Edward Lochocki is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Illinois. His research for the RIPE project will relate to improving photosynthesis models. He earned his bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from Rutgers University and he went on to earn his master's degree and a doctorate in physics at Cornell University in New York. Edward has also completed a previous postdoctoral research position in materials science and engineering with the Platform for the Accelerated Realization, Analysis, and Discovery of Interface Materials (PARADIM) at Cornell University.