Dartmouth College, A.B., 2004 (Advisor: Peter Jacobi)
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., 2009 (Advisors: Robert Bergman and Dean Toste)
ETH Zürich, Postdoctoral researcher, 2009–2011 (Advisor: François Diederich)
Stanford University, Postdoctoral researcher 2012–2014 (Advisor: Zhenan Bao)

 

Melanie hails from San Diego, CA and her favorite functional group is the alkene. Outside of the lab, Melanie is usually on a bicycle or in a practice room with her violin.

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melanie dot chiu at stonybrook dot edu

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, B.S., 2012 (Advisor: Norma Cuizano)

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Álvaro grew up in the coastline of Lima, Perú and has been a Long Islander for the last few years. He is an expert at synthesizing photoswitchable molecules, and also enjoys playing music, making short films and flâneur.

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alvaro dot sponza.mata at stonybrook dot edu

Fordham University, B.S., 2020

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Nick grew up in Putnam County, New York. Outside of the lab, Nick enjoys cooking and playing jazz music on the drums

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nicholas dot digrandi at stonybrook dot edu

Southern Connecticut State University, B.S., 2020

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Noel Womack grew up in Southern CT and became fascinated with chemistry, in the 4th grade, when he saw a chemist use dry ice to expand a glove. In his free time, Noel enjoys binging TV, playing video games, and editing videos. His favorite molecule is C60 because it's amazing that someone found it in space

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noel dot womack at stonybrook dot edu

Stony Brook University, Class of 2024

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Check back for Jooha's info!

Stony Brook University, Class of 2024

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Check back for Kevin's info!

Gleeful shredder of puppy kindergarten/obedience school certificates

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Emmy is an avid chaser of frisbees and fullerene-shaped balls. She is also a faithful co-conspirator in all procrastination efforts.