
The Lucks Lab Team
Chloé Archuleta

PhD Student
Chemical and Biological Engineering
B.S. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
chloearchuleta2024(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Twitter: @ChloeMarchuleta
Katherine Berman

PhD Candidate
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
B.S. Biological Sciences, Drexel University
katherineberman2015(at)u
(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Dylan Brown

PhD Student
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico
M.S. in Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University
dylanbrown2025(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
David Bushhouse

PhD Candidate
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
B.S. Biology, Hampden-Sydney College
davidbushhouse2025(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Luyi Cheng

PhD Candidate
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Washington
luyicheng2022(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Edric Choi

PhD Student
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
B.S. in Biochemistry, B.A. in Computer Science, Denison University
edricchoi2025(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
@edric_choi
Laura Hertz

PhD Candidate
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
B.S. Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University
LauraHertz2027(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Kirsten Jung

PhD Candidate
Chemical and Biological Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering,
Columbia University in the City of New York
kirstenjung2022(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Twitter: @kirstenjung93
Charlotte Knopp

Lab Manager
Chemical and Biological Engineeri ng
B.A. Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College
charlotte(dot)knopp(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Jenni Li

PhD Student
Chemical and Biological Engineering
B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
jenni(dot)li(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Crestelynne Ligo

Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering Major
crestelynneligo2022(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Tyler Lucci

PhD Student
Chemical and Biological Engineering
B. S. in Chemical Engineering, SUNY Buffalo
M.S. in Chemical Engineering Practice, MIT
tylerlucci2026(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu

Principal Investigator
Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
jblucks(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Olivia Meyer

Master’s Student
Master of Biotechnology Program
oliviameyer2022(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Rebecca Rasmussen

PhD Candidate
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
B.S. Chemistry-Biochemistry, B.M. Music Performance, Northern Illinois University
RebeccaRasmussen2023(at)u(dot)
northwestern(dot)edu
Russell Steans

Undergraduate Student
Biological Sciences Major
RussellSteans2022(at)u(dot)northwestern
(dot)edu
Walter Thavarajah

PhD Candidate
Chemical and Biological Engineering
B.S. Bioengineering: Biotechnology, University of California, San Diego
walterthavarajah2022(at)u(dot)
northwestern(dot)edu
Twitter: @wthavara
Andrea Thompson

Lab Manager
Chemical and Biological Engineering
andrea(dot)thompson (at)northwestern(dot)edu
Alumni
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