Graduate Students

Adam Reed
PhD. Candidate

Email: reed.1549@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Riley Ferguson PhD. Candidate

Email: ferguson.820@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Girish Muralikrishnan PhD. Candidate

Email: Muralikrishnan.3@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Octavion Spears PhD. Candidate

Email: Spears.169@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Ruth Speidel
PhD. Candidate

Email: Speidel.27@buckeyemail.osu.edu

My research focuses on paper-based diagnosis for Severe Acute Pancreatitis. Outside of the lab, I enjoy running, crocheting, and cuddling with my cats (Merlin and Uther). 

Niraj Panday
PhD. Candidate

Email: Panday.6@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Purva Damale
PhD. Candidate

Email: Damale.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Stephanee Joy Zerrudo
PhD. Candidate

Email: zerrudo.2@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Santosh Acharya
PhD. Candidate

Email: acharya.105@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Shixiang (Chris) Xu
PhD. Candidate

Email: xu.4863@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Martha Ortega Zepeda
PhD. Candidate

Email: ortegazepeda.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Sophie Miller
PhD. Candidate

Email: Miller.11739@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Anju Sheregar
PhD. Candidate

Email: sheregar.3@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Keerthana Ravi
PhD. Candidate

Email: Ravi.135@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Akhilesh Krishnan Unnikrishnan Nair
PhD. Candidate

Email: unnikrishnan.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Karthika Kalyansundar
Graduate student

Email: Kalyansundar.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Jonathan Chilaka
Graduate student

Email: chilaka.5@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Dylan Carter
Graduate student

Email: carter.2221@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Mizna Ahmed
Graduate student

Email: Ahmed1231@buckeyemail.osu.edu

I’m working on the development of paper-based immunoassay devices for biomarker detection using mass spectrometry

Laura Hairston
Graduate student

Email: hairston.236@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Anna Sanchez
Graduate student

Email: Sanchez1527@buckeyemail.osu.edu

I received my B.S. in Chemistry-Biology from West Chester University in 2023 and worked as a Forensic Analytical Chemist at the University of Pennsylvania for two years post graduation. For my research, I am interested in the characterization and separation of novel psychoactive substances using LC-MS. One fun fact about me is that I’ve seen over 100 artists live in concert!

Alyssa Perez
Graduate student

Email: Perez1017@buckeyemail.osu.edu