Alumni
Keri Dowling, M. S. (master thesis 08/2021–08/2023)
Dr. Janet Arras (Postdoctoral Researcher, now Part-Time Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at KSU, since 07/2023)
Daniel Mitcovschi (undergraduate researcher, 05/2022-02/2023)
Connor Welch (undergraduate researcher, 01/2022-05/2023)
Awards:
Birla Carbon Scholar 2022
Perry Skiouris (undergraduate researcher, 06/2021-02/2022)
Monica Clayton (undergraduate researcher, 06-12/2021)
Alvaro Calderón, M. S. (undergraduate researcher, 01/2016–12/2018, Research Assistant 05–06/2017 and 04–06/2018,
master thesis 08/2019–08/2021, now Ph.D. graduate student at Georgia Institute of
Technology)
Awards:
Outstanding Graduating Student Award 2021 (M.S.), Kennesaw State University
American Institute of Chemists Student Award in the Chemical Sciences 2021, Kennesaw State University
American Institute of Chemists Student Award in the Chemical Sciences 2021, Kennesaw State University
→ highlighted in C&En News:
S. Z. Jilanis:
Shaping leaders at the ACS Leadership Institute,
Chem. & Eng. News 2020, 98, 35 [Link].
S. Z. Jilanis:
Shaping leaders at the ACS Leadership Institute,
Chem. & Eng. News 2020, 98, 35 [Link].
ACS Georgia Section Mini-Grant 2019 to support outreach activities of the Alliance of Graduate Inorganic Chemists (AGIC) at KSU (Alvaro served as president for AGIC)
SAACS Travel Award 2017
SAACS Travel Award 2017
Robert Johnson (undergraduate researcher, 06-08/2021)
Sujit Patel (undergraduate researcher, 01/2020-05/2021, graduated from KSU, B. S., now Rutgers
New Jersey Medical School program)
Megan Vo (undergraduate researcher, 01/2020–12/2020)
Naza Okafor (undergraduate researcher, 05/2019–12/2019, graduated from KSU, B. S., now graduate
student MS Biotechnology program Johns Hopkins University)
Connor O’Dea, B.S. (undergraduate researcher, 05/2018–03/2020, now Ph.D. graduate student at University
of Texas at Austin)
Omar Ugarte Trejo, M.S. (undergraduate researcher, 05/2016–05/2017, research assistant 05–06/2017 and 04–06/2018,
master thesis 08/2017–12/2019, now QA Manager/Process Chemist at Mannington Mills,
Inc., Calhoun, GA)
Awards:
Outstanding Graduating Student Award 2018 (M.S.), Kennesaw State University
American Institute of Chemists Student Award in the Chemical Sciences 2018, Kennesaw
State University
Outstanding Graduating Student Award 2017 (B.S.), Kennesaw State University
Departmental Award in Inorganic Chemistry 2017, Kennesaw State University
Poster Award 11th Herty Medalist Undergraduate Symposium 2016 in Atlanta
Birla Carbon Scholar 2016
Departmental Award in Inorganic Chemistry 2017, Kennesaw State University
Poster Award 11th Herty Medalist Undergraduate Symposium 2016 in Atlanta
Birla Carbon Scholar 2016
Nimia Zoe Maya, B.S./B.A. (graduate researcher, 08/2017–03/2020)
Ethan Miller, B.S. (graduate researcher, 08/2017–08/2019)
Markell Adams (undergraduate student, 01–07/2019, graduated from KSU, B. S.)
Bryan Estevez (undergraduate student, 08/2018–05/2019)
Brandon Bell (undergraduate student, 08/2018–05/2019)
Ofumere Omokhodion (undergraduate researcher, 01/2017–06/2018, graduated from KSU,
B. S.)
Nattasith (Nat) Siwabut (undergraduate researcher, 06/2017–05/2018, graduated from
KSU, B. S.)
Yasser Seif (undergraduate student, 06–12/2017)
Allan Nguyen (Center for Advanced Studies at Wheeler High School), 06–08/2017)
Allan Nguyen (Center for Advanced Studies at Wheeler High School), 06–08/2017)
Daniel Satterfield (undergraduate student, REU Fellow, Dalton State College, 06–07/2016)
Neha Merchant (undergraduate student, 01–07/2016, graduated from KSU, B.S.)
Drew Thornton (undergraduate student, 01–04/2016, graduated from KSU, B.S.)
Jessica Wiederkehr, M.S. (Texas A&M University 2013, PROMOS Fellow of the German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD)), then graduate student (Ph.D.), Recipient of a Kekulé Mobility
Fellowship of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (Funds of the Chemical Industry in
Germany), Research Group of Professor Stephan Schulz, University of Duisburg-Essen,
Germany, doctoral degree Dr. rer. nat. (equivalent to Ph.D.) in 2018.
Last update: 09/17/2023
