postdoctoral researchers
Dr. Philip Lampkin
he/him
Arthur C. Cope Postdoctoral Fellowship in Organic Chemistry, ONE-U Responsible AI Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowship
​Research: Applying data science and AI tools to enable the rational design of stimuli-responsive polymers.
With: Lessard Group (Utah), REMAT
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin–Madison (2025)
Advisor: Samuel H. Gellman
B.S. University of San Francisco (2019)
Advisors: William Karney, Claire Castro
Interests: Music, film, cycling and old sweaters.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Dr. Pauline Bianchi
she/her
Wallonie-Bruxelles International WORLD Excellence Fellowship
​Research: Applying data science and computations to understand organic reactions
Ph.D. University of Liège, Belgium (2024)
Advisor: Jean-Christophe Monbaliu
M.Chem. University of Liège, Belgium (2020)
Advisor: Jean-Christophe Monbaliu
Interests: Playing music, dancing, singing, drawing, learning about history, wearing colorful outfits​​​​​​
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Dr. Minji Kim
she/her
​Research: Applying data science tools to develop enantioselective reactions
With: Genentech
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison (2025)
Advisor: Zach Wickens
B.S. Macalester College (2019)
Advisors: Dennis Cao, Keith Kuwata
Interests: climbing, baking, reading, old movies, starting new hobbies I can't keep up with​​​​​​
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Dr. Cristian Rosso
he/him
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship​
Research: Applying data science tools to develop enantioselective photo-organocatalytic transformations
With: Dell'Amico Group (University of Padua, Italy)
Ph.D. University of Trieste, Italy (2021)
Advisors: Maurizio Prato, Giacomo Filippini
Interests: outdoor activities, soccer, video games, cates, reading, and barbecues​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Dr. Samantha Sloane
she/her
Research: Using data science tools and computational guided chemistry to understand and develop polymerization reactions
With: REMAT
Ph.D. Marquette University (2024)
Advisor: Joseph R. Clark
B.S. Miami University (2016)
Interests: hot yoga, swimming, camping, kickboxing, coffee, exploring new cities & trying new foods​​​​​​
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Dr. Julia Turner
she/her
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Research: Use of data science tools for organocatalyst development
With: Genentech
Ph.D. University of Toronto (2024)
Advisor: Mark S. Taylor
B.S. B.S. Western University (2019)
Advisor: Robert H. E. Hudson
Interests: knitting, running, climbing, buying things I don't need on Facebook marketplace
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Dr. Hannah Slocumb
she/her
NIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship
Research: Applying data science techniques to the discovery and development of new organocatalyzed enantioselective reactions.
With: Genentech
Ph.D. UC Irvine (2024)
Advisor: Vy Dong
B.S. Harvey Mudd College (2019)
Interests: hanging with my dog, cooking, spicy food, breweries, and travel
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Dr. Simone Gallarati
he/him
Postdoc.Mobility Swiss National Science Foundation
Research: Applying and developing data-driven computational tools to understand and optimize chemical reactions
With: Doyle Group (UCLA), C-CAS
Ph.D. EPFL, Switzerland (2023)
Advisor: Clemence Corminboeuf
M.Chem. University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Advisors: Michael Bühl, Matthew L. Clarke
Interests: Aerial silks, theatre, snowboarding, hiking, Disney Villains, choosing what to wear​​​​​​​​
Dr. Shubham Deolka
he/him
Research: Discovering new homogeneous catalytic protocols using DFT and data science methods.
