Eric Constant

PhD Student

eric.constant@utah.edu

B.S. University of Charleston

M.S. Ohio University

Eric grew up in Charleston, West Virginia where he got his BS in biology and a minor in business administration from The University of Charleston. As one of the introductory recipients of the Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Colleague Scholarship, he further honed his skills in operational management, along with his start-up skills, by acting as the president of the scholar program and the student liaison for start-up interface with the Innovation Center. He then completed his master’s in biomedical engineering at Ohio University, where his research focused on developing naturally derived biomaterials for tissue scaffolds using polymer chemistry aimed to be processed using additive manufacturing. During his graduate studies, Eric accepted a Material Engineering Division Graduate Student Internship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. He has had two stents in 2023 and 2024 totaling over a year of formulating polymeric multi-material volumetric additive manufacturing.

 

Jerry Chen

Research Assistant

Jerry.chen@utah.edu

B.S. Western Washington University

M.S. University of Oregon

Jerry is a research assistant who graduated with a B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program and Western Washington University along with a minor in Material science. During his time at KCGIP he interned at Lawrence Livermore National Labs within the Material Engineering Department. His hobbies include frisbee, biking, and traveling.

 

Isaac Orrock

Undergraduate Research Assistant

 

Isaac is a second-year undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Material Science and Engineering with minors in Chemistry and Nuclear Engineering, expected to graduate in 2027. He has a strong interest in 3D printing, composites, and sustainable energy. Outside of academics, Isaac enjoys dirt biking, skiing, and practicing Jiu-Jitsu.

 

Kiera Lee

Undergraduate Research Assistant

 

Kiera is a second-year undergraduate at the University of Utah, majoring in Materials Science and Engineering. Her interests are polymers and electronic materials. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music and cooking.