Leadership Officers (2018-2019) Richard Revia President PhD, Materials Science and Engineering | Zhang Lab | Research: Development of magnetic nanoparticles for cancer therapy and diagnostics Rachel Creighton Marketing Officer PhD Bioengineering | Woodrow Lab | Research: Dissolvable microneedle delivery device for HIV vaccine Lars Crawford Outreach Director PhD, Bioengineering | Ratner Lab | Research: Conductive microporous hydrogel electrodes for long term brain-computer interfacing Caroline Tsao Professional Development Officer PhD, Chemical Engineering | Jiang Lab | Research: Development of new antigen-specific immunosuppressant Michael Crump Social Chair Materials Science & Engineering | MacKenzie Lab (SPEED) | Printed flexible and stretchable sensors Dan Shea Operations Officer PhD, Materials Science & Engineering | Hinds Lab | Research: Membrane platform for simplistic and cost-effective protein separations Get Involved If you would like to become more involved in MRS@UW, please contact the officers at mrs-officers@uw.edu. Faculty Advisors Bruce J. Hinds Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington Campbell Professor Christine Luscombe Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington Campbell Career Development Endowed Professor Past Officers Purushothaman Padmanabhan Communications Chair (2016-2017) Masters of Applied Bioengineering | Research: Infection-free methods of performing Peritoneal Dialysis Matt Murbach Treasurer (2016-2017) PhD, Chemical Engineering | Schwartz Lab | Research: Develop tools for advanced diagnostics in lithium-ion batteries Robert Masse Vice President (2016-2017) PhD, Materials Science & Engineering | Cao Lab | Reserach: Magnesium battery electrolytes and metal oxide electrode pairs Irini Sotiri Tech Workshops Chair (2016-2018) Masters of Bioengineering | Ratner Lab | Research: Biocompatible, non-fouling polymer coating for blood-contacting surfaces Ayla (Xuejiao) Li Social Media Chair (2017-2018) Bachelor, Physics Richard Lee Secretary PhD, Materials Science & Engineering | Sarikaya Lab, GEMSEC | Research: Biosensors for detecting cancer biomarkers Viktoria Pakhnyuk Professional Development Chair (2016-2018) PhD, Chemistry | Luscombe Lab | Research: Semiconducting rubbers for stretchable electronics Ramakrishna Gwat Treasurer (2017-2018) Masters, Mechanical Engineering | Arola Lab |