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Samir Al Zubaydi — Samir Al Zubaydi
Graduate Student 2020

B.S., 2020; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Advisor: Ion Tonks

Originally from sunny Uzbekistan, Samir grew up in Twin Cities, MN. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from University of Minnesota in 2019 (Go Gophers!). He did undergraduate research related to Pd-catalyzed hydroesterification reactions using sustainable feedstocks. Samir spends his free time reading, working out, and enjoying the outdoors.

Long Dinh — Long Dinh
Graduate Student 2020

B.S., 2020; The University of South Alabama
Advisor: Larry Yet

Long Dinh grew up in Vinh Long, Vietnam. He moved to the US when he was 15. He received a B.S in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the University of South Alabama under the supervision of Prof. Larry Yet. During his time at USA, he conducted research on the synthesis of imidazopyridine phosphorus ligands for their palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions and the multi-step synthesis of spiroisoxazolinoproline-based and quinoline-based derivatives as viable inhibitor targets for the HIV-1 IN enzyme. During his free time, he enjoys watching anime and playing video games.

Immaculata Onuigbo — Immaculata Onuigbo
Graduate Student 2021

B.S., 2017; American University of Nigeria
Advisors: Bolade Agboola and Linus Okoro

I graduated with a B.S. in Petroleum Chemistry from the American University of Nigeria, having studied under a full university scholarship. My prior research experience was in upcycling waste plastics to fuels via catalyzed pyrolytic processes. I enjoy soccer, volleyball, and hiking.

Ryan Smith — Ryan Smith
Graduate Student 2021

B.S., 2021; University of Utah
Advisor: Shelley Minteer

Ryan Smith grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Utah in 2021. He did undergraduate research with the Minteer group related to electrochemical carboxylation of aryl bromides using a Cobalt catalyst. He enjoys rock climbing and watching movies.

Hunter Starbuck — Hunter Starbuck
Graduate Student 2021

B.S., 2021; University of Cincinnati
Advisor: James Mack

Hunter Starbuck grew up in Ney, Ohio. He received a B.S in chemistry from the University of Cincinnati. He did undergraduate research related to studying the kinetics of mechanochemical reactions. In his free time he enjoys swimming, cooking, and watching movies.

Mayukh Majumder — Mayukh Majumder
Graduate Student 2021 (Co-Advised with Prof. Christopher Hadad)

B.S. Jadavpur University
M.S. IIT Bombay
Advisor: Raghavan B. Sunoj

Mayukh grew up in Jalpaiguri: northern part of West Bengal, India. He received his BSc degree in Chemistry from Jadadvpur University Kolkata, and masters in Chemical Sciences from IIT Bombay where he worked under the supervision of Prof. R.B. Sunoj. In his masters research program he studied computational aspects of modern day catalysis problems with the help of machine learning. He likes to watch and play cricket, along with sitcoms (especially The Big Bang Theory) and audio stories.

Mrityunjay Pandey — Mrityunjay Pandey
Graduate Student 2021

B.S. 2017, University of Delhi
M.S. 2019, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
Advisor: Sandipan Halder

Mrityunjay (Jay) grew up in Uttar Pradesh, India. He completed his undergraduate studies in Chemistry with honors at the University of Delhi in 2017 and earned a Master of Science degree from the National Institute of Technology Nagpur in 2019. During his master’s thesis project, he designed and synthesized functionalized amino acid derivatives capable of hydrogen bond donation catalysis for activation of epoxide molecules. In his free time, he enjoys playing volleyball, table tennis and catching Pokémon in the wild.

Dipankar Das — Dipankar Das
Graduate Student 2022

BS-MS 2022, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
Advisor: Suman De Sarkar

Dipankar grew up in West Bengal, India. He came to US in 2022 to pursue his graduate studies in OSU. He received BS-MS Dual Degree from IISER Kolkata, Department of Chemistry in 2022. He completed his master’s under the guidance of Dr. Suman De Sarkar, where he electrochemically coupled two glycine moieties into saturated/unsaturated heterocycle. He is fond of varieties of food, and he loves travelling a lot. In his free times, he loves watching movies/web series, cooking, and playing video games.

