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Last Name: Affiliated Institution: Email Address: Country: Twitter Handle: Current Career Stage: Year of Anticipated Graduation: Anticipated Year on Job Market: Pursuing Career In: Self-Identification: Gender Identity: Branch: Subfield Keywords:
Soumen Payra Payra Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur payrasoumen@gmail.com India Post-doctoral [A] [M] Materials, Organic Nano-materials, Organic Synthesis
Ekaterina Smirnova Smirnova ICIQ esmirnova21@gmail.com spain @KatiaR20407693 Post-doctoral [O] [F] Chemical Education, Inorganic
Claire Hobday Hobday University of Bath clairelhobday@gmail.com United Kingdom @clairehobday Post-doctoral [F] Inorganic, Materials computational, porous solids
Nicola Bell Bell University of St Andrews nb205@st-andrews.ac.uk United Kingdom @NickelCarbon Post-doctoral [O] [F] Inorganic F-block
Jessica Klockow Klockow Stanford University jklockow@stanford.edu USA @jessica_klockow Post-doctoral first generation PhD [F] Chemical Biology, Organic molecular imaging, fluorescence, PET
Curtis Ho Ho University of Tasmania, School of Natural Sciences (Chemistry) ccho@utas.edu.au Australia @citrus_67 Post-doctoral [A] [MR] [M] Inorganic, Organic Organometallics, Catalysis
Laia Josa-Culleré Josa-Culleré University of Oxford laia.josacullere@chem.ox.ac.uk United Kingdom @Laiajc Post-doctoral [O] [F] Organic Medicinal chemistry, Oncology
Sukrita Chanthip Chanthip Naresuan University sukrita98@hotmail.com Thailand Post-doctoral [A] [F] Materials, Organic
Amie Norton Norton Bowling Green State University amien@bgsu.edu USA @amienorton Post-doctoral First-gen. college student [F] Inorganic, Materials Vapochromic, sensing, mechanochromic,
Christian Malapit Malapit University of Michigan cmalapit@umich.edu Philippines / United States @CAMalapit Post-doctoral [A] [LGBTQ+]
3rd world country, first gen STEM, economic hardships
[M] Organic Organic Synthesis, Organometallics
César A. Urbina-Blanco Urbina-Blanco Ghent University cesaralejandro.urbinablanco@ugent.be Belgium @Cesapo Post-doctoral [L] [M] Inorganic Catalysis, Reaction Mechanisms
Danielle Fagnani Fagnani University of Michigan dfagnani@umich.edu United States @fagnaninomics Post-doctoral first-generation college student [F] Materials, Organic physical organic
Melissa Dumartin Dumartin Northwestern University melissa.dumartin@northwestern.edu United States @MlissaDum Post-doctoral [F] Organic
Oleta Johnson Johnson UCSF oleta.johnson@ucsf.edu United States @oletaknowsstuff Post-doctoral [B] [LGBTQ+] [F] Chemical Biology Medicinal chemistry, Bioorganic chemistry
Alec (Jay) Kroll Kroll Emory University jakroll@emory.edu United States @AlecAstrochem Post-doctoral [LGBTQ+] [M] Analytical, Physical Astrochemistry, Atmospheric
Veronica Berns Berns Northwestern University veronica.berns@northwestern.edu United States @squirrelchomp Post-doctoral [F] Chemical Education, Inorganic
Megan Hill Hill Massachusetts Institute of Technology mrhill@mit.edu USA @drmrhill Post-doctoral 2018 2021 Academic [O] [F] Materials, Organic Polymer science
Yongseok Kwon Kwon Yale University yongseok.kwon@yale.edu Republic of Korea / United States Post-doctoral [A] [M] Organic
Margaret Hilton Hilton Yale University margaret.hilton@yale.edu USA Post-doctoral [F] Organic
Renan Barroso Ferreira Barroso Ferreira The Scripps Research Institute rbarroso@scripps.edu United States Post-doctoral [L] [LGBTQ+] [MR] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Sulfur, Redox
Elisha Otome Otome Georgetown University elisha.otome@gmail.com Nigeria @elisha.otome Post-doctoral [B] [M] Inorganic, Organic
Nicole Thomas Thomas City of Hope nithomas@coh.org United States @neeecoley Post-doctoral [F] Chemical Biology Economic hardship, First-gen Ph.D.
Jennifer Rudd Rudd Swansea University j.a.rudd@swansea.ac.uk United Kingdom @jruddchemist Post-doctoral [F] Inorganic, Materials Catalysis, CO2 Reduction
Marta Da Pian Da Pian University of Padua marta.dapian@unipd.it Italy @Marta_Da_Pian Post-doctoral [F] Chemical Education, Organic supramolecular, drug delivery
Anisha Shakya Shakya Institute for Basic Science, Ulsan, South Korea/ Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA kyaanisha@gmail.com United States Post-doctoral [A]
economic hardship, non-native English speaker, least developed country
[F] Materials, Physical Polyelectrolytes, Nucleic Acids
Laure Kayser Kayser University of California San Diego lkayser@eng.ucsd.edu United States @laure_kayser Post-doctoral first-generation college student [F] Materials organic electronics
Kishore Kumar Jagadeesan Jagadeesan University of Bath jkkishore85@gmail.com United Kingdom @jkkishore85 Post-doctoral [A] [M] Analytical, Materials Mass Spectrometry, Data Visualization
Cina Foroutan-Nejad Foroutan-Nejad Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University canyslopus@yahoo.co.uk Czech Republic @CForoutanNejad Post-doctoral [MENA] [M] Materials, Physical Theoretical Chem, Molecular Electronic
Megan Willis Willis Lawrence Berkeley National Lab megan.willis@mail.utoronto.ca United States @MeganDWillis Post-doctoral [F] Analytical, Physical Atmospheric, Environmental
Velencia Witherspoon Witherspoon NICHD/NIH vwithersp@gmail.com USA Post-doctoral [B] [F] Materials, Physical NMR, soft matter, molecularinteraction
K. A. Niradha Sachinthani Sachinthani Texas A & M University niradhas@gmail.com United States Post-doctoral [A] [F] Materials, Organic Organic synthesis, Polymer chemistry,
Salma Kassem Kassem University of Manchester salmak90@gmail.com United Kingdom Post-doctoral [MENA] [F] Organic
Yun Seok Choi Choi Colorado State University yun.choi@colostate.edu United States @YunSeokChoi1 Post-doctoral [A]
Instructor in the Department of Chemistry at Front Range Community College
[M] Chemical Biology, Chemical Education Biochemistry, Biosensor
nishtha agarwal agarwal Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University nishtha14@gmail.com United Kingdom @nishtha_14 Post-doctoral [A] [O] [F] Materials, Physical Catalysis, Material Science
Alan Enciso Enciso Northwestern University alanenciso87@gmail.com United States @alan_enciso Post-doctoral [L] [M] Materials, Organic Polymers, Macromolecular
George Bepete Bepete Pennsylvania State University gbepete@gmail.com United States @gbepete Post-doctoral [B] [M] Materials, Physical 2D Materials, SWCNTs
Erin McConnell McConnell McMaster University mcconnee@mcmaster.ca Canada @bluebird__47 Post-doctoral [F] Chemical Biology, Materials DNA nanotechnology, Human health
Brittany Morgan Morgan University of Michigan bsmorgan@umich.edu United States of American @BMorgan_Chemist Post-doctoral First Generation [F] Chemical Biology, Organic
John Nicoludis Nicoludis UCSF jacknicoludis@gmail.com United States @_jackn_ Post-doctoral [LGBTQ+] [M] Chemical Biology, Physical protein biochemistry, structural biology
Phan Truong Truong Reed College truongph@reed.edu USA Post-doctoral [A]
Southeast Asian; First-gen college student;
[M] Inorganic Bioinorganic, Organometallic
Scott Danielsen Danielsen Duke University scott.danielsen@duke.edu United States @ScottDanielsen Post-doctoral 2018 2022 Academic [LGBTQ+]
first-generation college
[M] Materials Polymers, Soft Matter
Erica Lui Lui University of Alberta elui@ualberta.ca Canada @luierica Post-doctoral [A] [L] [F] Inorganic, Organic
Moustafa Gabr Gabr Stanford University gabr@stanford.edu United States @MT_Gabr Post-doctoral [MENA] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Chemical biology, Molecular imaging
o’cornnor harrison harrison oxford university Reubenharry12@gmail.com AUTRIALA Post-doctoral [O] [M] Inorganic, Organic Hello how are lets t
Elaheh Khozeimeh Sarbisheh Khozeimeh Sarbisheh University of Saskatchewan elaheh.khozeimeh@usask.ca Canada @Elakh7 Post-doctoral [MENA] [F] Chemical Biology, Inorganic Radiochemistry, Medicinal chemistry
Micaela Matta Matta University of Liverpool micaela.matta@liverpool.ac.uk United Kingdom @micaelamatta Post-doctoral [F] Materials, Physical molecular dynamics, organic electronics
Natalia Sizochenko Sizochenko Dartmouth College sizochenko@dartmouth.edu USA @theory_of_nano Post-doctoral [LGBTQ+] [O] [F] Chemical Biology, Materials chemical informatics, quantum chemistry
Fatemeh Ostadhossein Ostadhossein Stanford University youkabed.ostadhossein@gmail.com United States @FOstadhossein Post-doctoral [MENA]
