Past Members
Past Graduate Researchers
Dr. Kyle Bentz
Univ of FloridaChemistry (Organic)
- Dissertation: Next-Generation Polymers for Oil Spill Remediation (Nov 2017)
- B.S. (Chemistry), M.S. (Polymers and Coatings) – Cal Poly SLO (2011)
- GK-12 Fellow ’13-’14
- DuPont ISPAC Travel Scholarship (2014)
- Visiting Scholar – Tulane University (9/15)
- Eastman Summer Fellowship for Polymer Characterization (2016)
- Butler Laboratories Research Award (2017)
- Currently at: Univ of California, San Diego (Cohen Group)
Kay Gebhardt, (MS)
Univ of VermontChemistry
- Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Polypeptide-Based Block Copolymers (Mar 2006)
- B.S. – Rutgers Univ (2003)
- Currently at: Seventh Generation (South Burlington, VT)
Andrew Janisse
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- B.S. – Univ of Florida (2010)
- Currently at: Wiggins Research Group
Dr. Ashley Johnson
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- Dissertation: Tuning Responsiveness of Polypeptide Based Block Copolymers for Drug Delivery (Oct 2014)
- B.S. – Mississippi College (2008)
- GAANN Fellow ’09-’11
- GK-12 Fellow ’12-’13
- First Prize – Noetic Technologies ‘Invent Your Future’ competition (2010)
- Currently at: William Carey University (Hattiesburg, MS)
Amber Lott, (MS)
Univ of FloridaChemistry (Organic)
- Thesis: Nitrogen-phobic Polymer Membranes for Gas Separation (April 2018)
- B.S. (Chemistry) – Georgia Southern University (2015)
- Currently at: Solvay Specialty Polymers (Atlanta, GA)
Dr. Olivia McNair
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- Dissertation: Investigations Toward Tunability of Mechanical, Thermal, and Impact Properties of Thiol-Ene Networks for Novel High Energy Absorbing Materials (Feb 2013)
- B.S. – USM (2008)
- GAANN Fellow ’09-’12
- First Prize – Noetic Technologies ‘Invent Your Future’ competition (2011)
- Currently at: Univ of Southern Mississippi
Karen Murphy, (MS)
Univ of VermontChemistry
- Thesis: The Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption of Biodegradable Block Copolymers (Oct 2006)
- B.S. – UC Santa Cruz (2006)
- Currently at: Chevron Oronite (Richmond, CA)
Dr. Sandeep Naik
Univ of VermontChemistry
- Dissertation: Polypeptide-based Block Copolymers: Hierarchical Approach Towards Nanoassemblies (Aug 2010)
- B.S. – UICT Mumbai, India (2004)
- First Prize – Noetic Technologies ‘Invent Your Future’ competition (2010)
- Currently at: GE Global Research (Bangalore)
Dr. Jake Ray, Capricorn
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- Dissertation: Utilizing Polymer Topology in Peptide-based Copolymers: Unique Aqueous Assembly and Responsive Behavior (Jan 2013)
- B.S. – USM (2008)
- GK-12 Fellow ’10-’11
- Eastman Chemical Graduate Fellowship (2011)
- Journal of Materials Chemistry Poster Prize at the International Symposium of Stimuli Responsive Materials (2011)
- Currently at: Ascend Performance Materials (Pensacola, FL)
Dr. Adam Richardson
Univ of VermontChemistry
- Dissertation: The Effect of Nanoparticle Dispersion or Physical Crosslinking in Heterogeneous Polymer Network Systems (Sep 2011)
- B.S. – University of Portland (2004)
- First Prize – Noetic Technologies ‘Invent Your Future’ competition (2011)
- Currently at: The Spaceship Company (Mohave, CA)
Greg Stange
Univ of FloridaChemistry (Organic)
- B.S. (Chemistry), M.S. (Polymers and Coatings) – Cal Poly SLO (2011)
Abbie Williams
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- B.S. – Missouri Univ of Science and Technology 2014)
- Currently at: Azoulay Research Group
Past Undergraduate Researchers
Scarlett Arencibia
Univ of FloridaChemistry
- 2/15 – 4/16
- B.S. (Chemistry), Univ of Florida (2016)
