Former Post-Doctoral Scholars

Dr. Jeffrey J. Liu

Ph.D. Chemistry 2019, Johns Hopkins University, AdvisorProf. Kenneth Karlin
Senior Scientist at Johnson & Johnson

Former Graduate Students

Dr. David A. Velazquez, 2024

Homogeneous Cobalt Phosphinothiolate Complexes for Electrocatalytic Production of Sustainable High-Value Fuels

Dr. Jeremy Intrator, 2022

Cobalt Phosphino-Thiolate Complexes: Applications Towards Electrocatalytic Small Molecule Conversion to Synthetic Fuels
Senior Chemist at South 8 Technologies

Dr. Keying Chen, 2021

Dithiolate-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production
Postdoctoral Associate Lecturer at Boston University

Dr. Ashley N. Hellman, 2021

Rhenium Bipyridine Catalysts with Pendant Amines: Substituent and Positional Effects on the Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO
Postdoctoral Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories

Dr. Nicholas Orchanian, 2020

Catalysis for Solar Fuels Production: Molecular and Material Approaches
Postdoctoral Research Scientist with Latha Venkataraman and Collin Nuckolls at Columbia University

Dr. Eric M. Johnson, 2020

Design of Catalysts for the Transformation of Abundant Small Molecules into Solar Fuels
Postdoctoral Researcher with Amanda Morris at Virginia Tech

Dr. Andrew J. Clough, 2019

Two-Dimensional Metal Dithiolene Metal-Organic Frameworks as Conductive Materials for Solar Energy Conversion
Senior Member of Technical Staff at The Aerospace Corporation

Dr. Damir A. Popov, 2019

Design, Synthesis, and Study of Polypyridine Based Molecular and Heterogenized Molecular Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction
Associate Scientist at Seer, Inc.

Dr. Alon Chapovetsky, 2018

Design, Synthesis, and Investigation of a Bio-Inspired CO2 Reduction Catalyst
Postdoctoral Researcher – Argonne National Laboratory

Dr. Courtney A. Downes, 2018

Electrocatalytic Thiolate- and Selenolate-based Coordination Polymers for Solar Fuel Production
AAAS Science Policy Fellow

Geovanni M. Rangel, M.Sc., 2019

Erin Joy Araneta, M.Sc., 2024

Former Undergraduate Students

Frank Fan

B.Sc. Chemistry, 2023
University of Southern California

Ellie Mastrobattista

B.Sc. Chemical Engineering 2023

University of Southern California

Christine Yu

B.Sc. Chemistry 2022
University of Southern California

Lorena E. Hong

B.Sc. Chemistry 2020
University of Southern California

Patrick F. Corrigan

B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering 2018
University of Southern California

John M. Luna

B.Sc. Biochemistry 2017
University of Southern California

Jacques A. Esterhuizen

B.Sc. Chemical Engineering 2017
University of Southern California

Thomas H. Do

B.Sc. Chemistry 2016

University of Southern California

Michael A. Preudhomme

B.A. Chemistry 2016, University of Southern California
B.S. Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California

Joseph W. Yoo

B.Sc. Biochemistry 2016

University of Southern California

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