
Principal Investigator
Honors & Awards:
2020 ISU Achievement in Intellectual Property Award
2018 Bailey Research Award
2018 Trapp Innovation Award
2015 Liberal Arts and Sciences Early Achievement in Research Award
2015 Chemical Communications Emerging Investigator
2014 ACS Organic Young Investigator Award
2014 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award
2013 Cottrell Scholar Award
2013 ISU Early Achievement in Teaching Award
2013 Cassling Family Faculty Early Achievement in Teaching Award
2012 Wilkinson Undergraduate Teaching Award
2010 Carlyle Caldwell Endowed Chair in Chemistry
James Stewart Excellence in Teaching Award
University of Maryland Excellence in Teaching Award
William-Bailey Fellow
Ronald E. McNair Scholar
Graduate Students

Elizabeth J. Gehrmann (Liz)
B.A. – Augustana College
gehrmann<at>iastate.edu

Ding Yuan
B.S. – Jilin University
dyuan<at>iastate.edu

Komadhie Dissanayake
B.Pharm. – University of Sri Jayewardenepura
M.S. – Eastern Illinois University
komadhie<at>iastate.edu

Atreyee Mukhopadhyay
B.S. – Presidency University
M.S. – Presidency University
atreyee<at>iastate.edu

Amaya Jayaweera
BSc – University of Peradeniya
amayatj<at>iastate.edu

Lakshan Yamudith
BSc – University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
yamudith<at>iastate.edu

Qasim Kashif
B.S. – University of Education (UE), Lahore
MS – Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore.
qasim<at>iastate.edu

Madelyn Austin
B.S. – University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
austinmi<at>iastate.edu
Visiting Scholars

Elena Contreras
PhD Candidate at the University of La Rioja

Antoine Juneau
PhD Candidate at the Université du Québec à Montréal
Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Upasana Banerjee
Ph.D. – University of Cincinnati
M.S. – Vellore Institute of Technology
upasanab<at>iastate.edu
Graduated PhD Students

Rui Zhang
Occupation Post Graduation: Postdoc, University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana (Mentor: Dr. Ying Diao/Dr. Jeff Moore)

Pradeep Shrestha
Occupation Post Graduation: Postdoc, National Cancer Institute (Mentor: Dr. Martin Schnermann)

Logan Fischer
Occupation Post Graduation: Laboratory Professor at
Middlebury College

Julie Peterson
Occupation Post Graduation: Elings Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara (Mentor: Prof. Read de Alaniz)

Josh Peterson
Occupation Post Graduation: Research Assistant III for the New Jersey Department of Health

Yunfan Qiu (Frank)
Occupation Post Graduation: Postdoc, Northwestern University (Mentor: Prof. Wasielewski).

Rita Geraskina
Occupation Post Graduation: Assistant Professor at College of St. Benedict’s St. John’s University

Mark J. Juetten
Occupation Post Graduation: Associate Commercialization Manager at Iowa State University

Toshia Zessin
Occupation Post Graduation: Dow-Midland

Pratik Goswami
Occupation Post Graduation: Postdoc, University of Minnesota

Alex Buck
Occupation Post Graduation: Industrial Innovation Manager, Iowa Corn Board

Katie Mahoney
Occupation Post Graduation: Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin Marathon County

Christie Beck
Occupation Post Graduation: Medical Technologist, Region One Health

Pat Hanway
Occupation Post Graduation: Postdoc, University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Researchers – past & present











High School Students


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