Chemistry Graduate Students
Luke Churchman
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hussain Abdulla
Research: Metabolomics of Medaka Fish
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
Mohammad Mousavi
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nasrin Hooshmand
Research: Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Early-Stage Cancer Diagnosis
Start: Spring 2025
Leah Cogar
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hussain Abdulla
Research: Microplastic Presence and Circulation in Galveston, Corpus Christi, and Matagorda Bays
Start: Fall 2024
Zaire Gardner
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Exploration of the Pharmacokinetic Effects of Polymerizing Leucine Based Nano Micelles
Start: Fall 2024
Laiba Iftikhar
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ben Karimi
Research: Optimized Heparin Adsorption Using Macroporous Zeolites: A Comprehensive Study
Start: Fall 2024
Ritu Panta
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ben Karimi
Research: Efficient Heparin Recovery from Biological mixture using green adsorbents.
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
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
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
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot, Dr. Wei Xu
Research: Biofunctionalization of iron nitride nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents
Start: Spring 2024
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. 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
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Felix
Research: Quantifying Particulate Nitrate Deposition and Sources in an Urban Coastal Airshed
Start: Fall 2023
Remi Labeille
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Frauke Semann
Research: Assessment of Benzo(A)Pyrene Exposure Induced Epimutations in Gametes
Start: Fall 2023
Rita Muniz
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feri Billiot
Research: Physical Properties of Mixed Cationic and Anionic Amino Acid Surfactants
Start: Fall 2023
Wendy Rangel
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Examining Antibacterial Mechanisms of Silver Nanoparticles
Start: Fall 2023
Jonathan Sturgeon
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Olson
Research: Synthesis of photo-sensitive organic compounds
Start: Spring 2023
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
Christina Gonzalez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ioana Pavel
Research: Antimicrobial properties of silver nanotubes
Start: Fall 2021