Current Postdocs and Graduate Students
Dr. Santu Sarkar
- Current Postdoctoral scholar
- Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research
- M.S. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
- B.S. in Chemistry, The University of Burdwan
Current Research Objectives: H2S-releasing small molecules and polymers
Dr. Rajnish Kumar
- Current Postdoctoral scholar
- Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- M.S. in Chemistry, Patna University
- B.S. in Chemistry, Magadh University
Current Research Objectives: H2S-releasing materials
Mohammed Alaboalirat
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- B.S. in Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines
Current Research Objectives: Synthesis of amphiphilic bottlebrush copolymers.
Sarah Blosch
Education:
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- M.S. in Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Virginia Tech
- B.S. in Microbiology, University of Oklahoma
- Work Experience: Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.
Current Research Objectives: Bottlebrush polymer synthesis.
Samantha Scannelli
Education:
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Chemistry
- B.S. in Biochemistry, Virginia Tech
Current Research Objectives: Tapered bottlebrush polymer synthesis.
Sarah Swilley-Sanchez
Education:
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Chemistry
- B.S. in Polymer Science, The University of Southern Mississippi
Current Research Objectives: Synthesis of H2S releasing macromolecular systems.
Yumeng “Jackie” Zhu
Education:
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Chemistry
- B.S. in Chemistry, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Current Research Objectives: Synthesis of peptide-based materials.
Zhao Li
Education:
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Chemistry
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida
- B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University
Current Research Objectives: Synthesis of peptide-based materials.
Abby Chinn
Education:
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Chemistry
- B.S. in Chemistry, Murray State University
Current Research Objectives: Synthesis of polymers containing polysaccharides and/or polypeptides.
Clark Vu
Education:
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering
- M.S. in Chemical Engineering, the University of Florida
- B.S. in Chemistry Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin
Current Research Objectives: Synthesis of bottlebrush polymers for novel applications
Anna Steele
Education:
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Chemistry
- B.S. in Chemistry Engineering, UMass Amherst
Current Research Objectives: Synthesis of sustainable, degradable polymers
Tamalika Paul
Education:
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Chemistry
- M.Tech in Biological Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
- B.Tech in Biotechnology, Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal University of Technology
Current Research Objectives: Synthesis of self-assembled peptides and their various therapeutic applications
Current Matson Group Undergraduate Students
Katlyn Morales
Noah Williams
Evan Zajkowski
Former Matson Group Graduate Students and Postdocs
Dr. Kearsley Dillon
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2021
Dr. Ryan Carrazzone
Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, 2021
Dr. Yin Wang
Postdoctoral scholar, 2017-2020
Yin is now an associate professor at the School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, focusing on developing supramolecular smart materials for drug delivery.
Anastasia Volokhova
M.S. in Chemistry, 2020
Jeffrey Weaver
M.S. in Chemistry, 2020
Dr. Kuljeet Kaur
Ph.D. in Chemsitry, 2019
Kuljeet is a postdoctoral researcher at EPFL, Switzerland, working on surface-grafted polymers. Her work focuses on understanding the properties of polymer brushes under aqueous conditions.
Dr. Mingjun Zhou
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2019
Mingjun is currently a postdoctoral scholar at UMass Amherst, focusing on coacervation of nanoparticles and polyelectrolytes.
Dr. Yun Qian
Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, 2019
Yun is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Georgia, working on new drug delivery materials for medical devices.
Dr. Chadwick Powell
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2019
Chad is a research scientist at Solvay Specialty Polymers working on high performance materials.
Dr. Kyle Arrington
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2018
Kyle works at Intel focused on thermal material challenges in semiconductor assembly.
Dr. Jeff Foster
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2017
After completing his Ph.D., Jeff spent three years as a postdoctoral fellow and group leader with Prof. Rachel O’Reilly at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He now works at Sandia National Labs in organic materials science.
Dr. Scott Radzinski
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2017
Scott is a Senior Polymer Chemist at Secant Group focusing on improving the synthesis and properties of novel biomaterials for implantable medical devices as well as working on enhancing cell care products using material science.
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