student, Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2002
B.S., Biology, with distinction, Duke University, 2001
C. David Williams
Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Thomas L. Daniel, Department of Biology
Magdalena Balazinska, Department of Computer
Science & Engineering
Education
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in
Mathematical Biology, Harvard University, 2012-2014
Ph.D., Physiology and Biophysics,
University of Washington, 2012
B.A., Physics, Reed College, 2006
Institute for Protein Design
Qian Cong
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Harmit Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
PhD, Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2017
BSc, Biological Science, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2009
Alexis Courbet
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Joshua Smith, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Luis Ceze, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Education
PhD, University of Montpellier, 2015
PharmD, University of Montpellier and University of Paris Sud, 2015
MS, University of Montpellier, 2012
MS, University of Paris Sud, 2011
Timothy Craven
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Jay Shendure, Department of Genome Sciences
Education
PhD, Biology and Molecular Design, New York University, 2016
MSc, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgetown University, 2010
BSc, Chemistry and Physics, The College of New Jersey, 2008
Kristine Deibler
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Philip Greenberg, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Education
PhD, Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2017
BS, Biochemistry, Duquesne University, 2012
Hugh Haddox
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Doug Fowler, Department of Genome Sciences
Education
PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Washington, 2017
BA, Biochemistry / Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, 2012
Karla Herpoldt
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
UW Mentors
Patrick Stayton, Department of Bioengineering
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry
Education
PhD, Imperial College London
MPhys, University of Oxford
Parisa Hosseinzadeh
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Michael Gelb, Department of Chemistry
Education
PhD, Biochemsisry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
BS, Biotechnology, University of Tehran, Iran, 2010
Thaddaus Huber
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Neil King, UW Biochemistry
Jesse Bloom, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2017
BS, Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2011
Nihal Korkmaz
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
C. Dirk Keene, Department of Pathology
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2016
MS, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2010
BS, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2008
Marc Lajoie
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Dr. Lajoie's salary is funded by a Cancer Research Institute Fellowship;* Protein production and other research expenses are supported by the WRF Innovation Fellows Program at the Institute for Protein Design.
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Nora Disis, Department of Medicine
Education
Ph.D., Chemical Biology, Harvard University
B.A., Biophysical Chemistry, Dartmouth College
Gyu Rie Lee
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Dustin Maly, UW Chemistry
Education
PhD, Physical Chemistry, Seoul National University, 2017
BS, Chemistry Education, Seoul National University, 2011
Shiri Levy
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Department of Biochemistry
Education
PhD, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 2015
MS, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 2010
BS, University of Washington, 2007
Rubul Mout
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Jim De Yoreo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2017
MSc, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India, 2005
BSc, Tinsukia College, Tinsukia, Assam, India, 2003
Jooyoung Park
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Andrew Oberst, Department of Immunology
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
BA, DePauw University
Gretchen Pritchard
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Marion Pepper, Department of Immunology
Education
PhD, Immunology, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
BA, Biology, Oberlin College, 2006
Danny Sahtoe
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Dr. Sahtoe's salary is funded by a European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Long Term Fellowship;* Protein production and other non-salary research expenses are supported by the WRF Innovation Fellows Program at the Institute for Protein Design.
Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Andrew Scharenberg, Seattle Children's Research Institute
Education
PhD, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netherlands Cancer Institute
MS, Vrije Unversiteit Amsterdam
BS, Leiden University
Franziska Seeger
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Mohamed Oukka, Seattle Children’s Hospital
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2014
B.Sc., Biochemistry, Technical University of Munich, Germany, 2009
Elizabeth Speltz
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Jesse Zalatan, Department of Chemistry
Education
PhD, Yale University, 2016
MPhil, Yale University, 2012
BA, St. Olaf College, 2009
Tyler Starr
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentors
Jesse Bloom, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Erick Matsen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Phil Bradely, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Education
PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Chicago, 2018
BA summa cum laude, Biology and Biochemistry, Willamette University, 2012
Brian Weitzner
Innovation Fellow in Protein Design
Mentor
Forrest Michael, Department of Chemistry
Education
PhD, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2015
BS, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Minor Biomedical Engineering), Cornell University, 2009
Institute for Neuroengineering
Michael Beyeler
Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering and Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Ione Fine, Department of Psychology
Ariel Rokem, eScience Institute
Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California Irvine, 2016
M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 2011
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 2009
Anisha Keshavan
Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering and Data-Intensive Discovery
UW mentors
Jason Yeatman, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Ariel Rokem, eScience Institute
Education
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Francisco
B.S., Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles
Tom Libby
Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering
UW mentors
Sam Burden, Department of Electrical Engineering
Tom Daniel, Department of Biology
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
This fellowship program was possible thanks to the generous support of the Washington Research Foundation.
