Principal Investigator:
C. Rose Kennedy, PhD [she/her]
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2020–present)
University of Rochester
email: c.r.kennedy@rochester.edu
Full CV
Graduate Students:
Medina Afandiyeva [she/her]
Graduate Student (G4)
2023 Hooker Fellow
2022 Lattimore Fellow
2021 Sherman Clarke Fellow
B.S. in Chemistry, 2019
University of Toronto (Canada)
Kaycie Malyk [she/her]
Graduate Student (G4)
B.S. in Chemistry, 2020
SUNY Fredonia (US)
Daniel Akuamoah [he/him]
Graduate Student (G3)
2022 Sherman Clarke Fellow
B.S. in Chemistry, 2020
KNUST (Ghana)
Hailemariam Mitiku [he/him]
Graduate Student (G3)
B.S. in Biochemistry, 2019
Bradley University (US)
Vivek G. Pillai [he/him]
Graduate Student (G3)
2023 Lattimore Fellow
2022 Sherman Clarke Fellow
BS/MS in Chemistry, 2021
IISER Thiruvananthapuram (India)
Dhriti Maity [she/her]
Graduate Student (G1)
BS/MS in Chemistry, 2023
IISER Mohali (India)
Manana Tsiskarishvili [she/her]
Graduate Student (G1)
BS in Chemistry, 2023
San Diego State University – Georgia
Postdoctoral Researchers:
Bappaditya Goswami [he/him]
Postdoctoral Researcher (PD)
PhD in Chemistry, 2023
IISER Kolkata (India)
w/ Prof.s Subhas Samanta & Pradip Kumar Ghorai
Undegraduate Students:
Xijue (Jade) Wu [she/her]
Undergraduate Student Researcher
UR Discover Grant Awardee (2022)
DAAD RISE Awardee (2023)
University of Rochester
Class of 2023, Take-5 Scholar 2024
Rebecca Reagan [she/her]
Undergraduate Student Researcher
UR Discover Grant Awardee (2023)
University of Rochester
Class of 2025
Abe Ellenbogen [he/him]
Undergraduate Student Researcher
ACS DOC SURF Awardee (2024)
University of Rochester
Class of 2025
Matthew Gleason [he/him]
Undergraduate Student Researcher
UR Discover Grant Awardee (2024)
University of Rochester
Class of 2026
Lab Mascots:
Cupric & Ferric
Lab Mascots (K9s)
Happy Dog Certificates, 2021/2022
Young Lion Training & Behavior