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Brent S. Sumerlin
George Bergen Butler Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
Address:
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
PO box 117200
Gainesville, FL 32611-7200
PH: (352) 392-0563
Email: sumerlin@chem.ufl.edu

Kaden Stevens
Education:
Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemistry
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Ph.D. in Molecular Engineering
University of Chicago (2023)
Advisor: Prof. Matthew Tirrell
B.S. in Polymer Science
University of Southern Mississippi (2018)
Advisor: Prof. Charles McCormick
Email: kadenstevens@ufl.edu

Lucca Trachsel
Education:
Post-doctoral Researcher, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
PhD in Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Engineering,
ETH Zürich (2020)
Advisor: Prof. Marcy Zenobi-Wong &
Dr. Edmondo M. Benetti
BSc. & MSc. in Biomedical Engineering,
ETH Zürich (2016)
Advisor: Prof. Nicholas D. Spencer
Email: lucca.trachsel@ufl.edu

Krisada Auepattana-Aumrung
Education:
Visiting Student, Chemistry
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Graduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering,
Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC)
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Daniel Crespy
B.S., Chemistry
Mahidol University (2016)
Advisor: Asst. Prof. Manthana Jariyaboon
Email: krisada.auepatta@ufl.edu

Lauren Bishop
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2020)
Advisor: Prof. Todd Emrick
Email: lauren.bishop@ufl.edu

Won Joon Choi
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Advisor: Prof. Jeffery S. Moore
Email: wjchoi@ufl.edu

Cabell Eades
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Nanoscience, B.A. Chemistry,
Virginia Tech (2020)
Advisor: Prof. John B. Matson
Email: ceades@chem.ufl.edu

Rhys Hughes
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry,
Cardiff University (2020)
Advisor: Dr. Ben Ward
Email: r.hughes@ufl.edu

Thi Le
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S., Biotechnology
International University (IU)-VNU-HCM
Advisor: Prof. Khoi Tan Nguyen
B.S., Chemistry
International University (IU)-VNU-HCM
Advisor: Prof. Khoi Tan Nguyen
Email: thi.le@chem.ufl.edu

Lauren Mann
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B. Sc., Chemistry
University of North Florida (2020)
Email: laurenmann@ufl.edu

Ariana Tamura
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S., Chemistry
California State University, Polytechnic Ponoma
Advisor: Prof. Thomas Osberger
B.S., Chemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
Advisor: Prof. Yi Tang
Email: atamura@chem.ufl.edu

Jared Bowman
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Polymer Science,
University of Southern Mississippi (2019)
Advisor: Prof. Yoan C. Simon
Email:

Noah Cyr
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.A., Chemistry,
Florida Gulf Coast University (2019)
Advisor: Dr. Daniel H. Paull
Email: ncyr@chem.ufl.edu

Cullen Davidson
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Polymer Chemistry & Political Science,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2018)
Advisor: Prof. Frank Leibfarth
Email:

Lily Diodati
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry,
University of North Georgia (2018)
Advisor: Dr. Aimeé Tomlinson
Email: ldiodati@chem.ufl.edu

Graham Gilchrist
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry, Economics
Wesleyan University (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Ben Elling
Email: graham.gilchrist@ufl.edu

Blanch Khouri Sader
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Biology
Nova Southeastern University (2021)
Advisor: Prof. Patricia Calvo
Email: bkhourisader@ufl.edu

Debabrata Konar
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S. (Pharm.), Medicinal Chemistry,
National Institute of Pharmaceutical
Education and Research (NIPER),
Mohali (2015)
Advisor: Prof. Vipin A. Nair
Email: dkonar@chem.ufl.edu

Sofia Goodrich
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering
University of Florida (2021)
B.S., Chemistry,
University of Hartford (2017)
Advisor: Dr. Laura E. Pence
B.S., Engineering Science &
East Asian Language & Literature,
Smith College (2013)
Advisor: Dr. Borjana Mikic &
Dr. Sujane Wu
Email: sl.goodrich@chem.ufl.edu

Megan Lott
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.A., Sociology
University of Florida
Advisor: Dr. George Christou
Email: m.lott@ufl.edu

Tanmoy Maity
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Junior Research Fellow (Project),
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata
(2022-2023)
Advisor: Prof. Priyadarsi De
M.S., Chemistry,
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (2022)
Email: tanmoymaity@ufl.edu

Minu Mathew
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M. Phil., Chemistry
Christ University, Bangalore, India
M. Sc., Chemistry
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
B. Sc., Chemistry
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
Email: mathew.minu@ufl.edu

Gunzi Otgonjargal
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.A., Chemistry,
Kalamazoo College (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Blakely Tresca
Email: gotgonjargal@chem.ufl.edu

Kevin Stewart
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Biochemistry,
University of Colorado
Colorado Springs (2014)
Advisors: Prof. Allen Schoffstall;
Prof. Scott Iacono
Email:

Alex Wong
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry and Exercise Science
Grand Valley State University (2017)
Advisor: Prof. Matthew Hart and
Prof. Stephen Glass
Email: wonga1@chem.ufl.edu

James Young
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B. A., Chemistry,
University of San Diego,
San Diego (2019)
Advisor: Prof. Peter M. Iovine
Email: jamesyoung@chem.ufl.edu

Jacqueline Anatot
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
University of Florida
Email: jacquelineanatot@ufl.edu
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Danyella Cabrera
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Microbiology and Chemistry,
University of Florida
Email: danyellacabrera@ufl.edu


Jason Hillman
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Chemical Engineering
University of Florida
Email: jasonhillman@ufl.edu

Jack Moerschel
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
University of Florida
Email: jackmoerschel@ufl.edu

Maddie Ross
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
University of Florida
Email: madison.ross@ufl.edu

Victoria Thompson
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Chemical Engineering
University of Florida
Email: vthompson2@ufl.edu

Isabella Zastrow
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry
University of Florida
Email: Isabellazastrow@ufl.edu