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Ruhan Yang

MS Creative Technologies and Design

Creative Industries

Focus: Toy Design, Paper Craft

Ruhan Yang is a design engineer who never stops exploring and creating. A co-founder of EdBoard Technologies, she has been designing educational toys and tools for many years and hopes to bring opportunities to more children in the future. In addition to her ATLAS degree, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from CU Boulder. She is currently a PhD student with ATLAS in the ACME Lab.

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Cassandra Goodby

MS Creative Technologies and Design

Creative Industries

Cassandra Goodby received a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in Technology Arts and Media from the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18's ATLAS Institute in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. As an undergraduate, she worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a professional research experience program fellow, as a developer and designer for the Public Safety Communications Research Division. After her undergraduate studies, Cassandra stayed at the ATLAS Institute as a graduate student in the Creative Technologies and Design (CTD) program while continuing her work at NIST. Cassandra continues her experience and passion in user experience and user interfacing in web and mobile application development in her current role as Senior Design Technologist at Amazon.

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Christopher Vecchio

MS Creative Technologies and Design

Creative Industries

Chris Vecchio received a Bachelor of Science in public communication from the University of Vermont. He began a career in advertising at Cox Automotive, where he mentored with a senior UX architect and helped conduct user interface testing. He is looking forward to continuing his work in the automotive sector, specifically studying interactions between people and automotive interfaces and helping to combat distracted driving.

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Jack Lewis

MS Creative Technologies and Design

Creative Industries

Jack Lewis graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts in Game Art & Design. After graduation he freelanced in the games industry and subsequently worked as a virtual reality (VR) developer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Currently Jack creates VR environments and scenarios for first responders in the Public Safety Communications Research division of NIST.

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2024

Marian Baldonado, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)Ìý

Zach Bohn, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Nathan Clarke, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Ashley Ebbert, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Mehdi Golbaz, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Jyothish Vardhan Gompa, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Willie Green, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Christopher Griffin, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Shahil Kalebhai, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Vyshnavi Koleti, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Mary Letera, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

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Vincy Mehta, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Shreyasi Mandal, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)

Julio Montoya, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)

Himaja Namala, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Prashamsa Natti, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)

Anna Nuggehalli, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

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Perry Owens, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)

Aarya Panse, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)

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Eli Rachlin, MS (CTD-Creative Industries)

Nalme Ramadevanahally, MS (CTD-Creative Industries)

Rudhra Rekapally, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Hastin Bagewadi Sharadkumar, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)

Bekah Smith, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Shrey Solanki, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Yizhen Liu, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Jyotsna Venkatesh, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Maria Villatoro, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)ÌýÌý

Nolan Jacobs Walker, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Althea Wallop, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)ÌýÌý

Chin-Hsuan (Andrea) Wang, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Zixiao Wang, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

2023

Aniket Agarwal, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Hunter Allen-Bonney, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Abdulaziz Mohmmad Almaiyouf, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)Ìý

Anna E. Cook,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Matthew Corones,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)

Quil Cummings,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Megan Dukek, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Taylor Dupuy, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)​Ìý

Kevin Ecke, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)​ÌýÌý

Aditi Ganguly, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Katherine J Gilchrist, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Alejandra Guerrero, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)ÌýÌý

Jessie Hamilton-Burns, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

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Will Harris, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Julia Hennekam, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)​ÌýÌý

Dover E Horesh, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)ÌýÌý

Lila Mae Hunter-Reay, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)​ÌýÌý

India Nicole Johnson, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Shivangi Khandelwal, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)​ÌýÌý

Maya Elizabeth Ledvina, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)​

Sandy Lee, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Robert Lino, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)Ìý

Mark Lisanti, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Andi Moller, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Mason C. Moran, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)

Sohini Hemkalyan Pandit, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Preetam Pothala, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Momina Abrar Rashid, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Melanie J. Sharif, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Neill Kaipo Shikada, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)​ÌýÌý

Aabriti Shrestha, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

Mohul Srivastava, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Jiaji Sun, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Mansi, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)

Rachel Wildeson, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)

KatieRae Williamson, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Amy Zhang, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌý

2022

Océane Andréis, MS, (CTD-Social Impact)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSoftware Engineer Intern at Hitachi Energy

Austin Appleton, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýMetal Fabricator

Bella Colosimo,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý Freelance DesignerÌý

Xavier Corr,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Sammie Crowder, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMakerspace ManagerÌý

Chris Hill, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Andrea Fautheree Márquez,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Suraj Greenlund,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý Ìý

AJ,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Isha Kanu,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý Ìý

Isaac Kim,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý Ìý

Sergio Laureano-Rivera,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý Ìý

Leslie Luk,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Alex Mandrila,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Holiday (Noah) McAllister,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Madison Musgrave, MS,Ìý(CTD-Social Impact)ÌýÌýÌý Ìý

