Former Members

Ashley K. Borkowski, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2023
Postdoctoral associate at Argonne National Laboratory 

Paul C. Burris, Undergraduate & Graduate Student
Magellan, Tulsa, OK

Paul C. Calio, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Chicago (Voth Group)
Postdoc at University of Chicago (Gagliardi Group)
Senior Scientist, AbbVie at the University of Chicago (Gagliardi group)

N. Ian Campbell, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S., Computer Science and Biochemistry, Hendrix College
Software Developer

Megan A. (Damm) Mann, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S. from Fairmont State University, 2007; Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016

Ally A. Deeken-Krieg, M.S.., Chemistry, 2023
Currently at Leinco Technologies

Tyler J. Duncan, KU Undergraduate Student
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from KU, 2020
Graduate student in Chem. Engr. at UT Austin

Alexey Ermak, Summer Undergraduate Student from Park U

Dr. Xiaobing Feng, Postdoctoral Associate
Currently in Toronto, Canada

Bridget Ferris, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
Currently undergraduate in Chemistry at Austin College (TX)

Thomas J. Flynn, KU Undergraduate Student
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from KU, 2015
Currently working in industry

Julia Friere-Sovierzoski, REU Undergraduate Student from Georgia Gwinnett & Brazil

Alondra Garcia-Arevalo, KU Undergraduate Student
B.S., Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; B.A., Biochemistry, 2020
Senior Laboratory Coordinator at KU Medical Center

Dr. Javier A. Gomez, Postdoctoral Associate

Dr. Tolga Gulmen, Postdoctoral Associate
J.D. from Univ. of California-Berkeley Law School
Patent Attorney, Quarles & Brady

Dr. Jacob A. Harvey, Postdoctoral Associate
Staff Scientist at Sandia National Laboratory (NM)

Dustin S. Hillman, M.S., Chemistry, 2005

Dr. Being J. Ka, Postdoctoral Associate
Supplemental Instruction Leader (SI) at Lansing Community College

Ankita Katiyar, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2021
Scientific Computing Consultant at AstraZeneca

Jesse Kern, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S. from Baker University, 2010, Ph.D. from KU in Chemistry, 2015 (Laird Group)
Faculty member, University of Central Oklahoma 

Manoj Kumar, Postdoctoral Associate (joint w/ Jackson group)
Computational Science Research Manager at Mars

Patrick J. Landry, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S. from Louisiana Tech University, 2020
Graduate student in Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Soowhan Lee, Postdoctoral Associate (joint w/ Laird group)

Dr. Shenmin Li, Postdoctoral Associate
Professor, Dalian University, PRC

Seth Martin, KU Undergraduate Student
​B.S. in Chemistry from KU, 2010; Ph.D. in Chemistry from KU, 2021 (Laird Group)
Currently at Honeywell

Dr. C. Hiranya Mendis, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2019
Project Manager, Sri Lanka

Dr. Oluwaseun O. Mesele, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2017
Software Research Scientist, Intel

Dr. Katie R. Mitchell-Koch, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2008
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Manitoba

Jeremy Moore, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S. from Greenville College, 2010; Ph.D. from Washington University 2015
Postdoctoral Associate at Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. Christine M. Morales, Postdoctoral Associate
Assistant Professor, University of Mount Union

Cassandra D. Norton, M.S., Chemistry, 2011 & former NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S. from Emporia State University, 2008
Currently at Hospira

Pansy D. Patel, Postdoctoral Associate
Senior R&D Chemist at PPG Industries

Colin Pettegrew, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S. from Northwestern Missouri State University, 2011
Teacher, St. Joseph, Missouri

Zeke A. Piskulich, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2021
Postdoctoral associate in Chemistry, Boston University (Cui group)

Addison J. Schile, KU Undergraduate Student
B.S., Chemical Engineering, KU, 2016
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California-Berkeley, 2021 (Limmer group)
Senior Scientific Software Developer at Schrödinger

Holly A. Schwichtenberg, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S. from Winona State University, 2005

Hasini S. Senanayake, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2023
Postdoctoral Associate, Sandia National Laboratory, (Ho group)

Dr. Ning Shen, Postdoctoral Associate
Currently working at Citibank

Ashley K. (Phillips) Tucker, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S. from Westminster College, 2005
Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010

Prof. Tricia D. Shepherd, Visiting Professor
Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh

David Ben Spry, KU Undergraduate Student
B.S. in Chemistry & Mathematics from KU, 2004; PhD in Chemistry & M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, 2009
Currently at Pacific Northwest National Lab

Krista G. Steenbergen, Postdoctoral Associate (joint w/ Laird group)
Associate Investigator, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

Jason K. Streit, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S. from Neuman College, 2008; Ph.D. from Rice University, 2014
R&D Manager at Bangs Laboratories

Prof. Yanyun Sun, Visiting Professor
Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, PRC

Kumar Vanka, Postdoctoral Associate
Faculty at National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

Dr. Anthony (Drew) A. Vartia, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2012
Documenting Learning Specialist, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas

Ngocyen (Mary) T. Vo, KU Undergraduate Student
Pharm.D. from KU, 2014
Practicing Pharmacist 

Robert H. Wells, NSF-REU Undergraduate Student
B.S.,University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, 2014; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2020 (Skodje group)
Data Scientist, Dataline

Pubudu N. Wimalasiri, Ph.D., Chemistry, 2020
Postdoctoral associate, Argonne National Lab
Module Engineer, Intel