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Address:
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
PO box 117200
Gainesville, FL 32611-7200
PH: (352) 392-0563
Email: sumerlin@chem.ufl.edu
Prof. Brent S. Sumerlin
George Bergen Butler Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
Harold Jeskey Trustee Associate Professor in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Southern Methodist University
Harold Jeskey Trustee Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Southern Methodist University
2005-2007
2003-2005
2003
1998
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Southern Methodist University
Visiting Assistant Professor
Advisor: Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Department of Chemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
Ph.D. Polymer Science & Engineering
Advisor: Charles L. McCormick
Department of Polymer Science
University of Southern Mississippi
B.S., Textile Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry Concentration
North Carolina State University
Visiting Faculty

Prof. Jeung Gon Kim
Jeonbuk National University of South Korea
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/jbnusynthesis
Email: jeunggonkim@jbnu.ac.kr

Prof. Hyung-il Lee
University of Ulsan
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/sims0904/home
Email: sims0904@ulsan.ac.kr
Postdoctoral Research Associates

Emmanuelle Schué
Education:
Post-doctoral Researcher, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Ph.D. in Chemistry,
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (2020)
Advisor: Prof. Hans G. Bornër
M.S., B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Bordeaux (2015)
Advisor: Prof. Sébastien Lecommandoux
Email: emmanuelle.schue@ufl.edu

Lucca Trachsel
Education:
Post-doctoral Researcher, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
PhD in Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Engineering,
ETH Zürich (2020)
Advisor: Prof. Marcy Zenobi-Wong &
Dr. Edmondo M. Benetti
BSc. & MSc. in Biomedical Engineering,
ETH Zürich (2016)
Advisor: Prof. Nicholas D. Spencer
Email: lucca.trachsel@ufl.edu
Graduate Students

Lauren Bishop
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2020)
Advisor: Prof. Todd Emrick
Email: lauren.bishop@ufl.edu

Cullen Davidson
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Polymer Chemistry & Political Science,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2018)
Advisor: Prof. Frank Leibfarth
Email:

John Garrison
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S. Chemistry & Biochemistry,
University of Minnesota (2013)
Email:

Blanch Khouri Sader
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Biology
Nova Southeastern University (2021)
Advisor: Prof. Patricia Calvo
Email: bkhourisader@ufl.edu

Jared Bowman
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Polymer Science,
University of Southern Mississippi (2019)
Advisor: Prof. Yoan C. Simon
Email:

Lily Diodati
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry,
University of North Georgia (2018)
Advisor: Dr. Aimeé Tomlinson
Email: ldiodati@chem.ufl.edu

Sofia Goodrich
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering
University of Florida (2021)
B.S., Chemistry,
University of Hartford (2017)
Advisor: Dr. Laura E. Pence
B.S., Engineering Science &
East Asian Language & Literature,
Smith College (2013)
Advisor: Dr. Borjana Mikic &
Dr. Sujane Wu
Email:

Debabrata Konar
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S. (Pharm.), Medicinal Chemistry,
National Institute of Pharmaceutical
Education and Research (NIPER),
Mohali (2015)
Advisor: Prof. Vipin A. Nair
Email: dkonar@chem.ufl.edu

Megan Lott
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.A., Sociology
University of Florida
Advisor: Dr. George Christou
Email: m.lott@ufl.edu

Swagata Mondal
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S., Chemistry,
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (2018)
Advisor: Dr. Beeraiah Baire n
B.S., Chemistry,
Scottish Church College,
University of Calcutta (2016)
Email: mondalswagata@chem.ufl.edu

Noah Cyr
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.A., Chemistry,
Florida Gulf Coast University (2019)
Advisor: Dr. Daniel H. Paull
Email: ncyr@chem.ufl.edu

Cabell Eades
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Nanoscience, B.A. Chemistry,
Virginia Tech (2020)
Advisor: Prof. John B. Matson
Email: ceades@chem.ufl.edu

Rhys Hughes
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry,
Cardiff University (2020)
Advisor: Dr. Ben Ward
Email: r.hughes@ufl.edu

Angie Korpusik
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering,
niversity of California, Berkeley (2018)
Advisor: Prof. Phillip Messersmith
B.S., Polymer Science and Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University (2015)
Advisor: Prof. Stuart Rowan
Email:

Kevin Stewart
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Biochemistry,
University of Colorado
Colorado Springs (2014)
Advisors: Prof. Allen Schoffstall;
Prof. Scott Iacono
Email:

Alex Wong
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry and Exercise Science
Grand Valley State University (2017)
Advisor: Prof. Matthew Hart and
Prof. Stephen Glass
Email: wonga1@chem.ufl.edu

James Young
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B. A., Chemistry,
University of San Diego,
San Diego (2019)
Advisor: Prof. Peter M. Iovine
Email: jamesyoung@chem.ufl.edu
Undergraduate Students

Lily Alperstein
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Email: lilyalperstein@ufl.edu

Alexander Cantor
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Email: acantor@ufl.edu

Maddie Ross
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Email: madison.ross@ufl.edu