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Principal Investigator
Julia V. Zaikina
Associate Professor, August 2023 - current
Postdoctoral Fellow (2012-2017), UC Davis (Advisors: Prof. Susan M. Kauzlarich and Prof. Alexandra Navrotsky)
Postdoctoral Fellow (2008-2010), Florida State Univeristy (Adivisor: Prof. Susan E. Latturner)
Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry (2005-2008) (Advisor: Prof. Andrei V. Shevelkov), Moscow State University, Russia
Ph.D. in solid state chemistry (2005-2008) (Advisor: Prof. Juri Grin) Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (MPI-CPfS), Germany
M.S., B.S. (2000-2005) Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8755-1926Graduate Students
Thomas Seymour-Cozzini
6th year Graduate Student
B.S. in Chemistry, San Jose State University (2019)
tcozzini@iastate.edu
Nisaga Prathibhani W. Wanigasekara Wanniachchig
3rd year Graduate Student
B.S. Chemistry, (2023)
nisaga@iastate.edu
Sashini Bandara
2nd year Graduate Student
B.Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2022)
sashinib@iastate.edu
Ashraful Alam
1st year Graduate Student
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh (2024)
ashraful@iastate.edu
Parinda Ratnayake
Undergarduate Student, Chemistry, ISU
expected graduation date: Fall 2027
Group Alumni
Dr. Volodymyr Gvozdetskyi
Postdoctoral Researcher (2018-2021)Dr. Abhijit Bera
Postdoctoral Researcher (2022-2024)Dr. Tori Cox
Ph.D. in Chemistry (November 2022)Dr. Adedoyin (Nife) Adeyemi
Ph.D. in Chemistry (July 2022)Dr. Aishwarya Mantravadi
Ph.D. in Chemistry (July 2024)Brittany Courteau
M.S. in Chemistry (November 2021)William Josul
M.S. in Chemistry (July 2025)Sandita Das (2022-2024)
Kristian Shipley
Undergraduate Student, Chemistry, ISUCale Bangs
Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering, ISUIrina Pogorelko
Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engeneering, ISUKaden Osborn
Undergraduate Student, Chemistry, ISUBradyn Weaver
Undergraduate Student, Chemistry, ISU
Paul Oftedahl
4th year Graduate Student
B.S. in Chemistry, Arizona State University, AZ (2022)
B.Mus. in Organ, Arizona State University, AZ (2022)
oftedahl@iastate.edu
Mahmudul Islam Rain
4th year Graduate Student
B.S. in Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh (2021)
mrain1@iastate.edu
Md Rubel Hossen
2nd year Graduate Student
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh (2023)
mrhossen@iastate.edu
Rashmika Walgamage
1st year Graduate Student
B.Sc.(Hons) in Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2024)
rashmika@iastate.edu
Quinn Madine
Undergarduate Student, Kinesiology, ISU
expected graduation date: Spring 2026
Dr. Sangki Hong
PhD in Chemistry, May 2021Dr. Gourab Bhaskar
PhD in Chemistry, July 2022Margarita Clemente
Undergarduate Student, Chemistry, ISUMark Bertolami
Undergarduate Student, Chem. & Animal Ecology, ISURyan Dreher
Undergarduate Student, Chemistry, ISUMeet Patel
Undergarduate Student, Chemistry, ISUZeina Miari
Undergarduate Student, Chemistry, ISUNoah Balta
Undergarduate Student, Chemistry, ISUVittal Kamal
Undergarduate Student, Chemistry, ISURae Earnest
Undergarduate Student, Chemistry, ISUSpencer Gard
Undergarduate Student, Chemistry, ISUContact: Hach Hall, Office 2110, Lab 2221 Chemistry Department Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-1021 yzaikina@iastate.edu