Graduate Students

Current Ph.D. Students

Michael Gerten (supervised jointly with Myra Cohen)
Hugh Potter (supervised jointly with Jack H. Lutz)

Completed Ph.D. Degrees

Karen Doty, 2020
Thesis: Understanding intuitive gestures in wearable mixed reality environments
(supervised jointly with Alex Braidwood)

Present Position:Clinical Assitant Professor
 Boise State University
 Boise, ID

 

Samulel J. Ellis, 2017
Thesis: Devices for safety-critical molecular programmed systems
(supervised jointly with Robyn R. Lutz)

Present Position:Software Scientist
 The Molecular Science Sofdtware Institute
 Blacksburg, VA

 

Titus H. Klinge, 2016
Thesis: Modular and Robust Computation with Deterministic Chemical Reaction Networks
(supervised jointly with Jack H. Lutz)

Present Position:Assistant Professor of Computer Science
 Drake University
 Des Moines, IA

 

Brian Patterson, 2011
Thesis: Three Topics in the Theory of Computing: Multi-Resolution Cellular Automata, the Kolmogorov Complexity Characterization of Regular Languages, and Hidden Variables in Bayesian Networks
(supervised jointly with Jack H. Lutz)

Present Position:Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
 Oglethorpe University
 Atlanta, GA

 

Scott M. Summers, 2010
Thesis: Universality in Algorithmic Self-Assembly
(supervised jointly with Jack H. Lutz)

Present Position:Associate Professor of Computer Science
 University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
 Oshkosh, WI

 

David S. Doty, 2009
Thesis: Applications of the Theory of Computation to Nanoscale Self-Assembly
(supervised jointly with Jack H. Lutz)

Present Position:Assistant Professor of Computer Science
 University of California, Davis
 Davis, CA

 

Completed M.S. Degrees

Samulel J. Ellis, 2014
Thesis: Designing a Molecular Watchdog Timer for Safety Critical Molecular Systems
(supervised jointly with Robyn R. Lutz)

Present Position:Software Scientist
 The Molecular Science Sofdtware Institute
 Blacksburg, VA