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Caitlin Zachow

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… Zachow is an instructor of ceramics and a current M.F.A. candidate at Western Michigan University’s Gwen Frostic … sculptural work focuses on themes of memory and exploration with an overarching focus on storytelling. Born and raised … how these relate to self-identity. She received her B.F.A. with a concentration in ceramics and her B.A. in psychology …

https://wmich.edu/art/directory/zachow

Maarten Vonhof

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… Photography I am an ecologist and evolutionary biologist with a strong emphasis on conservation. I pursue studies in … The ecology and genetics of host-parasite interactions with a focus on bat and bird parasites; Comparative … combines field studies on animal behavior and ecology with laboratory approaches using molecular markers to …

https://wmich.edu/environment/directory/vonhof

Kecheng Li

Chemical and Paper Engineering

… of Chemical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, Canada, where he received a Merit Award (2008) and was … Dr. Li received extensive research support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Natural Sciences and … Design for Flexible Quasi-Solid-State Electrolytes with Hierarchical Ion-Channels Enabling Ultralong-Life …

https://wmich.edu/chemical-paper/directory/li

Lisa Knutson

Auxiliary Enterprises

… USA Graphic Design Photography Art Lisa started her career with Western Michigan University in February of 1996 as a consultant and then was hired on full time with Auxiliary Enterprises in June 1997. She holds degrees …

https://wmich.edu/auxiliary/directory/knutson

Colleen Scarff

Business and Finance

… the WMU staff, Scarff served as controller for seven years with TASUS Corp. in Bloomington, Ind. A certified public … University. Her background also includes employment with what was then Coopers & Lybrand in Lincoln, Nebraska, … Waterhouse in San Diego. Favorite Book: "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr   Success in one word: …

https://wmich.edu/businessandfinance/directory/scarff

Lin Baird

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… Michigan University, where she teaches horn and performs with the Western Brass Quintet and the Western Wind Quintet … China, the Netherlands, Thailand, Colombia, Honduras, and Canada. In Michigan, she often performs with the Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestras. …

https://wmich.edu/music/directory/baird

Melinda Koelling

Mathematics

… Western Michigan University.  She studies optimal control with the Neurobiology Engineering Laboratory at WMU, … directed by Damon Miller , and nonlinear neural response with Duane Nykamp . Koelling has also studied computational models of early stages of visual processing with Mike Shelley and Bob Shapley and qualitative behavior …

https://wmich.edu/math/directory/koelling

Tycho Fredericks

Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management

… innovation in human-centered design and workplace safety. With a prolific academic career spanning more than 30 years, … over 100 peer-reviewed publications—many in collaboration with undergraduate and graduate students—and secured 45 … paper presented on foundry management themes at the American Foundrymen’s Society Casting Congress during a …

https://wmich.edu/ieeem/directory/fredericks

Hexu Liu

Civil and Construction Engineering

… Prior to joining WMU, Liu worked as post-doctoral fellow with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research … engineering and management from the University of Alberta (Canada) in 2016. Liu’s research interests include the … University of Alberta, including Joseph D. Thompson/Zurich Canada Graduate Award, GSA Professional Development Award, …

https://wmich.edu/civil-construction/directory/liu

Travis Swanson

Jazz Studies

… studies at the University of Michigan where he studied with Miles Okazaki, Andrew Bishop, Ed Sarath, and Robert … to classic country, and jazz. When asked to name his biggest influences he said, “Monk, Trane, Bach, Fugazi, and … journalist Tom Hyslop to describe Swanson’s music as, “American Music with Power, Grace, and Authority”. Currently, …

https://wmich.edu/jazz/directory/landon