The Team
Principal Investigator
Agnes E. Thorarinsdottir
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
(she/her/hers)
agnes.thorarinsdottir@rochester.edu
Postdoctoral Associate
Azina Rahmani
Postdoctoral Associate (P1)
(she/her/hers)
University of Rochester
arahmani@ur.rochester.edu
Graduate Students
Anyesh De
Graduate Student (G2)
(he/him/his)
University of Rochester
ade4@ur.rochester.edu
Daniela Carmona Perez
Graduate Student (G2)
(she/her/hers)
University of Rochester
dcarmon2@ur.rochester.edu
Qishen (Luke) Lyu
Graduate Student (G2)
(he/him/his)
University of Rochester
qlyu3@ur.rochester.edu
Vartika Jaiswal
Graduate Student (G1)
(she/her/hers)
University of Rochester
vjaiswal@ur.rochester.edu
Undergraduate Students
Bryce Kneer
Undergraduate Student
(he/him/his)
University of Rochester
Class of 2025
bkneer2@u.rochester.edu
James Kim
Undergraduate Student
(he/him/his)
University of Rochester
Class of 2025
jkim388@u.rochester.edu
Jonathan Pulido
Undergraduate Student
(he/him/his)
University of Rochester
Class of 2027
jpulido3@u.rochester.edu
Sameeha Sultana
Undergraduate Student
(she/her/hers)
University of Rochester
Class of 2028
ssultan3@u.rochester.edu
Samuel Laitman
Undergraduate Student
(he/him/his)
University of Rochester
Class of 2027
slaitman@u.rochester.edu
Steven Riera
Undergraduate Student
(he/him/his)
University of Rochester
Class of 2025
sriera@u.rochester.edu
Yuanxi Gao
Undergraduate Student
(she/they)
University of Rochester
Class of 2026
ygao77@u.rochester.edu