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 and Industry Engagement

debra.franklin@wichita.edu

 No photo available of Marcie Holsteen

Director of Human Resources

 No photo available of Ty Masterson

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

CAD CAM Team

Joanna Brown

Technical Coordinator, CAD/CAM Lab

joanna.brown@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-7335

Shawn Ehrstein

Director, Emerging Technologies & CAD/CAM

shawn.ehrstein@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5839

Nathan Shipley

Assistant Director, CAD/CAM Lab

nathan.shipley@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-7260

Digital Transformation Team

Dr. John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Industry and Defense Programs, Executive Director, NIAR

john.tomblin@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5234

Catherine Bitting

Program Manager, Trademarks and Branding

catherine.bitting@wichita.edu

316-978-7311

Kristin Brewer

Executive Director of the Midwest Criminal Justice Institute | Director of the Gun Crimes Investigation and Intelligence Institute | CO-Director for the Wichita Crime Gun Intelligence Center

kristin.brewer@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5897

Matt Forney

Executive Director, Ennovar Solutions (ETSS)

Matt.Forney@wichita.edu

316-978-4776

Rob Gerlach

Associate Vice President, Tech Commercialization & Industry Engagement

rob.gerlach@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6980

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President of Research (interim) and Industry Engagement

pierre.harter@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 706-0690

Amy Jones

Director, Training & Technology Team (T3)

Amy.Jones@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5794

Sarah Nickel MS, MLS(ASCP)

Director, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory / Associate Professor

sarah.nickel@wichita.edu

316-978-8600

Scott Partington

Business Development Manager, Industry Engagement & Applied Learning

scott.partington@wichita.edu

(919) 600-2508

Tonya Witherspoon

Associate Vice President, Workforce Development and Industry Engagement

tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5219

Ennovar

Tom Rose

Director of Managed Services

thomas.rose@wichita.edu

Gary Gaston

Director of Information Systems

gary.gaston@wichita.edu

Ashley Forney

Employer Relations Account Manager

ashley.forney@wichita.edu

Shana Evans

Employer Relations Account Manager

shana.evans@wichita.edu

Vincent Jimenez

Project Manager

Clayton Allen

Information Assurance and Security Engineer

Mark Bengtson

Employee Relations Account Manager

mark.bengtson@wichita.edu

Terry Bishop

Senior Application Systems Analyst

Irvin Caro

Hub Lead

Landon Conyers

Information Assurance & Security Engineer

Amber DeSmit

Employer Relations Account Manager

amber.desmit@wichita.edu

Nick Drinnen

Junior Lead

Brandon Gaston

Junior Lead

Kassidy Harris

Junior Lead

Maurice Henderson

Technical Lead

Rena Hixon

Lead Tools Engineer

Jackson Hoyle

Technical Engineer

Matt Moorer

Business Systems Analyst

Ryan Narongvate

Technical Support Engineer

Keegan Reed

Application Systems Analyst Lead

Caroline Ruden

SOC Analyst Team Lead

Jesse Schild

Senior Technical Engineer

Caleb Scuderi

Network Technician

Brandon Seek

IT Project Manager

Miranda Shapman

Network Technician

Aaron Sisco

Junior Lead

Eric Spillman

Senior Security Engineer

Nick Torline

Senior Technical Engineer

Cynthia Wells

Senior Technical Engineer

Steve Wilson

Senior Software Systems Analyst

Leadership Team

John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Industry and Defense Programs; Executive Director, NIAR; and Research Officer

john.tomblin@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5234

Debbie Franklin

Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Industry Engagement

debra.franklin@wichita.edu

Tracee Friess

Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications and Marketing, Industry and Defense Programs

tracee.friess@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5597

Rob Gerlach

Associate Vice President, Tech Commercialization & Industry Engagement

rob.gerlach@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6980

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President of Research (interim) and Industry Engagement

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

Steve Cyrus

Executive Director at Firepoint Innovations Center

scyrus@gofirepoint.org

 No photo available of Karen Davis

Director of Research Office

karen.davis@wichita.edu

Matt Forney

Executive Director, Ennovar Solutions (ETSS)

Matt.Forney@wichita.edu

316-978-4776

Marcie Holsteen

IDP Human Resources Director

marcie.holsteen@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5216

 No photo available of Amy Jones

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

MCJI

Dr. Delores Craig-Moreland

MCJI Investigator/Researcher

delores.craig@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6519

Shaira Dunn

Event, Training, and Program Manager - Midwest Criminal Justice Institute

shaira.dunn@wichita.edu

Michael Eberhardt

Director Gun Crimes Investigative and Intelligence Institute

michael.eberhardt@wichita.edu

Alexis Veliz

Administrative Specialist - Midwest Criminal Justice Institute

Alexis.Veliz@wichita.edu

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

John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Industry and Defense Programs; Executive Director, NIAR; and Research Officer

