diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index bd847a6..573983c 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ <h1><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/">{{ site.title }}</a></h1>
                   <strong><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/internal/">Internal Wiki</a><br></strong>
                   <strong><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/join">Join the Cersonsky Lab!</a><br></strong>
                   <br><strong><a href="https://github.com/cersonsky-lab"> GitHub</a>&nbsp; | &nbsp; <a href="https://twitter.com/LabOfScience"> Twitter</a><br></strong>
-                  Last Updated: 10/13/2025
+                  Last Updated: 11/17/2025
 </header>
           <section>
 
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diff --git a/members.txt b/members.txt
index d60afec..c1ebd38 100644
--- a/members.txt
+++ b/members.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ postdoctoral researchers
 
 graduate researchers
  - Charles Carroll
+ - Max Depperschmidt
  - Ethan Deutsch
  - Christian Jorgensen
  - Hwigwang Lim
diff --git a/members/index.md b/members/index.md
index 7246823..59e611f 100644
--- a/members/index.md
+++ b/members/index.md
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ li {
 <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/charles_carroll"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/charles_carroll.png" style="width:200px; height:200px; object-fit:cover;"></a><br><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/charles_carroll">Charles Carroll</a>
 </div>
 <div class="profile">
+<a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/max_depperschmidt"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/max_depperschmidt.png" style="width:200px; height:200px; object-fit:cover;"></a><br><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/max_depperschmidt">Max Depperschmidt</a>
+</div>
+<div class="profile">
 <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/ethan_deutsch"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/ethan_deutsch.png" style="width:200px; height:200px; object-fit:cover;"></a><br><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/ethan_deutsch">Ethan Deutsch</a>
 </div>
 <div class="profile">
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ li {
 <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/zachary_amsterdam"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/zachary_amsterdam.png" style="width:200px; height:200px; object-fit:cover;"></a><br><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/zachary_amsterdam">Zachary Amsterdam</a>
 </div>
 <div class="profile">
-<a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/tejas_dahiya"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/tejas_dahiya_2.png" style="width:200px; height:200px; object-fit:cover;"></a><br><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/tejas_dahiya">Tejas Dahiya</a>
+<a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/tejas_dahiya"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/tejas_dahiya.png" style="width:200px; height:200px; object-fit:cover;"></a><br><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/tejas_dahiya">Tejas Dahiya</a>
 </div>
 <div class="profile">
 <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/natalie_hooven"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/natalie_hooven.png" style="width:200px; height:200px; object-fit:cover;"></a><br><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/members/natalie_hooven">Natalie Hooven</a>
diff --git a/members/max_depperschmidt.md b/members/max_depperschmidt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20ef08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/members/max_depperschmidt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+---
+layout: default
+---
+
+<head>
+<style>
+.profile-container {
+ display: flex;
+ flex-direction: row;
+ flex-wrap: wrap;
+ justify-content: center;
+ align-items: center;
+ gap: 15px 15px;
+ max-width: 100%;
+ margin-left: auto;
+ margin-right: auto;
+ margin-top: 20px;
+ margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+.extra {
+ object-fit: cover;
+ text-align: center;
+ max-width: 20em;
+ max-height: 24em;
+}
+.profile {
+ width: 32em;
+ height: 32em;
+ object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+@media print, screen and (max-width: 720px) {
+ .profile {
+  width: 100%;
+ }
+}
+
+</style>
+</head>
+
+<!-- Replace `example_student` with your name -->
+<img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/max_depperschmidt.png" alt="Max Depperschmidt" class="center profile">
+
+<!-- Replace `Example Student` with your name and include your start date-->
+# **Max Depperschmidt (2025 - present)**
+
+<!-- Choose your title -- feel free to be professionally silly -->
+**Role in the Cersonsky Lab**\
+Graduate Student Researcher!! ;)
+
+<!-- Name at least one research topic amongst this list -->
+**Things I'm excited about right now**\
+Applying interpretable methods to problems in the chemistry and molecular spaces
+
+<!-- Ultimately, we'll use this section to
+     include papers and talks, and contributions
+     But for now put whatever you want -->
+**Cool stuff I've done**\
+Music composition, story writing, golf, Minecraft datapack development, Touhou 6 Hard 1CC all-shots
+
+
+<!-- If you have photos you would like to exhibit,
+     save them as `/assets/member_images/your_name_photo_#.png`
+     and replace example_student below -->
+
+<div class="profile-container">
+<div>
+<img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/max_depperschmidt_1.png" class="extra"> 
+</div>
+<div>
+<img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/max_depperschmidt_2.png" class="extra">
+</div>
+<div>
+<img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/max_depperschmidt_3.png" class="extra">
+</div>
+</div>
