University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Staff & Faculty

At the Fab Lab, our team of dedicated staff, interns, volunteers, and community and university partners are the heart of our makerspace. Bringing diverse backgrounds and innovative perspectives together we celebrate making in its many forms and encourage the love of it to grow in others. 

CURRENT Faculty & STAFF

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Lisa Bievenue

Director of Informatics Programs

Kyungwon Koh

Director of the CU Community Fab Lab; Associate Professor, iSchool

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Ryan Cordell

Director of the Skeuomorph Press & Book Lab; Associate Professor, iSchool

Lara Orr

Communications Officer & Summer Camp Program Coordinator

Michael Dalton - Lab Manager
Michael Dalton

CU Community Fab Lab Manager

Emilie Butt

Instruction & Engagement Coordinator

Amanda Elzbieciak

Business & Operations Specialist

Duncan Baird

Instructor & Lab Assistant

Sara Paige Ballenger

Instructor & Community Engagement Team Member

Wayne Hardy

Lab Assistant & Community Engagement Team Member

Amanda Good

Community Engagement Team Member

James Bhur

Lab Assistant

Malcolm Coulter

Lab Assistant

Max Ando

Lab Assistant

Mark Hayek

Lab Assistant

Iona Hopping
Iona Hopping

Lab Assistant

Ethan Feng

Lab Assistant

Cas Hunter

Lab Assistant

Bjorn Lindsey

Lab Assistant

Sabrina Longo

Lab Assistant

Jocelyn Yang

Lab Assistant

Victoria Nguyen

Lab Assistant

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS / TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Zadia Valenze

Community Engagement Graduate Assistant

Seneca Straub

Community Engagement Graduate Assistant

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Keely Kuester

Skeuomorph Press Graduate Assistant

Marguerite
Marguerite Carrithers

Skeuomorph Press Graduate Assistant

ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS

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Chris N.
Tom Krepcio
Gwyneth Krepcio

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED FACULTY & STAFF

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Karin Readel

Senior Coordinator of Informatics Education Program

 

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JooYoung Seo

Assistant Professor, iSchool

Chad Lane

Professor of Education; PI of WHIMC NSF Grant

Travis Wagner

Assistant professor, iSchool

COMMUNITY PARTNERS & AFFILIATES

2012-present
2013-present
2017-present
Starting August 26th

Fall Open Hours

We’ve got sewing machines, 3D printers, lasers, stickers, and more for you to use. Stop in and make something awesome!

FAB LAB OPEN HOURS:
Sundays: 1-6PM
Monday-Thursday: 5-9PM

*Closed September 1st & 2nd in observance of Labor Day