Post-Doctoral Scholars
Dr. Sven Mörsel
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2024
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Advisor: Prof. Andreas Hirsch
Email: scm_711@usc.edu
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Graduate Students
Adam D. Samuel – 6th year
B.Sc. Chemistry 2018, Arizona State University
Research: Aminopyridine macrocycle electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction
Contact: adamsamu@usc.edu
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Jeremiah C. Choate – 5th year
B.Sc. Chemistry 2020, Colorado State University
NSF Graduate Fellow
Research: Optimization of immobilized Re tricarbonyl catalysts for CO2 reduction
Contact: choate@usc.edu
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Kenny Y. Koga – 4th year
B.Sc. Chemistry 2021, Oregon State University
Research: Phosphine-thiolate based electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction and hydrogen evolution
Contact: kkoga@usc.edu
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Yashna Khakre – 4th year
M.S. Chemistry 2021, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
Research: Dithiolene-based metal-organic frameworks for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water
Contact: khakre@usc.edu
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Germany P. Diaz De la Cruz – 4th Year
B.Sc. Chemistry 2021, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Research: Dithiolene-based mixed metal-organic frameworks for water electrolysis
Contact: diazdela@usc.edu
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Israel Silva Jr. – 3rd year
B.Sc. Chemistry 2021, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Research: Synthetic control of conjugated Mn bipyridine polymers for electro- and photo-catalytic CO2 reduction
Contact: israelsi@usc.edu
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Ashley Tu Anh Nguyen – 3rd year
B.A. Chemistry 2022, Whitman College
Research: Conductive dithiolene-based metal-organic frameworks with tunable transport properties
Contact: tuanhn@usc.edu
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Adya Anwesa Mahapatra – 2nd year
M.S. Chemistry 2023, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneshwar
Research: Phosphinothiolate molecular complexes for CO2 reduction reaction and generation of clean energy sources
Contact: aamahapa@usc.edu
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Undergraduate Students
Kaylyn Tran – Senior
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Sean Mauch – Senior
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Sevak Pogosyan – Senior
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Michelle Mendoza – Junior
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Jonathan Okamura – Junior
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Rodrigo Cruz Ceja – Junior
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Helen Highland – Junior
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Tyler Pham – Sophomore
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Contact Us
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Marinescu Group, Office 365 LJS
University of Southern California
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Website administrator: Yashna Khakre