Graduate Students
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)
Post-Docs
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
Undergraduate Students
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: The Undergrad
Type: Energetic
Quote: "Hot Take: Ketchup is better than ranch"
Lily Poci
lily-poci@uiowa.edu
Lab Position: TBD
Type: TBD
Quote: TBD
Thomas "Tommy" Phillips
thomas-a-phillips@uiowa.edu
Lab Position: Taste Tester
Type: Organomercury
GHS Signal Word: Danger
Quote: "Never trust aroms... They lie."