{"id":1052,"date":"2019-03-14T12:09:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T12:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/kennedy\/?page_id=1052"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:32:59","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/kennedy\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graduate Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"Daniel<\/p>\n
\n

\n Daniel Akuamoah<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G5)
\n B.S. Chemistry, 2020
\n from KNUST (Ghana)<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Hailemariam<\/p>\n
\n

\n Hailemariam Mitiku<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G5)
\n B.S. Biochemistry, 2019
\n from Bradley University<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Vivek<\/p>\n
\n

\n Vivek G. Pillai<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G5)
\n BS\/MS Chemistry, 2021
\n from IISER Thiruvananthapuram<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Manana<\/p>\n
\n

\n Manana Tsiskarishvili<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G3)
\n B.S. Chemistry, 2023
\n from SDSU Georgia<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Dilmi<\/p>\n
\n

\n Dilmi Samarasekara Witharana<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G2)
\n MS Chemistry, 2024
\n Helsinki University<\/em>
\n BS Chemistry, 2022
\n from University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Jin<\/p>\n
\n

\n Jin Hyeok Yoon<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G2)
\n MS Chemistry (2023)
\n from Cal State University, LA<\/em>
\n BS Biochemistry (2015)
\n from UCLA<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Jessica<\/p>\n
\n

\n Jessica Navarro Vega<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G1)
\n MS Chemical Sciences, 2024
\n BS Chemistry, 2021
\n from Universidad de Guanajuato<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Abhishek<\/p>\n
\n

\n Abhishek Singh<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G1)
\n MSc Chemistry, 2025
\n from IIT Jodhpur<\/em>
\n BSc Chemistry, 2022
\n from University of Lucknow<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Robert<\/p>\n
\n

\n Robert Suber<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G1)
\n BS Chemistry, 2025
\n from University of Buffalo<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Ryan<\/p>\n
\n

\n Ryan Pohorenec<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G0)
\n MS Chemistry, 2023
\n BS Chemistry, 2022
\n from University of Rochester<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Researchers<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"Bappaditya<\/p>\n
\n

\n Bappaditya Goswami<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Postdoctoral Researcher
\n PhD Chemistry, 2023
\n fron IISER Kolkata (with Professors Subhas Samanta & Pradip Kumar Ghorai)<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Undergraduate Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"Zachary<\/p>\n
\n

\n Zachary Paine<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Undergraduate Researcher
\n Class of 2027
\n from University of Rochester<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Annapurna<\/p>\n
\n

\n Annapurna Chakraborty<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Undergraduate Researcher
\n Class of 2027
\n from University of Rochester<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Sophie<\/p>\n
\n

\n Sophie Anderson<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Undergraduate Researcher
\n Class of 2028
\n from University of Rochester<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Kamila<\/p>\n
\n

\n Kamila Mendoza<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Undergraduate Researcher
\n Class of 2029
\n from University of Rochester<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Visiting Researchers<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"Jodie<\/p>\n
\n

\n Jodie Challis<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Visiting Researcher
\n from Monroe Community College<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Lab Mascots<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
\n\"Cupric\"<\/p>\n
\n

\n Cupric<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Lab Mascot (K9)
\n Happy Dog Certificate (2022)
\n from Young Lion Training & Behavior<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Graduate Students Daniel Akuamoah [he\/him] Graduate Student (G5) B.S. Chemistry, 2020 from KNUST (Ghana) Hailemariam Mitiku [he\/him] Graduate Student (G5) B.S. Biochemistry, 2019 from Bradley University Vivek G. Pillai [he\/him] Graduate Student (G5) BS\/MS Chemistry, 2021 from IISER Thiruvananthapuram Manana Tsiskarishvili [she\/her] Graduate Student (G3) B.S. Chemistry, 2023 from SDSU Georgia Dilmi Samarasekara Witharana [she\/her] … <\/p>\n

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