Group Members
Varad Agarkar
5th year Ph.D. Student
MS (Chemistry): Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA (2018)
B.Tech. (Dyestuff Technology): Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India (2015)
Tiffany Duong
5th year Ph.D. Student
San Diego State University (2018)
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Erik Alvarez Valenzuela
5th year Ph.D. Student
San Diego State University (2018)
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (speciality, Biochemistry)
Brandon Conrad
5th year Ph.D. Student
Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
B. Sc. in Chemistry (Minor, Biology)
Helder Omboi
2nd year Ph.D. Student
The University of Nairobi, Kenya (2018)
B. Sc. in Chemistry
Brenda Okoko
2nd year Ph.D. Student
The University of Nairobi, Kenya (2018)
B. Sc. in Industrial Chemistry
Olusegun Adebayo
2nd year Ph.D. Student
M.Sc. Chemistry (2022), Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
B. Tech. in Industrial Chemistry,
The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria (2015)
Vinayak Pradeep
1st year Ph.D. Student
BS-MS (Dual degree) in Chemistry (2022)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Kerala, India
Mimi Afsana
1st year Ph.D. Student
M.Sc. Organic Chemistry (2023), Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
B.Sc. Chemistry (2021), Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Current Undergraduate Students
Ava E. Hart
Currently pursing a degree in Biological Sciences at LSU.
Jackson Parker
Currently pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences at LSU
Trey Isabell
Currently pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences (Minor, Chemistry) at LSU
Former Graduate Students
James Armstrong, Ph.D. (2023 - Postdoc. at Vanderbilt University)
Dancan Njeri, Ph.D. (2022 - Ultima Genomics, Fremont, CA)
Ashley Fulton, Ph.D. (2020 - Postdoc. at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.)
Shaofu Du, Ph.D. (2019 - currently employed in the pharmaceutical industry in China)
Kristina Deveaux, Ph. D (2017- BASF Corporation)
Rashanique Quarels, Ph. D (2017- Vanderbilt University)
Elizabeth Kimball, MS (2016)
Mark Spell, Ph. D (2016 – Nalco Champion)
Kyle Hollister, Ph.D (2015 – Metrohm)
Elizabeth Balapitiya, Ph.D (2015 – Nalco Champion)
John Crafton, MS (2015)
Xiaoping Wang, MS (2014)
Former Post-Docs
Amir Wahba, Ph.D
Former Undergraduate Students
Bradley Bernard
Michael Beal
Léa Manéval
Chelsea Eaton
Katherine Crocker
Gary M. Bernard
Nicholas Reid
Mason Hanzo
Austin Firesheets
Bryce Rushing
Valerie Rasolofoarison
Gary Bernard
William Sheffield
Bradley Bernard
Michael Beal
Chelsea Eaton
Katie Crocker
Léa Maneval
Former High School Students
Josef Hoffman
Marika Buchholz
Pratik Patel