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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Claire Baxter Zimmermann Research Group Research Project: "Thermodynamic Characterization of Antibody Affinity Maturation" |
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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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Jordan Delev
Cho Research Group
Research Project: "Metal Catalyzed Amidation of Methyl Esters" |
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Kevin DePope Ciszek Research Group Research Project: "Surface Reactions of Thin Film TPBi" |
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Cameron Forst Devery Research Group 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)" |
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Bailey Hanson Lee Research Group Research Project: "Metal-N2 Complexes: N2 Activation and Reactivity Studies” |
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Diman Hosseini |
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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: “Cobalt and Nickel bearing NNN Pincer Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reaction Studies” |
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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" |
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Emma Kelley Becker Research Group Research Project: "Investigating Inhibitors of N-Succinyl-L,L-2,6-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase (DapE) as potential new antibiotics" |
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Richa Khatiwada |
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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: “Development of a Fluctuating Charge Model for Metal Ion Containing Systems” |
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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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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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Cory Schneider Devery Research Group Research Project: “Catalyst Design in Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis” |
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Ellie Sharp Zimmermann Research Group Research Project: “Probing Antibody Dynamics through Mammalian Expression and Immune Organoid Development” |
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Research Project: “Molecular modeling of calcium-binding proteins”
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Madison Smith
Moran Research Group Research Project: “Catalytic Analysis of Enzymes within the Riboflavin Biosynthetic Pathway”
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Sophi Todtz
Devery Research Group Research Project: "Ligand effects on Lewis acidity of Fe(III) compounds" |
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Erwin Weerawardhana
Lee Research Group Research Project: "Asymmetric Iron and Cobalt Complexes for Small molecule Activation and Catalysis" |
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MS Candidates
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Xhulio Arolli |
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Cody Busch |
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Michael Carr |
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Leslie Castillo |
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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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Dulce Garcia |
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Charles Hardeman |
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Charles Mettler |
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Julian Moriones |
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Oliwia Ozog |
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Hanna Shawabkeh |
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Kathryn Siver |
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Paula Skowron |
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Alyssa Tovar |
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Fernando Vega |
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An Vuong |
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Michael Zarnowski |
