People

Principal Investigator

Noemie

Noémie Elgrishi

Associate Professor, LSU (2024-current)

Assistant Professor, LSU (2017-2024)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNC-Chapel Hill (2015-2017)

Ph.D. Sorbonne Université (Formerly Université Pierre et Marie Curie) (2015)

Ms. Sorbonne Université (Formerly Université Pierre et Marie Curie) (2011)

Ecole Normale Supérieure Diploma (2011)

BSc. Ecole Normale Supérieure, UPMC Paris-6 (2009)

Graduate Students

Malithi

Malithi Mekhala Abeythunga

B.S. Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Sri Lanka (2017)

M.S. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2022)

 

JP

JP Grundhoefer

B.S. Auburn University, AL (2020)

 

 

Vanessa portraitVanessa Hulse

B.S. St. Bonaventure University, NY (2017)

M.S. Rochester Institute of Technology, NY (2019)

Fall 2024-Fall 2025: Science Policy Fellowship

Julie

Julie Jannise

B.S. Nicholls State University, LA (2022)



Nathan portrait

Nathan Mitchell

B.S. Emory & Henry College, VA (2013)

M.S. East Tennessee State University, TN (2018)

Expected graduation: Spring 2025

Natalie

Natalie Stewart

B.S. Louisiana Tech University, LA (2023)

Joint student with the Chambers Lab

 

Upeksha

Widana Gamage Upeksha Madumai Wickramasinghe

B.Sc. - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2022)

 

 

Undergraduate Students

Fabiana

Fabiana Aguilera Vaca Diez

Spring 2022 - Now

Chemical Engineering Major / Chemistry Minor, LSU’ 24

 

ClaireClaire Matherne

Fall 2023 - Now

Chemistry Major, LSU’ 27

 

LandryLandry Tucker

Fall 2024 - Now

Chemistry Major with focus on Environmental Chemistry / Music Minor, LSU’ 26

 

Group Alumni

Postdoctoral Scholars

DinushiniDr. Dinushini Siddhiaratchi

December 2022 - May 2024

B.S. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2016)
Course MSc Louisiana State University (2021)
Ph.D. Louisiana State University (2022)

Graduate Students

MonojitDr. Monojit Das Bairagya

Spring 2019 - Spring 2024

B.Sc. University of Burdwan (India)
M.Sc. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela (India)
Ph.D. Louisiana State University (2024)

As of Summer 2024: PostDoc at Virginia Tech with Dr. Caroline Saouma

RyanDr. Ryan Bujol

Spring 2018 - Fall 2022

B.S. Spring Hill College, AL (2017)
Ph.D. Louisiana State University (2023)

As of Fall 2023: Technical Specialist at Hylton-Rodic Law PLLC

 

CallieDr. Callie Stern

Spring 2018 - Summer 2022

B.S. Georgia State University, GA (2016)
Ph.D. Louisiana State University (2022)

As of Fall 2022: Environmental Laboratory, US Army Research and Development Center

 

TemitopeTemitope Jegede

Spring 2019 - Summer 2021

B.Tech. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (Nigeria)
M.Sc. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (Nigeria)
MSc. Louisiana State University (2021)

 

Autumn Webb Autumn Webb

Summer 2017 - Spring 2019

B.S. University of Arkansas at Monticello, AR (2016)
MSc. Louisiana State University (2019)

As of 2019: GenChem Lab Coordinator, University of Southern Mississippi

Undergraduate Students

Carlie

Carlie Dutile
Summer 2023 - Spring 2024
Biological and Agricultural Engineering, LSU'25

Katy

Katy Knecht
Fall 2021 - Spring 2024, Honors Thesis
Chemistry Major / Biology Minor, LSU '24

 

SophieSophie Ntipouna
Fall 2021 - Spring 2024
Chemistry Major / Math Minor, LSU' 24

 

AmandaAmanda Lee
Spring 2023
Chemistry Major, LSU'23

DevinDevin Meche
Fall 2021 - Fall 2022, Honors Thesis
Chemistry Major / French Minor / Environmental Science Minor, LSU '22

 

Salim

Salim C Lutfallah
Fall 2017 - Fall 2020, Honors Thesis
Chemistry Major, LSU '20

 

Jonathan

Jonathan Bruna
Fall 2017 - Spring 2020, Honors Thesis
Chemical Engineering Major / DMART Minor LSU '20

Darius HayesDarius Hayes
Fall 2017 - Fall 2019
Chemistry Major, LSU '19

LeboLebogang "Lebo" Kgoadi
Fall 2018 - Summer 2019
Chemistry Major, LSU '21

K Paige FreemanK. Paige Freeman
Fall 2017
LSU, Textile, Apparel, and Merchandising Major/Chemistry Minor

 

High School Students

AliyeAliye Kizilkaya
Summer 2023
Baton Rouge Magnet High School