Dr. Anna Friederike Staerz

Started at Mines: Assistant professor in January 2023.

Originally from: Denver, CO.                   

Hobbies: Running, reading and skiing 

Favorite Food: Käsespätzle

CV 

2022 Postdoc (Vereecken Group) IMEC,  Leuven, Belgium 2021 Postdoc  (Tuller Group) MIT,  Boston, MA

2020 PhD. in Chemistry, thesis in Weimar/Barsan Group, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen, Germany

Krishna Teja Valeti

Started at Mines: August 2022

Originally from: Andhra Pradesh, India               

Hobbies: Cricket

Favorite Food: Dosa

CV 

2021 B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C.College of Engineering, India 

Kazi Rifat Bin Rafiq

Started at Mines: August 2023

Originally from: Cumilla, Bangladesh               

Hobbies: Cricket, hiking and skiing 

Favorite Food: Kacchi Biriyani

CV 

2023 MSc. in Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University in Waco, Texas

2019 BSc. in Aeronautical Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Professionals in Dhaka

Email: kazirifatbin_rafiq@mines.edu

Sierra Astle

Started at Mines: August 2023 as a CoorsTek Fellow 

Originally from: Connecticut              

Hobbies: Climbing and hiking

Favorite Food: Any kind of soup 

CV 

2023 BSc. in Materials Science from Penn State University

Email: sierra_astle@mines.edu

Ethan Jeffrey Bontrager 

Started at Mines: 2020

Originally from: Golden, Colorado               

Hobbies: Metal working, winter sports, cardboard art

Favorite Food: Banana Bread

Email: ebontrager@mines.edu