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Meet the Team

Karen Ventura

Author

Developer

Developer

Dr. Karen Ventura 

Karen has a Ph.D. in Physical-Inorganic Chemistry from The University of Texas at El Paso. She believes science is for everyone and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Her other passions include Art History and eating tacos

Mark B. Smith

Developer

Developer

Developer

Mark Smith

Mark has a M.S. in Software Engineering and a B.S. in Chemistry from The University of Texas at El Paso. He believes that aliens are real! His hobbies include reading and running, or pretty much training for a possible alien invasion.

Collaborators

Dr. Jose Veleta

Dr. Jose Veleta

Dr. Jose Veleta

Jose has a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Arizona. He loves listening to heavy metal to relax!  

Dr. Yanyu Wu

Dr. Jose Veleta

Dr. Jose Veleta

Yanyu has a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from The University of Texas at El Paso. She loves having long conversations with her puppy Molly.   

Roy Arrieta

Dr. Jose Veleta

Chris Kelley

Roy has a B.S. in chemistry and is currently finishing his Ph.D. at UH. One of his passion is going to the park with Gorda (His puppy)  

Chris Kelley

Dr. Jose Veleta

Chris Kelley

 Chris has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Point and is a PM at NASA. He enjoys trivia, gaming, and MMA. He will get his masters and, eventually, Ph.D. when he figures out what he wants to do when he grows up.  

Alejandra Sanchez

Alejandra Sanchez

Alejandra Sanchez

Alejandra has a BS in Multidisciplinary Studies from UTEP. She's a Reading teacher and quite passionate about Mythology. She works as a Behavior Specialist. Her hobbies are reading, eating steak and tacos, and she enjoys rainy weather. She believes in magic and dragons. In this interesting group she's not a chemist, but she knows how to make one smile.

Gabriela Kuri

Alejandra Sanchez

Alejandra Sanchez

Gabriela has a masters in mental health counseling from the University of Texas at El Paso. Gabriela loves helping others understand their emotions and helping them feel better. Her 3 favorite things are, her family, her work and food.

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