Group Members

Masoud Kaveh

Assistant Professor

Phone: (540) 568-5155

Email: kavehbmx@jmu.edu

Fun facts: I love playing football (soccer), racquetball, singing, calligraphy, watching movies, fishing, reading scientific/political news, fossil hunting and I really enjoy museums and history.

Aaron Tragle 

Undergraduate Researcher

Email: tragleat@dukes.jmu.edu

Fun facts:  I love listening to music, 3d printing, Astrophotography, Optics, and driving through the mountains. 

Michael Berry 

Undergraduate Researcher (Fall 2023 - present)

Email: berrymw@dukes.jmu.edu 

Fun facts: I love reading, watching old movies, driving, and the beach. 

Kamryn McGary

Undergraduate Researcher (Spring 2024 - present)

Email: mcgaryit@dukes.jmu.edu

Bryce Wyne 

Undergraduate Researcher

Email: wynebh@dukes.jmu.edu 

Spring 2022

Scott Bender 

Current occupation: 

PhD candidate at University of Virginia 

Undergraduate Researcher (graduated in 2021)

Email: benderst@dukes.jmu.edu

Maeven Luedke 

Current occupation: Data Analyst at the Life Raft Group (https://liferaftgroup.org/our-team-2/) 

Undergraduate Researcher

Email: luedkemx@dukes.jmu.edu 

Fun facts: I love mixing and sound designing live concerts and shows, playing the violin, listening to music, running and drinking coffee. 

Nikolas Roeske  

Current occupation: 

Process-Equipment Engineer I; IEN Cleanroom

https://research.gatech.edu/nik-roeske 

Undergraduate Researcher

Email: roeskent@dukes.jmu.edu 

Fun facts: I enjoy listening to music, drinking Dr. Pepper, working at UPS (not really), T.V., also I'm apart of the Jmu fence team. 

Josh Mitri  

Undergraduate Researcher

Email: mitrijj@dukes.jmu.edu  

Fun facts: I like playing in rivers, singing on mountains, and waving at confused wildlife.  I am part of the Valley Playhouse, Harrisonburg’s community theater.