Principal Investigator

Dr. Denisia M. Popolan- Vaida
Assistant Professor
Postdoctoral Students

Yitong Zhai
Postdoctoral Research (2023 – Present)
Graduate Students

Alec DeCecco

Bui Khe
Chemistry PhD

Minh Tran
Chemistry PhD

Madgee Pierre Louis
Chemistry MS
Undergraduate Students

Emily Nortmann
Biochemistry BS

Zachary Clarke
Biomedical Science BS

Rayhanna Harper
Biochemistry BS

Alexander Georgiev
Alumni

Arden Floyd
Chemistry major
Graduated Spring 2024

Elaina Berger
Chemistry major
Graduated Spring 2023

Chloe Ayala Haddan
Chemistry major
Graduated Spring 2023

Giovani Villalobos
Chemistry major
Graduated Spring 2022

Brett Young
Master’s Student
Graduated Spring 2021

Skylar Gootkin
Chemistry major
Graduated Fall 2021

Nath-Eddy Moody
Chemistry major
Graduated Fall 2021

Lannika Johnson
Chemistry major
EXCEL/COMPASS Research Program

Peter Makary
Biomedical Science major
Graduated Spring 2021

Kenny Bholanauth
Biomedical Science major
Graduated Spring 2019

Unika Mirza
Biomedical Science major
EXCEL/COMPASS Research Program

Laura Hidalgo
Biomedical Science major
EXCEL/COMPASS Research Program

Jaclyn Vander Laan
Forensics major
EXCEL/COMPASS Research Program

Alan Conrad
Biochemistry major
Graduated Spring 2019

Natasha Thomason
Biology major
Chemistry minor
Graduated Spring 2019

Lindsay Stovall
Chemistry major
Graduated Spring 2019

Sean Treshock
Forensics major