- Board of Education Summer Fellowship (UF Office of Graduate Minority Programs) (2016)
- A.L. Hendry Award (Southern Soc of Coatings Technologies) (2016)
- Currently a Ph.D. student at Univ of Florida (Chemistry)
Davis Brent
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- 6/10 – 12/12
- IRES Fellow, IIT, Delhi – 2011
Michelle Bullock
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- 9/10 – 2/11
Dr. Charles Easterling
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- 6/11 – 5/13
- B.S. (Polymer Science), Univ of Southern Mississippi (2013)
- IRES Fellow, IIT, Delhi – 2012
- Ph.D. (Chemistry), Univ of Florida (2018)
Ashley Galbreath
Univ of FloridaBiochemistry
- (8/19 – Present)
- B.S. (2020)
Chris Keller
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- (1/13 – 12/14)
- B.S. (Polymer Science), Univ of Southern Mississippi (2015)
- SPUR Grant Recipient 2014
- Currently a Ph. D. student at Tulane Univ (Chemistry)
Regina Knudsen
Univ of FloridaBiochemistry
- (1/18 – Present)
- B.S. (2019)
Dr. Jack Ly
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- 6/09 – 5/13
- B.S. (Polymer Science), Univ of Southern Mississippi (2013)
- IRES Fellow, IIT, Delhi – 2012
- Ph.D. (Polymer Science and Engineering), UMASS Amherst (2018)
Dr. Greg Miller
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- 10/11 – 5/12
- B.S. (Polymer Science), Univ of Southern Mississippi (2012)
- Ph.D. (Chemistry), Virginia Tech
Abby Morris
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- 9/13 – 12/14
- B.S. (Polymer Science), Univ of Southern Mississippi (2015)
Dr. Riley Murphy
Univ of VermontChemistry
- 9/05 – 5/06
- B.S. (Chemistry), Univ of Vermont (2006)
- Ph.D. (Chemistry), Temple University
Dr. Kelly Perry
Univ of VermontChemistry
- 9/04 – 5/05
- B.S. (Chemistry), Univ of Vermont (2005)
- Ph.D. (Chemistry), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lauren Stein
Univ of FloridaMicrobiology
- (5/16 – Present)
- B.S. (2019)
Dr. John Stempien
Univ of VermontChemistry
- 9/06 – 12/07
- B.S. (Chemistry), Univ of Vermont (2008)
- Ph.D. (Nuclear Engineering), MIT
Naomi Sultan
Univ of FloridaChemical Engineering
- (5/16 – Present)
- B.S. (2017)
Dr. Paul Vallett
Univ of VermontChemistry
- 1/05 – 5/06
- APLE Summer Research Award (2005)
- B.S. (Chemistry), Univ of Vermont (2007)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2008)
- Ph.D. (Chemistry), UC Boulder
Kristen Van De Voorde
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- 9/12 – 12/14
- IRES Fellow, IIT, Delhi – 2013
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2017)
- Currently a Ph.D. student at Case Western (Macromol Sci and Eng)
Susan Walley
Univ of Southern MissPolymers and High Performance Materials
- 9/13 – 12/14
- B.S. (Polymer Science), Univ of Southern Mississippi (2017)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2017)
- Currently a Ph.D. student at Univ of Florida (Chemistry)
Joe Wright
Univ of VermontChemistry
- 6/06 – 5/08
- B.S. (Chemistry), University of Vermont (2009)
Past Summer REU Students
Jackson Albert
Valparaiso University (2012)
Nishal Bhikha
University of Mississippi (2013)
Kiara Clark
Alcorn State Univ (2011)
Mark Early
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (2010)
Jonathon Geiger
Pearl River Community College (2009)
Sam Hein
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire (2010)
Megan Huffstickler
Hendersen State University (2013)
Candace Igert
Olivet College (2011)
Craig Machado
- Cal Poly SLO (2012)
Mohamed Mansaray
Mississippi Valley State University (2012)
Brandon Newton
Jackson State Univ (2011)
Rachel Stone
Purdue University (2014)
Greg Strange
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (2009)
Nicole Vogelpohl
Cuesta College (2014)