We embrace a team approach with participation from a diverse collection of motivated students, postdocs, and collaborators from around the world!

Current Members​​
  • Manu Bhuvanapalli (undergraduate )​​
  • Tori Cohen (undergraduate)​​
  • Noah Garrett (graduate)​​
  • Joaquin Gotera (undergraduate)​​
  • Gamze Gumuslu-Gur (visiting professor)​​
  • Gefan He (graduate)​​
  • Yiwen He (graduate)​​
  • Logan Moore (undergraduate)​​
  • Ryan Racioppo (postbac)​​
  • Nathaniel Rosi (professor)
  • Zoe Soilis (graduate)​​
  • Steven Yannucci (graduate)​​
  • Yuyu Zhang (graduate)​​
Spring 2024
Former Group Members
(includes latest known position)

Ph.D. Students
  • Dr. Jihyun An  (2007-2010; Teaching Professor, Seoul National University)
  • Dr. Sydney Brooks  (2018-2023; Scientific Writing, Cactus Communications)
  • Dr. Kristy (Gogick) Marshall (w/ S. Petoud, 2008-2015; Section Manager, Northrup Grumman)
  • Dr. Leekyoung Hwang (2008-2012; Scientist, Mirus Bio)
  • Dr. Tao Li (2009-2013; postdoc UC Berkeley; Professor, University of Adelaide)
  • Dr. Chong Liu (2010-2016; Professor, Sichuan University)
  • Dr. Tianyi Luo (2014-2019; Research Chemist, EMD Electronics)
  • Dr. Andre Merg (2012-2017; Professor, UC Merced)
  • Dr. Patrick Muldoon (2014-2020; Project Scientist, National Energy Technology Laboratory)
  • Dr. Soumitra Punekar (2014-2019; Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca)
  • Dr. Zachary Schulte (2016-2022; Professor, Augustana University)
  • Dr. Chengyi Song  (2009-2013; Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
  • Dr. Alex Spore  (2010-2016; Teaching Professor, University of Pittsburgh)
  • Dr. Kiley White (2007-2010; Attorney, Tensegrity Law Group)
  • Dr. Chen Zhang (2009-2015; Senior Formulations Scientist, Verdesian Life Sciences)
  • Dr. Yicheng Zhou (2014-2020; Senior Chemist, Pacific Biolabs)

M.S. Students
  • Teesta Dasgupta  (2016-2019; Product Development Chemist, PPG Industries)
  • Mattheus De Souza  (2018-2021; Research Scientist, L'Oreal)
  • George Norton (2007-2008; Harcros Chemicals)

Visiting Graduate Students
  • Dr. Renata Alvez (Visiting graduate student 2018-2019)

​Postdoctoral Scholars
  • Dr. Chun-Long Chen (2007-2009; Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
  • Dr. Prasenjit Das (2019-2021; Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, Berlin)
  • Dr. Emi Evangelio (w/ S. Petoud and D. Maspoch, 2013-2015)​
  • Dr. Santosh Kumar (w/ NETL, 2015; Senior Director, Black Diamond Therapeutics)
  • Dr. Yeon Kwon (w/ NETL, 2019-2020; Senior Scientist, AbbVie)
  • Dr. Mona Mohamed (2017-2019; Research Scientist, Illinois Institute of Technology)
  • Dr. Chong Liu (2016-2018; Professor, Sichuan University)​

Undergraduates
  • Adeola Akapu  (2013)
  • Ross Barr (2011-2012; PPG Industries)
  • Maike Blakely  (2012-2013; Ph.D. Chemistry, U. Washington; Research Scientist, U. Washington)
  • Zhengkai Chen (2022-2024; Ph. D. student, Duke University)
  • Gina Noelle Coffen (2006-2007; Physical Therapist)
  • Evan Doud (2012-2014; Ph.D. Chemistry, Columbia U.; postdoctoral research, UCLA)
  • Jacob Engel (2019-2020; medical school at West Virginia University) 
  • Chris Fennig (2007-2008) 
  • Evan Feura  (2012-2014; Ph.D. Chemistry UNC-Chapel Hill; Senior Scientist, Pfizer)
  • Richard Fiorella (2007-2009; Ph.D. Geology, U. Michigan; Staff Scientist Los Alamos National Lab)
  • Eleanor Gillette (2008-2010; Ph.D. Chemistry, U. Maryland; Professor , University of San Diego)
  • Genevieve Grossman (2016-2017)
  • Sarah Hermann (2021-2022)
  • Nathan Hill (2006-2007)
  • Camera Hogan (2017-2021; Wellness Guide, Holistic Industries)
  • S. Ben Koby (2017-2018; Ph.D. student in Chemistryat Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Mark Kozlowski (2009-2012; Ph.D. Chemistry CalTech; Research Engineer, Army Research Lab)
  • Lindsay Krull (2011-2012; Johnson and Johnson)
  • Grace Leone (2019-2020; Ph.D. student in Polymer Science and Engineering, UMass-Amherst) 
  • Zhehao Li (2022-2024); Ph.D. student in chemistry, Washington University, St. Louis)
  • Catherine Madden (2011-2012; Physician)
  • Carson Miller (2016-2017; Covestro)
  • Bobby Penev (2017; Physician)
  • Eric Petersen (2010-2011; Physician)
  • Ryan Racioppo (2022-2024; Ph.D. student in chemistry, MIT)
  • Jack Stehman (2008-2009; Lead Technologist, DuPont)
  • Jeanne Sullivan (2011-2012; Physician)
  • Jessica Szakos (2007-2008; Marketing Manager, AGParts Education)
  • Katherine Thompson (2013-2015; Physician)
  • Donny Truong (2022-2024; Scientist, PPG Industries)
  • John Waddell (2010)
  • David Weidner (2007-2008; Attorney)
  • Steve Yannucci (2020-2022; Ph.D. student in chemistry, University of Pittsburgh)
  • Victoria Zerbach (undergraduate 2022-2023; Ph.D. student in chemistry, Michigan State University)