Persian, non-native English speaker, Muslim, US permanent resident
[F] Materials Nanobiotechnology, Theranostics
Eden Tanner Tanner Harvard University edentanner@seas.harvard.edu USA @EdenTanner Post-doctoral [LGBTQ+] [F] Chemical Biology, Physical Nanotechnology, Ionic Liquids
Angelo Frei Frei The University of Queensland a.frei@imb.uq.edu.au Australia @Angelo_Frei Post-doctoral [M] Inorganic, Organic Antibiotics, Inorganic Chemistry
Jessica Stark Stark Stanford University jcstark@stanford.edu United States @JessicaCStark Post-doctoral [F] Chemical Biology, Chemical Education
Malkanthi Karunananda Karunananda The Scripps Research Institute mkarun@scripps.edu United States Post-doctoral [A] [F] Inorganic, Organic Catalysis, Computational Chem
Stefan Vuckovic Vuckovic University of California Irvine svuckovi@uci.edu United States Post-doctoral [LGBTQ+] [M] Physical DFT, quantum chemistry
Erica Lui Lui University of Alberta elui@ualberta.ca Canada Post-doctoral [A] [L] [F] Inorganic, Organic
Fatima Enam Enam Stanford University fenam@stanford.edu United States @fatimaenam17 Post-doctoral [A] [F] Chemical Biology Synthetic biology, Microbiome
Heidi van de Wouw van de Wouw UCLA heidilee@chem.ucla.edu United States @Heidi_vdWouw Post-doctoral 2019 2022 Industrial [MR] [F] Materials, Organic GNC
Nicholas Tay Tay Princeton University nt2375@princeton.edu United States @malayoman Post-doctoral 2019 2026 Academic [A]
Southeast Asian; first-gen immigrant; first-gen college student;
[M] Chemical Biology, Organic Photochemistry, Protein Chemistry
Jan Paulo Zaragoza Zaragoza UC Berkeley zaragoza@berkeley.edu US @jpzargs Post-doctoral [A] [M] Chemical Biology, Inorganic
Adrian Figg Figg Northwestern University adrian_figg@northwestern.edu USA @see_adrian_figg Post-doctoral [B] [MR] [M] Materials, Organic
Olja Simoska Simoska University of Utah olja.simoska@utah.edu United States @oljasimoska Post-doctoral Non-native English speaker, first-generation Ph.D. [F] Analytical Electroanalytical, Biosensors
Paulo McMiller McMiller Universidade Federal de Pernambuco paulomcmiller@gmail.com Brazil @mcmilIer Post-doctoral 2019 2020 Academic [B] [L] [LGBTQ+]
first-generation college student, non-native English speaker
[NB] Physical networks, hydrogen bonds
Isabel Abánades Lázaro Abánades Lázaro University of Valencia isabelabanadeslazaro@gmail.com Spain @Isabanadeslaza1 Post-doctoral [F] Chemical Biology, Materials MOFs
Megan Mohadjer Beromi Mohadjer Beromi Princeton University mberomi@princeton.edu United States Post-doctoral [MENA] [MR] [F] Inorganic, Organic organometallic, sustainable polymers
Michael Ford Ford Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ford40@llnl.gov United States @MFordPhD Post-doctoral [M] Materials polymers, soft matter
Dana Westmoreland Westmoreland MIT dwestmor@mit.edu United States @DEWestmoreland Post-doctoral 2020 2025 Academic [LGBTQ+] [F] Inorganic, Physical
Alison Altman Altman Northwestern University alison.altman@northwestern.edu United States Post-doctoral [F] Inorganic
Stephanie Santos-Diaz Santos-Diaz University of Wisconsin – Madison santosdiaz@wisc.edu USA @bori_chemist Post-doctoral [L] [F] Chemical Education
Jocelyn Nardo Nardo Purdue University jnardo@purdue.edu United States @Jocelyn_Nardo Post-doctoral [L]
LGBTQ+
[F] Chemical Education Diversity, Inclusion, Equity
Adam Brooks Brooks Boise State University adb2358@gmail.com United States Post-doctoral [LGBTQ+] [M] Materials, Organic Polymer Chemistry, Signal amplification
Alexandra Tamerius Tamerius Northwestern University alexandratamerius2021@u.northwestern.edu United States Post-doctoral [F] Inorganic, Materials
Jacob Robins Robins Yale University jacob.robins@yale.edu United States @JacobGRobins Post-doctoral 2021 2024 Academic [LGBTQ+] [M] Organic Total Synthesis, Physical Organic
Siraj Ali Ali Massachusetts Institute of Technology sza@mit.edu United States @Sargetasm Post-doctoral 2023 2023 Academic [B] [I] [L] [MR] [M] Organic Organometallic, Catalysis
Amaan Kazerouni Kazerouni Yale University amaankazerouni@gmail.com United States @amaankazerouni Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Industrial [A] [M] Organic
Antonio Tinoco Valencia Tinoco Valencia Harvard University atinocovalencia@fas.harvard.edu United States @AntonioTinocoV Post-doctoral 2020 2024 Academic [L] [LGBTQ+] [MR]
first-generation, DREAMer
[M] Chemical Biology, Organic human gut microbiome, enzymology
Mariana Diaz-Ramirez Diaz-Ramirez Mississippi State University lizeth.mldr@gmail.com US @la_comehigos Post-doctoral 2019 2021 Academic [L] [F] Inorganic, Materials MOFs, Gas adsorption
Singam Maneesh kumar reddy Maneesh kumar reddy CSIR IICT maniraj246@gmail.com India @Maneeshsingam Graduate Student 2022 2022 Academic [A] [O] [M] Organic Electro-C-H activ, Ni catalysis
Gloria De la Garza De la Garza University of Michigan gdlgarza@umich.edu United States @gloriadgrz Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [L] [LGBTQ+] [F] Analytical, Materials Electrochemistry, Battery
Yara Seif Seif Merck Sharp & Dohme corp yarahseif@gmail.com United States @YaraSeif8 Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Industrial [MENA] [F] Analytical AI, Comp chem
KIRTI SINGH SINGH University of California Davis, USA kirtizsinghz@gmail.com India @kirtisingh_2704 Post-doctoral 2025 2024 Academic [A] [F] Inorganic Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis
Lalita Tanwar Tanwar University of California, San Diego flalita@ucsd.edu United States @Lalitatanwar4 Post-doctoral 2021 2022 Industrial [A] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic Organic synthesis
Nathan Dao Dao The Scripps Research Institute ndao@scripps.edu United States @nathandao1109 Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [LGBTQ+] [M] Organic
Florence Dou Dou University of Washington fdou@uw.edu Trinidad and Tobago Post-doctoral 2023 2025 Government [A] [LGBTQ+]
Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Cantonese
[F] Inorganic, Materials quantum dot, clean energy policy
Vineet Jakhar Jakhar University of Florida vjakhar@chem.ufl.edu USA @jakhar_vineet Graduate Student 2021 2021 Industrial [A] [M] Inorganic Organometallics, Polymer
Ciara Ordner Ordner Stanford University cordner@stanford.edu United States @CiaraOrdner Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [F] Organic total synthesis
Nguyen Van Thang Van Thang Jeonbuk National University vanthang@jbnu.ac.kr South Korea @https://twitter.com/Eyeshield_VN_21 Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Nucleic Acid, Genome Editing
Crissi Martinez-Brokaw Martinez-Brokaw Purdue cbrokaw@purdue.edu United States Post-doctoral 0000 2023 Industrial [L] [MR] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic
Hannah Friedman Friedman UCLA hcfriedmanchem@gmail.com United States @hcfriedmanchem Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [ND] Physical spectroscopy, fluorescence
Soren Lipman Lipman UC Berkeley sorenlipman@gmail.com USA @sorenlipman Graduate Student 2026 2026 Academic [D] [O] [F] Chemical Biology
Dr. Chinnaraja Eswaran Eswaran Northwestern University drechinnaraja@gmail.com USA @ChinnarajaEswar Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Academic [A] [M] Inorganic, Organic Supramolecular, Asymmetric Catalysis
Tan Nguyen Nguyen University of Michigan npdtan@umich.edu United States @npdtan92 Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Academic [A] [LGBTQ+]
Vietnamese, first-generation college student
[M] Materials, Organic Polymer
An Nguyen Nguyen University of Melbourne anntt118@gmail.com Australia Graduate Student 2020 2021 Industrial [A] [F] Inorganic, Materials
Alex Quillin Quillin Emory University alexandria.quillin@emory.edu United States @alexquillin Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [O]
first-generation
[F] Chemical Biology Biomolecules, RNA Editing
Haimi Nguyen Nguyen Columbia University ntd.haimi@gmail.com USA Graduate Student 2025 2028 Academic [A] [F] Materials, Physical Quantum Chemistry, Condensed matter
Nabarupa Bhattacharjee Bhattacharjee Indiana University Bloomington nabarupa10@gmail.com United States @NabarupaBhatta1 Graduate Student 2024 2024 Academic [F] Materials, Organic
Quadrat Yusuph Yusuph The University of Memphis, TN quadratyusuph09@gmail.com Nigeria @yusuphquadrat Graduate Student 2026 2021 Academic [B] [F] Inorganic, Materials Coordination Polymer, Synthetic Chemistry
