Group Members

• Hometown: Oktaha, Oklahoma

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• Education: Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma

 

• Favorite Molecule: Aerobactin

 

• Brief Bio:  In my free time I enjoy baking breads and cooking, strategy games, and old Japanese monster movies. I’m also a big fan of pugs, so please introduce me if you have one.

 

• email: ktbrown@ucsb.edu

• Hometown: Santa Clarita, California

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• Education: B.S. in Chemistry (Emphasis in Biochemistry) at San Diego State University(2023)

• Favorite Molecule: Benzene

 

• Brief Bio:   I spend my free time golfing, reading 19th century literature, playing video games with friends, and watching lots and lots of sports. I watch pretty much everything, but my absolute favorite teams to watch are the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego State Aztecs (football and basketball).

• email: bfishler@ucsb.edu

• Hometown: Saigon, Vietnam/ Santa Barbara, Ca

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• Education: B.S in Biochemistry Cal Poly SLO

 

• Favorite Molecule: Water

 

• Brief Bio:  I enjoy good food and sleeping. I’m typically always hungry and in need of water. A good book or TV show and some peace and quiet is nice too. Arts and crafts are entertaining so I have many art/craft hobbies when I remember them. Contrary to popular beliefs, I do not like running.

 

• email: anvpham@ucsb.edu

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• Hometown: Ankara, Turkey

• Education: B.S in Chemistry at Bilkent University, Turkey, 

• Favorite Molecule: Copper Chloride

• Brief Bio: I love baking and poetry.   My cats Coco and Parker are my favorite co-
  authors and science buddies.

• email: elifsilaakbulut@ucsb.edu

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• Hometown: San Diego, California 

• Education: University of California, Santa Barbara 

• Favorite Molecule: beta-alanine 

• Brief Bio: In my free time I enjoy being active. I love being outdoors, discovering new music, and reading a good book (and yes I`m taking any and all recommendations). 

• email: nsnasseri@ucsb.edu

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• Hometown: Guangzhou, China

• Education: B.A. in Chemistry at Occidental College

• Favorite Molecule: Nortriptyline

• Brief Bio: Most of my time outside of lab is spent on my daughter, Boop. Otherwise I enjoy watching k-dramas, eating food (but for health reasons this is very limited), and playing stardew valley.

• email: razhang@ucsb.edu

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• Hometown: San Jose, CA

• Education: B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in Psychology at Case Western Reserve University

• Favorite Molecule: OEGMA

• Brief Bio:  In my free time I enjoy consuming all kinds of art (mainly music, film, poetry, and videogames) and occasionally expressing myself creatively through graphic, videogame, or music design. I also have a passion for coding and love arguing.

• email: dvinella@ucsb.edu 

• Co-advised by Christopher Bates

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• Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA

• Education: B.S. in Chemistry from UC Irvine 

• Favorite Molecule:  L-cysteine

• Brief Bio: My dog’s name is Chicken Nugget and she’s my favorite thing in the world! I mostly spend my free time playing platform fighters or running. I think the agricultural revolution had disastrous effects on the human race.

• email: nwhitman@ucsb.edu

• Co-advised by Brandon Greene

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