IDREAM Early Career Network
IDREAM is pleased to contribute to national efforts that build the bench of scientists and engineers. The IDREAM Early Career Network is available to assist and encourage our researchers as they grow their careers.
Early Career Network Representative
![Robert Greg Felsted is the IDREAM Early Career Network chair, 2023-2024](/sites/default/files/styles/small_100x75/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Robert%20Greg%20Felsted%202023.jpeg?itok=aMElT7hX)
ROBERT G. (GREG) FELSTED, PH.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
IDREAM Early Career Network Chair, Summer 2023-present
Early Career Network Advisor
![IDREAM Li thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/small_100x75/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Li%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=B7rvop_K)
Associate Vice Provost and Chemist, University of Washington
Joint Appointment, PNNL
IDREAM Early Career Network
![Ryan Beck is a PNNL postdoc conducting IDREAM research.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Ryan%20Beck%202023%20square.jpeg?itok=yoH8QOvZ)
Ryan Beck
Institute while in IDREAM: University of Washington
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2023-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-970X
IDREAM Publications: pending
![Amita Bedar is a postdoc at the University of Notre Dame conducting IDREAM research.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Amita%20Bedar%202-23%20square.jpeg?itok=lUnGk_w6)
Amita Bedar
Institute while in IDREAM: University of Notre Dame
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2023-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4921-546X
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/amita-bedar-62297148
IDREAM Publications: pending
![Pravalika Butreddy is a PNNL postdoc conducting IDREAM research.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Pravalika%20Butreddy%202024%20square.jpeg?itok=Nah5jHyY)
Pravalika Butreddy
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2024-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4157-7821
IDREAM Publications: pending
![Ping Chen is a PhD Intern with the IDREAM EFRC](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Ping%20Chen%20thumbnail%202021.jpg?itok=aHQV6WWZ)
Ping Chen
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2021
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4527-4561
IDREAM Publications: 4
![Roberto Colina-Ruiz is a postdoc with the IDREAM EFRC.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20ECN%20Roberto%20Colina%20Ruiz%202022%20square.jpg?itok=zA0U2WJU)
Roberto Colina-Ruiz
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2022
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-0275
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-a-colina-ruiz-phd-11a43574/
IDREAM Publications: pending
![Greg Felsted joined PNNL and IDREAM in 2022 as a PhD intern](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20ECN%20Greg%20Felsted%202022%20square.jpg?itok=SYo-kdeJ)
Robert G. (Greg) Felsted
robert.felsted@pnnl.gov
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2022-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-2112
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-felsted-4b91251bb/
IDREAM Publications: 1
![Postdoc Trent Graham is an IDREAM researcher](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Trent%20Graham%20thumbnail%207-21.jpg?itok=6svuFfS5)
Trent Graham
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Started as Grad Student, now a Chemical Engineer
Years with IDREAM: 2017-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-8004
IDREAM Publications: 38
![Hemanth Haridas is a postdoc at the University of Utah, he joined IDREAM in 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Hemanth%20Haridas_Utah_postdoc_2024_0.jpg?itok=fuTfpTDk)
Hemanth Haridas
Institute while in IDREAM: University of Utah
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2024-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2681-5238
IDREAM Publications: pending
![Postdoc Jaeyoung Heo joined IDREAM's Early Career Network in fall 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Jaeyoung%20Heo%20thumbnail%2011-21.jpg?itok=_Zgy3Jg2)
Jaeyoung Heo
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2021-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6329-5382
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaeyoung-heo-4276821a2
IDREAM Publications: 1
![Ashley Kennedy is an intern with the IDREAM research team.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Ashley%20Kennedy%202023%20square.jpeg?itok=PJeVq8tj)
Ashley Kennedy
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: DOE Office of Environmental Management, Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2023-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3821-9284
IDREAM Publications: pending
![BLeggThumb](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/BLeggThumb.jpg?itok=vshVNM46)
Ben Legg
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Chemist
Years with IDREAM: 2020-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3055-1829
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-a-legg-0a458a97/
IDREAM Publications: 8
![Shuai Li is a postdoctoral researcher with the IDREAM EFRC](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Shuai%20Li%202022%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=LMievNzW)
Shuai Li
Institute while in IDREAM: Argonne National Laboratory
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2022-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2248-2077
IDREAM Publications: 1