Shireen Ashkar Ashkar University of Michigan ashkarshireen@gmail.com United States @ashkarshireen Graduate Student 2021 2021 Academic [MENA]
First-generation college student, full-time caregiver, Muslim
[F] Analytical, Chemical Biology Medicinal Chemistry, Natural Products
Toya Scaggs Scaggs Vanderbilt University latoya.d.scaggs@vanderbilt.edu United States Post-doctoral 2019 2022 Industrial [B] [F] Organic
Isaac Blythe Blythe University of Michigan imblythe@umich.edu United States @queeridinium Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [LGBTQ+] [MR] [D] [NB] Chemical Education, Inorganic organometallics, trans studies
Rolande Meudom Meudom Stanford University meudomro@stanford.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [B] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic peptide chemistry, peptide chemist
Abhigya Mookherjee Mookherjee University of Washington abhigm@uw.edu United States @AbhigyaMB Post-doctoral 2015 2020 Industrial [A]
non-native English speaker
[F] Analytical, Chemical Biology Mass Spectroemetry, Technology transfer
Janae Brown Brown University of Maryland Baltimore County janaeb@umbc.edu United States @janaebbrown Post-doctoral 2018 2021 Academic [A] [B] [MR]
First-generation college student
[F] Chemical Biology Proteins, NMR, Biophysics
Jesus Martinez Alvarado Martinez Alvarado Princeton jimartin@alumni.unc.edu United States Graduate Student 2021 2024 Academic [L] [M] Organic
Joe Forzano Forzano University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign jforzano@colby.edu United States @ForzanoJoe Graduate Student 2024 2024 Academic [LGBTQ+] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic molecular imaging
Raundi Quevedo Quevedo University of Illinois Urbana Champaign quevedo2@illinois.edu USA Graduate Student 2021 2021 Industrial [L] [F] Organic
Kristen Gardner Gardner California Institute of Technology kristen.gardner8@gmail.com United States @Kristenelise20 Post-doctoral 2024 2025 Academic [B] [MR] [F] Organic Total synthesis, Methodology
Tawney Knecht Knecht University of Oregon tknecht@uoregon.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Instrument Management [LGBTQ+] [F] Inorganic, Materials
Ashley Mapile Mapile University of Oregon amapile@uoregon.edu United States @AshleyMapile Graduate Student 2024 2024 Science Policy [LGBTQ+] [F] Chemical Education, Physical Science Policy
Tamera Jones Jones Louisiana State University tsjones@lsu.edu United States Post-doctoral 2024 2026 Academic [B] [LGBTQ+] [F] Chemical Education
Jacob Scantland Scantland University of Alabama jacobkeven7@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2021 2021 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [NB] Organic Organometallics, Air free techniques
Caitlin Sargeant Sargeant University of Cambridge caitlin.sargeant@gmail.com United Kingdom @c_sarg_chemeng Graduate Student 2021 2021 Industrial [F] Chemical Biology, Physical Chemical engineering
Suseela Yelisetty Venkata Yelisetty Venkata Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research y.v.suseela@gmail.com India @yvsuseela Post-doctoral 2019 2025 Academic [A]
non-native English speaker
[F] Chemical Biology, Organic Small molecules
Gabriel Guerra Faura Guerra Faura Georgia Institute of Technology ga.faura3@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2021 2021 Industrial [L] [LGBTQ+] [M] Organic
Joshua Laffoon Laffoon University of Michigan laffoon@umich.edu United States @laffoon_chem Post-doctoral 2020 2021 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [D]
Transgender, ADHD, first-generation student
[M] Organic Electrochemistry, Catalysis
Navya Chauhan Chauhan Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India navyachauhan11@gmail.com India @Navya_Chauhan11 Graduate Student 2021 2021 Academic [A] [F] Analytical, Organic Synthesis, Heterocyclic chem
Rakia Dhaoui Dhaoui University of California, Irvine rdhaoui@uci.edu United States @rakiadhaoui Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [MENA] [MR] [D] [F] Inorganic, Materials
Jill Alty Alty Massachusetts Institute of Technology jillalty@mit.edu USA @jillalty Post-doctoral 2021 2025 Academic [F] Materials, Organic biomimetic materials, CH functionalization
Jenae Linville Linville Ohio State University jlinville26@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [O] [F] Materials, Organic
Vaishnavi Nair Nair California Institute of Technology vaishnavi4580@gmail.com USA @Vaishnavi_Nair_ Post-doctoral 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [F] Organic
Melissa Jagrosse Jagrosse University of Rochester meljagrosse@gmail.com USA Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic
Bethany McCarty McCarty University of Wisconsin-Madison bethanymccarty12@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [O]
First-generation college student, formerly homeless
[F] Organic Carbohydrate, Electrochemistry
Jihyeon Yeo Yeo Yale University jihyeon.yeo@yale.edu Republic of Korea @jihyeonyeo Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [A] [F] Organic Synthetic Method, C-H Activation
Bria Garcia Garcia University of Delaware briagar@udel.edu United States @Bria_Garcia_ Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [B] [L] [F] Organic Synthesis, Chemist
Amy Brown Brown Boston University aebrwn11@bu.edu USA Graduate Student 2021 2021 Industrial [O] [F] Materials, Organic organic synthesis, method development
Nicole Berry Berry Boston University naberry@bu.edu United States @BluBerry440 Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [B]
first generation college student
[F] Materials, Organic
Katherine Woolard Woolard University of Notre Dame k.woolard@yahoo.com United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [D] [F] Organic Medicinal chemistry
Adilene Bernal Sánchez Bernal Sánchez University of California, Davis abernalsanchez@ucdavis.edu USA @adii_dass Graduate Student 2024 2024 Academic [L]
First-generation college student, First-generation researcher, Non-traditional STEM student
[F] Organic Catalysis, Synthetic Chemist
Samantha Kennelly Kennelly University of Minnesota kenne848@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2023 Government [O]
Trilingual
[F] Chemical Biology, Organic Medicinal Chemistry, Toxicology
Shruti Biyani Biyani Purdue University biyanis@purdue.edu United States @ShrutiBiyani9 Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [F] Analytical, Organic Organic Chemistry, HTE, Flow Chemistry
Tulaja Shrestha Shrestha University of Delaware shrestha@udel.edu United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [F] Materials, Organic
Eva Gulotty Gulotty The University of Notre Dame evagulotty@gmail.com United States @EvaGulotty Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Organic Methodology, Synthesis
Fahimeh Mohammadi Mohammadi Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea fahimehmohammadi@ewhain.net Iran @fahimeh8970 Graduate Student 2026 2026 Academic [A] [F] Organic
Annika Tharp Tharp University of Michigan tannika@umich.edu United States @organnika_chem Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [F] Organic
Courtney Kondor Kondor Wayne State University ckondor@wayne.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [O]
first-generation college student
[F] Chemical Biology, Organic
Sorina Chiorean Chiorean Scripps Research, La Jolla schiorean@scripps.edu United States @SorinaChiorean Post-doctoral 2021 2023 Academic [F] Chemical Biology, Organic peptides, nucleic acids
Maria Morales Colon Morales Colon University of Michigan moralema@umich.edu United States @maria_bebi Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [L]
Spanish speaker
[F] Organic fluorination, Pd
Alena Vasquez Vasquez Scripps Research alenavasquez14@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [L] [MR] [F] Organic
Katie Rykaczewski Rykaczewski University of Michigan krykacze@umich.edu USA @K_Rykaczewski Graduate Student 2023 2022 Industrial [F] Organic photochemistry, heterocycles
Laura Confalonieri Confalonieri University of Piemonte Orientale laura.confalonieri@uniupo.it Italy Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [O]
European, First-generation college student, non-native English speaker
[F] Organic
