Current Members

1. Alexander (Dante) Waltonen
   Summer 2020 – graduate (chemistry)
2. Matthew Brimberry
   Summer 2023 – graduate (chemistry)
3. Joaquin Alvarez
   Fall 2024 – undergraduate (biochemistry)

Past Members

1. Matthew Brown
   Spring 2007 – Fall 2007
   undergraduate (biology)
   post-graduation: University of Pittsburgh (Ph. D., biomedical science)
2. Alexander Mitchell *
   Spring 2007 – Spring 2008
   undergraduate (chemistry)
   post-graduation: California Air Resources Board (air pollution specialist)
3. Michael Skidmore
   Spring 2007 – Summer 2008
   undergraduate (biochemistry)
4. Tony Galatti
   Summer 2008 – Fall 2008
   undergraduate (chemistry)
5. Tommy Hatcher
   Spring 2008 – Spring 2009
   undergraduate (chemistry)
6. Anthony Zamora *
   Summer 2008 – Summer 2009
   undergraduate (biochemistry)
   post-graduation: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Group Manager – Operations
   University of California, Davis (Ph. D., immunology)
7. Joon Park
   Spring 2009 – Spring 2010
   post-bacc (chemistry)
   post-graduation: Loma Linda University (M.D.)
8. Darren Steele
   Fall 2009 – Spring 2010
   undergraduate (chemistry / physics)
   post-graduation: Texas A. & M. University (Ph. D., bioinorganic chemistry)
9. Nadia Korovina *
   Spring 2009 – Spring 2010
   undergraduate (chemistry)
   co-advised by Prof. John Spence
   post-graduation: University of Southern California (Ph. D., physical chemistry)
10. Kaitlyn Dwelle
    Summer 2009
    high school student
    post-graduation: Harvey Mudd College (undergraduate, chemistry), MIT (graduate, theoretical chemistry)
11. Victor Mendiola
    Spring 2009 – Spring 2011
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: California State University, Sacramento (M. S., inorganic chemistry)
12. Ramiro Fernandez
    Summer 2010 – Fall 2011
    undergraduate (biochemistry)
    post-graduation: chemist at Champion Technologies, Inc. (Texas)
13. Sylvanna Krawczyk
    Fall 2010 – Spring 2012
    undergraduate (chemistry / mathematics)
14. Steve Bertolani *
    Spring 2011 – Spring 2012
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: University of California, Davis (Ph. D., physical chemistry)
15. Mustafa Safi
    Fall 2011 – Spring 2012
    undergraduate (biochemistry)
    post-graduation: M.D. Program
16. Jason Fell
    Spring 2010
    Fall 2010 – Spring 2013
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    graduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: University of California, Los Angeles (Ph. D., physical chemistry)
17. Kristy Minnick
    Spring 2012 – Summer 2013
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: California State University, Sacramento (M. S., chemical education)
18. Braden Silva *
    Summer 2013 – Spring 2014
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: San Diego State University (M.S., chemistry), University of California, San Diego (Ph.D., chemistry)
19. Adam Ung *
    Summer 2013 – Spring 2014
    undergraduate (biochemistry)
    post-graduation: University of Southern California (Ph. D., chemistry)
20. Scarlett Li
    Spring 2012 – Summer 2014
    graduate (chemistry)
    co-advised by Prof. John Spence
    post-graduation: chemistry laboratory technician at Sacramento City College
21. Phillip Marzouk
    Summer 2012 – Summer 2014
    graduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: manager at Lodi Wine Lab
22. Deborah Powers
    Summer 2014 – Spring 2015
    undergraduate (forensic chemistry)
    post-graduation: Sam Houston State University (M.S., forensic science)
23. Michelle Cihak *
    Summer 2014 – Spring 2015
    undergraduate (chemistry)
24. Anthony Nguyen
    Summer 2014 – Summer 2015
    undergraduate (biochemistry)
    post-graduation: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (pharmacy)
25. Morgan Daly
    Summer 2015 – Spring 2016
    undergraduate (chemistry / mathematics)
26. Kevin Nguyen
    Spring 2016
    graduate (chemistry)
27. Kim Hoang *
    Fall 2014 – Spring 2017
    undergraduate (biochemistry)
    post-graduation: University of California, San Francisco (dental school)
28. Terell Keel *
    Summer 2016 – Spring 2017
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: University of California, Davis (Ph. D., chemistry)
29. Leonard Bellini
    Spring 2016 – Spring 2018
    graduate (chemistry)
30. Bryan Bohne
    Summer 2017 – Fall 2018
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: employed at Kalsec Southwest (Texas)
31. Alexander (Dante) Waltonen
    Summer 2017 – Fall 2018
    undergraduate (chemistry)
32. Dylan Lindsay
    Spring 2018 – Fall 2018
    undergraduate (chemistry)
33. Katie Daniels
    Spring 2019
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: crime lab analyst for Florida department of law enforcement
34. Lina Lai
    Spring 2017 – Spring 2019
    graduate (chemistry)
    co-advised by Prof. John Spence
35. Mason McAnally
    Spring 2019 – Spring 2020
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: employed at AMPAC Fine Chemicals; University of Hawaii Manoa (Ph.D., chemistry)
36. Josh Hurley
    Summer 2019 – Spring 2020
    undergraduate (chemistry)
37. Kristy Minnick
    Summer 2019 – Spring 2020
    graduate (chemistry)
38. Christian Duenas
    Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: employed at AMPAC Fine Chemicals; University of California, Los Angeles MACS program
39. Linh Ly
    Spring 2022 – Spring 2023
    undergraduate (biochemistry)
    post-graduation: University of California, Los Angeles (dental school)
40. Ghaleb Barakat
    Summer 2022 – Spring 2023
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: California State Univeristy, Sacramento (biochemistry MS)
41. Michelle Cihak
    Fall 2020 – Summer 2023
    graduate (chemistry)
42. Gagandeep Gill
    Spring 2024
    undergraduate (chemistry)
    post-graduation: California State Univeristy, Sacramento (chemistry MS)

* indicates awarded the Hyperchem Award for excellence in physical chemistry.

Research Collaborators

1. Prof. James Miranda, CSUS Chemistry
2. Prof. John Spence, CSUS Chemistry
3. Prof. Eric Brown, Boise State University Chemistry
4. Prof. Cynthia Kellen-Yuen, CSUS Chemistry
5. Prof. Claudia Lucero, CSUS Chemistry
6. Jason Cooper, USGS (and CSUS B.S. Chemistry graduate)