{"id":45,"date":"2026-04-20T19:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:38:22","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/index.php\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEOrorbia-1024x990.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0343674530930709;width:281px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEOrorbia-1024x990.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEOrorbia-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEOrorbia-768x743.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEOrorbia-1536x1485.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEOrorbia-2048x1980.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Maximilian E. Ororbia, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Assistant Professor | Director of GRIT Lab<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-large-font-size\">Graduate Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MarioSalazar_-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MarioSalazar_-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MarioSalazar_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MarioSalazar_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MarioSalazar_-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MarioSalazar_-1170x1170.png 1170w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MarioSalazar_.png 1262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MissingDawg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MissingDawg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MissingDawg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MissingDawg-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MissingDawg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MissingDawg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MissingDawg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MissingDawg-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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src=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EthanSantucci-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EthanSantucci-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EthanSantucci-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EthanSantucci-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EthanSantucci-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EthanSantucci-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EthanSantucci-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Doanhs-Headshot2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Doanhs-Headshot2.png 665w, https:\/\/gritlab.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Doanhs-Headshot2-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carson Roberts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ethan Santucci<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doanh La<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns 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