Valmuri Srivardhan — Valmuri Srivardhan
Graduate Student 2022

Integrated Masters in Chemical Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India
Advisor: Ashwini Kumar Nangia

Srivardhan grew up in Telangana, India. He received his Integrated Master’s in Chemical Sciences from the University of Hyderabad. During his Master’s Thesis tenure he conducted research on Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Cocrystals of Class II and Class IV drugs under the supervision of Prof. Aswini Kumar Nangia. After his master’s he worked as a Research Assistant, where he worked on Ag(I)-Catalyzed Cyclization of o-Alkynylacetophenones Facilitated Through Acetal Formation: Synthesis of C3-Naphthyl Indole Derivatives. He was a National Player in Table Tennis from Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti during his school days. Then after he played for UoH for 4 years. During his free time, he enjoys playing Badminton, Volleyball, watching movies and playing different musical instruments.

Yuxin Liu — Yuxin Liu
Graduate Student 2022

B.S. 2022, University of California Santa Barbara
Advisor: Dan Little

Yuxin grew up in Shanghai, China. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She did undergraduate research related to cyclobutadiene under the advisory of Dan Little. In her free time, she likes to play video games.

Shivam Waske — Shivam Waske
Graduate Student 2023

Integrated BS-MS in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISERB), India
Advisor: Manmohan Kapur

Shivam grew up in Karad, Maharashtra, India. He holds an Integrated BS-MS in Chemistry from IISER Bhopal. During his Master’s Thesis he worked on the Asymmetric C-H arylation of Ferrocene derivative via Pd-NBE relay catalysis. He did an internship at IIT Bombay under Prof. Debabrata Maiti where he worked on fluoroalkenylation of aryls. During his free time, he enjoys writing poems, drinking chai, watching bollywood movies and gram scale biryani synthesis!

Sophia Gospodinova — Sophia Gospodinova
Graduate Student 2024

B.S., 2024; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Advisors: Jason Pflueger

Sophia Gospodinova is originally from Burke, Virginia and attended the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana for their B.S. in chemistry. Their thesis research under Dr. Jason Pflueger focused on the synthesis and thermal properties of adamantane derivatives. In their free time, they enjoy cooking, playing the cello, and being outdoors.

Ben Manning — Ben Manning
Graduate Student 2024

B.A., 2024; Kenyon College
Advisor: John Hofferberth

Ben Manning is originally from Lapel, Indiana. He attended Kenyon College in Ohio and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in chemistry in 2024. At Kenyon, he worked in an organic chemistry laboratory under Dr. John Hofferberth and researched vinylogous aldol reactions. Ben spends his free time working out, being outside, cooking, and listening to music.

Jeong Seob Lee — Jeong Seob Lee
Graduate Student 2024

B.S., 2019, Yonsei University
M.Sc., 2023, Seoul National University
Advisors: Hyung-Jun Im, Byung Chul Lee

Jeong-Seob Lee, originally from Seoul, South Korea, earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Yonsei University and his M.Sc. in Applied Bioengineering from Seoul National University. During his graduate studies and subsequent work at SNU Hospital, he specialized in radiopharmaceuticals and nanomedicine for cancer therapy. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, fitness, and photography.

Sarah Touni — Sarah Touni
Graduate Student 2024

B.S., 2024; University of Delaware
Advisors: Mary P. Watson, Deb. P Jaisi

Sarah Tuoni is originally from Newark, Delaware. Here, she attended the University of Delaware and received B.S. degrees in both Plant Sciences and Chemistry. During her time at UD, she conducted research under Dr. Deb P. Jaisi studying hydroxyapatite nanofertilizer uptake, and later under Dr. Mary P. Watson studying Nickel catalyzed, enantioselective transformations of small molecules. In her free time, she likes to run, cycle, garden and find cool parks to take her dog, Hawk.

Amy Leitson — Amy Leitson
Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. Class of 2026, The Ohio State University

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