People

Principal Investigator: Dr. Fenqjen Luo

(406) 994-5950
[email protected]
118 Reid Hall 

Fenqjen Luo is the Associate Director of the Science Math Resource Center and founder of the Montana Mathematics Circle, a club for aspiring mathematicians in Montana middle and high schools.  Fenqjen implemented the American Math Competitions and Math Summer Camps on the MSU campus.

She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Texas at Austin and is currently a faculty member at the MSU Department of Education.

Dr. Jeannie Chipps, Co-principal investigator

(406) 994-7476
[email protected]
412 Reid Hall

Jeannie Chipps facilitates professional development at the Science Math Resource Center. As a former high school science teacher and after school science team coach/makerspace director, she enjoys working with teachers to create learning environments that support diverse learners. She has been leading professional development for the Next Generation Science Standards with a focus on environmental chemistry since 2017.

Jeannie completed her Doctorate in Education from Johns Hopkins University in the summer of 2022, with an emphasis in Mind, Brain & Teaching.

Paul Gannon, Co-principal investigator

Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

 (406) 994-7380
 [email protected]
 Cobleigh Hall 302

Jiong Qiu, Co-principal investigator

Professor, Physics

 (406) 994-7253
 [email protected]
 Barnard Hall 260D

Suzi Taylor, Co-principal investigator

(406) 994-2336
[email protected] 
408 Reid Hall

Suzi Taylor is Director of the Science Math Resource Center. She has a long history of leading outreach programs for Montana State University, including serving as MSU lead for Montana NSF EPSCoR's Track 1 projects, and partnering with faculty on programs funded by NASA, USDA, the Department of Energy and other agencies to create outreach projects that support the citizens of Montana. Suzi has a special interest in reaching youth in Montana's smallest and most rural communities. Her favorite projects have included launching a geospatial skills camp for rural Montana youth; working with 40 Montana classrooms as they virtually followed an MSU geology expedition to Mount Everest; and leading a statewide geocaching project tied to the Montana Climate Assessment.