Cory Ludwig
cory-ludwig@uiowa.edu
M.S. SUNY, Oswego
Lab Position: Bad-Luck Charm
Type: Always Mysterious
Quote: "It could always be worse."
Mikayla Wymore
mikayla-wymore@uiowa.edu
B.S. + B.A. University of Iowa
Lab Position: Apprentice Wizard of Photocatalysis
Type: The Observant One
Quote: "Whatever floats your boat."
Clarence Peiris
clarence-peiris@uiowa.edu
B.S. The Open University of Sri Lanka
Lab Position: Total Synthesis
Type: Curious
Quote: "Always be cool"
Logan Evans
logan-evans@uiowa.edu
B.S. Monmouth College
Lab Position: Logan
Type: Air
Quote: "Long quote not fit"
Henry O'Callaghan
henry-ocallaghan@uiowa.edu
B.S. University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lab Position: Begrudging Mailman
Type: Bidoof/Satellite Hooligan
Quote: "This is a stupid idea, but if it works, it's the best idea I've ever had"
Emmanuel Yeboah Bonsu
emmanuel-bonsu@uiowa.edu
M.S. University of Ghana
Lab Position: Soccer Addict
Type: Slow but Sure
Quote: "You will survive"
Ebuka Onyeyilim
ebuka-onyeyilim@uiowa.edu
M.S. University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Lab Position: Total Synthesis
Type: Derivatives
Quote: "You can do it"
Matteo Mannara
matteo-mannara@uiowa.edu
M.S. College of the Holy Cross
Lab Position: Your Cousin from Boston
Type: Grass
Quote: "The plan is simple"
Nicholas Ryan
nick-ryan@uiowa.edu
B.S. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Lab Position: Chairman of the Tortured Chemists Department
Type: Radical
Quote: "So ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
Ayesha Khan
ayesha-khan@uiowa.edu
Ph.D. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
Lab Position: Go Up, Go Down, Stop, Again
Type: Air-sensitive, Heat-sensitive, Light-sensitive
Quote: "Allah will see your pursuit not accomplishment"
Jacob
jacob-hackbarth@uiowa.edu
Ph.D. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Lab Position: The Inquirer
Type: Fire
Quote: "My first DnD campaign, I was a rogue."
Alexander Ramos
alexander-ramos@uiowa.edu
Ph.D. Brigham Young University
Lab Position:
Type:
Quote:
Tyler Brown
tyler-k-brown@uiowa.edu
Lab Position: Jacob's Stooge
Type: Consumption
Quote: "Quotes are silly"
Hoang Dang
hoang-dang@uiowa.edu
B.S. California State University, Long Beach
Lab Position: HBIC / Resident DJ
Type: Secretly Anxious
Quote: "Can you please walk faster?"
Zetandro Banarjee
zetandro-benarjee@uiowa.edu
M.S. Missouri State University Southeast
Lab Position: Trained on Every Instrument
Type: Morally Opposed to Hand Columns
Quote: "WHAT'S UP [insert name here]!"
Anayah Ferris
anayah-ferris@uiowa.edu
B.S. University of the Virgin Islands
Lab Position: Soca Executive
Type: Lowkey Bougie
Quote: "Oh chicken!"
Madeline Parker
madeline-parker@uiowa.edu
B.S. University of Dubuque
M.S. University of Iowa, 2021
Lab Position: The Safety Queen
Type: The one with school spirit
Quote: "My humor is like my hard cider: medium-dry."
Bill Weigel
william-weigel@uiowa.edu
B.S. Cal Poly, Pomona
Ph.D. UC Riverside, 2020
Lab Position: Wit Master
Type: Fire/Fighting
Quote: "Is 14% yield good enough?"
Kyle Arriola
B.S. University of Redlands
Last known whereabouts: Graduated with PhD from UC Riverside (2022)
Abigail Feceu
B.S. Cal Poly, Pomona
Ph.D. UC Riverside, 2019
Lab Position: Tsarina
Type: Amicably sassy, Sinfully polite
Quote: "I could be wrong, but im not."