Santosh Kumar Kumar Imperial college London santosh.kumar@imperial.ac.uk United Kingdom @biradarsantosh Post-doctoral 2014 2021 Academic [A] [M] Materials Surface science, Solar energy
Michele Myong Myong Brookhaven National Laboratory mmyong@bnl.gov United States of America @michele_myong Post-doctoral 2021 2023 Academic [A] [D] [F] Organic, Physical photophysics, radiation chemistry
Kirsty Anderson Anderson Krembil Research Institute kirsty.anderson@uhnresearch.ca Canada @DrKAnderson_ Post-doctoral 2021 2022 Industrial [F] Organic Medicinal Chemistry
Serena DiLiberti DiLiberti University of Minnesota dilibese@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [MR] [F] Organic Total synthesis, Cyanoamidation
Natalia Labadie Labadie IQUIR-CONICET, Univ. Nac. de Rosario nati.labadie@gmail.com Argentina @natilabadie Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [L] [F] Organic COMPUTATIONAL, ORGANOBORON
Natalie Saenz Saenz Columbia University ns3221@columbia.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2024 Academic [L] [F] Inorganic, Materials
Kishwar Khan Khan Georgia Tech kkhan@connect.ust.hk USA @Kishwar48884860 Post-doctoral 2021 2021 Academic [A] [M] Materials Nanotechnology, Fuel cell & battery
Stephanie Tsang Tsang University of Delaware tsangste@udel.edu United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic
Kishwar Khan Khan Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta USA kkhan@connect.ust.hk United States of America (USA) @Kishwar48884860 Post-doctoral 2021 2021 Academic [A] [M] Materials Nanotechnology, Electrocatalysis
Emmett Leddin Leddin University of North Texas EmmettLeddin@my.unt.edu USA @EmLedd1 Graduate Student 2022 2026 Medicine [LGBTQ+] [NB] Chemical Biology, Physical Computational
Irene Manning Manning University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill irenemm@live.unc.edu USA @mulloym Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [F] Materials polymers, water purification
Taylor Thane Thane University of California, Irvine tthane@uci.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2021 Academic [F] Organic
Robert Connon Connon Georg-August-Universität Göttingen robert.connon@chemie.uni-goettingen.de Germany @ChemConnon Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Academic [M] Organic Catalysis, Synthesis
Digvijayee Pal Pal University of Florida digvi.pal@gmail.com United States @Digvy_Pal Graduate Student 2021 2022 Industrial [A] [F] Organic Polymer chemistry, Polymer materials
Cassidy Carey Carey University of Michigan careycy@umich.edu United States @Cassidy_Carey1 Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [F] Materials porous polymers, lithium recovery
Jaechul Ju Ju University of Colorado Boulder jaechul.ju@colorado.edu United States @Jaechul Ju Graduate Student 2022 2022 Academic [A] [M] Materials, Physical Polymer selfassembly, Co-continuous nano
Sarah Dishman Dishman University of California, Davis sdishman@ucdavis.edu USA @Sarah_Dishh Graduate Student 2023 2022 Industrial [F] Organic Methodology, Total Synthesis
Daniel Speer Speer University of California, Davis djspeer@ucdavis.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Outreach [LGBTQ+] [NB] Chemical Biology Biophysics, Membranes and Lipids
Supreeth Prasad Prasad University of California Davis suprasad@ucdavis.edu United States @SupreethPrasad1 Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [A] [LGBTQ+] [M] Organic, Physical
Erin Doherty Doherty UC Berkeley edoherty@berkeley.edu United States Post-doctoral 2022 2025 Academic [F] Chemical Biology
Fatima Hussain Hussain University of California, Davis fahussain@ucdavis.edu United States of America @fahussain17 Graduate Student 2022 2021 Industrial [A] [MENA] [MR]
Muslim
[F] Analytical environmental
Andrew Otsuki Otsuki UC Davis alotsuki@ucdavis.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2023 Academic [A] [M] Chemical Education, Organic Green chemistry, Sustainability
Will Sii Hong Lau Lau Princeton University siihongl@princeton.edu United States of America/Malaysia @wshlau Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [A]
First-generation college student
[M] Organic Organometallic, Data Science
Kevin Pham Pham UC Davis kmipham@ucdavis.edu USA @kev_m_ph Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [LGBTQ+] [M] Chemical Biology
Berkan Bozkurt Bozkurt Koç University berkanbozkurt15@ku.edu.tr Turkey Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic First-generation college student, non-native English speaker [M] Chemical Biology, Organic chemical neuroscienc, mood disorders
Ravinder Kang Kang University of California, Davis rkkang@ucdavis.edu USA @RaviKKang Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [F] Analytical agricultural, environmental
Liat Kugelmass Kugelmass Cornell University lhk58@cornell.edu United States Post-doctoral 2023 2024 Non-profit / government [LGBTQ+] [O]
Jewish
[F] Materials, Organic Polymers, Sustainability
Denise Williams-Harris Williams-Harris Baylor University d.n.williams.harris@gmail.com United States Post-doctoral 2020 2023 Academic [B] [F] Analytical, Materials human health, sustainable material
Estely Carranza Carranza University of California, Davis ejcarranza@ucdavis.edu United States @ChemEstely Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [L] [F] Chemical Biology Bioinorganic chem, Biophysics
Clifford Gee Gee St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital clifford.t.gee@gmail.com United States @cgee_chemistry Post-doctoral 2017 2021 Academic [A] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Biophysics
Derek García Almedina García Almedina University of California Berkeley derek.garcia@berkeley.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [L] [LGBTQ+] [M] Chemical Biology Antibody Engineering, Bioconjugation
Sébastien Lapointe Lapointe Ruhr-Universitat Bochum sebastien.lapointe99@gmail.com Germany @slapointechem Post-doctoral 2020 2021 Academic [LGBTQ+]
ADHD
[M] Inorganic Organometalic, Pincer complexes
Linh Tram Tram University of California – San Francisco linh.tram@ucsf.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Academic [A] [O] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic
Banan Alhazmi Alhazmi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology banan.alhazmi@kaust.edu.sa Saudi Arabia Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [MENA] [F] Chemical Education, Materials Separation process, Membranes
Jiahe Huang Huang Georgia Institute of Technology MRJHHUANG@GMAIL.COM China Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [A] [M] Materials
Ronald Smith Smith Georgia Institute of Technology ronald.a.smith11@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [M] Organic Polymer
Emily McGuinness McGuinness Georgia Institute of Technology ekmcguin@ncsu.edu United States of America Post-doctoral 2021 2022 Academic [F] Materials hybrid materials, vapor phase process
Grace Ahlqvist Ahlqvist Massachusetts Institute of Technology grace.ahlqvist@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [D] [F] Organic continuous flow, process chemistry
Pankaj Mahajan Mahajan NIH pankajsmahajan.ncl@gmail.com USA Post-doctoral 2018 2022 Industrial [A] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Organic Synthesis, Chemical Biology
Soumya Jyoti Singha Roy Singha Roy Boston College singharo@bc.edu India Post-doctoral 2022 2022 Industrial [O] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic
Pierre Kawak Kawak Brigham Young University b00039424@gmail.com United States @pierrekawak Post-doctoral 2022 2025 Academic [LGBTQ+] [MENA] [D] [M] Materials, Physical Polymers/Plastics, Molecular Simulation
Soha Ahmadi Ahmadi University of Toronto soha.ahmadi@mail.utoronto.ca Canada @AhmadiSoha Post-doctoral 2022 2022 Academic [MENA] [F] Analytical, Chemical Education Bioanalytical
Maxine Kirshenbaum Kirshenbaum University of Toronto maxine.kirshenbaum@mail.utoronto.ca Canada Graduate Student 2024 2025 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [D] [F] Physical nanomaterials
Ella Rajaonson Rajaonson University Of Toronto ella.rajaonson@mail.utoronto.ca Canada @ERajaonson Graduate Student 2025 2027 Academic [MR] [F] Physical Machine Learning, Drug Discovery
Gary Tom Tom University of Toronto gary.tom@mail.mcgill.ca Canada @mistergtom Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [M] Materials, Physical
