Faculty

Mirela Alistar
Mirela Alistar
Assistant Professor • Living Matter Lab • BIOCHIPS, PERSONAL MEDICINE, DIY BIO • COMPUTER SCIENCE
ATLAS Institute
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John Bacus
Senior Director of Design, Trimble Platform, Lecturer • DESIGN, AR/VR, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
ATLAS Institute
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August Black
Faculty Director, B2 Center for Media, Arts & Performance • Assistant Professor, Critical Media Practices
College of Media Communication and Information
Carson Bruns
Carson Bruns
Assistant Professor • Laboratory for Emergent Nanomaterials • CREATIVE MOLECULAR NANOTECH • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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Aidan Chopra
Lecturer • DESIGN FOR CHILDREN • CODING EDUCATION • PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
Ruscha Cohen
Ruscha Cohen
Senior Graduate Program Manager • GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Kevin Cook
Kevin Cook
Lecturer • UI/UX
User Interface Designer • Amazon
Sammie Crowder
Sammie Crowder
Lecturer • Alumni
ATLAS Institute
Laura Devendorf
Laura Devendorf
Assistant Professor • Unstable Design Lab • SMART TEXTILES, HCI, DESIGN RESEARCH • INFORMATION SCIENCE
Ellen Yi-Luen Do
Ellen Yi-Luen Do
Professor • Director, ATLAS Partnerships & Innovation • ACME Lab • DESIGN, TANGIBLE INTERACTION, HAPPY HEALTHY LIVING • COMPUTER SCIENCE
Megan Leahy Friesth
Megan (Leahy) Friesth
Lecturer • MS, TMS—Creative Technologies + Design '16
ATLAS Institute
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Brad Gallagher
Graduate Part-Time Instructor • MOTION CAPTURE • SPATIAL SOUND • VIDEO PROJECTION & SYMPOIESIS
Greg Greenstreet
Greg Greenstreet
Lecturer • CTO, EasyPost
CTO • EasyPost
Mark Gross
Mark D. Gross
Professor • ATLAS Director • DESIGN, ROBOTICS, TANGIBLE INTERACTION • COMPUTER SCIENCE
ATLAS Institute
Kevin Hoth
Kevin Hoth
Lecturer • PHOTOGRAPHY, DIGITAL IMAGING
ATLAS Institute
Charlotte Hult
Charlotte Hult
Lecturer
Eldy Lázaro
Eldy Lázaro
PhD Student • Lecturer • DIGITAL FABRICATION, PARAMETRIC DESIGN, WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
ATLAS Institute
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Grace Leslie
Assistant Professor • Brain Music Lab • MUSICIAN • BRAIN-MUSIC INTERFACES • ELECTRONIC MUSIC
ATLAS Institute • College of Music
Annie Margaret
Annie Margaret
Teaching Assistant Professor • STORYTELLING • PSYCHOTECHNOLOGIES • ATTENTION ACTIVISM
ATLAS Institute
Erika Palmer
Erika Palmer
Lecturer • SOCIAL IMPACT
Anthony Pinter
Anthony Pinter
Teaching Assistant Professor • IDENTITY, DATA REPRESENTATIONS, HCI, BREAK-UPS
ATLAS Institute
Denise Powell
Denise Powell
Lecturer • MS, TMS—Information and Communication Technology for Development '18
Danny Rankin
Danny Rankin
Teaching Assistant Professor and Interim Associate Director of Undergrad Programs • Whaaat!? Lab • MATERIALS, GAMES, GRAPHIC DESIGN
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Matthew Reiswig
Lecturer • USER EXPERIENCE • UI DESIGN • BRANDING
Design Leader VMWare
Sheiva Rezvani
Sheiva Rezvani
Teaching Assistant Professor and Interim Director of Undergraduate Programs • ART & DESIGN, SOCIOTECHNOLOGY, DEAD MEDIA
Michael Rivera
Michael Rivera
Assistant Professor • HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION • DIGITAL FABRICATION
ATLAS Institute and Computer Science
David Schaal
David Schaal
Teaching Associate Professor • Sound Audio Frequency Lab • SOUND DESIGN • UNIVERSAL DESIGN
Larissa Schwartz
Larissa Schwartz
PhD Student • Lecturer
ATLAS Institute
Suzanne Stoller
Suzanne Stoller
Lecturer • Executive Advisor • Industry Mentor
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libi striegl
Lecturer
Intermedia Art Writing and Performance
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Joel Swanson
Associate Professor • TYPO Studio • ART, DESIGN, TYPOGRAPHY • Herbst Program for Engineering, Ethics & Society
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Brittney VanHorssen
Lecturer • USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
ATLAS Institute
Zack Weaver
Zack Weaver
Teaching Assistant Professor • Director, BTU Lab
ATLAS Institute
Shaz Zamore
Shaz Zamore
Teaching Assistant Professor • STEM Outreach • OUTREACH & INCLUSION, NEUROENGINEERING, VR/AR

