{"id":27,"date":"2019-08-27T15:59:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:50:26","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/IMG_0904-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Young woman with long black hair, wearing a black and white hoodie, standing in front of a waterfall and smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-459 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/IMG_0904-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/IMG_0904-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/IMG_0904-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/IMG_0904-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/IMG_0904-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/IMG_0904-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Shaila Akter Shetu<\/strong> (3rd year; Ph.D. candidate; Jan. 2023 \u2013 present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S. @ University of Texas Rio Grande Valley<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/Ji-Nam-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-465 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/Ji-Nam-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/Ji-Nam-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/Ji-Nam-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/Ji-Nam-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/Ji-Nam.jpg 1247w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Jihyeon Nam<\/strong> (3rd year; Ph.D. candidate; Jan. 2023 \u2013 present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S. @ Seokyeong University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"958\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/08\/IMG_1481-1-1024x958.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/08\/IMG_1481-1-1024x958.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/08\/IMG_1481-1-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/08\/IMG_1481-1-768x719.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/08\/IMG_1481-1-1536x1438.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/08\/IMG_1481-1-2048x1917.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/958;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Meaghan Flannagan<\/strong> (3rd year; Ph.D. candidate; Oct. 2023 \u2013 present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S. @ University of Utah<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ac00cf961d1ea846fe5a532228b76c6\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Post-doctoral Fellow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-778c6e882c068de510d5fde6840db6a6\"><strong>Grace Polizzi<\/strong> (Nov. 2025 \u2013 present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-349bfe51b2850d385099c6f125e6b7cb\">Junior @ University of Central Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Former Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-994fa98105ec4b0c26dc7fe5759a1304\"><strong>Graduate Students:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee444cc537c549da0066258318d029f0\"><strong>Dr. Salina Som<\/strong> <br>   Graduate student: 2019\u20132024, Ph.D. 2024 <br>   Current position: Post-doc at University of Central Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-73a74873e9d1f9873b2324c2cfd2ff1a\"><strong>Postdoctoral Fellows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9b23ad0c078a0499e41025e97bdcea5e\"><strong>Dr. Jooyeon Lee<\/strong> <br> Postdoctoral researcher: 2023\u20132025 <br> Current position: Post-doc at KAIST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f300e2356d77bd51f445afb8c8e7ae99\"><strong>Dr. Nagabhushana C.Beeralingappa<\/strong> <br> Postdoctoral researcher: 2023 (Jan\u2013Aug) <br> Current position: Post-doc at Purdue University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c0b1d52da7749ae400e957e34e23bfe8\"><strong>  Undergraduate Students:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39866c50a33da49234f140273ae7867f\"><strong>Noah Swann<\/strong> <br>   Undergraduate student: 2022\u20132025, BS 2024 <br>   Current position: Ph.D. student at University of Chicago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ea915857f84ce5a95b0442daa6c06ee\"><strong>Kiki Tang<\/strong> <br>   Undergraduate student: 2022\u20132023, BS 2024 <br>   Current position: Forensic researcher at Florida Department of Law Enforcement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ac00cf961d1ea846fe5a532228b76c6\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Future Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ba16a42eacc870c97486cb706f6d5dad\"># <strong>Positions for graduate students are available. 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