![Xiaoxu Li is a grad student with IDREAM in 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Xiaoxu%20Li%202022.jpg?itok=NHkjlZJg)
Xiaoxu Li
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2022-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9076-3057
IDREAM Publications: pending
![Aodong Liu is an IDREAM early career researcher](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Aodong%20Liu%20thumbnail%202022.jpg?itok=SpAN4L3O)
Aodong Liu
Institute while in IDREAM: University of Washington
Job Level: Grad Student
Years with IDREAM: 2021-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2287-2216
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aodong-liu-00a981156/
IDREAM Publications: 1
![Juejing Liu joined the IDREAM EFRC team as a grad student in 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Juejing%20Liu%202022.jpg?itok=fKfQPqLF)
Juejing Liu
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: PhD Intern
Years with IDREAM: 2022-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4141-8174
IDREAM Publications: pending
![Lili Liu is an early career researcher with the IDREAM EFRC.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Lili%20Liu%20thumbnail%207-21.jpg?itok=z6FURAVq)
Lili Liu
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Started as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, now is a Materials Scientist
Years with IDREAM: 2019-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9595-4303
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lili-liu-470a71146/
IDREAM Publications: 6
![Tingting Liu is an IDREAM early career researcher](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Tingting%20Liu%20thumbnail%202022.jpg?itok=CF7YmLV5)
Tingting Liu
Institute while in IDREAM: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2022-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9923-690X
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tingting-liu-7053868/
IDREAM Publications: 1
![Kristen Mast is an undergrad research assistant with IDREAM.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/Kristen%20Mast%202024%20square.jpeg?itok=udKuVWgO)
Kristen Mast
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: DOE Office of Science, Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program
Years with IDREAM: 2024-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3510-4681
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-mast-96649a215/
IDREAM Publications: pending
![Sebastian Mergelsberg is an early career researcher with the IDREAM EFRC.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Sebastian%20Mergelsberg%20thumbnail%207-21.jpg?itok=IinWx7cC)
Sebastian Mergelsberg
sebastian.mergelsberg@pnnl.gov
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Chemist
Years with IDREAM: 2020-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3483-5244
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-mergelsberg-09a77536/
IDREAM Publications: 7
![IDREAM Nakouzi thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Nakouzi%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=zgrKIPzc)
Elias Nakouzi
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Started as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, now is a Materials Scientist
Years with IDREAM: 2017-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0036-8326
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elias-nakouzi-98b94b96/
IDREAM Publications: 9
![IDREAM Nienhuis thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Nienhuis%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=Tofyb5m6)
Emily Nienhuis
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Started as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, now is a Chemist
Years with IDREAM: 2020-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4348-5506
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-nienhuis-4ba48bb2/
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emily_Nienhuis
IDREAM Publications: 11
![Simantini Paul is an IDREAM researcher](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Simantini%20Paul%202023.jpg?itok=X7yCBRLE)
Simantini Paul
Institute while in IDREAM: University of Utah
Job Level: Grad Student
Years with IDREAM: 2022-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1542-6787
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simantini-paul-1030b4253/
IDREAM Publications: pending
![Maxime Pouvreau is an early career researcher with the IDREAM EFRC.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Maxime%20Pouvreau%20thumbnail%207-21.jpg?itok=sSPyBuew)
Maxime Pouvreau
Institute while in IDREAM: Washington State University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Years with IDREAM: 2017-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9015-5086
IDREAM Publications: 10
![PostDoc Duo Song joined IDREAM in fall 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Duo%20Song%20thumbnail%20ECN%202021_1.jpg?itok=6rjIKZud)
Duo Song
Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Job Level: Started as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, now is a Computational Scientist
Years with IDREAM: 2021-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5136-7959
IDREAM Publications: 1
![Yihui Wei is an early career researcher with the IDREAM EFRC.](/sites/default/files/styles/iconographic/public/media/image/IDREAM%20Yihui%20Wei%20thumbnail%207-21.jpg?itok=hAcfTaEk)
Yihui Wei
Institute while in IDREAM: Washington State University, University of Utah
Job Level: Grad Student
Years with IDREAM: 2019-
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7977-6893
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yihui-wei-434509134/
IDREAM Publications: 3