Our Team

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Kathy Perkins
Director
As Director, Kathy oversees the project, sets new strategic directions, and still satisfies her passion for sim design and pedagogy as an active member of PhET projects. She holds a BA in physics, MA in chemistry, and PhD in atmospheric science, all from Harvard University. ... MORE
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Carl Wieman
Founder, Senior Advisor
Carl founded the PhET Interactive Simulations project in 2002 – then known as the “Physics Education Technology” project. Today, he is a senior advisor to PhET and is a Professor at Stanford University, where he actively researches PhET simulations as tools in STEM learning ... MORE

Team Members

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Issam Ali
Visiting Scholar
Development · physics
Isam is visiting the PhET group for a year and will be working on simulatio... MORE
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Denzell Barnett
Software Developer
Development · Sim Design
Denzell joined PhET in early 2017 after a summer internship. Soon after gra... MORE
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John Blanco
Software Developer
Development · Sim Design
John has been developing simulations for PhET since 2008 and has created si... MORE
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Jeffrey Bush
Graduate student
math · research · curriculum · teacher pd
Jeff works as a graduate research assistant on the PhET project, investigat... MORE
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Kathy Li Dessau
Associate Director
Fundraising · Marketing · Communications
Kathy helps PhET with corporate relations, licensing, fundraising, and comm... MORE
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Wanda Diaz Merced
Postdoctoral Researcher
Physics · Accessibility · College
Born and Raised in Gurabo Puerto Rico. A fan of human beings. Mutidiscipl... MORE
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Michael Dubson
Physics Faculty
Sim Design · Development · Physics · College
Mike is an experienced physics teacher and an expert in undergraduate curri... MORE
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Brett Fiedler
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Research · Partnerships · Accessibility · K-12
Brett is integrating PhET simulations with enhanced sound into an informal ... MORE
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Jesse Greenberg
Software Developer
Development · Sim Design · Accessibility
Jesse works on porting PhET simulations to HTML5 and assists in the develop... MORE
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Nicole Johnson
Tactile Graphic Specialist
accessibility · research · development · design
Nicole is joining the PhET team to work on accessibility development and re... MORE
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Michael Kauzmann
Software Developer
Development · Website · Science
Michael joined PhET with a summer internship in 2015. Then after graduating... MORE
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Chris Klusendorf
software developer
development · sim design · website
Chris joined PhET during summer of 2018 after graduating from Colorado Coll... MORE
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Diana López
Latin America Specialist
Physics · Teacher PD · Sim Design
Diana has been collaborating with PhET since 2017 working on the design of ... MORE
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Amanda McGarry
Math Specialist
Math · Sim Design · Teacher PD · Curriculum · Website
Amanda currently leads PhET’s math sim design and teacher partnership initi... MORE
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Emily B. Moore
Director of Research and Accessibility
PI · Research · Accessibility · Teacher PD · Chemistry
Emily leads research into the design and use of PhET simulations, and the d... MORE
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Ashton Morris
Sound Designer
Audio · Accessibility · Sim Design
Ashton is a sound designer who contributes creative audio implementation at... MORE
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Oliver Nix
Business Manager
Finances · Admin · Website · Communications
Oliver handles day to day operations for the project and interacts with use... MORE
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Jonathan Olson
Software Developer
Development · Sim Design · Website
Jonathan works on libraries like Scenery that are used for development, in ... MORE
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Robert Parson
Chemistry Faculty
Curriculum · Research · Sim Design · Chemistry
Robert joined the PhET project in 2008 after serving as the chemistry direc... MORE
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Ariel Paul
Director of Development
Physics · Sim Design · Management
Ariel oversees the design and development of PhET’s simulations. He receive... MORE
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Matt Pennington
Software Developer
Development · Website · Mobile
Matt joined the PhET team in late 2015. He works on website and mobile app... MORE
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Argenta Price
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Research · K-16 · Biology
Argenta is a postdoctoral researcher with Carl Wieman. She researches how s... MORE
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Sam Reid
Software Developer
Development · Sim Design
Sam has been developing PhET simulations and infrastructure since 2002. He ... MORE
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Amy Rouinfar
Science Specialist
Physics · Sim Design · Teacher PD · IRB
Amy works on simulation design at PhET. In addition to leading sim design ... MORE
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Taliesin Smith
Accessibility Specialist
Accessibility · Research · Sim Design
Taliesin Smith joined PhET to continue research on making PhET simulations ... MORE
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Taylor Want
software developer
accessibility · development · physics
Taylor joined the PhET team in 2019. She works as a developer on the access... MORE
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David Webb
Math Education Faculty
Math · Research · Curriculum · Teacher PD
David has been supporting the PhET project since 2014, and is a co-PI on th... MORE
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R. Michael Winters
Sonification Design Researcher
Research · Accessibility · Sim Design · Tech
Mike has been working with the PhET team since 2017, contributing to the de... MORE
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Kathryn Woessner
QA Team Lead
QA · Physics
Katie joined the PhET team in the summer of 2018. She works on Quality Assu... MORE
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Kelly Wurtz
Media Specialist
physics · film · social media
Kelly joined the PhET team in 2018 after graduating from New York Universit... MORE

Student Assistants

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Jaspe Hernandez
QA · translation
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Megan Lai
QA · Graphic Design
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Danish Mohammed
Development · Website
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Liam Mulhall
QA
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Jacob Romero
QA
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Saurabh Totey
development

Consultants/Contractors

Susan Badger
Consultant · Badger Consulting Group, LLC
Chris Malley
Software Development · Pixelzoom, Inc.
Cheryl McCutchan
Graphic Design · www.animediascience.com
Sam McKagan
Education Consultant · McKagan Enterprises, Inc.
Shawna Schultz
Multimedia · Mass FX Media

Collaborators

Accessibility

Carrie Bruce
Senior Research Scientist · School of Interactive Computing - Georgia Institute of Technology
Clayton Lewis
Professor, Computer Science · University of Colorado Boulder
Jutta Treviranus
Professor / Director · Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University
Bruce Walker
Professor/ Director Sonification Lab · School of Psychology and the School of Interactive Computing - Georgia Institute of Technology

Assessment & Interoperability

Cognitive and Learning Sciences Center
Assessment · Educational Testing Services, Inc.
Ido Roll
Senior Manager: Research and Evaluation · University of British Columbia
Dan Schwartz
Professor, Learning Sciences · Stanford University
Doug Stein
Chief Technology Officer · Metacog, Inc.

Math Education

Karina K. Hensberry
Assistant Professor, Math Education · University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Corinne Singleton
Evaluator · SRI International, Inc.
Ian Whitacre
Assistant Professor, Math Education · Florida State University

Physics Education

Noah Finkelstein
Professor, Physics Education Research · University of Colorado Boulder

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