Netta Ofer,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries),ÌýATLAS Institute PhD studentÌýÌýÌýÌý

Peter Rosenthal,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý

Zachary Schwemler,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Taylor Tidwell,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý

Nolan Vetter,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Mingzhe Xue, MS, (CTD-Creative Industries)

Fidan Zeynalova,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌý


2021

Aarjav,ÌýMS, (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
PhD student, computer science/human computer interaction, University of TorontoÌý

Amanda Barrell,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
MSOL Graduate Degree Program CoordinatorÌýat CU BoulderÌý

Ethan Frier,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)Ìý

Sam Herwig,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý
Web Developer, Consume & Create

Casey Hunt,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌýÌý
ATLAS PhD student; Instructor, CU Science ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18y
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Juliet Luna,ÌýMS, (CTD-Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý

Ricky Marton,ÌýMS, (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Innovation Specialist, PactÌý

Kearney Newman,ÌýMS, (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Senior Business Development Associate, Global Development Team, Internews

Emma Petersen,ÌýMS, (CTD–Creative Industries)ÌýÌý
UX Designer at Charter Communications

Jon Poulter,ÌýMS, (CTD–Creative Industries)ÌýÌý
Controls Engineer at Logical Systems, LLC

Frederick Thayer,ÌýMS, (CTD–Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý Business Development Manager, Strategyn
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Liza Tolkin,ÌýMS, (CTD–Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý
Senior UX/UI Designer at Finish Line

John Williams,ÌýMS, (CTD–Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý
EPO Communications/Senior Web Developer/Content Specialist,ÌýNational Solar Observatory

Ruhan Yang,ÌýMS, (CTD–Creative Industries)ÌýÌýÌý
ATLAS PhD student;ÌýCofounder, EdBoard Technologies

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2020

Phelan Bowie, MS, (CTD)Ìý
UX Designer, MERGE

Cody Candler, MS, (CTD) ÌýÌý
Product Engineer, Talkbox Booth

Gabriel Chapel, MS, (CTD) ÌýÌý
Mechanical Engineer, Donaldson Lab, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18

Bryan Costanza, MS, (CTD) Ìý
Software Developer/Creative Technologist/Engineer, Solmirus Corporation

Maria Deslis MS, (CTD) Ìý Ìý
Game Producer, Well Told Entertainment

Cassandra Goodby, MS, (CTD) ÌýÌý
Design Technologist, Amazon

Farjana Ria Khan, MS, (CTD) ÌýÌý
PhD student, Mentor, Code Coven; Collaborator, Meow Wolf Denver

Grace Kroeger, MS, (CTD) ÌýÌý
UX Designer, The North Face

Benjamin Lee, MS, (ICTD) Ìý
Information Technology Product Manager, The Colorado Mountain Club

Jack Lewis, MS, (CTD) ÌýÌý
Lead Virtual Reality Designer, NIST

Sam Miller, MS, (CTD) ÌýÌý
Product User-Interface, Enterprise Payment Platform Interfaces

Celeste Moreno, MS, (CTD) ÌýÌý
ATLAS PhD Student


Rona Sadan, MS, (CTD) Ìý Ìý
Senior Design Researcher, iRobot

Mariana Tamashiro, MS, (CTD) ÌýÌý
PhD student, University of Aarhus, Denmark

Christopher Vecchio, MS, (CTD)ÌýÌý
UX Designer, Jaguar Land Rover North America

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2019

Babatunde Adegoke, MS, (ICTD)Ìý
Product Manager, International Rescue Committee

Jackie Cameron, MS, (CTD)

Peter Gyory, MS, (CTD)ÌýÌýÌýÌý
PhD student, ATLAS Institute, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18

Annie Kelly, MS, (Research)ÌýÌýÌý
UX Designer, MakeMusic, Inc.

Alec Leeseberg, MS, (CTD)ÌýÌýÌý
UX Design Specialist, Silicon Mountain Technologies

Bret McSpadden, MS, (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Publications and Knowledge Manager, IRCWASH

Wei Miao, MS, (CTD)ÌýÌý
Software Engineer , Kids2GLOW

Carolyn Moreau, MS, (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Video Production Manager, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18

Gena Welk , MS, (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Product Manager, Office of Information Technology, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18

Keke Wu, MS (CTD)ÌýÌýÌý
PhD student, Data Visualization & Cognitive Accessibility, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Blair Young, MS, (ICTD)

2018

Nate Beard, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý​Ìý ​ Ìý
PhD student, University of Maryland

Alex Green, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Sr. Systems Architect , Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado

Sarah Kim, MS (CTD)ÌýÌý
Sourcing Specialist, Google

Angel Lam, MS (CTD)ÌýÌý
Product Designer, Flyreel

Jennifer Lee, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý ​ ​Ìý
User Research Moderator , Activision

Emily Long, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Senior Manager, Inflection Point Agency

