Post-Doctoral Scholars

Dr. Sven Mörsel

Ph.D. Chemistry, 2024

Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Advisor: Prof. Andreas Hirsch

Email: scm_711@usc.edu

Graduate Students

David A. Velazquez – 5th year

B.Sc. Chemistry 2015, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Research: Phosphinothiolate molecular complexes for CO2 reduction
Contact: davelazq@usc.edu

Adam D. Samuel – 5th year

B.Sc. Chemistry 2018, Arizona State University
Research: Aminopyridine macrocycle electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction
Contact: adamsamu@usc.edu

Jeremiah C. Choate – 4th 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

Kenny Y. Koga – 3rd year

B.Sc. Chemistry 2021, Oregon State University
Research: Phosphine-thiolate based electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction and hydrogen evolution
Contact: kkoga@usc.edu

Yashna Khakre – 3rd 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

Germany P. Diaz De la Cruz – 3rd Year

B.Sc. Chemistry 2021, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Research: Dithiolene-based mixed metal-organic frameworks for water electrolysis
Contact: diazdela@usc.edu

Israel Silva Jr. – 2nd 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

Ashley Tu Anh Nguyen – 2nd year

B.A. Chemistry 2022, Whitman College
Research: Conductive dithiolene-based metal-organic frameworks with tunable transport properties
Contact: tuanhn@usc.edu

Adya Anwesa Mahapatra – 1st 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

Undergraduate Students

Kaylyn Tran – Junior

Sean Mauch – Junior

Sevak Pogosyan – Junior

Kevin Sun – Sophomore

Michelle Mendoza – Sophomore

Helen Highland – Sophomore

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