Azalea Uva Uva University of Toronto azalea.uva@mail.utoronto.ca Canada @chemie_lea Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [F] Materials, Organic polymers
Angela Lin Lin University of Toronto angelasm.lin@mail.utoronto.ca Canada @angelasmlin Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [F] Materials, Organic Polymer chemistry, bioelectronics
Mukaila Ibrahim Ibrahim University of Guelph mukaila@uoguelph.ca Canada @Mukaila Ibrahim Graduate Student 2025 2023 Industrial [B] [M] Inorganic, Materials Material, Catalysis, Polymer, Electrochem
Neena Susan Eappen Susan Eappen University of Toronto neena.susaneappen@mail.utoronto.ca Canada Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [A] [F] Analytical Mass Spectrometry, Analytical Chemistry
Abigail Clapperton Clapperton University of Toronto abigail.clapperton@mail.utoronto.ca Canada @abbey_clap Graduate Student 2026 2026 Academic [F] Materials, Organic peptoids, polymers
Monika Satkauskas Satkauskas University of Toronto m.satkauskas@mail.utoronto.ca Canada Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [F] Analytical, Physical Diagnostics, AFM
Ryan De Gennaro De Gennaro University of Toronto ryan.degennaro@utoronto.ca Canada Graduate Student 2026 2027 Industrial [A] [MR]
first-generation graduate student
[M] Materials, Organic organic synthesis, materials synthesis
Rojo Rakotoharisoa Rakotoharisoa University of Ottawa rrako079@uottawa.ca Canada Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [B] [F] Chemical Biology Enzyme Design
Walace do Pim do Pim University of Ottawa wdotidop@uottawa.ca Canada @DotiPim Post-doctoral 2016 2022 Academic [B] [L] [MR]
non-native English speaker
[M] Inorganic, Materials MOFs, Hybrid Materials
Leah McMunn McMunn University of Ottawa lmcmu087@uottawa.ca Canada @leah_mcmunn Graduate Student 2024 2024 I am open to any and all opportunities! [O]
First-generation student
[F] Chemical Biology, Organic Cryobiology, Carbohydrate Chem
Shrey Desai Desai University of Toronto shrey.desai@mail.utoronto.ca Canada @shrey_chem Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [O] [M] Organic
Claudèle Lemay-St-Denis Lemay-St-Denis Université de Montréal claudele.lemay-st-denis@umontreal.ca Canada Graduate Student 2024 2030 Academic [O] [F] Chemical Biology biochemistry, protein engineering
Navina Lotay Lotay University of Toronto navina.lotay@mail.utoronto.ca Canada @navthechemist Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [A] [F] Analytical biosensors, chemiluminescence
Chelsey Brien Brien University of Toronto chelsey.brien@gmail.com Canada Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [F] Organic
Jacky Deng Deng University of Ottawa jdeng085@uottawa.ca Canada @wheresjacky Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [A]
first-generation university student, second-generation immigrant
[M] Chemical Education scientific reasoning, language learners
Matthew/Matt Wiebe Wiebe University of Victoria wiebem@uvic.ca Canada @matthewwiebe17 Graduate Student 2024 2024 Academic [I] [LGBTQ+] [MR] [M] Inorganic, Materials Inorganic Polymers, Inorganic Synthesis
Danning Zhang Zhang NO Organization 2759300076@qq.com US Graduate Student 2025 2026 Academic [A] [F] Chemical Biology, Chemical Education
Alex McDonald McDonald University of Victoria alexmcdonald@uvic.ca Canada @alimack_ Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Chemical Biology, Chemical Education
Amanda Kwan Kwan University of Toronto amandal.kwan@utoronto.ca Canada Graduate Student 2026 2027 Academic [A] [F] Inorganic hydrogenation, catalysis
Lavinia Trifoi Trifoi Ryerson University ltrifoi@ryerson.ca Canada @LaviniaTrifoi Graduate Student 2022 2025 Industrial [F] Materials, Organic
Alejandro Garcia Garcia University of Michigan Arcadio@umich.edu United States @AlejandroChem Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [L] [M] Organic
Jesus Valdiviezo Valdiviezo University of California, Berkeley jesus.valdiviezo@berkeley.edu Mexico @jvaldiviezo_ Post-doctoral 2021 2024 Academic [I] [L]
non-native English speaker
[M] Chemical Biology, Physical Theoretical, Machine Learning
Nipuna Weerasinghe Weerasinghe University of Arizona nipunawe@email.arizona.edu United States / Sri Lanka @nipuna_ Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [A]
first-generation college student, multilingual
[M] Analytical, Physical Biophysics, Biochemistry
Matthew Elsby Elsby Yale University matthew.elsby@yale.edu Canada @matthew_elsby Post-doctoral 2021 2022 Industrial [M] Inorganic, Organic
Briana Boychuk Boychuk University of Lethbridge boychuk@uleth.ca Canada Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [O] [F] Physical
Saikot Mazumder Mazumder University of South Dakota saikotwxyz@gmail.com Bangladesh Graduate Student 2022 2023 Industrial [A] [M] Analytical, Physical
Stanna Dorn Dorn Indiana University – Bloomington stanna.dorn@gmail.com United States @stanna_dorn Graduate Student 2022 2025 Academic low-socioeconomic/rural background [F] Organic catalysis, methodology
Mario Gaviria Gaviria University of Michigan mariogav@umich.edu USA @Marioagav Graduate Student 2023 2023 Patent law [L] [LGBTQ+] [M] Organic
Meagan Oakley Oakley University of Manitoba moakley@ualberta.ca Canada @meaganoakley Post-doctoral 2019 2022 Academic [O] [F] Physical
Juliana Vidal Vidal McGill University juliana.vidal@mcgill.ca Canada @juliana_lvidal Post-doctoral 2023 2023 Both! [L] [F] Materials Green Chemistry, Biomass
Vaidehi Shastri Shastri University of Michigan vshastri@umich.edu United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Science policy [A]
child of immigrants
[F] Materials, Organic polymer, sustainable
Shamanta Shafique Shafique University of south dakota shamantashafique@gmail.com Bangladesh Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [A] [F] Inorganic, Physical Computational
Alexander (Alex) Umanzor Umanzor University of Minnesota, Twin Cities umanz005@umn.edu United States @PinacolWhipped Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [L] [LGBTQ+] [M] Inorganic, Organic
Patricia Lin Lin UC Irvine linpc2@uci.edu USA Graduate Student 2024 2023 Industrial [A] [F] Organic
Irma Avdic Avdic University of Chicago iavdic@uchicago.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Academic [O] [F] Physical Theoretical, Quantum computing
LeeAnn Sager Sager University of Chicago lmsager@uchicago.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [LGBTQ+]
Asexual
[F] Chemical Education, Physical Theoretical
Ananth Kamath Kamath University of Chicago ananthkamath95@gmail.com United States @https://twitter.com/AnanthKamath18 Graduate Student 2022 2022 Academic [A]
First generation graduate student
[M] Materials, Physical Nanomaterials
Melanie Short Short Harvard melashort@gmail.com United States @melashort Post-doctoral 2019 2023 Industrial [F] Organic
Sofia Goodrich Goodrich University of Florida sofia.goodrich@gmail.com USA @Sogoodrich Graduate Student 2022 2023 Academic [O]
First generation STEM, first generation MS or PhD
[F] Materials, Organic Polymer chemistry, Materials Science
Isla Wrightson Wrightson University of Toronto isla.wrightson@mail.utoronto.ca Canada Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [LGBTQ+] [MR] [F] Analytical
Sahil Arora Arora University of Michigan asahil@umich.edu India @sahilarora_chem Post-doctoral 2021 2022 Industrial [A] [M] Organic
Ali McKnight McKnight York University mcknighe@yorku.ca Canada @a_mcknite Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [B] [LGBTQ+] [NB] Organic
Zhi Yue Yue University of Chicago zhiyue@uchicago.edu USA Post-doctoral 2017 2022 Academic [A] [M] Chemical Biology, Physical ComputChem, Chemical Biology
Emily Wearing Wearing University of Michigan ewearing@umich.edu United States @chem_em Graduate Student 2024 2024 Academic [F] Organic photochemistry, heterocycles
Julia Murphy Murphy University of Chicago jgmurphy102@uchicago.edu United States @TheJuliaMurphy Graduate Student 2022 2022 Academic [L] [LGBTQ+] [F] Physical Polymer thin films, AFM
Jessica Tami Tami University of Michigan jltami@umich.edu United States @JessicaLTami Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [O] [F] Inorganic, Materials
Ana De Oliveira Silva De Oliveira Silva Rutgers University acd190@rutgers.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2024 Industrial [L] [F] Organic Synthesis, Organocatalysis
