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Meet the 2024-2025 Gradient Leadership!

1. 

   Wilson Raney

   President
   (He/Him)

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   Wilson Raney

   President
   (He/Him)

   wraney@nd.edu
   

   Current Education: Ph.D Student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 

   Research Focus: Computational Materials Discovery for Quantum Optics

   Interests: Reading, Twitter, DJing, Art Museums, League of Legends, Being Weyes Blood's #1 fan

2. 

   Brendan Nieukirk

   Treasurer
   (He/They)

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   Brendan Nieukirk

   Treasurer
   (He/They)

   bnieukir@nd.edu
   

   Current Education: Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry

   Research Focus: Liquid-Phase Growth of Oxides on Plasmonic Nanostructures

   Interests: Video Games, Reading, and Netflix

3. 

   Katelyn Ruley Haase

   Chair - Valloween
   (She/Her)

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   Katelyn Ruley Haase

   Chair - Valloween
   (She/Her)

   hkatelyn@nd.edu
   

   Current Education: Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences

   Research Focus: Innate-Immune Contributions to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

   Interests: Jewelry Making, Painting, Swimming, Cosplay and Makeup

4. 

   Mary Beck

   Advisor, Program Director of Graduate Student Life
   (She/Her)

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   Mary Beck

   Advisor, Program Director of Graduate Student Life
   (She/Her)

   mbeck1@nd.edu
   P: 574-631-1221
   W206B Duncan Student Center