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, Industry and Defense Programs

tracee.friess@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5597

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President of Research (interim) and Industry Engagement

pierre.harter@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 706-0690

Marcie Holsteen

IDP Human Resources Director

marcie.holsteen@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5216

Austin Nordyke

Chief of Staff

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

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

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

Marketing And Communications

Gavin Barnes

Marketing Outreach Coordinator

Sarah Bertry

Event Marketing Strategist

Nathan Gilbert

Digital Content Producer

Yadira Gonzalez

Digital Marketing Strategist

Pulindu Gaveshana Hettiarachchi

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Kaylee Lam

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Dawson Restifo

Marketing & Website Coordinator

djrestifo@shockers.wichita.edu

Amie Rodarte

Marketing Event Coordinator

Tiyan Samuel

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Eliceo Caniza Velazquez

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Campus Security Solutions

Samuel Bisimwa

Security Solutions Analyst

 No photo available of Ryan Doll

Assistant Educator and Data Center Director

ryan.doll@wichita.edu

Caitlyn Joseph

Security Solutions Analyst

David Koffi

Security Solutions Analyst

Kimberly Matahwa

Security Solutions Analyst

Mohamed Kamil Mokaddem

Security Solutions Analyst

Tadiwanashe Nyagope

Security Solutions Analyst

Muhammed Ghais Saleem

Security Solutions Analyst

Nathan Smith

Assistant Educator and Applied Learning Facilities Manager

nathan.smith@wichita.edu

316-978-7461

AI Research And Development

Steve Adhikari

AI Research Developer

Umar Muzaffer Ahmed

AI Research Developer

Fnu Ayushi

AI Research Developer

Sreemanth Chaganti

AI Research Developer

Urshitha Chakka

AI Research Developer

John Chevva

AI Research Developer

Anudeepthi Chirumamilla

AI Research Developer

Megna Dangol

AI Research Developer

Benjamin Denker

AI Research Developer

Meghana Dogiparthi

AI Research Developer

Sai Siva Teja Dontamsetti

AI Research Developer

Aditya Kashyapa Etoori

AI Research Developer

Arok Gong

AI Research Developer

Abubaker Hafeez

AI Research Developer

Kayanat Iftikhar

AI Research Developer

Ooha Sravya Kali

AI Research Developer

Anannya Kanungo

AI Research Developer

Tejaswini Kothapalli

AI Research Developer

Priyanka Kunwar

AI Research Developer

Bhavana Maganti

AI Research Developer

Shoeb Baig Mirza

AI Research Developer

Yaseen Mohammed

AI Research Developer

Yaswanth Nalam

AI Research Developer

Srivardhan Reddy Oddesar

AI Research Developer

Siva Pokala

AI Research Developer

Bharath Kumar Ponduri

AI Research Developer

Muzammil Adnan Shaik

AI Research Developer

Sumit Singha

AI Research Developer

Uday Kiran Sirigiri

AI Research Developer

Shiva Thonda

AI Research Developer

Saketh Yamasani

AI Research Developer

Cybersecurity

Ramses Balderas

Cybersecurity Analyst

Juan Banales

Cybersecurity Analyst

Angelica Barnes

Cybersecurity Analyst

Brett Blasi

Cybersecurity Analyst

Klayton Carroll

Cybersecurity Analyst

Joseph Damato

Cybersecurity Analyst

Michael Hayes

Cybersecurity Analyst

Ashley Hernandez

Cybersecurity Analyst

Jenny Ho

Cybersecurity Analyst

Jennifer Isobe

Cybersecurity Analyst

Arib Khan

Cybersecurity Analyst

Scar Maxwell

Cybersecurity Analyst

Abraham Navarrete-Moreno

Cybersecurity Analyst

Sebastian Nguyen

AI Research Developer

Cameron Van Praag

Cybersecurity Analyst

Junayed Rafid

Cybersecurity Analyst

Abraham Vargas

Cybersecurity Analyst

Juan Vazquez

Cybersecurity Analyst

Digital Engineering Automation

Abdul Ashiq

AI/ML Applications & Database Research Developer

Isabella Winter Cocchi

Human Body Modeling Applications Researcher

Rahul Gudi

Structural Applications Research Developer

Pranay Guradi

AI/ML Applications Research Developer

Esra Qaki

AI/ML Applications Research Developer

Udayakumar Ravikumar

AI/ML Applications & Database Research Developer

Ajaykumar Thulasiraman

Materials Applications Research Developer

Phaneendhra Velicheti

AI/ML Applications Research Developer

Operations

Hailee Hamilton

Program Manager

Elyssa Kreutzer

Program Manager

Adelaide Olinek

Program Manager

Teja Samuelson

Program Manager

Business Development

Samuel Oeding

Business Development Analyst

Career Advancers

Mana Balaji

AI Research Developer

Rajendra Varaprasad Balusu

AI Research Developer

Cole Carothers

Cybersecurity Analyst

Mohan Krishna

AI Research Developer

Manikanta Honaganahalli Manjunatha

AI Research Developer

Peter Martell

Cybersecurity Analyst

Sophia Otto

Cybersecurity Analyst

Annindyu Putchala

AI Research Developer

Hui-Hong Tan

Security Solutions Analyst

Samip Thakuri

Security Solutions Analyst

Leadership

Brendan McDonough

Workforce Development Manager

Scott Partington

Business Development Manager, Industry Engagement & Applied Learning

scott.partington@wichita.edu

(919) 600-2508

Tonya Witherspoon

Associate Vice President, Industry Engagement & Applied Learning

tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5219

Cetarl

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

mxmangaza@shockers.wichita.edu

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Consultant

 No photo available of Chishugi Omba

Consultant

Jason Vandecreek

Support Personnel/Independent Contractor

jason@vandecreek.com

(316) 978-3699

Tien Hong Vu

Intra KBOR collaborator

hongvu@ku.edu

Post Award

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Associate Director, Post-Award Services

brenda.achey@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5377

Tt And C

Brenen Wood

IDP Business Manager

brenen.wood@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6950