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 STAFF

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Lisa Bievenue

Director of Informatics Programs

Kyungwon Koh

Director of the CU Community Fab Lab

Lara Orr

Communications Officer & Summer Camp Program Coordinator

Emilie Butt

Instruction & Engagement Coordinator

Jared Dunn

Community Technology Coordinator

Amanda Elzbieciak

Information & Data Coordinator

Duncan Baird

Instructor & Lab Assistant

Sara Paige Ballenger

Instructor & Community Engagement Team Member

Wayne Hardy

Lab Assistant & Community Engagement Team Member

James Bhur

Lab Assistant

Malcolm Coulter

Lab Assistant

Max Ando

Lab Assistant

Mark Hayek

Lab Assistant

Christy Powell

Lab Assistant

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Alicia Detterman
Lily Schwarz
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Isabella Viega

HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS

Kristan H.

ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS

Tanya J.

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED FACULTY & STAFF

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Karin Readel

Senior Coordinator of Informatics Education Program

 

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Ryan Cordell

Associate Professor, iSchool & Director of the Skewuomorph Press & Book Lab

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JooYoung Seo

Assistant Professor, iSchool

Chad Lane

Professor of Education; PI of WHIMC NSF Grant

COMMUNITY PARTNERS & AFFILIATES

2012-present
2013-present
2017-present
Starting Sunday, May 21

Summer Open Hours

Sundays: 1-6PM

Let’s make something awesome! All community and university members are welcome to stop in and create cool things using our tools and software during our open hours. – Don’t know where to begin? Staff are here to answer questions and help you get started.

The Lab will be closed: 

  • 5/28 – Memorial Day Weekend
  • 6/18 – Juneteenth Weekend
  • 7/2 – 4th of July Weekend