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Meet the Team

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Postdoctoral Fellows

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Muhammad Waqas Ishaq, Ph.D.

Hometown: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Undergraduate Education: Punjab University, Pakistan

Master Education: University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan

Graduate Education: University of Science and Technology of China, China

Favorite Molecule: Glucose

Brief Bio: In my free time I enjoy cricket and badminton, playing or watching. I enjoy spending time with my friends, cooking, outing, and movies.

email: mwaqasmayo[at]utexas[dot]edu

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Dr. Amol M. Vibhute, Ph.D

Hometown: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Undergraduate Education: Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India

Master Education: Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly known as Pune University), India

Graduate Education: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), Kerala, India

Favorite Molecule: Sialic Acid

Brief Bio: In my free time I enjoy traveling, reading, swimming, playing and watching cricket, etc. I enjoy spending time with my friends and family.

email: amol[dot]vibhute[at]austin[dot]utexas[dot]edu

Graduate Students

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Hannah Campbell (4th year)

Hometown: Colora, Maryland, USA

Undergraduate Education: Notre Dame of Maryland University

Favorite Molecule: Caffeine

Brief Bio: When I'm not in the lab, I enjoy spending time with friends, hitting up taco trucks, and drinking coffee.

email: hcampbell[at]utexas[dot]edu

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Sungjin Jeon (4th year)

Hometown: Daegu, South Korea

Undergraduate Education: Kyunghee University

Masters Education: Kyunghee University

Favorite Molecule: BODIPY

Brief Bio: In my free time, I'm a very outgoing person who enjoys jogging and watching movies at the theater.

email: jacky8202[at]utexas[dot]edu

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Tyler Odom (4th year)

Hometown: Springfield, Missouri, USA

Undergraduate Education: Missouri State University

Favorite Molecule: Carborane acid

Brief Bio: In my free time I enjoy reading, playing guitar, and cooking. I also love camping and hiking on the weekends.

email: tlo515[at]utexas[dot]edu

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Cole Williams (4th year)

Hometown: Irvine, California, USA

Undergraduate Education: Trinity University

Favorite Molecule: Sucrose

Brief Bio: I'm an organic chemistry graduate student who loves Formula 1 and also enjoys playing sand volleyball and ultimate frisbee. I have a young kitten, Clover, that I love to hang out with and always keeps me on my toes.

email: c.williams3[at]utexas[dot]edu

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Chandler Wells (4th year)

Hometown: Stephenville, Texas, USA

Undergraduate Education: Texas State University

Favorite Molecule: Cubane

Brief Bio: In my free time I enjoy trying new food, playing video games, and hanging out with my friends. I also love learning random new skills, such as juggling, tight rope walking, blowing balloon animals, and more.

email: ckw786[at]utexas[dot]edu

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Serena Joseph (4th year)

Hometown: London, England, UK

Undergraduate Education: Juniata College, PA, USA

Masters Educations: Imperial College London

Favorite Molecule: Too many to choose from!

Brief Bio: I love reading, swimming, hanging out with friends, and of course, being in the lab!

email: sjoseph21[at]utexas[dot]edu

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Teron Haynie (4th year)

Hometown: Mapleton, Utah

Undergraduate Education: Brigham Young University

Masters Education: Brigham Young University

Favorite Molecule: octanitrocubane

Brief Bio: In my free time I enjoy tromping through trails, pickleball, a cola connoisseur.

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Lindsay Vaughn (2nd year)

Hometown: Wake Forest, North Carolina

Undergraduate Education: Appalachian State University

Favorite Molecule: Proline

Brief Bio: I enjoy shopping and spending time with my friends. 

email: vaughnlr1[at]utexas[dot]edu

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Pratiksha Vibhute (2nd year)

Hometown: Dhule , Maharashtra, India

Undergraduate Education: North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India

Masters Education: North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India

Favorite Molecule: Epoxies

Brief Bio: I'm First year graduate student interested in biodegradable polymers.In my free time I enjoy painting, epoxy resin art, clay moulding, and playing volleyball. I also like to cook for family and friends.

email: pratiksha[dot]vibhute[at]austin[dot]utexas[dot]edu

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Isabella Zamborini (2nd year)

Hometown: Louisville, KY

Undergraduate Education: Ferris State University

Favorite Molecule: Buckminsterfullerene

Brief Bio: I love watching and playing soccer! I have the cutest black cat named Jinx, and also enjoy cooking :)

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Mahak Chhabra (1st year)

Hometown: Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Undergraduate Education: Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Masters Education: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Favorite Molecule: Theobromine

Brief Bio:  I am first year graduate student. I have worked in Glycosynthesis as a master’s student. Besides lab, I love experimenting in kitchen. Also, I like to explore new places and hangout with friends during my free time.

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Join us!

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Maddie Hildebrand (1st year)

Hometown: Dalton, GA

Undergraduate Education: University of Mississippi

Favorite Molecule: Capsaicin

Brief Bio: I love to go to pilates classes, read, and walk lady bird lake in my free time and I’m also a cat mom to, in my opinion, the cutest cat in the world, Tango!

Undergraduate Students

Samuel Chung, Aseel Charolia, Adam Dailey, Bella Herman, Ariana Hernandez, Annabel Langan, Hayden LeBroc, Seya Lee, Xiaoyi Liu, Annabel Langan, Rohan Patel, Serena Summers, Samanvith Veeravelli

Group Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows: Dr. James Derr, Dr. Xianjin Qin

Graduate Students: Daniel Stone (M.S., Chemistry)

Undergraduate Students: Bolatito Ajibola, Carson Chruscicki, Hita Devulapalli, Zamira Harris-Ryden, Sama Hirzallah, Colin Jang, Jeff Kue, Theresa Lonstein, Tyler Smedley, Amy To, Jordyn Zucker

Summer Students: Brock Hosier, Lucas Ferguson, Eyal Kattan, Julian Robles

Support Staff

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Kana

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Favorite Molecule: cis-1,4-polyisoprene

Brief Bio: Woof.

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Oso

Hometown: San Diego, California, USA

Favorite Molecule: dihydrogen monoxide

Brief Bio: Woof.

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