Our Research Team
Kevin McClelland
(he/him/his)
Post Doc
- Ph.D. 2020:Chemistry, Northwestern(Emily A. Weiss)
- B.S. 2015:Chemistry, University of Rochester
- Hometown:Edmonds, WA
Alex Fertig
(he/him/his)
5th Year
- B.S. 2017:Chemistry, University of Cincinnati
- Hometown:Powell, Ohio
Eric Schreiber
(he/him/his)
4th Year
- B.S. 2018:Chemistry, The College of New Jersey
- Hometown:Ridgefield Park, NJ
Rachel Garwick
(she/her/hers)
2nd Year
- B.S. 2020:Chemistry, UCSB
- Hometown:La Verne, CA
Robert Lewis
(he/him/his)
2nd Year
- B.S. 2020:Chemistry, Portland Community College and Portland State University
- Hometown:Portland, OR
Shannon Cooney
(she/her/hers)
1st Year
- B.S. 2021:Chemistry, Ohio State University
- Hometown:Delaware OH
Mamta Dagar
(she/her/hers)
1st Year
- M.S. 2020:Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, India
- Hometown:Gurgaon, India
Chari Peter
(she/her/hers)
1st Year
- B.S. 2021:Chemistry, Grambling State University
- B.S. 2021:Math & Physics, Grambling State University
- Hometown:Portsmouth, Commonwealth of Dominica
Leyla Valerio
(she/her/hers)
1st Year
- B.A. 2021:Chemistry, Hamilton College
- Hometown:Yonkers, NY
Ellen M. Matson
(she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
- Post Doc 2013-2015:Inorganic Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign(Alison R. Fout)
- Ph.D. 2013:Inorganic Chemistry, Purdue University(Suzanne C. Bart)
- B.S. 2009:Science Education, Boston University
- B.A. 2009:Chemistry, Boston University
Ellen was born in Washington D.C. and spent most of her life moving around the world with her family. After graduating from Somers High School (Somers, NY), Ellen attended Boston University, where she participated in the BUCOP program, pursuing simultaneous degrees in Science Education (B.S.) and Chemistry (B.A.). Following graduation, she journeyed out west to begin her graduate work at Purdue University, where she became a founding member of the research group of Suzanne C. Bart. Her thesis was centered around the synthesis and reactivity of low-valent, organouranium complexes. In 2013, she completed her Ph. D. work and began a postdoctoral position in the Fout Laboratory at UIUC, where she studied the development of bioinorganic systems for functional models of nitrite reduction. Ellen is a runner and has completed multiple marathons and half-marathons.