Chemistry Graduate Students
Mazzy Barrientos
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Iona Pavel
Research: Development and Validation of a Portable Raman-Based Bioanalytical Tool for Pharmaceutical Quality Control
Start: Fall 2026
Ciara Bohn
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Chemical Education
Start: Fall 2026
John Ramirez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nasrin Hooshmand
Research: Nanoparticle-Based Applications in Biomedical Science and Technology
Start: Fall 2026
Brittain Haden
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nasrin Hooshmand
Research: Nanoparticle-Based Applications in Biomedical Science and Technology
Start: Fall 2026
Alexis Alaniz
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Synthesis of macromolecules and their applications in Environmental Remediation
Start: Fall 2026
Katelyn Reid
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ben Karimi
Research: The Chemistry of Color: Thermodynamic, Kinetic, and Fluorescent Studies of Novel Platinum(II) Terpyridine and Bipyridine Derivative Vaporchromic Complexes
Start: Fall 2026
Paige Hart
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hussain Abdulla
Research: Intergenerational Alterations in Histone Modification Profiles in Medaka (Oryzias latipes) Following Parental Benzo[a]pyrene Exposure
Start: Fall 2026
Abigail Martinez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hussain Abdulla
Research: Glycomic Signatures of Benzo[a]pyrene Exposure During Development and Reproduction in Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes)
Start: Fall 2026
Kylli Widas
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hussain Abdulla
Research: Metabolic Flux Dynamics in Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes) Following Benzo[a]pyrene Exposure
Start: Fall 2026
Yazmin Ortiz
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hussain Abdulla
Research: Biochemical insights into microbial degradation of proteins
Start: Spring 2026
Jonathan Sturgon
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Synergistic Behavior of Amino Acid Surfactant Mixed Micelles: A Computational Chemistry Approach
Start: Spring 2026
Daniel Adams
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Development and implementation of an ISO 17025:2017 compliant quality management system in an academic laboratory for the analysis of aquatic samples by ICP-OES.
Start: Fall 2025
Boone Stauber
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hussain Abdulla
Research: Genomics-based improvement of omega-3 fatty acid content in farmed oysters.
Start: Fall 2025
Connor Duncan
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Stimuli-Responsive Pyridinium-Based Supramolecular Materials for Multimodal Optical and Redox Sensing Applications
Start: Fall 2025
Emily Hall
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Development and Computation of Bipyridinium-Based Supramolecular Materials for Environmental Remediation.
Start: Fall 2025
Annukka Willstedt
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hussain Abdulla
Research: Analytical Approaches to Bile Acid Quantification and Their Implications for Human Health and Nutrition
Start: Fall 2025
Luke Churchman
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hussain Abdulla
Research: Profiling Global Histone PTM Reprogramming, Proteomic Dysregulation, and Metabolic Shifts in Whole Medaka Gonadal Tissue
Start: Spring 2025
Ayesha Khalid
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nasrin Hooshmand
Research: Plasmonic Nanoparticles: Advancing Photocatalytic Applications for Sustainable Solutions
Start: Spring 2025
Dante Morland
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: The Impact of Template-Directed Amphiphile Assembly on the Time-Dependent Behavior of Boundary Tensions
Start: Spring 2025
Zaire Gardner
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Exploration of the Pharmacokinetic Effects of Polymerizing Leucine Based Nano Micelles
Start: Fall 2024
Amanda Burton
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patrick Larkin
Research: Seagrass Genetic Diversity in Texas Bays as it relates to water alkalinity
Start: Spring 2024
Xitlali Gallegos-Cruz
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Exploring the Solution Dynamics of Dicarboxylate Amino Aid Surfactants
Start: Spring 2024
Angelina Garcia
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eugene Billiot
Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Bifurcated Amino Acid-Based Surfactants
Start: Spring 2024
Daniel Rosas
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patrick Larkin
Research: Influence of porewater sulfide levels on root, rhizome, and leaf metabolic profiles of the seagrass Halodule wrightii
Start: Fall 2022
Brett Lowry
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Characterization of leucine-based surfactant derivatives in presence of diamine counterions
Start: Spring 2022