Graduate Students
William Ogden
Works on: Redox-fueled out-of-equilibrium active materials
B.S. Chemistry, University of Minnesota
Billy likes to swim in the ocean and drink red bull.
Hurik Muradyan
Works on: Chemo-thermal out-of-equilibrium materials
B.S. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
Hurik likes making clay earrings and cooking
Chase Tretbar
Works on: New strategies for sustainable polymeric materials
B.S. Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi
Chase likes taking his Jeep offroad, playing with his dogs, and 3D printing.
Collin Hickey
Works on: Synthetic vector design for CRISPR gene-editing
B.A. Biochemistry, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Collin likes brewing beer and hiking.
Eric Schwartz
Works on: Self-healing polymers and redox-fueled active materials
B.S. Materials Science, University of Pennsylvania
Eric likes karaoke, playing music and swimming.
Jordan Castro
Works on: Building materials with dynamic properties.
B.A. Chemistry with a minor in Italian, University of San Diego
Jordan loves playing spikeball, DnD, baking, and video games.
Visiting Scholars
Jing Tang
Works on:Responsive Materials
Ph.D. Colorado State University
Undergraduate Students
Tomas Mitchell
Works on: Light-triggered self-healing polymers
Majoring in Chemistry
Tom likes surfing, reading and chess.
Jonathan Galicia
Works on: Synthesis for delivery of immuno-therapeutics
Majoring in Chemistry
Jon likes cycling, cooking and playing tennis.
Nader Gasmi
Works on: Imparting recyclability on traditionally unrecyclable polymers.
Majoring in Chemistry
Nader likes going to the beach, playing basketball, and playing drums in a ska band.
Will Hou
Works on: Designing self-healing materials.
Majoring in Chemistry
Will likes hiking, reading romantic novellas, and cooking up po-boys.
Minhanh Chau
Works on: Designing compatibilizers for non-miscible polymers.
Majoring in Chemistry
Minhanh likes embroidering, playing the ukulele, and reading Lovecraftian horror novels.
Mikhail Gednov
Works on: New cationic delivery architectures.
Majoring in Chemical Engineering
Misha likes to karate kick the hackey sack, schooling noobs in Super Smash Brothers, and cooking.
Cassandra Yeh
Works on: Synthetic vector design for drug delivery systems.
Majoring in Chemical Engineering
Cassandra likes playing the guitar and hiking.