Our Team

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

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

Issam Ali

Visiting Scholar

Development · physics

Isam is visiting the PhET group for a year and will be working on simulatio... MORE

Denzell Barnett

Software Developer

Development · Sim Design

Denzell joined PhET in early 2017 after a summer internship. Soon after gra... MORE

John Blanco

Software Developer

Development · Sim Design

John has been developing simulations for PhET since 2008 and has created si... MORE

Jeffrey Bush

Graduate student

math · research · curriculum · teacher pd

Jeff works as a graduate research assistant on the PhET project, investigat... MORE

Kathy Li Dessau

Associate Director

Fundraising · Marketing · Communications

Kathy helps PhET with corporate relations, licensing, fundraising, and comm... MORE

Wanda Diaz Merced

Postdoctoral Researcher

Physics · Accessibility · College

Born and Raised in Gurabo Puerto Rico. A fan of human beings. Mutidiscipl... MORE

Michael Dubson

Physics Faculty

Sim Design · Development · Physics · College

Mike is an experienced physics teacher and an expert in undergraduate curri... MORE

Brett Fiedler

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Research · Partnerships · Accessibility · K-12

Brett is integrating PhET simulations with enhanced sound into an informal ... MORE

Jesse Greenberg

Software Developer

Development · Sim Design · Accessibility

Jesse works on porting PhET simulations to HTML5 and assists in the develop... MORE

Nicole Johnson

Tactile Graphic Specialist

accessibility · research · development · design

Nicole is joining the PhET team to work on accessibility development and re... MORE

Michael Kauzmann

Software Developer

Development · Website · Science

Michael joined PhET with a summer internship in 2015. Then after graduating... MORE

Chris Klusendorf

software developer

development · sim design · website

Chris joined PhET during summer of 2018 after graduating from Colorado Coll... MORE

Diana López

Latin America Specialist

Physics · Teacher PD · Sim Design

Diana has been collaborating with PhET since 2017 working on the design of ... MORE

Amanda McGarry

Math Specialist

Math · Sim Design · Teacher PD · Curriculum · Website

Amanda currently leads PhET’s math sim design and teacher partnership initi... MORE

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

Ashton Morris

Sound Designer

Audio · Accessibility · Sim Design

Ashton is a sound designer who contributes creative audio implementation at... MORE

Oliver Nix

Business Manager

Finances · Admin · Website · Communications

Oliver handles day to day operations for the project and interacts with use... MORE

Jonathan Olson

Software Developer

Development · Sim Design · Website

Jonathan works on libraries like Scenery that are used for development, in ... MORE

Robert Parson

Chemistry Faculty

Curriculum · Research · Sim Design · Chemistry

Robert joined the PhET project in 2008 after serving as the chemistry direc... MORE

Ariel Paul

Director of Development

Physics · Sim Design · Management

Ariel oversees the design and development of PhET’s simulations. He receive... MORE

Matt Pennington

Software Developer

Development · Website · Mobile

Matt joined the PhET team in late 2015. He works on website and mobile app... MORE

Argenta Price

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Research · K-16 · Biology

Argenta is a postdoctoral researcher with Carl Wieman. She researches how s... MORE

Sam Reid

Software Developer

Development · Sim Design

Sam has been developing PhET simulations and infrastructure since 2002. He ... MORE

Amy Rouinfar

Science Specialist

Physics · Sim Design · Teacher PD · IRB

Amy works on simulation design at PhET. In addition to leading sim design ... MORE

Taliesin Smith

Accessibility Specialist

Accessibility · Research · Sim Design

Taliesin Smith joined PhET to continue research on making PhET simulations ... MORE

Taylor Want

software developer

accessibility · development · physics

Taylor joined the PhET team in 2019. She works as a developer on the access... MORE

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

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

Kathryn Woessner

QA Team Lead

QA · Physics

Katie joined the PhET team in the summer of 2018. She works on Quality Assu... MORE

Kelly Wurtz

Media Specialist

physics · film · social media

Kelly joined the PhET team in 2018 after graduating from New York Universit... MORE

Student Assistants

Jaspe Hernandez

QA · translation

Megan Lai

QA · Graphic Design

Danish Mohammed

Development · Website

Liam Mulhall

Jacob Romero

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

University of Colorado Boulder Offices

Employee Services

Payroll, benefits, and human resource management

OIT Center of Excellence

Salesforce implementation

OIT Shared Infrastructure Services

Server management

Office of Advancement

Fundraising and donation management

Office of Contracts and Grants

Grant and contract preparation and administration

Research Administration and Support

Institutional review board for oversight of human research