Team

Faculty

Kathleen Ruiz, abd Ph.D.
Associate Professor Arts & GSAS*
Originator/ Project Lead Designer/ Director & Producer ruiz@rpi.edu

Kevin Rose, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor and Chair in Freshwater Ecology

Acting Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute
Acting Director, Jefferson Project 

Rick Relyea, Ph.D.
Professor Biological Sciences
David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed Chair
Executive Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute
Director, Jefferson Project  

Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology,
Associate Director of the Darrin Fresh Water Institute 

Krysia Kornecki, Ph.D.
Presidential Graduate Research Fellow, Geology 

Jeremy Farrell, Ph.D.
Professor, Postdoctoral Researcher,
Darrin Fresh Water Institute 

Matt Schuler, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Darrin Fresh Water Institute 

Brian Mattes
Senior Research Specialist,
Darrin Fresh Water Institute 

Lawrence Eichler, Ph.D.
Research Scientist,
Darrin Fresh Water Institute 

Nina C. Young, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Music
Music Composer

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Ian Stead ('04) Alum
Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
3D Environmental Artist/ Design Consultant

Christiana Chiusano ('15)  Alum
eArts
2D Art & 3D modeling

Connor Fahy (‘17) Alum 
GSAS & Computer Science
Project Manager / Lead Programmer 2016-2017

Undergraduate
Students

Sean Jacob Alcordo
Lead Programmer, Associate Director & Producer 

Tyler Majewski, Programmer, Creative Pipeline

Ziyuan Wu Architecture
Architect/Artist/ 3d Modeler

Benny Woolbert GSAS & eARTS
Art, 3d Modeler 

Amanda Taglich, Art and Technical Transference

Graduated Members 

Charles Reverand GSAS/Comp Sci
Lead Programmer, Associate Designer, Director, Producer 

Rebecca Broniak GSAS/Comp Sci
Programmer, Creative Pipeline

Mira Pianta GSAS/Comp Sci
Programmer, Sound Design

Brett Blandford GSAS/Critical Game Design
Video Trailer

Justin Hung GSAS /Music
Music ComposerAutumn Walters ('21) eARTS & Electrical Systems Engineering
Associate Designer/Producer, Art & Installation Design 

Hongyang Lin (‘20) Computer Science & GSAS Lead Programmer

Qitong Wang ('20) GSAS & Computer Science
Lead Programmer

Diyuan Berry Zhu ('20) Computer Science & Cognitive Science
Music Composer  

Andrew Sirkoch ('22) GSAS & eARTS
Artist/UI/UX

Millie Harris  ('22) GSAS & Earts
Assistant Designer/Production Director, 2 & 3D Art 

Hibiki Takaku ('22) GSAS & Computer Science
Programmer

Annabel Prodnuk ('22) GSAS & eARTS
2D environment painting 

Alex Akopyan: ('22) Programmer 

Max Nigogosyan ('22) GSAS/Comp Sci
3D art

Xavier Marshall ('22)GSAS & Computer Science
Programmer, Voice

Qingxiang Richard Chen ('21) eARTS & GSAS
2 and 3D Artist

Denghao Liu
Assistant Programmer/Interface Design 

Lillian Hong ('20) GSAS & Arts
3d  Artist/Modeler

Harrison Essig (’19) Computer Science
Programmer/Technical Adviser

Sol Toder (‘19) GSAS & Computer Science
Programmer/Designer WoP tablet version 

Gabriel Gray  ('19) GSAS/Writing
Writer/3D Artist

Matthew Carlson ('19) GSAS/CS (’20)
Team Manager 2018-2019/ Programmer

Eric Lujan (‘19) GSAS & Computer Science
Project Manager, 2017-2018/ Programmer/ Music Composer 

Brendan Courson (’18) Computer Science
Programmer/ UI/UX

Stephen Wood (’17) GSAS & Computer Science
Assistant Programmer

William Brennan (‘17)
GSAS & Computer Science Associate Lead Programmer 2017

Jerry Huang (‘18) Architecture
3D Print Designer and Producer