Research

 No photo available of Terri Bennett

Program Director of Procurement Technical Assistance Center

Steve Cyrus

Executive Director at Firepoint Innovations Center

scyrus@gofirepoint.org

 No photo available of Karen Davis

Director of Research Office

Debbie Franklin

Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

 No photo available of Marcie Holsteen

Director of Human Resources

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Director of GoCreate, a Koch Collaborative

Jamie Mathias

Contracts and Grants Specialist

jamie.mathias@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5063

Linda Steinacher

IRB/IACUC Administrator

linda.steinacher@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7434

TarakaRama Uppala

Graduate Student

txuppala@shockers.wichita.edu

(316)461-4504

Tonya Witherspoon

Associate Vice President, Industry Engagement & Applied Learning

tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5219

Ennovar

Matt Forney

Executive Director

matt.forney@wichita.edu

(316) 978-4776

Tom Rose

Director of Managed Services

thomas.rose@wichita.edu

Gary Gaston

Director of Information Systems

gary.gaston@wichita.edu

Vincent Jimenez

Post-Graduation Placement Coordinator

vincent.jimenez@wichita.edu

Clayton Allen

Information Assurance and Security Engineer

Terry Bishop

Senior Application Systems Analyst

Christelle Domke

Technical Engineer

Colby Duke

SOC Technician

Rena Hixon

Storage Media Tool Engineer

Jackson Hoyle

Technical Engineer

Ryan Narongvate

Technical Support Engineer

Keegan Reed

Application Systems Analyst Lead

Jesse Schild

Senior Technical Engineer

Caleb Scuderi

Network Technician

Miranda Shapman

Network Technician

Eric Spillman

Senior Security Engineer

Nick Torline

Senior Technical Engineer

Cynthia Wells

Senior Technical Engineer

Steve Wilson

Senior Software Systems Analyst

Leadership Team

Dr. John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Senior Vice President for Industry and Defense Programs, WSU NIAR Executive Director

john.tomblin@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5234

Debbie Franklin

Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

debbie.franklin@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5209

Tracee Friess

Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications and Marketing

tracee.friess@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5597

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President of Research Operations and NIAR Director of Research and Development

pierre.harter@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 706-0690

Austin Nordyke

Chief of Staff

austin.nordyke@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6557

 No photo available of Lois Tatro

Senior Associate Vice President for Finance

lois.tatro@wichita.edu

Tonya Witherspoon

Associate Vice President, Industry Engagement & Applied Learning

tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5219

Program Contacts

Brian Austin

Director, Applied & Experiential Learning

Brian.Austin@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6983

Steve Cyrus

Executive Director at Firepoint Innovations Center

scyrus@gofirepoint.org

 No photo available of Karen Davis

Director of Research Office

Matt Forney

Research Technology Director at Ennovar Technology Solutions

Matt.Forney@wichita.edu

316-978-4776

Rob Gerlach

Executive Director of Tech Transfer and Commercialization

rob.gerlach@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6980

Marcie Holsteen

IDP Human Resources Director

marcie.holsteen@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5216

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Director, Training & Technology Team (T3)

Amy.Jones@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5794

Ty Masterson

Director of GoCreate, a Koch Collaborative

Sarah Nickel MS, MLS(ASCP)

Technical Director

Chris Snyder

Director, Information Technology and Security

chris.snyder@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6466

MDL Full Time Staff

Dr. Joel Alderson

CLIA Lab Director

Joshua Haas

Supply Chain Manager

Michael Hashbarger

Specimen Processing Lead

Katherine Kliewer MLS(ASCP)

Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist

Andrea Llamas MLS(ASCP)

Laboratory Information Systems Coordinator

Madysen Mansfield

Specimen Processing Lead

Kelsey Moore MLS(ASCP)

Compliance and Quality Assurance Manager

Amanda Nguyen

PRN Medical Laboratory Scientist

Sarah Nickel MS, MLS(ASCP)

