The Group
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
IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow
Ethan Raffman
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2025
UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
Advisor: Elizabeth Jarvo
B.S. Chemistry, History, 2020
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Hometown: Redmond, WA
Hobbies: Wiffleball, Tennis, Board Games
Fourth 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
Hometown: Linyi, Shandong, China
Hobbies: Reading, watching anime, jogging
Fourth Year Graduate Student
Ashley Lojko
B.S. Chemistry, 2022
Le Moyne College, DeWitt, NY
Hometown: Hamburg, PA
Hobbies: Reading, video games, going to the beach
Third Year Graduate Student
Agniva Das
M.Sc. Chemistry, 2023
IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
B.Sc. Chemistry, 2021
Ramkrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, India
Hometown: Kolkata, India
Hobbies: Table tennis, books, traveling
Third Year Graduate Student
Ayah Fidama
B.S. Chemistry, 2023
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Hobbies: Knitting, exploring new places, watching movies
Third Year Graduate Student
Vincent Huang
B.S. Chemistry, 2023
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Hobbies: Basketball, video games, cooking
Second Year Graduate Student
Zirui Liu
B.S. Chemistry, 2024
Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
Hometown: Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Hobbies: Soccer, watching comedy, sleeping
Second Year Graduate Student
CBTP Fellow
Kiran Soma
B.S. Chemistry, 2024
NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Hometown: Oak Ridge, NC
Hobbies: Writing, music, chess
First Year Graduate Student
Juan Perez
B.S. Chemistry, 2025
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Hometown: Madison, WI
Hobbies: Games, Reading, TV/anime, Swimming
First Year Graduate Student
Durjay Roy
B.Sc.-M.Sc. Chemistry, 2024
IISER Bhopal, Bhopal, India
Hometown: Jalpaiguri, India
Hobbies: Video games, soccer, cooking
Undergraduate Student
Jialin Li
SBU '27
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Fujian, China
Hobbies: Swimming, traveling around the world, listening to music
Undergraduate Student
Mahir Hossain
SBU '28
Major: Chemistry
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Hobbies: Soccer, ping-pong, cooking
Undergraduate Student
Joshua Griffin
SBU '29
Major: Chemistry
Hometown: Fort Washington, MD
Hobbies: Going to the gym, listening to music and traveling
Undergraduate Student
Matthew Serrano
SBU '29
Major: Chemistry
Hometown: Farmingville, NY
Hobbies: Hiking, reading, listening to music