People

PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering | Entering Year: 2019 | Research interests: respiratory viruses, host immune response, and fluorescent microscopy.

PhD candidate in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering | Entering year: 2019 | Research Interests: critical electrochemical kinetics in solid-state electrolytes for energy storage systems.

PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering | Entering Year: 2019 | Research interests: optical resonators, machine learning applied to data analysis and integrated photonics.

PhD candidate in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering | School Entering Year: 2019 | Research interests: global-scale PM2.5 estimation using model, satellite, and measurement data.

PhD candidate in English Literature | School Entering Year: 2020 | Research interests: documentary poetics and film, race and gender studies, intermediality, and visual culture.

Roumy works closely with the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and International Affairs by providing strategic counsel and programmatic support on key WashU international priorities and partnerships; overseeing global seed grant initiatives; facilitating international programs-related data collection and assessment, and helps envision, revamp and provide continuous guidance on content for the WashU global website development.

Olin Business School Member until August 2027

Director of Communications Amy collaborates in the creation, development, and execution of communications originating from the Office of the Provost. In this role, she works to increase visibility, awareness, and engagement with the efforts and initiatives within the Office of the Provost for a wide range of audiences. She partners with colleagues across WashU to […]

Deborah serves as a project manager in the Office of the Provost. She is responsible for various projects that promote the initiatives of the provost and vice provosts.

Alex provides high level administrative support for multiple vice provosts. In addition to supporting calendars she works closely with senior leadership in the Office of the Provost offering support with numerous high level programs, projects, committees, and events.  

Sterling acts to coordinate and manage a variety of activities and resources for the implementation of the university strategic plan.

Máire acts to coordinate and manage a variety of activities and resources for the implementation of the university strategic plan.

Lulu supports the people side of change for the university’s strategic plan, Here and Next. As a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, her expertise lies in the development and execution of comprehensive change management strategies. She manages and facilitates smooth transitions across various university initiatives, ensuring their successful implementation.

Carmen Azevedo is a PhD student in the Department of Biology and Biomedical Sciences in the cancer biology program. She graduated from Oberlin College in 2015 with a degree in biochemistry where she played varsity field hockey and did both analytical chemistry research and French translation work. Carmen then worked as a radiochemist in the […]

Biomedical Engineering | Entering Year: 2022 Gerson Moreno Romero  Gerson was born in El Salvador and was raised in the Miami-Broward area. He is an alumni from Florida International University where he earned his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with a Minor in Chemistry. He is also an alumni for TheDream.US Scholarship network where he has […]

Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering | Entering Year: 2022 Jean Brownell is pursuing a PhD in the Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering department. She seeks to research water system quality. More specifically, she would like to focus on water cleanliness and sustainability through an equity lens with outcomes that influence policy. Prior to entering this […]

Public Health | Entering Year: 2022   Miryam Baied, a first-generation American of Argentinean descent, is a Master of Public Health student at the Brown School at Washington University. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Community Health from the University of Montana in 2016, she has focused her work, both internationally and domestically, […]

Public Health Sciences | Entering Year: 2022 Anthony J. Nixon, Jr., was born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Canal Winchester, Ohio. He is a doctoral student within the Public Health Sciences (PHS) program. He received his Bachelor’s of Science (BS) in Biology from Morehouse College and his Master’s of Public Health (MPH) […]

Biomedical Engineering | Entering Year: 2022 Alexis Simmons is a doctoral student in the Biomedical Engineering (BME) program. She graduated from Baylor University with a BS in Physics and Mathematics. Her undergraduate research gave her the opportunity to explore how principles of physics support and predict biological processes, and how technology can be improved to […]