Arpita Singh Singh University of California Merced asingh323@ucmerced.edu USA @Arpita1391 Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [F] Inorganic, Organic Catalysis,, Organometallics
Soufian Tibouti Tibouti University of Ottawa stibo088@uottawa.ca Canada @SoufianTibouti Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [M] Organic Total Synthesis, Enzyme Chemistry
Isaac Antwi Antwi Yale University iantwi@ualberta.ca United States @ChemisIsaac Post-doctoral 2022 2022 Industrial [B] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Synthesis, Peptide, Catalysis
Madeline Ruos Ruos UCLA madelineruos@chem.ucla.edu USA Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Organic Catalysis
Agya Karki Karki UC Davis karki@ucdavis.edu United States @Agya-Karki Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [A] [F] Chemical Biology
Daniel Min Min UCLA mindaniel@chem.ucla.edu United States @dsmin110 Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [A] [M] Organic
Keerthana Andakudi Kesavan Andakudi Kesavan University of Arizona keerthana.ak10@gmail.com USA @keertha48142546 Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [F] Chemical Biology protein engineering
Lisa Volpatti Volpatti University of Chicago volpatti@uchicago.edu United States @LisaRVolpatti Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Academic [F] Materials biomaterials
Rebecca Jeong Jeong University of Lethbridge rebecca.jeong@uleth.ca Canada Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [F] Physical
Tim Chavez Chavez University of Arizona chavezt1@email.arizona.edu United States @Hulme_Lab Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [L] [M] Organic
Marianne Meyersohn Meyersohn University of Minnesota meye3190@umn.edu United States @mariannesophiee Graduate Student 2024 2024 Science Policy [L] [LGBTQ+] [F] Materials
Yevedzo Chipangura Chipangura University of MinnesotA chipa007@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [B] [F] Inorganic, Materials lithium ion battery
Claire Dingwell Dingwell University of Minnesota dingw045@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [D] [F] Materials, Organic
Mahesh Parsutkar Parsutkar Massachusetts Institute of Technology maheshp@mit.edu United States @ChemParsutkar Post-doctoral 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [M] Inorganic, Organic Asymmetric Catalysis, Oligonucleotides
Alby Joseph Joseph Stanford University albyj@stanford.edu USA @alby_joseph13 Graduate Student 2026 2027 Academic [LGBTQ+] [M] Chemical Biology
Bijan Mirabi Mirabi University of Toronto bijan.mirabi@mail.utoronto.ca Canada @BijanMirabi Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [O]
first-generation student, economic hardship
[ND] Inorganic, Organic
Munashe Crispen Mazodze Mazodze Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital munashecm4@gmail.com United States @mu_nash_e Post-doctoral 2023 2027 Industrial [B] [M] Organic Organic Chemistry, PET Imaging/Neurosci
Kuzivakwashe Madungwe Madungwe University of Minnesota madun003@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [B] [F] Analytical Electrochemistry, Sensors
Croix Laconsay Laconsay University of California, Davis cjlaconsay@ucdavis.edu United States @CroixLaconsay Graduate Student 2022 2024 Academic [A] [M] Organic, Physical
Ines Forrest Forrest The Scripps Research Institute in.s97.if@gmail.com United States @InesForrest Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [B] [MR] [F] Chemical Biology Chemical Proteomics, TPD, immunology
Jackie Lopez Lopez Cornell University jcl422@cornell.edu United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [L] [F] Inorganic, Materials
Leonardo Duarte Duarte University of Campinas leo.j.duarte49@gmail.com Brazil @duarte_lj Graduate Student 2022 2023 Academic [L] [M] Physical Theoretical Chem., IR Spectroscopy
Brittany Linn Linn Massachusetts Institute of Technology blinn21@mit.edu United States of America Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [F] Inorganic
Michael Ocheje Ocheje Massachusetts Institute of Technology ochejem@mit.edu United States @michocheje Post-doctoral 2022 2024 Academic [B] [M] Materials, Organic Polymer Chemistry, Organic Semiconducto
Ondine Picot Picot Janssen ondine.picot@gmail.com Switzerland Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Organic
Rachel Motz Motz Massachusetts Institute of Technology rmotz@mit.edu USA Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [A] [MR] [F] Chemical Biology
Andrew Navia Navia Massachusetts Institute of Technology Navia@mit.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [L] [MR] [M] Chemical Biology Genomics, Cancer Biology
SeoungTae Kim Kim MIT niripen@mit.edu United States Post-doctoral 2023 2023 Academic [A] [M] Organic Catalyst design, DFT calculation
Jude Deschamps Deschamps Massachusetts Institute of Technology jdesch@mit.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [M] Physical
Megan Kizer Kizer Massachusetts Institute of Technology mkizer@mit.edu United States @megkizer Post-doctoral 2023 2023 Academic [O] [F] Chemical Biology Glycochemistry, Nanotechnology
Hadiqa Zafar Zafar Massachusetts Institute of Technology hzafar@mit.edu United States Graduate Student 2024 2024 Consulting [A] [F] Organic
Karen Ehrhardt Ehrhardt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill kme@email.unc.edu USA Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [LGBTQ+] [MR] [F] Materials thin film, inorganic materials
Rachael Ditzler Ditzler UNC Chapel Hill ditzlerr@live.unc.edu USA @ditzler_rach Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [F] Materials Polymer synthesis
LAUREN MCRAE MCRAE UNC Chapel Hill lamcrae@live.unc.edu United States @LAUREN MCRAE Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [O] [F] Materials, Physical
Dusty Cadwallader Cadwallader York University dustyc94@yorku.ca Canada @dcadwallader94 Graduate Student 2024 2025 Industrial [I] [M] Organic Synthesis, Catalysis
Joe-Yee Mak Mak UNC Chapel Hill joeyee@email.unc.edu USA @joeyeemak Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [A] [F] Materials, Organic Asymmetric catalysis, Polymer synthesis
Hilary Fokwa Fokwa University of North Carolina hilarydf@email.unc.edu United States @hilaryfk8 Graduate Student 2025 2023 Industrial [B] [F] Inorganic, Materials
Rachel Johnson Johnson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill rachelmj@unc.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [A] [F] Chemical Biology natural products, bacterial resistance
Lamon Wade Wade UNC Chapel Hill lamon.wade14@gmail.com United States @lamon_wade Graduate Student 2027 2027 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [MR]
first generation graduate student
[M] Chemical Biology
Victoria Barber Barber UNC Chapel Hill victor14@live.unc.edu United States Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [B] [F] Materials
Erin Day Day UNC Chapel Hill, Knight Research Group erincd@live.unc.edu United States @Dayofthecentury Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [D]
amputee
[F] Analytical, Materials bioinspired material, peptoids
Claire Stewart Stewart University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stew1157@live.unc.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [B] [F] Chemical Biology protein chemistry, biophysics
Field Watts Watts University of Michigan fieldmw@umich.edu United States @fieldwatts Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [LGBTQ+] [M] Chemical Education
Mami Horikawa Horikawa University of Michigan mamih@umich.edu USA @HorikawaMami Graduate Student 2024 2028 Medicine [A] [D]
Autism, ADHD, LD
[F] Organic PET imaging, Med chem
Hayley Herderschee Herderschee University of Michigan hherder@umich.edu United States @pianellos Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [D]
ADHD, Anxiety, Depression
[F] Analytical LC-MS, Bioanalytical
Jamy Lee Lee University of Michigan jamylee@umich.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [A]
Vietnamese, Chinese
[F] Analytical Atmospheric Chem
Scarlet Aguilar Martinez Aguilar Martinez University of Michigan szam@umich.edu University States @szam Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [L] [MR]
first-generation college student, economic hardship
[F] Analytical atmospheric
Katharine Toll Toll The University of Minnesota toll0166@umn.edu United States @TollKatharine Graduate Student 2027 2026 Industrial [F] Organic
