The Group
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Postdoctoral Associate
Zilu Tang
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2023
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Advisor: Robert Comito
B.S. Chemistry, 2018
Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Hometown: Wuhan, China
Hobbies: video games, table tennis
IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow
Timothy Schoch
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2024
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Advisor: Jimmie Weaver
B.S. Chemistry, 2018
California Polytechnic State University, CA
Hometown: Tirana, Albania
Hobbies: Magic: the Gathering, PC gaming, Movie Nights
Sixth Year Graduate Student
Jagrut Shah
MSc. Organic Chemistry, 2017
MSU Baroda, Vadodara, India
BSc. Chemistry, 2015
Mumbai University, Mumbai, India
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Hometown: Mumbai, India
Hobbies: Reading, video games, pro-wrestling history
Third Year Graduate Student
Yetong Lin
M.S. Medicinal Chemistry, 2022
China Pharmaceutical Univ. Nanjing, China
B.S. Pharmaceutical Engineering, 2018
Shandong Univ. of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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Hometown: Linyi, Shandong, China
Hobbies: Reading, watching anime, jogging
Third Year Graduate Student
Ashley Lojko
B.S. Chemistry, 2022
Le Moyne College, DeWitt, NY
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Hometown: Hamburg, PA
Hobbies: Reading, video games, going to the beach
Second Year Graduate Student
Agniva Das
M.Sc. Chemistry, 2023
IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
B.Sc. Chemistry, 2021
Ramkrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, India
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Hometown: Kolkata, India
Hobbies: Table tennis, books, traveling
Second Year Graduate Student
Ayah Fidama
B.S. Chemistry, 2023
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Hobbies: Knitting, exploring new places, watching movies
Second Year Graduate Student
Vincent Huang
B.S. Chemistry, 2023
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
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Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Hobbies: Basketball, video games, cooking
First Year Graduate Student
Zirui Liu
B.S. Chemistry, 2024
Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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Hometown: Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Hobbies: Soccer, watching comedy, sleeping
First Year Graduate Student
Kiran Soma
B.S. Chemistry, 2024
NC State University, Raleigh, NC
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Hometown: Oak Ridge, NC
Hobbies: Writing, music, chess
Undergraduate Student
Emma Scher
SBU '25
Major: Chemistry
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​Hometown: Valley Stream, NY
Hobbies: Fashion, reading, snowboarding
Undergraduate Student
Noah Schwartzapfel
SBU '25
Major: Chemistry
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Hometown: Hauppauge, NY
Hobbies: Video games, cooking, youtube
Undergraduate Student
Sayan Shil
SBU '25
Major: Biomedical Engineering
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Hometown: Queens, NY
Hobbies: Calisthenics, chess, basketball