Current Graduate Students
PhD Candidates
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Sara Abuhadba Esipova Research Group Research Project: "Development of optical sensors for the detection of neurotransmitters in vivo" |
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Reem Alshehri Fitch Research Group Research Project: "Flavin mononucleotide (FMN) pH Dependence and its Activity as Catalytic Reagent for Shewanella MR-1 in the Microbial Fuel Cell" |
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Claire Baxter Research Group - TBD Research Project: TBD |
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Jaina Bhayani Ballicora Research Group Research Project: "Structure-Function Relationships of Bacterial Enzymes Involved in Carbohydrate Metabolism" |
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Arseniy Butrin Liu Research Group Research Project: "Molecular recognition of PLP-dependent MocR transcriptional regulators in bacteria" |
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Michael Carr Ciszek Research Group Research Project: "Face Selective Kinetics of Diels-Alder Reactions on Tetracene Crystals" |
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Jordan Delev
Cho Research Group
Research Project: "Metal Catalyzed Amidation of Methyl Esters" |
Kevin DePope Research Group - TBD Research Project: TBD |
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Cameron Forst Research Group - TBD Research Project: TBD |
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Sebastian Flieger Becker Research Group Research Project: "Design, synthesis and characterization of novel drugs for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) in cancer treatment" |
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Dariush Forouzesh Moran Research Group Research Project: "Inactivation of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase and the catalytic analysis of GTP-cyclohydrolase II" |
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Maxwell Gillum Killelea Research Group Research Project: "Reaction mechanisms for CO oxidation on Rh(111)" |
Bailey Hanson Research Group - TBD Research Project: TBD |
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Rania Hussien Ballicora Research Group Research Project: "The Allosteric Regulation and Molecular Evolution of ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase in Bacteria" |
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Elizabeth Jamka Killelea Research Group Research Project: "Infrared spectroscopy of reaction intermediates on oxidized transition metal surfaces" |
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Winnie Jiang Lee Research Group Research Project: TBD |
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Nicholas Kaley Liu Research Group Research Project: "Molecular Evolution and Reverse Engineering of GabR Regulation Domain, from PLP-binding to Catalysis" |
Emma Kelley Research Group - TBD Research Project: TBD |
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Wiktoria Koza Cho Research Group Research Project: "Rhodium Catalyzed C–Cl Bond Formation via Decarbonylation" |
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Luke Landry Li Research Group Research Project: TBD |
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Zachary Liveris Becker Research Group Research Project: "Inhibitors of the sodium-dependent NADH ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Na+NQR) as potential new antibiotics" |
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Adriana Lugosan Lee Research Group Research Project: "Metal Complexes with Carbazole-Based Redox Non-Innocent Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Future Applications" |
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Michelle Lund Schmeling Research Group Research Project: "Quantification of Heavy Metals in Human Cataract Cell Pellets" |
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Xiolmara Martinez Chiarelli Research Group Research Project: "Photolysis of Emerging Contaminants Absorbed on Plastic Debris in an Aqueous Environment" |
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Gabriela Martinez-Ramirez Ballicora Research Group Research Project: "Allosteric Regulation Studies of the Bacterial ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase" |
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Philip Nahlik Daubenmire Research Group Research Project: “Empowering Teachers through a Culture of Green Chemistry: The Diffusion of Pedagogical Content Knowledge in the Lead Teacher Program.” |
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Yuanpu Niu Ballicora Research Group Research Project: "Structure-function relationship studies of the allosteric regulation in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase" |
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Monica Rasic Esipova Research Group Research Project: "Development of Optical Sensors for the Detection of Small Ions in vivo" |
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Joseph Roman Moran Research Group Research Project: "Elucidating the mechanism of human isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (ICDH1) via transcient state analysis" |
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Cory Schneider Devery Research Group Research Project: “Catalyst Design in Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis” |
Ellie Sharp Research Group - TBD Research Project: TBD |
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Thahani Shifna Habeeb Mohammad
Becker Research Group
Research Project: "Development of 2-amino-cyclobutanone based Serine- and Metallo-β-Lactamase Inhibitors" |
Madelyn Smith
Research Group - TBD Research Project: TBD
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Madison Smith
Moran Research Group Research Project: TBD
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Divya Sunkara
Research Group - TBD Research Project: TBD |
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Sophi Todtz
Devery Research Group Research Project: "Ligand effects on Lewis acidity of Fe(III) compounds" |
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Marie Turano
Killelea Research Group Research Project: "Structure and Reactivity of Oxidized Ag Surfaces" |
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Erwin Weerawardhana
Lee Research Group Research Project: "Asymmetric Iron and Cobalt Complexes for Small molecule Activation and Catalysis" |
Matthew Williams
Research Group - TBD Research Project - TBD |
MS Candidates
Xhulio Arolli | |
Keit Dine | |
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Thomas DiPuma Becker Research Group Research Project: "Design & synthesis of new tetrazole & pyrazole-based inhibitors of the bacterial enzyme DapE as potential antibiotics" |
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Bart Iwan |
Charles Mettler | |
Amanda Morgan Ciszek Research Group |
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Riley Demeulenaere | |
Oliwia Ozog | |
Michael Zarnowski |