Alumni

Postdocs:

Abhishek A. Kadam [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2020–2023
PhD ’19 — Iowa State University (with Levi Stanley)
BTech ’13 — ICT Mumbai
now: Postdoctoral Scholar @ Princeton University (Roque Lab)

Bappaditya Goswami [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2024–2026
PhD ’23 – IISER Kolkata (with Professors Subhas Samanta & Pradip Kumar Ghorai)
now: Postdoctoral Scholar @ Texas Tech University (Whitehurst Lab)

Doctoral Students:

Medina Afandiyeva [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2020–2025
PhD ’25 — University of Rochester
BS ’19 — University of Toronto
now: Advisor – Chemistry, Synthetic Innovation @ Eli Lilly

Kaycie Malyk [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2020–2024
PhD ’24 — University of Rochester
BS ’20 — SUNY Fredonia
now: Visiting Assistant Professor @ St. Bonaventure University

Masters Students:

Abe Ellenbogen [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2023–2026
ACS DOC SURF Awardee (2024)
BS ’25/MS ’26 — University of Rochester
now: MD Student @ Emory University

Dhriti Maity [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2023–2024
MS ’24 — University of Rochester
BS/MS ’23 — IISER Mohali
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ University of Bonn (Lu Lab)

Roberto Leon Baxin [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2021–2023
MS ’21 — University of Rochester
BS ’20 — Cal State San Marcos
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ University of Rochester (Paradine Lab)

Dalton Hanaway [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2020–2022
Dean Marvin Summer Research Fellow (2020)
BS ’21/MS ’22/ — University of Rochester
now: Operations Engineer @ Arch

Ryan M. Ballirano [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2019–2021
MS ’21 — University of Rochester
BS ’19 — UMass Dartmouth
now: Peptide Chemist @ Mytide Therapeutics

Katie A. Goerl [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2019–2021
MS ’21 — University of Rochester
BS ’19 — Juniata College
now: Chemist @ Danimer Catalytic Technologies

Bachelors Students:

Matthew Gleason [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2023–2026
Discover Grant Awardee (2024)
BS ’26 — University of Rochester
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ The University of Chicago

Rebecca Reagan [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2022–2025
Discover Grant Awardee (2023)
BS ’25 — University of Rochester
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ Princeton (Chirik Lab)

Xijue (Jade) Wu [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2021–2024
Discover Grant Awardee (2022)
DAAD RISE Fellow (2023)
BS ’23/T5 ’24 — University of Rochester
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ Princeton (Dinca Lab)

Winifred Dorlean [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2023
2023 McNair Scholar
BA ’24 — University of Rochester
now: Post‑graduate Associate @ Yale School of Medicine

Daniel Nakamura [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2021–2023
2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellow
BS ’23 — University of Rochester
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ Cornell (Milner Lab)

Elliot S. Silk [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2020–2022
2021 Dean Marvin Fellow
2021 UR Discover Grant
BS ’22 — University of Rochester
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ NYU (Diao Lab)

Sarah M. Craig [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2020–2021
2020 Dean Marvin Fellow
BS ’21 — University of Rochester
MS ’24 — University of Pittsburgh
now: Lecturer @ Nazareth University

Aliza Panjwani [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2020–2021
BS ’23 — University of Rochester
now: Patent Agent @ Armstrong Teasdale

Visiting Students:

Jessica Navarro Vega [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2024 (iScholar)
BS ’21/ MS ’24 — Universidad de Guanajuato
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ University of Rochester

Julia Shoemaker [she/her]
Kennedy Group: 2024 (REU)
BS ’24 — Ursinus College
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ University of Pennsylvania

Jorge Castaño Valencia [he/him]
Kennedy Group: 2022 (iScholar)
BS ’22/MS ’23 — Universidad del Valle
now: Chemistry PhD Student @ University of Pennsylvania