group members and alumni

Group photo – fall 2025 – pizookie night!!

Dr. Daniel Cárdenas-Vásquez (GCI Postdoctoral Fellow)*
Elif Narbay, MEng (Research Associate)*
Marion Harper (UG)*
Eunice Jung (UG, Stauffer-Fletcher Jones Fellow)*
Kathryn Kozbur (UG, Stauffer-Fletcher Jones Fellow)*
Neeraja Gajendran (UG, SURF Fellow)*
Sebastian Vargas (UG)*
Kendall Hassel (UG)*
Megan Hicks (UG, Stauffer-Fletcher Jones Fellow)*
Manya Chandra (UG)
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Linda Bouadjel-Zebian (UG)*
Michaella Cox (UG)*
Katherine Tsvikurnova (UG)*
Ethan Ly (UG)*
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Daniel Mattar
Victoria Caine | PhD student, Biomedical Engineering, NCSU/UNC-CH
Gabby Montgomery | Research Associate, Terray Therapeutics
Hatte Hamilton
Joseph Abuyog
Arian Tajvar
Anne Marie Santich
Kyle Choy

Sanika Pandit | PhD Candidate/NSF GRF, Biomedical Engineering, NCSU/UNC-CH
Dr. Molla Islam | Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Chapman University
Dela (Hatfield) Morgan, MS | Application Engineer, NuSil Technology
Rachel Lustig, JD | YOKA SMITH, LLP
Chelsey Nguy | Neurology Technician, The Brain Treatment Center
Alyce Baughman | Senior Data Scientist, Microsoft
Sonia Djafri, PA | Physician Assistant, Weill Cornell Medical Center
Rachel Nguyen | Northeast Ohio Medical School
Anne Roffler | PhD Candidate/NSF GRF, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard University
Joseph Dodson
Michael Carson | Control Systems Engineer, Air Liquide, Inc.
Richard Niederecker, MS | Biochemist III, BD, Inc.
Chad Province | Team Leader, Jumpstart

@georgia tech

Dr. Justin Debord | PhD 2004 |Sr. Production Chemist, BP, Inc.
Prof. Clint Jones | PhD 2003 | Dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Associate Professor of Chemistry, Mercyhurst College
Dr. Daoji Gan | Postdoctoral Scholar 2000-2003
Prof. Mike Serpe | PhD 2004 | Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of International Relations, University of Alberta
Dr. Satish Nayak | PhD 2005 | Executive Director of Business Development (Renewable Energy Group), Chevron, Inc.
Dr. Christine Nolan | PhD 2005 | Senior Compliance Specialist, Catalent, Inc.
Dr. Stella Debord | PhD 2005
Dr. Jonathan McGrath | PhD 2007 | Physical Scientist, US CBP
Dr. Jongseong Kim | PhD 2007 | CEO, OncoLab, Inc.
Prof. Neetu Singh | PhD 2008 | Professor and Head, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi
Dr. Ashlee St.John Iyer | PhD 2008 | Instructor, Kehillah Jewish High School
Dr. Bart Blackburn | PhD 2008 | Product Development Manager, MiMedx, Inc.
Dr. Courtney (Sorrell) Richman | PhD 2008 | Sr. Materials and Process Engineer, Relativity Space, Inc.
Dr. Zhiyong Meng | PhD 2009 | Lead Polymer Scientist, Nuvvon, Inc.
Prof. Toni South | PhD 2010 | Faculty, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kennesaw State University
Dr. Mike Smith | PhD 2012 | Group Director, Moderna, Inc.
Ms. Saranya Sathananthan | MS 2012 | Boston City Coordinator, DeVos Urban Leadership Institute
Dr. Ling Zhang | Postdoctoral Scholar 2011-2012
Dr. Jeff Gaulding | PhD 2013 | Senior Manager Product Development, Biolab, Inc.
Dr. Grant Hendrickson | PhD 2013 | Six Sigma Black Belt Staff, IDEXX, Inc.
Prof. Hiroaki Yoshida | Postdoctoral Scholar 2011-2013
Dr. Xiaobo (Bob) Hu | Visiting PhD Student 2009-2011 | Principal Application Research Scientist, Eastman, Inc.
Dr. Emily Herman | PhD 2014 | Senior Research Support Specialist, UL Research Institutes’ Chemical Insights
Dr. Mark Spears | PhD 2014 | Senior Scientist, Virscidian, Inc.
Dr. Nicole Welsch | Postdoctoral Scholar 2013-2015 | Project Manager, Covestro, Inc.
Dr. Kim Clarke | PhD 2015 | Senior Scientist, American Cancer Society
Dr. Shalini Saxena | PhD 2015
Prof. Ashley Carson Brown | Postdoctoral Scholar/Research Scientist | Professor, Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and Director, Comparative Medicine Institute, NCSU/UNC
Dr. Purva Kodlekere | PhD 2015 | Technology Manager, Unilever, Inc.
Dr. Caroline Hansen | PhD 2017 | Senior Scientist II, IDEXX, Inc.