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Group Members

Primary Investigator

Biographical Facts:

PhD. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI [2015]

BS. University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI [2010]

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Awards:

Detroit Mercy Eng & Sci All Star Award 2017

BGSU Public Impact Award 2020

NSF-LEAPS Award 2021

BGSU Outstanding Early Career Investigator 2022

Elliott L Blinn Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship

Joseph C. Furgal, PhD

Associate Professor

furgalj@bgsu.edu

Postdoctoral Fellows
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
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Mehdi Erfani Jazi

PhD. Student

merfani@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

M.S. Chemistry

Mississippi State University, 2021

From Iran

Started at BGSU Spring 2022

Kyle Hallowell

PhD. Student

kyledh@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

B.S. Marine Biology/B.A. Digital Graphics

Bowing Green State University 2022

From Indiana

Started PhD at BGSU 2022

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Andrew Deller

PhD. Student

adeller@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Bachelors in Chem and Bio; BGSU 2023

Started PhD at BGSU 2023

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Biographical Facts:

Started in group Fall 2022

Bachelor of Chemistry BGSU 2024

Ethan Chandler

PhD Student

etchand@bgsu.edu

Undergraduate Students
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Biographical Facts:

Started in group Fall 2022

SURF Fellow Summer/Fall 2023

Gabriel DiPietro

Sophomore

gdipiet@bgsu.edu

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Biographical Facts:

Started in group Fall 2023

Interned at Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Hope Nicole Vonder Brink

Junior

hvonder@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Summer 2024

NSF REU Summer 2024

From New York

Michael Norton

Senior

mnnorto@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Summer 2024

SURF Summer 2024

From Bowling Green

Ashley Mockensturm

Junior

mockena@bgsu.edu

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Biographical Facts:

Started in group Summer 2024

From Ohio

Braden Moye

Senior

bmoye@bgsu.edu

Visiting Scientists

Biographical Facts:

Summer Researcher 2018

St. Petersburg State University, Russia

Matvei Kochurin

Undergraduate

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Biographical Facts:

Summer Researcher 2019

University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI

Raed Farraj

Undergraduate

Kristan Major

Undergraduate

Biographical Facts:

Summer Researcher 2022

Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

Lavano Sands

Undergraduate

Biographical Facts:

Summer Researcher 2022

Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

Imari Moore

Undergraduate

Biographical Facts:

Summer Researcher 2023

Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

Taylor Hughes

Undergraduate

Biographical Facts:

Summer Researcher 2024

Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

Chris Fischer

PhD Student

Biographical Facts:

Fall Researcher 2024

Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research, Germany

Alumni
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Biographical Facts:

B.S. Biology

Ohio State University Lima

From Wapakoneta, Ohio

2023 ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research

2023-2024 McMaster Fellowship

2023 NSF National ICORPS Participant

PhD 2024

Now at Alloway

Cory Sims, PhD

PhD. Student

cbsims@bgsu.edu

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Biographical Facts:

B.S. Chemistry University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

M.S. Polymer Science and Technology

University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Ph.D. 2022 Bowling Green State University, Ostrowski Lab

August 2022 - May 2024

Now at Ethicon

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Kalani Edirisinghe, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

ediride@bgsu.edu

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Biographical Facts:

B.S. Chemistry

St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX

From Arizona, USA

PhD 2024

Now at Danish Technical University, Post Doc

Herenia Espitia Armenta, PhD

PhD. Student

hespit@bgsu.edu

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Biographical Facts:

M.S. Chemistry

University of Detroit Mercy

From Libya

PhD 2023

Now at Ion Diagnostics

Mahmud Rashed, PhD

PhD. Student

rashedm@bgsu.edu

Rashmi Wijayarathne

PhD. Student

srashmi@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

B.S. Polymer Chemistry (Honors)

University of Sri Jayewardenepura 2022

Started PhD at BGSU 2023

Now at Arizona State University

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Shahrea Mahbub, PhD

PhD. Student

smahbub@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

B.S. Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Started at BGSU 2017

PhD 2022

2021-2022 McMaster Fellowship

2022 Post Doc (Angstrom Tech-BGSU)

2022 Post Doc at Formlabs Ohio

Now at First Solar, Perrysburg, OH

Buddhima Rupasinghe, PhD

PhD. Student

rupasib@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

M.S. Polymer Science Technology,  University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka [2012]

B.S. Polymer Science Technology,  University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka [2009]

PhD. 2022

2022 BGSU Shanklin Research Award, 2021 ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research

Seeking Opportunities

Biographical Facts:

B.S. Chemistry

National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

PhD 2022 

2021 BGSU Shanklin Research Award,  2019 ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research, 2020-2021 Taller Fellowship

2022 Post Doc at Formlabs Ohio

Now at Gelest, Morrisville, PA

Nai-hsuan Hu, PhD

PhD. Student

naihsuh@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

B.S. Chemistry,  University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka [2012]

PhD. Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI [2018]

BGSU June 2018-April 2020

Now at Taiwan Semiconductor, Arizona

Chamika Lenora, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

rlenora@bgsu.edu

Rachel Bianculli

Undergraduate

rbiancu@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

From North Carolina

Likes Bowling

Started in group Fall 2017, B.S. Chem 2018

Virginia Tech PhD. Chemistry 2024

Post Doc University of Florida

Tim May

Undergraduate

tamay@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

From Ohio

Started in group Winter 2018

Author on publication

Mercyhurst University (PA) 2020

Matthew Waldick

Undergraduate

mwaldick@gmail.com

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Fall 2018

SURF Fellow Summer 2019

B.S. Chemistry 2020

Currently at Trucent Renewables

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Biographical Facts:

Fall 2020 - Spring 2022

Author on Publication

B.S. Biochemistry 2022

Now at Duke University MS Health Sciences

Malika Haver

Undergraduate

haverk@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Fall 2020 - Spring 2022

PhD program in Latin

Connor Owen

Undergraduate

conhaas@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Summer 2021

B.S. Chemistry 2023

Currently at Master Fluid Solutions

Ashley Greene

Senior

angreen@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

B.S. Biochemistry 2023

Bianca Soper

Senior

soperb@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Winter 2018

Zach Miller

Senior

zacmill@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Fall 2019

Now at PPG Industries

Liz Massien

Undergraduate

elizacm@bgsu.edu

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Christian Arnold

Undergraduate

arnolcd@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Spring 2019

B.S. Biology, Minor Chemistry

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Fall 2019

Bailey Alspach

Undergraduate

balspac@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Fall 2020

Sabrina Creech

Undergraduate

screech@bgsu.edu

Biographical Facts:

Started in group Fall 2022

Veteran, Volunteer Firefighter

Now BGSU Biology MS program

Michael Fyfe

Undergraduate

mfyfe@bgsu.edu

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Biographical Facts:

Started in group Fall 2019

SURF Fellow Summer 2022

Now at Tulane University (MS)

Tyler Schrand

Senior

elizacm@bgsu.edu

Summer 2024 Columbus, OH, North American Silicon Symposium

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Fall 2021 San Diego, CA, Silicon Containing Poly Workshop

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Fall 2020 Group Picture

2019 Great Lakes Regional Meeting of ACS, Lisle, IL

2018 Winter Group Photo (the first)

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2018 Summer Group Dinner

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