Chemistry Graduate Students
![Amanda Burton](images/amanda-burton.jpg)
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](images/xitlali-gallegos-cruz.jpg)
Xitlali Gallegos-Cruz
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Exploring the Solution Dynamics of Dicarboxylate Amino Aid Surfactants
Start: Spring 2024
![Angelina Garcia](images/angelina-garcia1.jpg)
Angelina Garcia
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eugene Billiot
Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Bifurcated Amino Acid-Based Surfactants
Start: Spring 2024
![Jeremiah Gaulke](images/jeremiah-gaulke.jpg)
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](images/kyra-kaiser.jpg)
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](images/daisy-lopez.jpg)
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](images/alberto-morales.jpg)
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](images/subashini.jpeg)
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](images/victoire.jpg)
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
![Conner Guidry](images/conner.jpeg)
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](images/rita.jpg)
Rita Muniz
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Physical Properties of Mixed Cationic and Anionic Amino Acid Surfactants
Start: Fall 2023
![Arthur Nguyen](images/arthur.jpeg)
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](images/wendy.jpeg)
Wendy Rangel
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Examining Antibacterial Mechanisms of Silver Nanoparticles
Start: Fall 2023
![Nicholas Shropshire](images/nicholas.jpg)
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](images/jesus-grad.jpg)
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](images/whodge.jpg)
Wayne Hodge
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jim Silliman
Research: Short Branch n-alkanes as a precursor for harmful algal blooms
Start: Fall 2022
![Daniel Rosas](images/drosas.jpg)
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](images/rswonke.jpg)
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