Matthew Culberson Culberson University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – Department of Chemistry mrculber@umich.edu United States @Dr_Culberson Graduate Student 2024 2024 Academic [B] [D] [O]
Jewish
[M] Organic Catalysis, Synthesis
Kristen Kelsall Kelsall University of Michigan kkelsall@umich.edu USA Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [D] [F] Materials, Organic
Catherine Wilhelm Wilhelm University of Michigan cawilhel@umich.edu USA @CatTheChemist Graduate Student 2023 2024 Academic [O]
chronically ill, physical health disorders, mental health disorders
[F] Chemical Biology, Chemical Education
Gabrielle (Gabi) West West UNC Chapel Hill, Knight Research Group gwest@unc.edu United States @chem4giraffes Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [F] Analytical, Chemical Biology origins of life, RNA
Devin Ketelboeter Ketelboeter University of Florida devinketel@gmail.com United States @Devin Ketelboeter Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [L] [M] Organic Organometallic, Catalysis
Brooke Dunnery Dunnery University of Michigan dunnery@umich.edu United States of America @BrookeDunnery Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [D] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic
Woojung Ji Ji University of Michigan woojung@umich.edu United States @Woojung Ji Post-doctoral 2021 2022 Academic [A] [F] Materials, Organic
Iliana Levesque Levesque University of Michigan ilianal@umich.edu United States @IlianaLevesque Graduate Student 2024 2024 Academic [L] [F] Analytical, Chemical Biology Native IM-MS, Membrane Proteins
Judy Wu Wu University of Michigan wujudy@umich.edu United States Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [A] [LGBTQ+] [F] Analytical
Carmen Castillo Castillo University of Michigan ccarmen@umich.edu United States @CarmenC85300677 Graduate Student 2026 2027 Academic [L] [LGBTQ+] [F] Chemical Biology
Soumi Tribedi Tribedi University of Michigan stribedi@umich.edu United States @Soumi_me Post-doctoral 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [F] Organic, Physical
Zhenyu Ouyang Ouyang University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tomohyoung@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [A] [LGBTQ+]
First-generation college student
[M] Physical
Gonzalo Villegas Villegas University of Michigan gonzjvr@umich.edu Peru @gonza_vr Graduate Student 2026 2026 Academic [L] [LGBTQ+] [MR] [M] Organic
Sabrina Carneiro Carneiro University of Michigan sabnc@umich.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [L] [MENA] [F] Organic electrocatalysis, fluorination
Sarah Champagne Champagne University of Michigan sechamp@umich.edu United States Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [D] [NB] Chemical Biology, Organic Biocatalysis, Methods
Rachel Epplin Epplin Leipzig University rachel.epplin@uni-leipzig.de Germany @RachelEpplin Post-doctoral 2023 2026 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Organic Bioisosteres, Organic Synthesis
Tharanga Batugedara Batugedara Wayne State University batugedaratn@wayne.edu United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [F] Inorganic, Materials nanomaterials, electrochemistry
Melissa Rey Rey University of Minnesota rey00004@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [L] [LGBTQ+] [MR] [D] [F] Physical Spectroscopy
Melissa Barrera Barrera University of Minnesota melissabarrera99@gmail.com USA Graduate Student 2022 2023 Industrial [L]
first generation college student, low income background
[F] Materials, Organic
Ali Arshad Arshad University of Minnesota arsha010@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [A] [M] Analytical, Materials Polymers, Electrodes
Eliza Herrero Herrero University of Minnesota herre300@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [L] [F] Analytical, Materials Sensors, electrochemistry
Polly Lynch Lynch University of Minnesota lynch764@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [F] Physical
Eaindra Yee Yee University of Minnesota yee00028@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A] [F] Chemical Biology, Chemical Education
Rafael Eduardo López Arteaga López Arteaga Northwestern University rafloart@northwestern.edu United States @raflalink Post-doctoral 2019 2023 Industrial [L]
First Generation Graduate, non-native English speaker.
[M] Materials, Physical Spectroscopy, Photophysics
An Kitamura Kitamura Northwestern University ankitamura@u.northwestern.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [A] [F] Organic
Qining Wang Wang Northwestern University o1d2s5@u.northwestern.edu USA/China @qnwang_ Graduate Student 2023 2023 Science Communication [A] [LGBTQ+] [F] Materials Gas-phase Catalysis, MOF
Cat Ly Ly Northwestern University cathyly2024@u.northwestern.edu USA Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industry, or DEI/activism/accessibility [A] [LGBTQ+] [D]
First gen/low income college student
[NB] Chemical Education, Physical
Huong Quynh Anh Nguyen Nguyen Northwestern University huongnguyen2025@u.northwestern.edu Vietnam Graduate Student 2024 2025 Industrial [A] [F] Organic Organic Synthesis, Total synthesis
Najae Escoffery Escoffery University of Michigan nescoffe@umich.edu USA Graduate Student 2024 2023 Industrial [B] [F] Analytical
Stella Fors Fors Northwestern University stellafors2026@u.northwestern.edu USA @synthesisstel Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Organic electrosynthesis, catalysis
Bethel Shekour Shekour Northwestern University bethelshekour2024@u.northwestern.edu US Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [B] [F] Chemical Biology
Eugenia Vasileiadou Vasileiadou Northwestern University eugeniavasileiadou2022@u.northwestern.edu U.S. @EugeniaVasilei1 Graduate Student 2022 2025 Academic [O] [F] Inorganic, Materials Halide Perovskites
Dawn Duan Duan Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) jiaxin.duan@psi.ch Switzerland @Dawn_JDuan Post-doctoral 2023 2025 Academic [A] [LGBTQ+] [NB] Analytical, Materials Automation, Electrochemistry
Peter-Philip Booth Booth University of Michigan peterpmb@umich.edu United States @peterpmbooth Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [M] Analytical Bioanalytical, CE
Michael Quintero Quintero Northwestern University maq2795@aol.com United States Graduate Student 2022 2022 Academic [L]
non-native speaker
[M] Inorganic, Materials Solid State, Synthesis
Kenton Hicks Hicks Northwestern University kentonhicks2022@u.northwestern.edu United States @KentonEHicks Graduate Student 2022 2022 Both Academia and Industry [B] [M] Inorganic, Materials Catalysis, MOFs
Norman Luu Luu Northwestern University norman.luu@u.northwestern.edu United States @Norman Luu Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [M] Materials battery, energy storage
Alicia Huggett Huggett University of Minnesota hugge041@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [L] [F] Materials polymers
Nicole Bartolo Bartolo Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital nicole.d.bartolo@gmail.com United States @NicoleBartolo_ Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Industrial [F] Organic
Katie Jane Torma Torma University of Michigan ktorma@umich.edu USA @KatieJaneTorma5 Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Organic
Satya Rama Krishna Boddu Boddu Wayne State University bsrkrishna@wayne.edu United States @bsramakrishna2 Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Industrial [A]
First-generation college student
[M] Organic Organometallic, Organic, peptides
Jake SIrlin SIrlin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill jsirlin@unc.edu United States @jakesirlin Graduate Student 2025 2027 Academic [LGBTQ+] [M] Inorganic, Materials
Anna Piras Piras University of Heidelberg (Germany) il182@uni-heidelberg.de Germany @AnnaPiras19 Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [LGBTQ+] [F] Organic, Physical
Jazmin Aguilar-Romero Aguilar-Romero University of Minnesota – Twin Cities aguilarj@umn.edu USA @JEAguilarRomero Post-doctoral 2023 2025 Academic [L]
Woman of color
[F] Materials, Organic Degradable polymers, Drug delivery
Susan Egbert Egbert University of Manitoba sbegbert80@gmail.com Canada @lichenlady94 Graduate Student 2023 2023 undecided [A] [MR] [D] [F] Analytical, Chemical Biology Natural Products
Kaijie Ji Ji Boston University kji2@bu.edu China Graduate Student 2024 2023 Industrial [A] [M] Organic total synthesis