Dana Chambers
B.S. North Carolina State University
Ph.D. UC Riverside, 2019
Lab Position: Queen Bee
Type: Sassy, approach with coffee
Quote: "Is it nap time?"
Taylor Alexander
B.S. Indiana University, Bloomington
Lab Position: Print Master General
Type: Formula 1 Weightlifter
Quote: "Does anybody want coffee?"
Travis Clay
B.A. Berea College
M.S. University of California, Riverside, 2017
Jake McClinton
B.S. University of Nebraska
M.S. University of California, Riverside, 2016
Raymond Sullivan
B.S. University of San Diego
M.S. University of California, Riverside, 2016
Josiah Jackson
Rotation Student
B.S. Bradley University
M.S. University of California, Riverside, 2016 (Beran Lab)
Isiakia Owolabi
isiaka-owolabi@uiowa.edu
Ph.D. Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan
Lab Position: The Runner
Type: Water
Quote: "No limit."
Shalini
shalini@uiowa.edu
Ph.D. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
Lab Position: Learner
Type: Nucleophile
Quote: TBD
Mersad Raeisi
mersad-raeisi@uiowa.edu
Ph.D. Ohio University
Lab Position: Nano Car King
Type: Coffee and Protein Bars
Quote: "Sure."
Esmat Sodagar
B.S. Birjord University, Iran
MS: Shiraz University, Iran
PhD: Modares University, Iran
Sabbatical: University of Pennsylvania
Quote: "The most effective way to do it, is to do it"
Haibin Yang
B.S. Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
PhD: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Post-doc: Stockholm University, Sweden
Darrell Smith
darrell-smith@uiowa.edu
Lab Position: Genius in Training
Type: Serotonin + Questions
Quote: "Have a wonderful day!"
Vaani Gupta
vaani-gupta@uiowa.edu
Visiting scholar from Grinnell College
Lab Position: Spring Intern
Type: N/A
Quote: N/A
Isabella Jacobsen
isabella-jacobsen@uiowa.edu
Visiting scholar from Grinnell College
Lab Position: Column Queen
Type: Garage Rock Vinyl
Quote: "I want my data and I want it now."
Lauren Sangster
B.S. University of California, Riverside, 2017
Major: Biochemistry
Awards: UE Mini-Grant Recipient
Current Position: Masters program at University of Toledo
Johny Man Nguyen
B.S. University of California, Riverside, 2017
Major: Chemical Engineering
UC LEADS Scholar
Current Position: Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University
Jack I-Chieh Wang
B.S. University of California, Riverside, 2016 (honors)
Major: Biochemistry
Awards: HHMI EXROP recipient,
2016 ACS Organic Undergraduate Award winner
Current Position: Graduate Student, Yale University
Le Nguyen
B.S. University of California, Riverside, 2017
Major: Chemistry
Ellen Gao
B.S. University of California, Riverside, 2018
Major: Biology
Awards: UE Mini-Grant Recipient
Bryan Maldonado
Major: Chemistry
Lab Position: Fledgling Furylator
Partho Kumar Paul
Major: Chemical Engineering
Awards:UE minigrant recipient, UC LEADS scholar
Seth Patterson
seth-patterson@uiowa.edu
Lab Position: TBD
Type: TBD
Quote: Coming Soon!
Jennifer Suarez
jennifer-suarez@uiowa.edu
Lab Position:
Type: Energetic
Quote: "Hot Take: Ketchup is better than ranch"
Lily Poci
lily-poci@uiowa.edu
Lab Position:
Type: TBD
Quote: TBD
Thomas "Tommy" Phillips
thomas-a-phillips@uiowa.edu
Lab Position:
Type: Organomercury
GHS Signal Word: Danger
Quote: "Never trust aroms... They lie."