Tim Morrissey, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý ​ ​Ìý
Owner-Operator, Easy Eats

Mel Plett, MS (CTD)ÌýÌý
Research Engineer, Mantel Technologies

Denise Powell, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Lecturer, ATLAS Institute, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18

Carley Rutledge, MS (CTD)ÌýÌýÌý ​ ​Ìý
Digital Marketing and Content Manager, STRIVE Prep

Lexi Schwartz, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Associate Director of Technology, the White HouseÌý

Ian Smith, MS (CTD)ÌýÌýÌý ​ ​Ìý
Lead Software Engineer, Magic

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2017

Monica Bolles, MS (CTD)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý​ÌýÌý
Owner, Resonant Interaction

Ole Bjelland, MS, (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌýÌý​
Management Consultant, Implement Consulting Group

Andrew Kiproff, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Software Engineer, UPMC

Emily Lin, MS (CTD)ÌýÌý
Production Artist Manager, Sticker Mule

Barbara MacFerrin, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý​ÌýÌý
Owner, Barbara MacFerrin Photography

Emily Porter, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Senior Data Scientist, Booz Allen Hamilton

Danny Rankin, MSÌý(CTD)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý​ Ìý​
Instructor, ATLAS Institute, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18

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Tord Johan Rieber, MS (CTD)ÌýÌý

Madison Sabo, MS (CTD)ÌýÌý
UX Consultant, World Wide Technology

Kari Santos, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Independent Teacher, Outschool

Mitchell Wolfe, MS (CTD)ÌýÌýÌýÌý​ÌýÌý
Technology Specialist, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18

2016

Mary Bowannie, MS (ICTD)Ìý
Adjunct Faculty, Native American Studies, The University of New Mexico

Cassiane Cladis, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
ÌýDigital Products Manager, TuaRes Foundation

Matthew Dickey, MS (CTD)ÌýÌý
Senior Full Stack Developer, Plex

Megan (Leahy) Friesth, MS (CTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Motion Designer, DaVita Kidney Care


Jenna Keenan-Alspector, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Director of Finance and Tax, Spectra Logic

Joey Lyon, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Salesforce Administrator, Rise Up

Grant Oberholzer, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Project Manager, EC Electric

Jenny Phelps, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Implementation Manager, Lexia Learning

2015

John Buckner, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Communications Strategist, Corporate Culture Consultant, Champion - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Four Winds Interactive

Luke Groeninger, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý ​ÌýÌý
Graphics Software Engineer, Apple

Milee Shrestha, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Software Engineer, Accenture


Leland Smith, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
ICT4D Associate, Tetra Tech International Development

2014

Leslie Dodson, PhDÌýÌý
Director, US Bureau, Dar Si Hmad for Development, Education and Culture
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Scott William Dudley, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌýÌý
Founder, Partavate Studios LLC

Rachel Powers, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Digital Health Consultant, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

Hawra Rabaan, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý ​ÌýÌý
PhD candidate, Indiana University - Purdue

Aaron Vimont, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Full Stack Developer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Alexis (Wagnon) Byler, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Senior Project Manager, Mambo Media

2013

Chris Carruth, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý ​ÌýÌý
Instructor, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18

Neil DiMuccio, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý

Lakshmi Haridas, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
Staff Engineer, Qualcomm

Matthew Hulse, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Senior Systems Architect, The World Bank

Meg Leta (Ambrose) Jones, PhDÌýÌýÌýÌý
Associate Professor, Communication, Culture & Technology, Georgetown University

Mustafa Naseem, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Joellen Raderstorf, MS (ICTD)Ìý

Isla Schanuel, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Assistant Service Manager, ZBeta Consulting, Inc.

Abigale Stangl, MC (ICTD) Ìý
Director, Tactile Media Alliance

McClees Stephens, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Manager of Operations, CultivatePeople

Rachel Strobel, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌýÌý
English Language Art Teacher, Lamar Consolidated ISD

2012

Matthew Crum, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Architect, ICT4D Initiatives, United Methodist Communications Solutions

Kevin McElhinney, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Director of Engineering, CirrusMD

Maryam Moghaddam-Sadeh,ÌýMS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Assistant, Sinai Marketing

Alexandra Morgan-Kisarale,ÌýMS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
National Director of Digital Innovation and Solutions, GirlTrek

Nicole Stephan, MS (ICTD)ÌýÌý
Design Lead, Talus, Inc

The ATLAS Institute currently offers advanced degrees in Creative Technology and Design, including a PhD program, and a master's degree which includes two tracks: Creative Industries, and Social Impact. All graduate degrees conferred through summer 2020 are named Technology, Media & Society (TMS) with master's tracks in Creative Technologies andÌýDesign (CTD), and Information & Communication Technology for DevelopmentÌý(ICTD). TheÌýchanges were in name only; the content and goals of degree programs remain the same.