MEMBERS
Sasha Lubaev
Graduate Student, 2020
B.S. Chemistry, St Edwards University (2019)
Advisor: Prof. Eamonn Healy
Fun Fact! Sasha has shaken the hand of someone that met Simon Cowell
Dr. Manjula Rathnayake
Postdoctoral Associate, 2021
Ph.D. Oklahoma State University (2020)
Advisor: Prof. Jimmie Weaver
Rebecca Kehner
Graduate Student, 2020
B.S. Chemistry, Kent State University (2019)
Advisor: Prof. Jeffery Mighion
Fun Fact! Rebecca once won 2 roosters (named Pancakes and Butter) from a math contest in 3rd grade
Favour Eze
Graduate Student, 2021
B.S. Biochemistry, Baylor University (2020)
Advisor: Prof. Bryan Shaw
Dr. Chabush Haldar
Postdoctoral Associate, 2022
Ph.D. Centre of Biomedical Research, Lucknow (2022)
Advisor: Prof. Buddhadeb Chattopadhyay
Abhishek Raj
Graduate Student, 2022
M.Sc. Chemistry, NISER Bhabaneswar (2022)
Advisor: Prof. Prasenjit Mal
Ravali Kode
Graduate Student, 2022
B.A. Chemistry, The Ohio State University (2019)
Advisor: Profs. Christopher Callam and Chistopher Hadad
Fun Fact! Ravali chose not to eat ravioli for the first 16 years of her life because it sounded too similar to her name.
Jyotiranjan Mohanta
Graduate Student, 2023
B.S.-M.Sc. Chemistry, IISER Mohali (2023)
Advisor: Prof. Sripada S.V. Ramasastry
Fun Fact! Jyotiranjan once earned 3rd place in a drawing competition (out of 3 participants)
Stephen Philips
Undergraduate Student, c/o 2025
Major: Chemistry
Kade Kielian
Undergraduate Student, c/o 2025
Major: Biochemistry, Minor: Biology
Fun Fact! Kade once met Simon Cowell
Tanner Clemons
Undergraduate Student, c/o 2025
Major: Chemistry, Honors
Fun Fact! The best music genre is jazz
Weiheng Huang
Postdoctoral Associate, 2024
Ph.D. LIKAT Rostock (2023)
Advisor: Prof. Matthias Beller
Former Members:
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• Graduate Students:
Katie Bortz (M.Sc. 2021)
• Postdoctoral Researchers:
Dr. Suresh Narva (2020-2023) – Ph.D. BITS Pilani (2016, Advisor: Prof. KVG. Chandra Sekhar)
– Postdoctoral Scholar, Prof. Bob Grossman, U. Kentucky
Dr. Matthew Hewitt (2021) - Ph.D. Purdue University (2021, Advisor: Prof. Suzanne Bart)
– Process Development, Millipore Sigma
Dr. Ge Zhang (2021-2022) - Ph.D. Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemstry, CAS (2020, Advisor: Prof. Guo-Qiang Lin)
– Postdoctoral Scholar, Prof. K. Barry Sharpless, Scripps
• Undergraduate Students:
Ally Wimberly (c/o 2022)
– Medical Student, Baylor College of Medicine
Antoinette Bernal-Tent (c/o 2023), Majors: Biology & Biochemistry
– Clinical Research Support Assistant, UTHealth Houston
– Graduate Student in Public Health, UTHealth Houston
Ryan Loden (c/o 2023), Major: Chemistry
– Research Technologist, ExxonMobil
Kalea Kim (c/o 2023), Major: Science Research Fellows
– Lab Technician/Sterile Processing Technician, Surgenex
Interested in joining the group?
Undergraduate students at Baylor University who fill out the UG Research Interest Form will be considered for research positions that become available for the upcoming semester.
Graduate students who have been admitted into the graduate program at Baylor University are encouraged to email Liela directly if interested in joining the team.
Postdoctoral applicants who are interested in the area of asymmetric catalysis and its applications to drug discovery should email Liela directly with the following documents: your CV (including the contact information for at least three references) and a brief summary of your previous research accomplishments.
We are looking forward to welcoming new members to the group who are excited to help cultivate a positive, supportive and healthy work environment as we endeavor to tackle exciting problems in catalysis and drug discovery!