Our Research Team
Zhou Lu
(he/him/his)
Post Doc
- Ph.D. 2022:Chemistry, University of North Texas(Mohammad A. Omary)
- B.S. 2016:Chemistry, Shantou University
- Hometown:Wuxi, China
Kamaless Patra
(he/him/his)
Post Doc
- Ph.D. 2022:Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India(Jitendra K. Bera)
- M.S. 2014:Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
- Hometown:Burdwan, India
Dominic Shiels
(he/him/his)
Post Doc
- Ph.D. 2023:Chemistry, Chemistry, Newcastle University, United Kingdom(R. J. Errington)
- M.S. 2019:Chemistry, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
- Hometown:Carlisle, United Kingdom
Shannon Cooney
(she/her/hers)
4th Year
- B.S. 2021:Chemistry, Ohio State University
- Hometown:Delaware OH
Mamta Dagar
(she/her/hers)
4th Year
- M.S. 2020:Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, India
- Hometown:Gurgaon, India
Chari Peter
(she/her/hers)
4th 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)
4th Year
- B.A. 2021:Chemistry, Hamilton College
- Hometown:Yonkers, NY
Becca Walls
(she/her/hers)
3rd Year
- B.S. 2022:Biochemistry, University of Puget Sound
- Hometown:Bremerton, WA
Hannah Gorski
(she/her/hers)
2nd Year
- B.S. 2023:Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill
- Hometown:Charlotte, NC
Baela Ferrigno
(she/her/hers)
1st Year
- B.S. 2022:Chemistry, Florida State University
- Hometown:Hollywood, FL
Hania Guirguis
(she/her/hers)
1st Year
- M.S. 2023:Chemistry, American University in Cairo
- Hometown:Cairo
Nadeeshan Gunarathna
(he/him/his)
1st Year
- B.S. 2022:Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- M.S. 2024:Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka
- Hometown:Sri Lanka
Isabella Florez Monroy
(she/her/hers)
Class of 2027
- Hometown:Ossining, New York
Ellen M. Matson
(she/her/hers)
Marshall D. Gates Jr. Professor, Department of Chemistry
AS&E Faculty Development and Diversity Officer
- 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.