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Travis J. Williams, Professor of Chemistry<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 121
\nPhone: (213) 740-5961
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\nEmail: travisw@usc.edu<\/p>\n

Ph.D., 2005, Stanford University
\nB.S., 1998, California Institute of Technology<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> Cycling, ham radio and building pinewood derby cars with my daughter as a cub scout den leader!<\/p>\n

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Valeriy Cherepakhin, Post-Doc<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 107
\nEmail: cherepak@usc.edu<\/p>\n

Ph.D., 2020, University of Southern California
\nB.S., N\/A, Moscow State University<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> N\/A<\/p>\n

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Graduate Students<\/span><\/center><\/p>\n
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Rice Rander, 5th year graduate student<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 107
\nEmail: rander@usc.edu<\/p>\n

B.S., 2021, Emory & Henry University<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> I love to bake, hike, and craft!<\/p>\n

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Justin Lim, 5th year graduate student<\/h4>\n

Office: OCW 213
\nEmail: yjlim@usc.edu<\/p>\n

B.S., 2021, Oregon State University<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> Exploring LA, basketball, amateur cooking, and reading about unsolved crimes<\/p>\n

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Madison Fette, 4th year graduate student<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 104
\nEmail: fette@usc.edu<\/p>\n

B.S., 2021, Dominican University<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> Sewing, traveling, and hanging out with my wiener dog Ando<\/p>\n

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Ding-Yuan Lim, 3rd year graduate student<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 104
\nEmail: limdingy@usc.edu<\/p>\n

B.S., 2023, University of California Santa Barbara<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> Drawing, singing, and cycling<\/p>\n

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Nikolas Gaugler, 3rd year graduate student<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 107
\nEmail: Gaugler@usc.edu<\/p>\n

B.S., 2023, California State University Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> Go, reading, and hanging out with my kids<\/p>\n

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Peifeng Wang, 2nd year graduate student<\/h4>\n

Office: OCW 213
\nEmail: peifeng@usc.edu<\/p>\n

B.S., 2024, University of California Irvine<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> TBD<\/p>\n

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Lena Williams, 2nd year graduate student<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 104
\nEmail: lxwillia@usc.edu<\/p>\n

B.S., 2024, University of California Riverside<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> Soccer, coffee, and working out<\/p>\n

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Aidan Van Opdorp, 1st year graduate student<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 107
\nEmail: vanopdor@usc.edu<\/p>\n

B.S., 2025, University of California Irvine<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> Manga, perfumery, and snowboarding<\/p>\n

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Undergraduate Students<\/span><\/center><\/p>\n
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Michelle Mendoza, Senior<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 107
\nEmail: mjm46477@usc.edu<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> TBD<\/p>\n

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Charlie Hernandez<\/h4>\n

Office: LHI 107
\nEmail: cshernan@usc.edu<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> TBD<\/p>\n

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Nicolas Torre, Junior<\/h4>\n

Office: OCW 213
\nEmail: nicolast@usc.edu<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> TBD<\/p>\n

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Jackson Hanf, Junior<\/h4>\n

Office: OCW 213
\nEmail: jhanf@usc.edu<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> TBD<\/p>\n

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High School Students<\/span><\/p>\n

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E. Aaron Martinez, Senior<\/h4>\n

Office: OCW 213
\nEmail: N\/A<\/p>\n

Outside interests:<\/span> Boy scouts of America, chemistry, and football<\/p>\n

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