Principal Investigator:
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C. Rose Kennedy, PhD [she/her]
James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor of Chemistry (July 2024–present)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2020–2024)
University of Rochester
email: c.r.kennedy@rochester.edu
Full CV
Graduate Students:
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Medina Afandiyeva [she/her]
Graduate Student (G5)
2023 Outstanding Graduate Student Award
2023 Elon Huntington Hooker Fellowship
2022 Lattimore Fellowship
2021 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
B.S. in Chemistry, 2019
University of Toronto (Canada)
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Kaycie Malyk [she/her]
Graduate Student (G5)
B.S. in Chemistry, 2020
SUNY Fredonia (US)
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Daniel Akuamoah [he/him]
Graduate Student (G4)
2022 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
B.S. in Chemistry, 2020
KNUST (Ghana)
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Hailemariam Mitiku [he/him]
Graduate Student (G4)
B.S. in Biochemistry, 2019
Bradley University (US)
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Vivek G. Pillai [he/him]
Graduate Student (G4)
2023 Weissberger Memorial Fellowship
2022 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
BS/MS in Chemistry, 2021
IISER Thiruvananthapuram (India)
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Dhriti Maity [she/her]
Graduate Student (G2)
BS/MS in Chemistry, 2023
IISER Mohali (India)
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Manana Tsiskarishvili [she/her]
Graduate Student (G2)
2023 Sherman Clarke Fellowship
BS in Chemistry, 2023
San Diego State University – Georgia
Postdoctoral Researchers:
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Bappaditya Goswami [he/him]
Postdoctoral Researcher (PD)
PhD in Chemistry, 2023
IISER Kolkata (India)
w/ Prof.s Subhas Samanta & Pradip Kumar Ghorai
Undegraduate Students:
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Rebecca Reagan [she/her]
Undergraduate Student Researcher
UR Discover Grant Awardee (2023)
University of Rochester
Class of 2025
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Abe Ellenbogen [he/him]
Undergraduate Student Researcher
ACS DOC SURF Awardee (2024)
University of Rochester
Class of 2025
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Matthew Gleason [he/him]
Undergraduate Student Researcher
UR Discover Grant Awardee (2024)
University of Rochester
Class of 2026
Lab Mascots:
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Cupric & Ferric
Lab Mascots (K9s)
Happy Dog Certificates, 2021/2022
Young Lion Training & Behavior