Postdoctoral Fellows
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Dr. Sourav Dey
Howrah, India
University of Southern California (Ph.D.) | IIT Kanpur (M.S. Chemistry) | Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Howrah (B.S. Chemistry)
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Dr. Pritam Roychowdhury
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Dr. Paul L. Türtscher
Innsbruck, Austria
ETH Zürich (B.S. Chemistry, M.S. Chemistry, Ph.D. Theoretical Chemistry)
Graduate Students
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Scott Laverty
Ph.D. Candidate (6th) | slaverty@sas.upenn.edu
Staten Island, New York
Stony Brook University (B.S. Chemistry)
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Perculiar Adimabua
Ph.D. Candidate (4th) | adimabua@sas.upenn.edu
Asaba, Nigeria
Lake Forest College (B.A. Chemistry and French)
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Jorge A. Castaño
Ph.D. Candidate (3rd) | jcastan@sas.upenn.edu
Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Universidad del Valle (B.S. Chemistry, M.S. Organic Chemistry)
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Myaisha Lucas
Ph.D. Candidate (3rd) | myalucas@sas.upenn.edu
Elm City, North Carolina
High Point University (B.S. Biochemistry)
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Deniel Shumeiko
Ph.D. Candidate (3rd) | deniel24@sas.upenn.edu
Moscow, Russia
University of British Columbia (B.S. Biochemistry and Chemistry)
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Alexandra Woodruff
Ph.D. Candidate (3rd) | woal@sas.upenn.edu
Lowville, New York
SUNY Jefferson (A.S. Allied Health and Biological Science) | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (B.S. Organic Chemistry)
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Jolaine Galindo Betancourth
Ph.D. Candidate (2nd) | jgalindo@sas.upenn.edu
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Universidad del Valle (B.S. Chemistry, M.S. Organic Chemistry)
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Jin Qian
Ph.D. Candidate (2nd) | jq2275@sas.upenn.edu
China
Fordham University (B.S. Natural Science) | Columbia University (M.S. Chemical Engineering)
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Anastasiia Tsymbal
Ph.D. Candidate (2nd) | anastas@sas.upenn.edu
Russia
Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry (B.S. Chemistry, M.S. Chemistry)
Additional Researchers
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Dr. Jyoti Sharma
Senior Scientist | sharma14@seas.upenn.edu
India
IIT Delhi (M.Tech. Polymer Science and Technology) | New Jersey Institute of Technology (Ph.D. Chemistry)
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Vaishnavi Nagtode
Research Scientist |
Mumbai, India
Institute of Chemical Technology (B.Tech. Oils, Oleochemicals, Surfactants) | University of Pennsylvania (M.S. Chemistry)
Undergraduate Students
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Nirbaan Maken
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Jimena Olivares
Furry Friends
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Glen
Chief of Staff
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Baby
Alex
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Cecil
Alex
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Guy
Alex
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Maple
Alex
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Raymond
Myaisha
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Scrappy
Myaisha
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Zika
Alex
Past Members
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Dr. Vincent Kassel | Post-Doctoral Researcher (Feb 2024 - Aug 2024) | Eastman Chemical Company
Khaliun Dorjmenchim | Undergraduate Researcher (2023 - 2025) | Department of Chemistry at University of Michigan (Ph.D. Student)
David Polefrone | Master’s Student (2024-2025)