With: Paton Group (CSU)
Ph.D. OIST, Japan (2023)
Advisor: Julia Khusnutdinova
B.S.-M.S. IISER, Kolkata (2017)
Interests: Playing Soccer, running, trying to cook random food
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Dr. Aleria Garcia-Roca
she/her
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
Research: Exploring enantio-induction space in Mn-catalyzed C-H activation reactions; optimization of Pd-catalyzed atroposelection reactions using machine learning
With: Genentech
Ph.D. ICIQ, Spain (2023)
Advisor: Arjan Kleij
M.Sci. ICIQ, Spain (2017)
Advisor: Mónica Pérez Temprano
B.A. Autonomous University of Barcelona (2016)
Interests: Playing cello and soccer, video games and salty popcorn​​
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Dr. James Howard
he/him
NIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship
Research: Predictive models for protein engineering with data science and molecular dynamics simulations
With: Narayan Group (U of Michigan)
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin (2023)
Advisor: Eric V. Anslyn
B.S. University of Alabama
Advisor: Kevin Shaughnessy
Interests: Guitar, hobby electronics, water sports, cooking, thrift shopping, and video games
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fifth years
Sara McCormack
she/her
Wilkes Dissertation Fellowship
Research: Molecular parameterization of diverse small organic molecules for applications in redox flow batteries, materials, biomolecular condensates, and reaction discovery
With: Sanford Group (U of Michigan), Kwabi Group (Yale), Johnson Group (UNC Chapel Hill), Bischak Group (U of Utah), Rosen Group (UT Southwestern)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Denver (2021)
Interests: powder skiing, cooking, looking at trees, water sports, and brightly colored molecules​
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Austin LeSueur
he/him
Research: Application of data science workflows developed on small molecules to biocatalytic systems
With: Doyle group (UCLA), Sherman group (U of Michigan)
B.S. Biochemistry, Brigham Young University (2021)
Interests: Reading, board games, cooking, and podcasts
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Sierra Hart
she/her
Research: Characterization of bidentate ligands (phosphine-amines, bisphosphines, bisphosphine mono–oxides) for reaction optimization and mechanism development
With: GSK, Genentech, Doyle Group, Navarro Group (Occidental College, CCAS), Sarpong Group (UC Berkeley, CCAS)
B.S. Chemistry and Applied Mathematics, Weber State University (2021)
Interests: yellow rain boots, keeping my (black) dog off my (white) couch, and shopping for my next convergence failure consolation plant!
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Thérèse Wild
she/her
Research: Parameterization of bidentate N-donor ligands for reaction optimization and physical organic understanding of reactivity.
With: C-CAS, CSOE, Reisman group (Caltech), Doyle Group (UCLA)
B.A. Chemistry (2021) B.S. Biomedical Sciences University at Buffalo, (2021)
Interests: Hiking, climbing, watching the worst reality TV you can find, Trolli peach rings
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fourth years
Alex Ring
she/her
Research: Electrosynthetic and electroanalytic techniques to study Ni complexes
With: CSOE, Sanford group (Michigan), Luo group (Utah), Minteer group (Missouri S&T)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Utah (2022)
Interests: skiing, painting, camping, rock climbing, Dr. Pepper, and watching Survivor
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Haruka Takenaka
she/her
Research: Predicting Ni-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling. Designing ligands for Ni and Cu catalysis through DFT, data science, and electroanalytical techniques.
With: CSOE
B.S. Chemistry, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (2021)
Interests: eating, cooking, family time
Zrinko Jurić
Research: Utilizing data science for the development of novel chiral phosphoric acid organocatalysts and exploring the chemistry of understudied sulfur(VI) compounds
With: Genetech
B.S. Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Croatia (2021)
Interests: dogs, volleyball, beaches, history, traveling, food, movies, and TV shows
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third years
Raymond Lo
he/him
Research: Data-science driven investigation of enantioselective photocatalytic transformations
B.S. Chemistry, California State University, Los Angeles (2023)
Interests: cooking, binging tv shows, and sleeping
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Niharika P. Kaushik
she/her
Research: Developing predictive and interpretable machine learning models to uncover mechanistic insights and advance reaction development
With: AbbVie, Doyle Group (UCLA), CCAS, Buchwald Group (MIT)
M.Sc. Chemistry, MAHE, Manipal, India (2021)
B.S. Chemistry, Christ University, India (2019)
Interests: Doodling, board games, chonky cats, dosa and sunsets
first years
Misato Okamoto
she/her
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Research: Data science driven development of asymmetric catalytic reactions
With: Genentech
B.S. Chemistry, Temple University (2025)
Interests: book clubs, watching anime, climbing, traveling and hanging out with my friend’s pets (not them)
Liam Shores
he/him
Research: Applying data science techniques to the discovery and development of new organocatalyzed enantioselective reactions.
With: Genentech
B.S. Chemistry, Montana State University (2025)
Interests: climbing, skiing, wine, surfing, rivers
Samuel Powell
he/him
Research: Use of data science tools to better understand chemical space visualization and substrate selection
B.S. Chemistry, B.S. Biology, MidAmerica Nazarene University (2025)
Interests: climbing, reading, games of all varieties, spending time with my wife