Alumni


Postdoctoral Researchers

Ellen
Prof. Ellen Matson
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
University of Rochester

ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Young Investigator Award 2014
Ph.D. Purdue University 2013 (Bart)
B.S. Boston University 2009

Graduate Students

Tabitha
Tabitha Miller (Ph.D. 2021)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Argonne National Lab
National Science Foundation Fellow 2016
Virginia Bartow Scholar 2015 (UIUC)
Roger Adams Scholar 2015(UIUC)
B.S. MIT 2015
Joe
Joe Nugent (Ph.D. 2020)
Research Chemist, PPG

Springborn Fellow 2015 (UIUC)
M.S. UNC-Wilmington
B.S. UNC-Wilmington

Michael
Prof. Michael Drummond (Ph.D. 2019)
Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry
Azusa Pacific University

Teaching Excellence Fellowship 2016 (UIUC)
Virginia Bartow Scholar 2014 (UIUC)
Roger Adams Scholar 2014 (UIUC)
B.S. Azusa Pacific University 2014

Bailey
Bailey Jackson (Ph.D. 2018)
Quality Control Chemist, SOFIE

Drickamer Fellow 2016 (UIUC)
Teaching Excellence Fellowship 2015 (UIUC)
Virginia Bartow Scholar 2013 (UIUC)
B.S. Augustana College 2013
Kenan
Kenan Tokmic (Ph.D. 2018)
Research Chemist, Solvay

Virginia Bartow Scholar 2013 (UIUC)
M.S. UNC Charlotte 2013 (Rabinovich)
B.S. Augustana College 2011
Courtney
Courtney Ford (Ph.D. 2018)
Post Doctoral Researcher, Los Alamos National Lab
Harry G. Drickamer Fellow 2016 (UIUC)
University Fellow 2014 (UIUC)
Virginia Bartow Scholar 2013 (UIUC)
B.S. University of Kentucky 2013
Gabe
Gabriel Espinosa Martinez (Ph.D. 2018)
Instructor, Malcolm X College
Eastman Travel Award 2015 (250th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA)
James R. Beck Fellowship 2015 (UIUC)
Teaching Excellence Fellowship 2014 (UIUC)
University Fellow 2013 (UIUC)
Therald Moeller Scholar (UIUC)
B.S. The Ohio State University 2012
Zack Gordon (Ph.D. 2017)
Senior Scientist at DSM (Coatings Resins)
UIUC Graduate College Travel Award for ACS Boston 2015
Harry G. Drickamer Fellowship 2015 (UIUC)
Teaching Excellence Fellowship 2014 (UIUC)
G. Frederick Smith Scholar (UIUC)
Ullyot Fellow 2013 (UIUC)
B.S. University of Pennsylvania 2011
Jack
Jack Killion (M.S. 2017)
Laboratory Manager/Chemical Safety Officer, Queens University of Charlotte
Virginia Bartow Scholar 2014 (UIUC)
B.S. UNC Chapel Hill 2014
Pickles
Abdulrahman Ibrahim (Ph.D. 2017)
Research Chemist, PPG
Roger Adams Fellow (UIUC)
B.S. University of Houston 2012
YUN JI!
Yun Ji Park (Ph.D. 2016)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Northwestern University
Ullyot Fellow 2013 (UIUC)
B.S. Seoul National University 2012
Marshall
Marshall R. Brennan (Ph.D. 2015)
Publishing Manager, ChemRxiv

Seemon Pines Award 2014
R.C. Fuson Award 2014
Ullyot Fellow 2013 (UIUC)
Samuel Parr Fellow 2011 (UIUC)
B.S. Northeastern University 2011

Undergraduate Students

Eva
Eva Bucke
Intern, Argonne National Laboratory
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2020
Steven
Steven Ramirez
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2020
Ria
Rianna Greer
Chemistry Ph.D. Student, Northwestern University (Freedman)
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2019
Brian
Brian Lee
Chemistry Ph.D. Student, Caltech (See)
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2019
Nate
Nathan Lin
Chemistry Ph.D. Student, Purdue University (Bart)
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2019
Niknaz
Niknaz Iranmanesh
Research Chemist, Newell Brands

Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2018
Cristian
Cristian Ocampo
Research Chemist, Entegris
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2017
Andrea
Andrea Salazar
Research Chemist, Abbvie
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2017
Leticia
Leticia Mayorga
Research Chemist, Intertek
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2017
Steve
Steve Entsminger
Cornell Law School

Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2016
Paige
Paige DeGarmo
Product Development Associate, RNA Corporation
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2017
Harsh
Harsh Patel
Pharm.D. Student, University of Chicago

Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2015
Eighty
Dongyoung Kim
Chemistry Ph.D. Student, Yale University (Holland)

Chemistry
Robert H. Doromus Scholar
B.S. UIUC 2014
Rosalee
Rosalee Celis
Bioengineering
B.S. UIUC 2015
Sangeetha
Sangeetha Komanduri
Chemistry
B.S. UIUC 2013