Summer 2021 cohort
Leslie Castro
Columbia University in the City of New York
BA in Chemistry, May 2022
Concentration in Earth Science
Research Mentor: Prof. Goldberg
Project Title: “Employing Poly(triazine imide) in the Guerbet Reaction to yield n-Butanol”
Publication:
Ethanol Upgrading to n-Butanol Using Transition Metal Incorporated Poly(triazine)imide Frameworks. Cypher, S.M.; ‡Pauly, M.; Castro, L.G.; Donley, C.L.; Maggard, P.A.; Goldberg, K.I. Manuscript in Preparation.
Presentation:
Ethanol Upgrading to Butanol Using Transition Metal Incorporated Poly(triazine)imide Frameworks and Water-Soluble Homogeneous Catalysts. Cypher, S.M.; Pauly, M.; Smith, A.M.; Castro, L.G.; Eblen, A.C.; Donley, C.L.; Miller, A.J.M.; Maggard, P.A.; Goldberg, K.I. CHASE All Hands Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC. Poster. May 2022.
Accepted in UC Berkeley Chemistry PhD Program
Warner Carnero
Montclair State University
BS in Chemistry and Mathematics, May 2022
Research Mentor: Prof. Saven
Project title: “Simulations of tetrameric bundles of BUND1 and E28M variant”
Accepted in the University of Pennsylvania Chemistry PhD program
Octavia Florent
Geneva College
BS in Chemistry with a Professional Concentration, May 2022
Minor in Mathematics
Research Mentor: Prof. Rappe
Project Title: “Mechanistic Study of Functionalizing Graphene via Aziridination Reaction”
Accepted in Brown University Chemistry PhD program
Brandon Mai
Vassar College
BA in Chemistry, May 2022
Research Mentor: Prof. Tomson
Project Title: “Catalytic Silylation of N2 to Silylamine using Dicobaltcomplexes”
Jasjit Kaur
Drexel University
BS in Chemistry, June 2022
Research Mentor: Prof. Kozlowski
Project Title: “Synthesis of PAH Molecules from Commercially Available Aniline Precursors”
Accepted in Temple University Chemistry PhD program
Anthony Smaldone
Binghamton University
BS in Chemistry and Mathematics, May 2022
Research Mentor: Prof. Walsh
Project Title: “Sulfenate-Anion Catalyzed Enantioselective Aziridination”
Accepted in Yale University Chemistry PhD program (Theoretical Chemistry)
Summer 2022 Cohort
Caroline Christ
Saint Louis University
BS in Chemistry, May 2024
Research Mentor: Prof. Tomson
Cole Clark
Weber State University
BS in Chemistry, May 2023
Research Mentor: Prof. Rappe
Isabelle Davis
University of Missouri
BS in Chemistry, May 2023
Research Mentor: Prof. Walsh
Accepted in University of California – Los Angeles Chemistry PhD program (Materials Chemistry)
Nicole M. De Jesús Lozada
University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus
BS in Chemistry, December 2023
Research Mentors: Prof. Mindiola and Prof. Mallouk
Jenna Halenda
Allegheny College
BS in Chemistry, May 2023
Research Mentor: Prof. Walsh
Accepted in University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Chemistry PhD program
Sindy Liu
Penn State University, College Park
BS in Chemistry, May 2023
Research Mentor: Prof. Saven
Accepted in University of Illinois – Urbana Chemistry PhD program
Sophia Miranda Gonzalez
Emory University
BS in Chemistry, May 2023
Research Mentor: Prof. Goldberg
Accepted in University of California – Berkeley Chemistry PhD program
Lauren Morano
The College of New Jersey
BS in Chemistry, May 2023
Research Mentor: Prof. Saven
Accepted in University of Rochester Chemistry PhD program
Breanna Muldowney
Eckerd College
BS Chemistry (ACS Certified) and BA French, May 2023
Research Mentor: Prof. Tomson
Micah Valadez Bush
Amherst College
BS in Chemistry, May 2025
Research Mentor: Prof. Kozlowski
Isabel Vintimilla
Clark University
BA Chemistry, May 2024
Mentor: Prof. El Khatib
Mitchell Zembower
Seton Hill University
BS in Chemistry, May 2023
Research Mentor: Prof. Schelter
Accepted in University of Pennsylvania Chemistry PhD Program
Summer 2023 cohort
Nicole Albright
Williams College
BA Chemistry and Mathematics, June 2025
Research Mentor: Prof. Vinogradov
Project title: “Two-photon microscopy of intracellular oxygen gradients”
Alessandra Blasone
Pennsylvania State University
BS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, May 2025
Research Mentor: Prof. Mallouck
Project title: “High throughput discovery and characterization of nanoparticle electrocatalysts”
Echo Haverkamp
Mount Holyoke College
BA Biochemistry and Spanish, May 2024
Research Mentor: Prof. Goldberg
Project title: “Using Molecular Compounds to Understand Strategies for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 and CO”
Cassie Huang
Carleton College
BS Chemistry, June 2024
Research Mentor: Prof. Tomson
Project title: “Cu-mediated aerobic oxidation of strong C–H, N–H, and O–H bonds”
Yarielis Lopez
University of Puerto Rico – Arecibo Campus
BS Chemistry and Physics, June 2024
Research Mentor: Prof. Fakhraai
Project title: “Raman spectroscopy studies of Ti3C2Tx MXene”
Nidheesh Phadnis
Thomas Jefferson University
BS Biochemistry, May 2024
Research Mentor: Prof. Walsh
Project title: “Synthesis of Alkynes”
Sebastian Rosario
Ana G. Mendez University
BS Biomedicine, May 2025
Research Mentor: Prof. Trauner
Project title:
Walter Ben Rosin
Swarthmore College
BS Chemistry and Mathematics, June 2025
Research Mentor: Prof. Saven
Project title: “Modeling of protein and peptide assemblies”
Daria Rudykh
University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS Chemical Engineering, May 2025
Research Mentor: Prof. Schelter
Project title: “Activation of Strong Bonds with Cerium Photochemistry”
Sarah Smith
Messiah University
BS Biochemistry (ACS certified), May 2024
Research Mentor: Prof. Mindiola
Project title: “Synthesis of bent allenes and their coordination to sterically encumbered and unsaturated fragments containing Ti(III) and V(III) ions”
Ananya Venkatachalam
Harvey Mudd College
BS Physics and Biochemistry, May 2026
Research Mentor: Prof. Rappe
Project title: “Charged defects in materials and their effect on surface properties”
Eunjae Yoo
University of Utah
BA International Studies, Chemistry minor, May 2024
Research Mentor: Prof. Kozlowski
Project title: “Deuterium labelling of complex heterocycles for High Throughput Reaction Monitoring”
Supported by University of Washington – IMOD program
Hannah Even
Princeton University
Research Mentor: Prof. Rappe