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 |