Adjunct Faculty & Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Pierre de Vries
Pierre de Vries
Scholar-in-Residence by courtesy
ATLAS
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Dr. Subhankar Mandal
Post Doctoral Research Associate, TOUGH HYDROGEL, POLYMER SYNTHESIS, FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS
ATLAS Institute
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Elizabeth Meiklejohn
Experimental Weaver-in-Residence • TEXTILE DESIGN • DIGITAL CRAFT • ACTIVE MATERIALS
ATLAS Institute
Gabor Molnar
Gabor Molnar
Associate Professor Adjunct • Lecturer
ATLAS Institute
Wayne Seltzer
Wayne Seltzer
Assistant Professor Adjunct • ELECTRONICS, DIY, U-FIXIT
ATLAS Institute

Affiliate Faculty

Alaa Ahmed
Alaa Ahmed
Professor
Integrative Physiology • Mechanical Engineering
Lecia Barker
Lecia Barker
Associate Professor
Information Science
Jed Brubaker
Jed Brubaker
Assistant Professor
Information Science
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Nikolaus Correll
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Marcel de Lange
Marcel de Lange
Assistant Clinical Professor
Program of Environmental Design
Ann Eisenberg
Ann Eisenberg
Senior Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science
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Laurie Gries
Assistant Professor
Communications
Dale Hatfield
Dale Hatfield
Spectrum Initiative Co-Director
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Brian Keegan
Assistant Professor
Information Science
Daneil Leithinger
Daniel Leithinger
Visiting Assistant Professor • THING Lab • SHAPE CHANGING & HAPTIC INTERFACES • COMPUTER SCIENCE
Clayton Lewis
Clayton Lewis
Professor Emeritus
Computer Science
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Dan Ligon
Professor of Practice
Advertising PR and Media Design
Shelly Miller
Shelly Miller
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
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Ricarose Roque
Assistant Professor
Information Science
Shalom Ruben
Shalom Ruben
Senior Instructor • AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS, SIGNALS PROCESSING
Mechanical Engineering
Aubrey Shick
Aubrey Shick
Research Affiliate
ATLAS Institute
Dan Szafir
Dan Szafir
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, UNC Chapel Hill • Former ATLAS faculty member
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Danielle Szafir
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, UNC Chapel Hill • Former ATLAS faculty member
Heather Underwood
Heather Underwood
Lecturer • ENTREPRENEUR • BIODESIGN CONSULTANT
Amy Voida
Amy Voida
Assistant Professor
Information Science
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Stephen Voida
Assistant Professor • Founding Faculty
Information Science
Gregory Whiting
Gregory L Whiting
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
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Helanius J. Wilkins
Assistant Professor
Theater and Dance
Tom Yeh
Tom Yeh
Associate Professor
Computer Science

Industry Mentors

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Lennon Barnica
Industry Mentor • Executive Producer, Plus Productions; Owner/Furniture Maker, Dean Designs
Todd Berger
Todd Berger
Industry Mentor • CEO Co-Founder Ello, the creators network • Co-Founder Berger & Föhr
Matthew Elliot
Matthew Elliott
Industry Mentor • UX Humanitarian • Co-Founder of Super Humane
Joseph Kerski
Joseph Kerski
Industry Mentor • Geographer • Educator • GIS Professional
Courtney Loveman
Courtney Loveman
Industry Mentor • VP, Chief Strategy Officer at Noun (CP+B Brand Invention)
Mariela Machado Fantacchiotti
Mariela Machado Fantacchiotti
Industry Mentor • Director of programs at Newlab
Alexandra Morgan-Kisarale
Alexandra Morgan-Kisarale
Industry Mentor • Social Impact Alum
Rhiannan Price
Rhiannan Price
Industry Mentor • Managing Director at DevGlobal Partners
Lise St. Denis
Lise St. Denis
Industry Mentor • Data Scientist • UX Researcher / Designer
Suzanne Stoller
Suzanne Stoller
Lecturer • Executive Advisor • Industry Mentor
Heather Underwood
Heather Underwood
Industry Mentor • CEO of EvoEndo, Inc.
Tran Wills
Tran Wills
Industry Mentor • Creative Director/Entrepreneur • Co-Founder of Base Coat Nail Salon, SVPER ORDINARY