Past Group Members

Dr. Daniel Kazal

Received Ph.D. May 10, 2022

Currently employed at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Sarah Wirick

Received M.S. May 25, 2022

Dr. Eric Languirand

Received Ph.D. Oct. 16, 2017

Currently employed at the Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center

Dr. Pietro Strobbia

Received Ph.D. Aug. 18, 2016

Currently Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati (beginning August 2020).

Dr. Sudhir Dahal

Received Ph.D. Dec. 18, 2014

Currently Product Manager – Raman Spectroscopy, Research Materials & Structural Analysis Division at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Dr. Charles Klutse

Received Ph.D. Apr. 27, 2012

Currently employed at the Nuclear Power Institute of Ghana’s Atomic Energy Commission

Dr. Jian Sun

Received Ph.D. Aug. 24, 2010

Currently employed at Dupont Danesco

Dr. Hongang Li

Received Ph.D. Nov. 11, 2008

Currently a senior scientist at BioTools Inc.

Tasha Messenger

Received M.S. Nov. 11, 2008

Currently employed by the United States Government

Mikella Hankus

Received M.S. Dec. 20, 2007

Currently a staff scientist at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory

John Kiser

Received M.S. Aug. 12, 2007

Currently a high school science teacher in Anne Arundel County, MD

Liliane Ventrone

Biochemistry Major

lilven1@umbc.edu

Chase Carbaugh

B. S. Computer Sci. May 2021

Currently employed as a Consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton

Andrew Ingson

B. S. Computer Sci. May 2021

Currently employed as a Staff Technologist at Booz Allen Hamilton

An Ngo

B.S. Chemistry Dec. 2018

Currently employed at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Curtis Jones

B.S. Chemistry Dec 2016

Currently enrolled in Ph.D. program in Chemistry at UMBC

Hamsa Gowda

B.S. Chemical Engineering May 2014

Currently enrolled in Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program at UC-Irvine

Marc Scimonelli

B.S. Chemical Engineering May 2013

Currently a Process Engineer at Northrop Grumman

Kojo Yeboa

B.S. Biochemistry May 2013

Currently a Senior Product Engineer at Conoco Phillips

Adam Mayer

B.S. Biological Sciences May 2013

Currently a Physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Lilian Johnson

B.S. Chemical Engineering May 2013

Currently a staff scientist at NIST after receiving her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Stanford

Julia Wittkamper

B.S. Chemistry May 2012

Currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

Andrew Fales

B.S. Biochemistry May 2010

Currently a staff scientist at the U.S. FDA after receiving his Ph.D. from Duke University

John Bender

B.S. Chemistry May 2010

Currently a staff scientist at NIST after receiving his Ph.D. from U. Maryland, College Park

Nicole Whitten

B.S. Chemistry May 2009

Currently a full time mother

Asmaa Khatib

B.S. Biochemistry May 2010

Currently working as a Graduate Program Manager at UC San Diego

Jason Kisser

B.S. Biochemistry May 2009

Currently Clinical Neuropsychologist at Beaumont Health in Troy Michigan

Eric Eller

B.S. Chemistry May 2009

Current status unknown

D. Ryan Kostick

B.S. Chemical Engineering May 2009

Currently a Program analyst at Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center

Joshua Wilhide

Received B.S. in Chemistry (May 2007) from Villa Julie College; performed Capstone project research in Cullum lab Fall 2006

Currently Science Complex Manager Towson University after receiving his M.S. in Chemistry from UMBC

Daniel Buswell

B.S. Chemical Engineering May 2006

Currently an engineer at Maryland Engineering Services, LLC.

Gregory Gibson

B.S. Chemical Engineering May 2006

Current status unknown

Caitlin Baum

B.S. Chemistry May 2006

Currently working on her M.D. at the Univ. of Toledo after receiving her Ph.D. (2017) in Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the Univ. of Toledo

Bilal Chaudhry

B.S. Psychology May 2005

Currently employed by Meritus Health after receiving his M.D.

Veena Rao

B.S. Biological Sciences May 2006

Current status unknown

Shaan Akbar

B.S. Biological Sciences May 2005

Currently a film production specialist for Discovery Communications after enrolling in business school

Donald Parker

B.S. Biological Sciences May 2005

Currently a D.D.S. at Luke M. Morgan, D.D.S. and Associates

Pranav Patel

B.S. Biological Sciences May 2005

Currently Founding Partner and Physician of Horizon Eye Physicians in Fulton, Maryland (Maplelawn)

Ronak Mehta

B.S. Biochemistry May 2005

Currently status unknown

Mary Habib

B.S. Information Systems May 2003

Current status unknown

Soumi Saha

Pre-Pharmacy Student May 2003

Currently Senior Director of Advocacy at Premier Inc. after receiving her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Univ. of Maryland Pharmacy School and her Juris Doctorate from the Univ. of Maryland School of Law

Lauren Skrajewski

Summer REU Student (2018) from Clemson University

Currently applying to graduate schools for Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry

Melyssa Cheung

Summer STEM BUILD student (2017)

Currently an undergraduate student at U. Maryland, College Park

Zahra Mehrabi

Summer STEM BUILD student (2017)

Currently an undergraduate student at U. Maryland, College Park

Briana Taborn

Summer STEM BUILD student (2017)

Currently an undergraduate student at New York University (NYU)

Henry Dorbu

Summer STEM BUILD student (2017)

Currently an undergraduate student at Montgomery College

Brooke Lewis

Summer REU Student (2011) from Alcorn State University

Currently enrolled in Ph.D. program at Penn State Univ.

Camille Madison

Summer REU Student (2005 & 2006) from University of Rochester

Currently practicing medicine at UC-Davis Medical Center-Family Medicine after receiving her M.D.

Ashley Cox

Summer Biomedical Research Training Program Student (2004) from Wofford College

Currently a physician’s assistant

Cecelia Young

Summer Biomedical Research Training Program Student (2004) from Virginia Union University

Current status unknown

Nicole Villalba Costa

Summer Biomedical Research Training Program Student (2003) from Universidad Metropolitana

Current status unknown

Lucie Martin

Visiting intern from M.S. program at Universite de Poitiers, France (2017)

Graduated M.S. program May 2018. Current status unknown

Pierre Chabernaud

Visiting intern from M.S. program at Universite de Poitiers, France (2014)

Graduated M.S. program May 2015. Currently a Ph.D. student working with ArianeGroup in France.

Katie Tulp

Howard County Applied Research Internship (Fall 17 – Spring 18)

Currently an undergraduate student

Nikhil Nair

Howard County Senior (Summer 17)

Currently an undergraduate student

Joanna Lee

Howard County Applied Research Internship (Fall 14 – Spring 15)

Currently an undergraduate student at UMBC