Group Members

Luke Kays - Graduate Student

Education:

B.S. Chemistry - Harding University 2016 (Searcy, AR)

M.A.T Secondary Education - Harding University 2018 (Searcy, AR)

Research Interests:

Bioelectrocatalysis, Inorganic catalysis

Personal interests:

Hiking, board games, Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo 64, tennis, buying too much at National Park Visitor Centers

Rohit Jadhav - Postdoctoral Researcher

Education:

Ph.D. Chemistry – Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore, India);  advised by Apurba K. Das

Research Interests: Energy storage, redox flow batteries, electrocatalysis

Kevin McFadden - Graduate Student

Education:

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Research Interests:

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Personal Interests:

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Ashwini Dantanarayana - Graduate Student

Education:

B.Sc. Special Degree in Chemistry – University of Colombo (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

Research Interests:

Electrochemistry, electrosynthesis, bioelectrocatalysis

Personal Interests:

Music, chocolate, walking, hiking

Miharu Koh - Graduate Student

Education:

B.S. Chemistry – Allegheny College 2020 (Meadville, PA)

Research Interests:

In-situ spectroscopic monitoring of electrochemical processes

Tim McFadden - Graduate Student

Education:

B.A. Marketing – Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Research Interests:

Organic electrosynthesis and method development

Skylar Blank - Graduate Student

Education:

B.S. Chemistry (Professional) - University of Utah

Research Interests:

Organic electrochemistry

Egor Baiarashov - Graduate Student

Education:

M.S. Chemistry – Kazan Federal University 2019 (Kazan, Russia)

B.S. Chemistry – Kazan Federal University 2017 (Kazan, Russia)

Research Interests:

Redox polymers for bioelectrocatlaysis

Personal Interests:

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Adam Milam - Graduate Student

Education:

B.S. Chemistry - University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA)

Research Interests:

Battery design, materials science

Personal Interests:

Hiking, Skateboarding, Painting, Photography, DnD, Computers

Emily Carroll - Graduate Student

Education:

B.S. Chemistry – University of Iowa 2021 (Iowa City, IA)

Research Interests:

Energy storage, redox flow batteries

Zachary Nguyen - Graduate Student

Education:

B.S. Chemistry – University of Utah 2021 (Salt Lake City, UT)

Research Interests:

Organic electrochemistry

Dylan Boucher - Postdoctoral Researcher

Education:

Ph.D. Chemistry – University of Texas at Austin 2021 (Austin, TX); advised by Mike Rose

B.S. Chemistry – Allegheny College 2015 (Meadville, PA)

Research Interests:

Mechanistic electrochemistry, chemically modified electrodes, electrocatalysis, electrosynthesis

Personal Interests:

Skiing, biking, climbing, backpacking, records, synthesizers, finding a nice tree to look at for awhile

Wassim El Housseini - Postdoctoral Scholar

Education:

Ph.D. Chemistry – Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Microbiology for the Environment (LCPME) 2022 (Nancy, France)

M.S. Chemical Engineering – Sorbonne University 2019 (Paris, France)

M.S. Physical Chemistry of Materials – Lebanese University 2017 (Beirut, Lebanon)

B.S. Chemistry – Lebanese University 2014 (Beirut, Lebanon)

Research Interests:

Bioelectrocatalysis, biofuel cells, CO2 reduction

Personal Interests:

Playing pool, reading, traveling

Monica Brachi - Postdoctoral Researcher

Education:

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Research Interests:

Bioelectrocatalysis, H2 production

Personal Interests:

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Motiur Rahaman - Postdoctoral Researcher

Education:

Ph.D. Chemistry – Auburn University 2022 (Auburn, AL)

Research Interests:

Redox flow batteries

Kevin Beaver - Graduate Student

Education:

B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and B.S. Environmental Science – Lebanon Valley College 2019 (Annville, PA)

Research Interests:

Photo-bioelectrochemistry, microbial fuel cells, bioengineering

Rokas Geruskis - Graduate Student

Education: 

B.S. Biology – DePaul University 2019 (Chicago, IL)

Research Interests:

Protein egineering, bioelectrocatalysis

Theo Baende - B.S./M.S. Student

Education: 

MBA – Utah Valley University

Electrical Engineering – Kennesaw State University

Research Interests:

Synthesis

Personal Interests:

Traveling