Technical Director

Derek Sorrells

Director of Operations

Christopher Spence

Specimen Processing Manager

Tina Troung MLS(ASCP)

Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist

Nicole Ukoefreso

Clinical Laboratory Technologist

Jacqueline Walters

Customer Service Lead

Madeline Witherspoon

Accounts Manager

Tonya Witherspoon

Associate Vice President, Industry Engagement & Applied Learning

tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5219

Mdl Applied Learning Students

Kami Bartholomew

Applied Learning Student

Nicolette Blasgen

Applied Learning Student

Taylor Brock

Applied Learning Student

Nathan Dalby

Applied Learning Student

Lindsey Deegan

Applied Learning Student

Sarah Foster

Applied Learning Student

Kennedy Kelleher

Applied Learning Student

Melvin Kong

Applied Learning Student

Joaquin Marin-De-Giacomi

Applied Learning Student

Angelynn Ng

Applied Learning Student

Kenyatta Nyirenda

Applied Learning Student

Thomas Parks

Applied Learning Student

Chad RoseBerger

Applied Learning Student

Kristen Stuck

Applied Learning Student

Anna Tri

Applied Learning Student

Morgan Upton

Applied Learning Student

Rafael Uribe-Olivares

Applied Learning Student

Executive Staff

Dr. John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Senior Vice President for Industry and Defense Programs, WSU NIAR Executive Director

john.tomblin@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5234

Tom Aldag

Facility Securities Officer & Insider Threat Security Program Officer

thomas.aldag@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5326

Tracee Friess

Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications and Marketing

tracee.friess@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5597

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President of Research Operations and NIAR Director of Research and Development

pierre.harter@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 706-0690

Marcie Holsteen

IDP Human Resources Director

marcie.holsteen@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5216

Austin Nordyke

Executive Business Administrator

Austin.Nordyke@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6557

 No photo available of Lois Tatro

IDP Senior Associate Vice President for Finance

lois.tatro@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5890

Paul Werner

NIAR Senior Director of Financial Reporting

paul.werner@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-7988

Key Personnel

Rachael Andrulonis

Director, Advanced Materials Research Senior Research Scientist, Advanced Materials

rachael.andrulonis@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 218-2773

Brandon Baier

Director, Full-Scale Structural Test Lab

brandon.baier@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-8234

Chris Boshers

Technical Director and Chief Engineer of Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems (ATLAS)

christopher.boshers@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 393-5178

Eric Corey

Manager, eXtended Reality Laboratory

eric.corey@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6289

James Dellinger

Director, Environmental Test Laboratory

james.dellinger@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 734-9792

Shawn Ehrstein

Director, Emerging Technologies & CAD/CAM

shawn.ehrstein@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5839

Keith Fitzgeralds

Manager, Calibration & Quality Laboratory

keith.fitzgeralds@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-7272

Luis Gomez

Manager, Virtual Engineering

Luis.GomezValbuena@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 461-4957

Robert Huculak Ph.D.

Research Scientist

robert.huculak@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5239

Andy Jonas

Manager, Advanced Machining & Prototyping

andrew.jonas@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-7339

Dave Jones

Director, NIAR WERX

david.jones@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 833-4358

Jeswin Joseph

Associate Director | Program Manager, Emerging Technologies

jeswin.chankaramangalam@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 677-1794

John W. Laffen

Director, Walter H. Beech Wind Tunnel

john.laffen@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5481

Royal Lovingfoss

Director, Advanced Materials & Processes

royal.lovingfoss@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5317

Gerardo Olivares Ph.D.

Sr. Research Scientist & Director, Crash Dynamics and Virtual Engineering & Flight

gerardo.olivares@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-7273

Chris Rempe

Manager, Additive Manufacturing & Reverse Engineering

chris.rempe@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5965

Waruna Seneviratne Ph.D.

