{"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":"2026-06-17T17:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:46:31","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
\"Daniel<\/p>\n
\n

Daniel Akuamoah<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\nGraduate Student (G5)
\n2022 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
\nB.S. Chemistry, 2020 \u2014 KNUST (Ghana)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Hailemariam Mitiku<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\nGraduate Student (G5)
\nB.S. Biochemistry, 2019 \u2014 Bradley University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Vivek G. Pillai<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\nGraduate Student (G5)
\n2023 Weissberger Fellowship
\n2022 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
\nBS\/MS Chemistry, 2021 \u2014 IISER Thiruvananthapuram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Manana Tsiskarishvili<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\nGraduate Student (G3)
\n2025 Lattimore Fellowship
\n2023 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
\nB.S. Chemistry, 2023 \u2014 SDSU Georgia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Dilmi Samarasekara Witharana<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\nGraduate Student (G2)
\nMS Chemistry, 2024 \u2014 Helsinki University
\nBS Chemistry, 2022 \u2014 University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Jin Hyeok Yoon<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\nGraduate Student (G2)
\n2024 Provost Fellowship
\n2024 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
\nMS Chemistry (2023) \u2014 CSULA
\nBS Biochemistry (2015) \u2014 UCLA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Jessica Navarro Vega<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\nGraduate Student (G1)
\nM.S. Chemical Sciences, 2024
\nB.S. Chemistry, 2021 \u2014 Universidad de Guanajuato<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Abhishek Singh<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\nGraduate Student (G1)
\nMSc Chemistry, 2025 \u2014 IIT Jodhpur
\nBSc Chemistry, 2022 \u2014 University of Lucknow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Robert Suber<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\nGraduate Student (G1)
\nBS Chemistry, 2025 \u2014 University of Buffalo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Bappaditya Goswami<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\nPostdoctoral Researcher
\nPhD Chemistry, 2023 \u2014 IISER Kolkata
\nWith Professors Subhas Samanta & Pradip Kumar Ghorai<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Zachary Paine<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\nUndergraduate Student Researcher
\nGoldwater Scholar, 2026
\nUniversity of Rochester \u2014 Class of 2027<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Annapurna Chakraborty<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\nUndergraduate Student Researcher
\nUniversity of Rochester \u2014 Class of 2027<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Sophie Anderson<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\nUndergraduate Student Researcher
\nUniversity of Rochester \u2014 Class of 2028<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Kamila Mendoza<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\nUndergraduate Student Researcher
\nUniversity of Rochester \u2014 Class of 2029<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Cupric<\/strong>
\nLab Mascot (K9)
\nHappy Dog Certificate (2022)
\nYoung Lion Training & Behavior<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Graduate Students Daniel Akuamoah [he\/him] Graduate Student (G5) 2022 Sherman Clarke Fellowship B.S. Chemistry, 2020 \u2014 KNUST (Ghana) Hailemariam Mitiku [he\/him] Graduate Student (G5) B.S. Biochemistry, 2019 \u2014 Bradley University Vivek G. Pillai [he\/him] Graduate Student (G5) 2023 Weissberger Fellowship 2022 Sherman Clarke Fellowship BS\/MS Chemistry, 2021 \u2014 IISER Thiruvananthapuram Manana Tsiskarishvili [she\/her] Graduate Student … <\/p>\n

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