Chemistry Graduate Students
Subashini Baskar
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Felix Omouri
Research: The Effects of Metformin Therapy on Vitamin B12 Levels, Inflammatory Responses, and Oxidative Stress Markers in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Start: Fall 2023
Victoire Delattre
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of new antimicrobial silver nanoparticles
Start: Fall 2023
Conner Guidry
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Felix
Research: Quantifying Particulate Nitrate Deposition and Sources in an Urban Coastal Airshed
Start: Fall 2023
Rita Muniz
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri and Eugene Billiot
Research: Physical Properties of Mixed Cationic and Anionic Amino Acid Surfactants
Start: Fall 2023
Arthur Nguyen
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Synthesis of Side-Chain Polycarboxyimide-Based Hydroperoxides for Use as Next Generation Photo-Rheology Modifiers and Photodynamic Therapy
Start: Fall 2023
Wendy Rangel
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Examining Antibacterial Mechanisms of Silver Nanoparticles
Start: Fall 2023
Nicholas Shropshire
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Chemical analysis of pharmaceutical compounds by optical spectroscopy
Start: Fall 2023
Margie Alvarez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Physical Properties of single amino acid surfactants in presence of cyclic dimanine counterions
Start: Spring 2023
Jesus Baca
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lin Zhang
Research: Blue Carbon Soil Stock Development and Estimates in Texas Coastal Bend Wetlands
Start: Spring 2023
Kaiya Shealy
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Felix
Research: NOx Source Apportionment and Oxidation Chemistry in a Coastal Urban Airshed Using Stable Isotope Techniques
Start: Spring 2023
Abril Lunar Garcia
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Felix
Research: Spatial and temporal NOx trends in an urban coastal air shed and NO2 deposition to an urban coastal watershed
Start: Spring 2023
Jonathan Sturgeon
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Synthesis of photo-sensitive organic compounds
Start: Spring 2023
Mohit Chilukuri
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Harnessing Cellulose-Stabilized Radical Cations to Develop Inkjet-Printable Fluorescent Thermochromic inks for High Temperature Warming Applications
Start: Fall 2022
Wayne Hodge
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jim Silliman
Research: Short Branch n-alkanes as a precursor for harmful algal blooms
Start: Fall 2022
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
Roslyn Swonke
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eugene Billiot
Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Aspartic Acid-Based Tripeptide Surfactants
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
Natasha Villagomez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patrick Larkin
Research: Genetic diversity of seagrass Halodule wrightii
Start: Spring 2022
Maira Afzal
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jim Silliman
Research: Analysis of n-alkanes in the sediment
Start: Fall 2021
Christian Amos
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Xinping Hu
Research: Ocean Acidification in Estuarian Systems
Start: Fall 2021
Christina Gonzalez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Antimicrobial properties of silver nanotubes
Start: Fall 2021