{"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":"2026-03-09T13:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:11:10","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

Daniel Akuamoah<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G5)
\n 2022 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
\n B.S. Chemistry, 2020 \u2014 KNUST (Ghana)\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

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

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

Vivek G. Pillai<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G5)
\n 2023 Weissberger Fellowship
\n 2022 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
\n BS\/MS Chemistry, 2021 \u2014 IISER Thiruvananthapuram\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Manana Tsiskarishvili<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G3)
\n 2025 Lattimore Fellowship
\n 2023 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
\n B.S. Chemistry, 2023 \u2014 SDSU Georgia\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

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

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

Jin Hyeok Yoon<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G2)
\n 2024 Provost Fellowship
\n 2024 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
\n MS Chemistry (2023) \u2014 CSULA
\n BS Biochemistry (2015) \u2014 UCLA\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Suber<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Graduate Student (G1)
\n BS Chemistry, 2025 \u2014 University of Buffalo\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 \u2014 IISER Kolkata
\n With Professors Subhas Samanta & Pradip Kumar Ghorai\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Abe Ellenbogen<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Undergraduate Student Researcher
\n ACS DOC SURF Awardee (2024)
\n University of Rochester \u2014 Class of 2025<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"Matthew<\/p>\n
\n

Matthew Gleason<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Undergraduate Student Researcher
\n UR Discover Grant Awardee (2024)
\n University of Rochester \u2014 Class of 2026<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"Zachary<\/p>\n
\n

Zachary Paine<\/strong> [he\/him]<\/em>
\n Undergraduate Student Researcher
\n University of Rochester \u2014 Class of 2027<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

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

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

Sophie Anderson<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em>
\n Undergraduate Student Researcher
\n University of Rochester \u2014 Class of 2028<\/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 & Ferric<\/strong>
\n Lab Mascots (K9s)
\n Happy Dog Certificates (2021, 2022)
\n Young Lion Training & Behavior\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/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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