Our International University Collaborations

SciBridge is a diverse group of students and faculty with many collaborating universities across both the United States and Africa.

Leadership Team

Veronica Augustyn, Ph.D.
SciBridge Chair & U.S. Organizer

Assistant Professor
Materials Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University

vaugust@ncsu.edu

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John Paul Eneku, M.Sc.
SciBridge Vice-Chair & Africa Organizer

Assistant Lecturer
Physics
Makerere University

enekujohnpaul@yahoo.com

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African Science & Engineering Educators

Rashidah Akoba, M.Sc.

Lecturer
Physics
Islamic University in Uganda
​Uganda

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Tabu Benard

Assistant Lecturer
Physics
Gulu University
​Uganda

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Abdul Byamukama, M.Sc.
Scibridge Coordinator

Lecturer
Physics
Islamic University in Uganda
Uganda

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Alula Gebresas, M.Sc.

Lecturer
Industrial & Mechanical Engineering
Mekelle University
Ethiopia

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Tadele Hunde

Lecturer
Chemistry
Mekelle University
Ethiopia

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Joseph Kawuki

Lecturer
Physics
Kyambogo University
Uganda

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Festo Kiragga, M.Sc.

Lecturer
Physics
Gulu University
Uganda

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Revocatus Machunda, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Water & Environmental Sciences
Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science & Technology
Tanzania

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​Nuru Mlyuka, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Physics
University of Dar es Salaam
Tanzania

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Alex Okello

Lecturer
Physics 
Makerere University
Uganda

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David Kilama Okot, M.Sc.

Lecturer
Physics
Mbarara University of Science & Technology
Uganda

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Bosco Oruru, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Physics
Busitema University
Uganda

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u.s. scientist volunteers (2022-2023)

Teddy Dano
President

Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering
North Carolina State University

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Rachel Broughton
​MFC Commitee Leader

Graduate Student
Materials Science and Engineering
North Carolina State University

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Khing Masaya-Anon
Treasurer
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Undergraduate Student
​Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University

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Allison Ebbert
Vice President

Undergraduate Student
Civil Engineering
North Carolina State University

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Saeed Saeed
Potentiostat Committee Leader
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Graduate Student
Materials Science and Engineering
North Carolina State University

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Paige Seibert
Secretary

Undergraduate Student
Biological Engineering
North Carolina State University

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Nicolas Mueke
Executive Advisor

Graduate Student
​Materials Science and Engineering
North Carolina State University

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Sydney Buchsbaum
Public Relations Officer

Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering
North Carolina State University

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SciBridge Volunteer Alumni

Jacob Mauthe
Graduate Student
Materials Science and Engineering
North Carolina State University

Jane Cornett, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor of Thermoelectrics Experiments
Thermoelectrics Device Engineer
Analog Devices, Boston, Massachusetts 

Shelby De Jongh
Graduate Student
Chemistry 
North Carolina State University

Anne Corbett​​
Undergraduate Student
Materials Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University

Shelby Boyd​
Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University

Alexandria Cruz​
Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University

​Yesaswi Chilamkurti
Graduate Student Researcher
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University

Vincent Tung, Ph.D.
​Assistant Professor
Materials Science & Engineering
University of California, Merced

Chris Boggs
Graduate Student Researcher
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University

Megan Watkins
Graduate Student Researcher
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University

Jared Gibson​
Undergraduate Student
Materials Science and Engineering 
North Carolina State University 

Eman Alhajji
Undergraduate Student
Materials Science and Engineering
North Carolina State University

James Mitchell​
North Carolina State University

Durgesh Gupta
Graduate Student Researcher
Computer Science
North Carolina State University

B. Reeja Jayan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

Julian Brodie
Undergraduate Student
Materials Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University

Kevin Ferri​
Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University

Jia Ming Chen, Ph.D.
SciBridge Senior Advisor
Education Director
California NanoSystems Institute
University of California, Los Angeles

Nicholas De Marco
Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles

Brian Lynch
Graduate Student Research 
Materials Science and Engineering
North Carolina State University

Renata Augustyn
Account Manager
BrandMuscle
Los Angeles, U.S.A.

George Kotsonis
Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University
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Josephine Cunningham
Graduate Student Researcher
Chemistry
The University of Texas at Austin

Matthew Fontana
Graduate Student Researcher
Chemistry
University of California, Los Angeles

Kelsey Hatzell
Postdoctoral Fellow
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
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Siyang Liu
Graduate Student Researcher
Texas Materials Institute
The University of Texas at Austin

​Santhosh Radhakrishnan
​Graduate Student Researcher
Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University

Nella Vargas-Barbosa
​Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemistry
Philipps-Universitat Marburg

Anthony Dylla, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Center for Nano & Molecular Sciences
The University of Texas at Austin

Pauline Han
Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin

Tyler Mefford
Graduate Student Researcher
Chemistry
The University of Texas at Austin

Daniel Redman
Graduate Student Researcher
Chemistry
The University of Texas at Austin

Kevin Yee
Undergraduate Student
Biomedical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin

 ​ Andrew Squires
  Undergraduate Student
  Material Science and Engineering
  North Carolina State University

William Harris​
Undergraduate Student
Materials Science and Engineering
North Carolina State University

Tyler Boquet-Caron
Undergraduate Student
Materials Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University
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Alex Bataller, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Physics
North Carolina State University

Martha Gross
Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin

Bee Kaveevivitchai, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Texas Materials Institute
The University of Texas at Austin

Ismail Mohamed
​Graduate Student Researcher
Mechanical Engineering
North Carolina State University

Benjamin Weaver
Graduate Student Researcher
Texas Materials Institute
The University of Texas at Austin

Ruocun John Wang
Graduate Student Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
North Carolina State University