Chemistry Graduate Students

Amanda Burton

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

Xitlali Gallegos-Cruz

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Exploring the Solution Dynamics of Dicarboxylate Amino Aid Surfactants
Start: Spring 2024

Angelina Garcia

Angelina Garcia

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eugene Billiot
Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Bifurcated Amino Acid-Based Surfactants
Start: Spring 2024

Jeremiah Gaulke

Jeremiah Gaulke

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nasrin Hooshmand
Research: Optimize the Synthesis and Characterization of Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Advanced Biomedical Applications.
Start: Spring 2024

Kyra Kaiser

Kyra Kaiser

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Spectroscopic assessment of silver-based wound dressing quality and performance within artificial wound environments
Start: Spring 2024

Daisy Lopez

Daisy Lopez

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot, Dr. Wei Xu
Research: Biofunctionalization of iron nitride nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents
Start: Spring 2024

Alberto Morales

Alberto Morales

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Xinping Hu
Research: The study of dissolved oxygen dynamics at a Flower Garden National Marine Sanctuary site
Start: Spring 2024

Subashini Baskar

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

Victoire Delattre

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Synthesis of Naphthalimide and Bipyridinium-Based Fluorescent Molecular Sensors for the Detection of Indole-Cored Bioisosteres of the Neurotransmitter Melatonin
Start: Fall 2023

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Conner Guidry

Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Felix
Research: Quantifying Particulate Nitrate Deposition and Sources in an Urban Coastal Airshed
Start: Fall 2023

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Remi Labeille

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Frauke Semann
Research: Assessment of Benzo(A)Pyrene Exposure Induced Epimutations in Gametes
Start: Fall 2023

Rita Muniz

Rita Muniz

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Physical Properties of Mixed Cationic and Anionic Amino Acid Surfactants
Start: Fall 2023

Arthur Nguyen

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

Wendy Rangel

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Examining Antibacterial Mechanisms of Silver Nanoparticles 
Start: Fall 2023

Nicholas Shropshire

Nicholas Shropshire

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Chemical analysis of pharmaceutical compounds by optical spectroscopy 
Start: Fall 2023

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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

Jesus Baca

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lin Zhang
Research: Blue Carbon Soil Stock Development and Estimates in Texas Coastal Bend Wetlands
Start: Spring 2023

 

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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

 

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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

 

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Jonathan Sturgeon

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Synthesis of photo-sensitive organic compounds
Start: Spring 2023

 

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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

Wayne Hodge

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jim Silliman
Research: Short Branch n-alkanes as a precursor for harmful algal blooms
Start: Fall 2022

Daniel Rosas

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

Roslyn Swonke

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eugene Billiot
Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Aspartic Acid-Based Tripeptide Surfactants
Start: Fall 2022

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Brett Lowry

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: 
Characterization of leucine-based surfactant derivatives in presence of diamine counterions
Start: 
Spring 2022

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Natasha Villagomez

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patrick Larkin
Research: 
 Genetic diversity of seagrass Halodule wrightii
Start: 
Spring 2022

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Maira Afzal

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jim Silliman
Research:
Analysis of n-alkanes in the sediment
Start: 
Fall 2021

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Christian Amos

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Xinping Hu
Research: Ocean Acidification in Estuarian Systems
Start: 
Fall 2021

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Christina Gonzalez

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research:
Antimicrobial properties of silver nanotubes
Start: 
Fall 2021