People

Faculty

Douglas Martin, Professor of Physics (and Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Warwick Medical School, thanks to collaborations there) CV

I collaborate on microscope development with Rob Cross and Nick Carter, both of the University of Warwick.

Current Research Students

2026: TBD!

Grace, Joseph, Doug summer 2023

Former Research Students

  • CJ Filipek, ’27; autofocus development
  • Maddie Bublik, ’27; microscope electronics
  • Peter Weyers, ’26; microscope building
  • Joseph Carpenter, ’25; microscope development (most recent: University of Rochester PhD in Optics)
  • Keegan Mencke, ’25; microscope development (most recent: University of Illinois PhD in Physics)
  • Hilirie McLaughlin, ’25; microtubule structure (most recent: MCAT)
  • Adam Krekeler, ’24; microtubule structure (most recent: AmeriCorps)
  • Grace Weber, ’24; microscope development (most recent: University of Minnesota MS in Medical Physics)
  • AJ Shanahan, ’24; microscope development (MEng Wash U; most recent: Coating Engineer at ZeCoat)
  • Zachary Andersen, ’23; cytokinetic ring (most recent: University of Iowa Physics PhD)
  • Raisa Fatima, ’23; microtubule structure (most recent: University of Toronto MS in Mechanical Engineering)
  • Perla Viera, ’23; microtubule structure (most recent: University of Wisconsin Biophysics PhD)
  • Gretchen Niederriter, ’20; microtubule mechanics (most recent: programmer, Epic)
  • Mattias McMullin, ’20; microtubule machine learning (most recent: University of Victoria Physics PhD)
  • Eleanor Goblirsch, ’19; microtubule stiffness (most recent: University College London MS in Drug Discovery)
  • Shafi Noss, ’19 (Reed); microtubule mechanics (most recent: founder, Noss Investments)
  • Lucas Myers, ’19; microtubule machine learning (most recent: University of Minnesota Physics PhD)
  • David Germaine, ’18; microtubule mechanics (most recent: consultant, Perficient)
  • Anh Hoang Trong Nam, ’18; microtubule gliding assays (most recent: University of Minnesota Mathematics PhD)
  • Augustus Lowry, ’18; microtubule gliding assays (most recent: Duke Biochemistry PhD)
  • Michael Ray, ’18; fluorescence imaging of mitochondria (most recent: Northwestern Biochemistry PhD)
  • Owen Cook, ’16; TIRF microscope characterization (most recent: microscope technician, Bruker)
  • Kirstin Edwards, ’16; TIRF microscope development (Fulbright in Germany; most recent: Queen Quail)
  • Margaret Mahaffa, ’15; stiffness of microtubules (MD University of Iowa; most recent: medical resident Buffalo)
  • Amber Betzold, ’15; autonomous microtubule tracking (MS University of Rochester Optics; most recent: Optical Engineer, VIAVI)
  • Ashley Coenen, ’15; microscope construction (Georgia Tech Physics PhD; most recent: Data Scientist NRG Energy)
  • Dan Thoresen, ’14; stiffness of microtubules (Yale University Biochemistry PhD; most recent: VLP Therapeutics)
  • Dylan Herman, ’14; automatic microscopy (most recent: Quality Control, AbVie)
  • Anna Ratliff, ’14; stiffness of microtubules (PhD Purdue University Chemistry; most recent: Cryo-EM staff scientist, UW Madison)
  • Michael Wennerstrom, ’14; STORM in microtubules (MS University of Washington Aerospace Engineering; most recent: Solar Manufacturing Engineer, Amazon)
  • Gus Black, ’13; real-time single particle tracking (most recent: Quality Assurance, McKinsey)
  • Melissa Klocke, ’12; multi-wavelength single molecule fluorescence imaging (PhD University of California, Riverside Mechanical Engineering; most recent: we miss you, Melissa!)
  • Lin Zhao, ’12; FRET in microtubules (MD University of Wisconsin; most recent: Clinical Information Physician, Arizona)
  • Carol Bodnar, ’11; stiffness of individual microtubules (MS University of Cincinnati Medical Physics; most recent: Medical Physicist, Texas Oncology)
  • Brian Van Hoozen, ’12; varying microtubule protofilament number (PhD Cornell University Chemistry; most recent: Professor at Nova Southeastern University)
  • Lu Yu, ’11; measuring microtubule protofilament number (PhD Washington University in St Louis Biochemistry; most recent: WUStL postdoc)
  • Erik Anderson, ’10; individual microtubule fluorescence microscopy (MS University of California, Berkeley Chemistry; most recent: Integral Ad Science)
  • Julia Malyshev, ’10; asymmetry in kinesin motility (MS University of Wisconsin Engineering; most recent: UW Medical Physicist)
  • Kelsey Bettridge, ’11; high-speed analysis of kinesin motility (PhD Johns Hopkins University Biophysics; most recent: FDA)
  • David Harbage, ’09; microscope construction; orientational imaging of single molecules (PhD Brandeis University Physics; most recent: ReNAgade Therapeutics)
  • David Meichle, ’10; microscope construction; nm precision characterization (PhD University of Maryland Physics; most recent: deeply missed)
  • Rob Niederriter, ’10; microscope construction (PhD University of Colorado Physics; most recent: Laser Engineer, AstroForge)