Chemistry and Chemical Biology Class of 2023 Highlight
Chemistry and Chemical Biology Class of 2023
Name: Alexandra Handlin
Research Lab: Ober Group, Materials Science and Engineering
Area Interests: Materials and Organic
Post-graduation Plans: "After graduation I intend to pursue a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry."
Name: Angela Sem
Research Lab: Daniel Group, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Area Interests: Analytical, Chemical Biology, Organic, Forensic Science
Post-graduation Plans: "My plan is to work in industry and pursue a master's degree in forensic science."
Name: Anson Yip
Area Interests: Bioorganic, Chemical Biology, Organic, Polymer
Post-graduation Plans: “I plan on attending medical school after a gap year working in a clinical setting."
Name: Aria N. Cazeau
Research Lab: Cerione Lab, College of Veterinary Medicine & Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Area Interests: Chemical Biology, Inorganic, Organometallic
Post-graduation Plans: “After graduation, I plan to pursue an MSN with a specialization in neonatal care; my dream is to conduct research with neonatal nursing."
Name: Dea Fackovic Volcanjk
Research Lab: Coates Group, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Area Interests: Materials, Nuclear, Organic, Physical, Polymer, Theoretical
Post-graduation Plans: “I plan to pursue a PhD and continue exploring science through research because 'what we know is a drop; what we don't know is an ocean.'"
Name: Erica Debley
Double Major: Biological Sciences
Research Lab: Jiang Lab, Biomedical Engineering
Area Interests: Chemical Biology, Materials, Organic, Polymer
Post-graduation Plans: “I intend to pursue a PhD in chemistry."
Name: Erik Kirakosyan
Double Major: College Scholar
Research Lab: Crane Group, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Area Interests: Bioorganic, Biophysical
Post-graduation Plans: “I intend to pursue a master's degree in chemical engineering before going to medical school."
Name: Harrison Chan
Research Lab: Alabi Lab, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Area Interests: Bioorganic, Chemical Biology, Organic, Drug Discovery and Delivery
Post-graduation Plans: “I want to pursue medical school with the possibility of an MD/PhD so I can provide care to patients informed by current research, medicine, and technologies."
Name: Isabel Dhar
Research Lab: Lambert Group, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Area Interests: Organic
Post-graduation Plans: “I plan to take a gap year to work as either a medical assistant or clinical research assistant before I attend medical school."
Name: Isuru Herath
Research Lab: Yeo Lab, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Area Interests: Biophysical, Materials, Physical, and Theoretical
Post-graduation Plans: “I plan to continue my research in computational chemistry for a year and then attend medical school; I am interested in machine learning algorithms used to develop novel drugs."
Name: Ivan Andrade
Double Major: Spanish
Research Lab: Ober Group, Materials Science and Engineering
Area Interests: Chemical Biology, Organic, Polymer
Post-graduation Plans: “I intend to apply to medical school with the ultimate goal of becoming a surgeon."
Name: Jeanette Wang
Double Major: Biological Sciences
Research Lab: Alabi Lab, Chemical Engineering
Area Interests: Bioorganic, Chemical Biology, Organic, Polymer
Post-graduation Plans: “I plan to work in the life-science consulting field; following this I intend to pursue a graduate degree in chemistry or chemical engineering."
Name: Kaitlyn Yeh
Research Lab: Wilson Group, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Area Interests: Inorganic
Post-graduation Plans: “I will be working as a full-time analyst at AIG, specializing in commercial property insurance for chemical manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies."
Name: Kareena Dash
Research Lab: Uyar Lab, Fiber Science & Ober Lab, Materials Science & Putnam Group, Biomedical Engineering
Area Interests: Chemical Biology, Materials, Polymer, and Drug Delivery Systems
Post-graduation Plans: “I will take a gap year, pursuing a clinical research or medical-related position, before attending medical school."
Name: Massiel Javier
Area Interests: Inorganic, Women's Medicine
Post-graduation Plans: "I will take two gap years to work in a health-related field before applying to medical school."
Name: Mike Norinskiy
Research Lab: Abbasov Group, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Area Interests: Chemical Biology, Organic
Post-graduation Plans: "I intend to pursue a PhD in chemical biology and a subsequent career in academia."
Name: Nick Von Stein
Research Lab: Archer Lab, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Area Interests: Materials, Energy Systems
Post-graduation Plans: "I plan to continue my position at Ecolectro and then return to school to pursue a PhD in renewable energy systems."
Name: Nina Suss
Research Lab: Abbasov Group, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Area Interests: Chemical Biology, Organic
Post-graduation Plans: "I intend to pursue a PhD in organic chemistry."
Name: Pasa Suksmith
Double Major: Biological Sciences
Research Lab: Ando Lab, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Area Interests: Biophysical, Chemical Biology, Biochemistry
Post-graduation Plans: "I will pursue a PhD in chemistry and hope to continue performing research."
Name: Thomas Hicks
Research Lab: Milner Group, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Area Interests: Inorganic, Materials, Organic, Organometallic, Polymer
Post-graduation Plans: "I intend to pursue a PhD in chemistry."
Graduating Seniors not Featured Above: Aarzoo Haideri, Alejna Gjakmani, Angela DiMauro, Annabelle Dominguez, Arvin Bilegsaikhan, Ashley Cooray, Dan Ni, Daniel Kim, Dylan Tran, Elena Dot, Halle Marvich, Henry Knott, Jahnay Bryan, Justin Xu, Leo Zhao, Lex Crist, Marcus Ng, Nadine Elkasri, Nicholas Couchara, Samuel Pavelites, Sarah Zhang, Shravasti Ray, Sophia Rha, Tarika Bansal, Jenny Huang