The Team
Brent S. Sumerlin
George Bergen Butler Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
Address:
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
PO box 117200
Gainesville, FL 32611-7200
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Kaden Stevens
Education:
Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemistry
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Ph.D. in Molecular Engineering
University of Chicago (2023)
Advisor: Prof. Matthew Tirrell
B.S. in Polymer Science
University of Southern Mississippi (2018)
Advisor: Prof. Charles McCormick
Sean Gitter
Education:
Postdoctoral Associate, Chemistry
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin and Prof. Austin Evan
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison (2024)
Advisor: Prof. AJ Boydston
B.S. in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Hope College (2018)
Advisor: Prof. Jason Gillmore
Visiting Scholars
Krisada
Auepattana-Aumrung
Education:
Visiting Student, Chemistry
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Graduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering,
Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC)
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Daniel Crespy
B.S., Chemistry
Mahidol University (2016)
Advisor: Asst. Prof. Manthana Jariyaboon
Timothée Sergent
Education:
Visiting Student, Chemistry
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.Sc, Health Chemistry
Université Paul Sabatier (2024)
B.S., Molecular Chemistry
Université Paul Sabatier (2023)
Advisor: Prof. Mathias Destarac & Prof. Stéphane Mazieres
Sylwia Dworakowska
Education:
Assistant Professor
Cracow University of Technology
Post-doctoral Researcher, Chemistry,
Carnegie Mellon University (2021)
Advisor: Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Post-doctoral Researcher, Chemistry,
LCPO Bordeaux (2018)
Advisors: Prof. Henri Cramail & Dr. Etienne Grau
PhD in Polymer Chemistry,
Cracow University of Technology (2016)
Advisor: Prof. Dariusz Bogdał
BSc. & MSc. in Chemical Technology,
Cracow University of Technology (2010)
Advisor: Prof. Aleksander Prociak
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
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: jared.bowman@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
Won Joon Choi
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Advisor: Prof. Jeffery S. Moore
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
Graham Gilchrist
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry, Economics,
Wesleyan University (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Ben Elling
Rhys Hughes
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.S., Chemistry,
Cardiff University (2020)
Advisor: Dr. Ben Ward
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
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
Thi Le
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S., Biotechnology
International University (IU)-VNU-HCM
Advisor: Prof. Khoi Tan Nguyen
B.S., Chemistry
International University (IU)-VNU-HCM
Advisor: Prof. Khoi Tan Nguyen
Megan Lott
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.A., Sociology
University of Florida
Advisor: Dr. George Christo
Tanmoy Maity
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
Junior Research Fellow (Project),
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata
(2022-2023)
Advisor: Prof. Priyadarsi De
M.S., Chemistry,
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (2022)
Lauren Mann
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B. Sc., Chemistry
University of North Florida (2020)
Minu Mathew
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M. Phil., Chemistry
Christ University, Bangalore, India
M. Sc., Chemistry
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
B. Sc., Chemistry
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
Gunzi Otgonjargal
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
B.A., Chemistry,
Kalamazoo College (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Blakely Tresca
Ariana Tamura
Education:
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
University of Florida
Advisor: Prof. Brent Sumerlin
M.S., Chemistry
California State University, Polytechnic Ponoma
Advisor: Prof. Thomas Osberger
B.S., Chemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
Advisor: Prof. Yi Tang
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
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
Undergraduate Students
Jacqueline Anatot
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
University of Florida
Lucas Aburaya
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
University of Florida
Leah Baker
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology,
University of Florida
Danyella Cabrera
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Microbiology and Chemistry,
University of Florida
Jason Hillman
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Chemical Engineering,
University of Florida
Florencia Merlino
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
University of Florida
Maddie Ross
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
University of Florida
Victoria Thompson
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Chemical Engineering,
University of Florida
Micayla Vereb
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
B.A. Candidate, Art History,
University of Florida
Isabella Zastrow
Education:
B.S. Candidate, Biochemistry,
University of Florida