ATLAS Director, Composites & Structures Senior Research Scientist

waruna.seneviratne@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5221

Mark Shaw

Chief Engineer for Defense Industrial Base Strategy

mark.shaw@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 491-9221

Manish Shinde

Advanced Coatings Lab

manish.shinde@idp.wichita.edu

316-677-1986

Chris Snyder

Director, Information Technology and Security

chris.snyder@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6466

Matt Tomblin

Director, Robotics and Automation Lab

matt.tomblin@idp.wichita.edu

Lauren Tubesing

Business Development Leader for Advanced Manufacturing Strategy

lauren.tubesing@idp.wichita.edu

(513) 384-4232

NIRDT Team

Dr. John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Senior Vice President for Industry and Defense Programs, WSU NIAR Executive Director

john.tomblin@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5234

Kristin Brewer

Grant Coordinator and Academic Advisor

kristin.brewer@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5897

Matt Forney

Research Technology Director at Ennovar Technology Solutions

Matt.Forney@wichita.edu

316-978-4776

Rob Gerlach

Executive Director of Tech Transfer and Commercialization

rob.gerlach@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6980

Amy Jones

Director, Training & Technology Team (T3)

Amy.Jones@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5794

Sarah Nickel MS, MLS(ASCP)

Technical Director

Scott Partington

Business Development Manager, Industry Engagement & Applied Learning

scott.partington@wichita.edu

(919) 600-2508

Jill Rose

Director of Marketing & Communications

jill.rose@wichita.edu

Tonya Witherspoon

Associate Vice President, Industry Engagement & Applied Learning

tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5219

ShockstarterProfiles

Bernice Barnes

ShockStarter Marketing & Communications

virginia.barnes1@wichita.edu

Jordyn Brock

Shock Starter Marketing & Communications

jordyn.brock@wichita.edu

Dylan Buck

ShockStarter Marketing & Communications

dylan.buck@wichita.edu

Krissy Buck

Project Manager

kbuck@wsutech.edu

Carlos Fernandez

Program Manager

carlos.fernandez@wichita.edu

(316) 215-4517

Maria Jimenez

Shock Starter Gateway to IP

maria.jimenez@wsuventures.org

Aram Khader

Shock Starter Marketing & Communications

aram.khader@wichita.edu

Mariana Ledesma

ShockStarter Marketing & Communications

mariana.ledesma@wichita.edu

Gabrielle Mathews

Shock Starter Marketing & Communications

gabrielle.mathews@wichita.edu

Cara McKernan

ShockStarter Marketing & Communications

cara.mckernan@wichita.edu

Becca Meyer

Shock Starter Marketing & Communications

becca.meyer@wichita.edu

Jacob O'Connor

Shock Starter Innovation & Entrepreneurship

oconnor.jacobj@gmail.com

Hardi Patel

ShockStarter Marketing & Communications

hjpatel1@shockers.wichita.edu

 No photo available of Jon Peterson

Shock Starter Innovation and Entrepreneurship

jjpeterson3@shockers.wichita.edu

Katie Pham

Shock Starter Marketing Strategist

katie.pham@wichita.edu

Aftab Shaikh

Shock Starter Project Manager

aftab.shaikh@wichita.edu

Alexandria Stubblefield

ShockStarter Marketing & Communications

Issac Villela

Shock Starter Creative Manager

issac.villela@wichita.edu

Cetarl

 No photo available of Miriam Mangaza

Undergraduate Research Assistant

mxmangaza@shockers.wichita.edu

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Consultant

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Consultant

Jason Vandecreek

Support Personnel/Independent Contractor

jason@vandecreek.com

(316) 978-3699

Tien Hong Vu

Intra KBOR collaborator

hongvu@ku.edu

Post Award

 No photo available of Brenda Achey

Associate Director, Post-Award Services

brenda.achey@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5377

Tt And C

Brenen Wood

Administrative Specialist of the Office of Tech Transfer and Commercialization

brenen.wood@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6950