Lab Alumni

rosales Lab alumni

Postdoctoral Associates:

  • David Castilla-Casadiego (Postdoctoral Associate 2021-2024): Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Miami

  • Tommy FitzSimons (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2022, Postdoctoral Associate 2022-2024): Senior Scientist at Abbvie

Graduate Students:

  • Katie Halwachs (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2026): Senior Scientist at Abbvie

  • Darren Loh (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2024)

  • Andi Crowell (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2024): Senior Scientist at Merck

  • Logan Morton (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2023): Postdoctoral Associate at Tufts University

  • Mariah Austin (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2022): Scientist at Erisyon Inc.

  • Hattie Schunk (M.S. Chemical Engineering 2022): Assay Development Scientist at Babson Diagnostics

  • Gabriel Rodriguez Rivera (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2022): Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder

  • Alex Hillsley (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2022): Machine Learning Scientist at San Francisco Chan Zuckerburg Biohub

Undergraduate Students:

  • Morgan Valdivieso, University of Texas at Austin, 2023-2026

  • Sam Hallam, University of Texas at Austin, 2024-2026

  • Aarav Kumar, University of Texas at Austin, 2021-2023

  • Victoria Longo, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2023

  • Gianna DeJacimo-Mcgough, Austin Community College/University of Texas at Austin, 2023

  • Sebastian Giordano, University of Texas at Austin, 2021-2023

  • Ajay Palmer, University of Texas at Austin, 2020-2023

  • Natalie Ling, University of Texas at Austin, 2020-2022

  • Jeremy Chauvin, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2021

  • Matthew Santoso, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2021

  • Bradley Taha, University of Texas at Austin, 2020-2021

  • Tej Shanbhag, University of Texas at Austin, 2019-2021

  • Pablo Espinosa, University of Texas at Austin, 2018-2021

  • Roshan Chandrashekar, University of Texas at Austin, 2019-2020

  • Tanvi Rao, University of Texas at Austin, 2019-2020

  • Felicia Oentoro, University of Texas at Austin, 2018-2020

  • Matthew McClellan, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2020

  • Nicole Phillip, University of Texas at Austin, 2018-2019

  • Dale Harris, University of Texas at Austin, 2018-2019

  • Rachel Brake, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2018

  • Andrea Gonzalez, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2018

  • Sichen (Leo) Liu, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2018

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates + CREATE (CDCM MRSEC) Participants:

  • Sulakshi Balasooriya, Texas State University, Summer 2026

  • Darren Liu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Summer 2026

  • Matthew Tecson, University of Notre Dame, Summer 2026

  • Zeynep Akdora, Smith College, Summer 2025

  • Amelia Strait, Texas State University, Summer 2025

  • Dillon Gee, Texas State University, Summer 2024

  • Eunice Rodriguez, Texas State University, Summer 2023

  • Joseph Belle, Austin Community College, Summer 2022

  • Mackenzie Otakpor, Texas State University, Summer 2022

  • Chandler Bell, University of Southern Mississippi, Summer 2019

  • John Castro, Austin Community College, Summer 2019

  • Tasha Joy, University of North Texas, Summer 2018

NSF Research Experience for Teachers (CDCM MRSEC) Participants:

  • Sonia Gonzalez, Small Middle School, Summer 2025

  • Ryan Nittinger, Rodriguez Elementary School, Summer 2025

  • Amber O’Donnell, Ann Richards School For Young Women Leaders, Summer 2025

  • Elizabeth Ademski, Henry Middle School, Summer 2024 and Summer 2025

  • Alicia Nimrick, Lamar Middle School, Summer 2024

  • Estela Carvalho, UT Austin Portugal Program, University of Minho, Fall 2022

  • Elizabeth Schuster, Spicewood Elementary School, Summer 2022

  • Patricia Gonzales-Villaseñor, Bernice Hart Early College Prep Elementary School, Summer 2022

  • Amanda Lengnick-Hall, Cunningham Elementary School, Summer 2019