Lily Klapper Klapper Indiana University-Bloomington lmklapper@gmail.com United States @lily_klapper Graduate Student 2022 2023 Industrial [F] Chemical Biology, Organic Peptide synthesis
Lim Han Yin Han Yin Monash University Malaysia han.lim@monash.edu Malaysia Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [A] [F] Analytical, Organic Medicinal Chemistry
Ishwar Singh Singh Queen’s University 16is9@queensu.ca Canada @chemistryish Graduate Student 2022 2022 Industrial [A] [M] Inorganic, Materials Self assembly, inorganic materials
Tania Lopez Silva Lopez Silva Chemical Biology Lab National Cancer Institute NIH tl.lopez.silva@gmail.com Mexico @TLLS14 Post-doctoral 2020 2023 Academic [L] [F] Chemical Biology, Materials Peptide materials, Immune response
Xing Yee Gan Gan University of Texas at Austin xingyee.g@gmail.com United States @xingyeeg Post-doctoral 2021 2024 national lab [A]
first generation, international student
[F] Inorganic, Materials nano
Alice Pommainville Pommainville University of Ottawa apomm017@uottawa.ca Canada @AlicePomm_ Graduate Student 2023 2027 Industrial [MENA]
non-native English speaker
[F] Organic
Arunika Ekanayake Ekanayake University of Alberta ekanayak@ualberta.ca Canada @@ARUNIKAEKANAYA1 Post-doctoral 2019 2022 Industrial [A] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic Peptide chemist, Phage display
Kate Kostenkova Kostenkova Colorado State University kostenk@rams.colostate.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2025 Industrial [O]
Ukrainian
[F] Inorganic, Organic Bioinorganic, Bioorganic
Kelly Nieto Nieto Colorado State University k.nieto@colostate.edu United States @KellyNieto95 Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [L] [LGBTQ+]
First-generation college student
[F] Inorganic, Materials Renewable Energy, Energy Storage
CHANDRA AZAD AZAD Northwestern University csazad9@gmail.com USA @csazad25 Post-doctoral 2014 2022 Industrial [A] [M] Materials, Organic Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry
Billy Vuong Vuong University of Manitoba vuongb@myumanitoba.ca Canada Graduate Student 2024 2023 Industrial [A] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Medicinal Chemistry, Oncology
Anneliese Gest Gest UC San Diego anneliese.gest@gmail.com United States of America @AMMGest Post-doctoral 2022 2026 Academic [LGBTQ+] [F] Chemical Biology Fluorescence, Quantitative imaging
Marisol Navarro Navarro University of California, Berkeley navarrxm@gmail.com United States of America Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [L] [F] Chemical Biology
Rebecca DiPucchio DiPucchio National Renewable Energy Lab rebecca.dipucchio@gmail.com United States @rdipucchio_ Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Academic [O]
First generation scientist and graduate student
[F] Inorganic, Materials
Alissa Matus Matus University of California, Irvine matusa@uci.edu United States @@lissathechemist Graduate Student 2023 2022 Academic [B] [L] [MR] [F] Inorganic, Organic organometallic, methods
Salim can Akyurek Akyurek Bilkent University salimcanakyurek@gmail.com Turkey Graduate Student 2021 2022 Academic [MENA] [M] Analytical, Physical Spectroscopy, Catalysis
Christine Arbour Arbour Massachusetts Institute of Technology arbour@mit.edu USA @arbourchem Post-doctoral 2019 2022 Industrial [O] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic
Cecil Botchway Botchway Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology cecilhbotchway@outlook.com Ghana @cecilbotchway Graduate Student 2022 2022 Academic [B] [M] Materials, Physical DFT, Molecular Dynamics
Brice Kessler Kessler Rutgers University bjk145@scarletmail.rutgers.edu USA @brice_kessler Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [LGBTQ+]
First-Generation College Student
[M] Inorganic, Materials
Alejandro Forigua Forigua McGill University alejandro.forigua@mcgill.ca Canada @AForiguaC Post-doctoral 2024 2024 Academic [L] [M] Analytical, Chemical Biology Biophysics, Microfluidics
Kaustav Chatterjee Chatterjee Indiana University chatterjee.kaustav93@gmail.com United States @kaustavchem Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [A]
International Student
[M] Inorganic, Materials Semiconductor, Nanotechnology
Hitesh Sehrawat Sehrawat University of Delhi hiteshsehrawat88@gmail.com India @HiteshSehrawa15 Post-doctoral 2023 2023 Academic [A] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Ionic liquids, Biophysical chemistr
Shambhavi Tannir Tannir Boston University shambhavi4@gmail.com United States @ShambhaviTannir Post-doctoral 2023 2023 Industrial [A] [F] Materials, Organic Semiconductors, Materials Analysis
Tiffany Chen Chen Massachusetts Institute of Technology tqchen@mit.edu USA @tiffanyq_c Post-doctoral 2021 2023 Academic [A] [F] Materials, Organic
Sam Drescher Drescher University of Lethbridge sam.drescher@uleth.ca Canada @samdrescher9 Graduate Student 2022 2023 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Inorganic Organometallic, Catalysis
Tashfia Mohona Mohona University at Buffalo tashfiam@buffalo.edu USA @MohonaTashfia Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [A] [F] Analytical, Materials Interfacial phenomen, Atomic force microsc
Cel Welch Welch Brown University cel_welch@brown.edu USA @citizenSTEM Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [LGBTQ+] [ND] Analytical, Materials chemical engineering, electronics/sensors
Arjun Mohan Mohan Old Dominion University arjunmohan157@gmail.com United States Post-doctoral 2023 2023 Academic [A] [M] Analytical, Materials Electrochemical, Nanomaterials
First Name Last Name Last Name Affiliated Institution/Organization Email@email.email Country Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [ND] Physical
Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya Yilmaz Akkaya Worcester Polytechnic Institute cyilmazakkaya@wpi.edu USA Post-doctoral 2014 2023 Academic [O] [F] Inorganic, Materials ENERGY, INCLUSION
April Lukowski Lukowski Scripps Institution of Oceanography alukowski@ucsd.edu United States @AprilLukowski Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Academic [F] Chemical Biology Biocatalysis, Natural products
Sierra Marker King Marker King National Institutes of Health smarker.sm@gmail.com USA Post-doctoral 2023 2022 Academic [O] [F] Chemical Biology, Organic
Sallu Kargbo Kargbo University of Minnesota – Twin Cities kargb006@umn.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [B] [MR] [M] Inorganic, Organic Organometallics
Richard Ede Ede University of Minnesota ede00002@umn.edu United States @_being_rich_ Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [B] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Covalent inhibitors, Bromodomain proteins
Fox Baudelaire Baudelaire University of Pittsburgh / Carnegie Mellon University fob5@pitt.edu United States @foxbaudelaire Graduate Student 2029 2029 Academic [L] [MR]
Low-income Origins, Nontraditional Student
[M] Chemical Biology, Physical Stat. Mechanics, Biophysical
Alexandra Robles Robles University of Houston arobles9@cougarnet.uh.edu United States @chem_alexrob Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [L] [F] Materials, Organic Supramolecular, Porous Materials
Jad RABAH RABAH Sorbonne Université jadrabah1994@gmail.com France @Jadrabah7 Post-doctoral 2020 2022 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [MENA] [SD] , I am queer postdoctoral researcher in material and analytical chemistry Analytical, Materials
Alina Dzhaparova Dzhaparova Pusan National University linadzhaparova@gmail.com South Korea / Kyrgyzstan @Alina98d01 Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [A] [F] Organic, Physical
VIJAYAKUMAR SAMIYAPPAN SAMIYAPPAN CSIR – National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology , Kerala vijayakumar9693@gmail.com India @vjchemist Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [A] [M] Chemical Education, Materials Organic chemistry
Josh Gavin Gavin University of Minnesota – Twin Cities gavin071@umn.edu United States @JoshGavin17 Graduate Student 2024 2024 Academic [D]
Hard of hearing
[M] Inorganic, Organic
Emily O’Brien O’Brien Iowa State University obriene@iastate.edu US @emilyob51 Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [F] Organic
Ria Kidner Kidner Indiana University rqkidner@iu.edu USA Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [F] Chemical Biology, Organic cell biology, symbiosis
Jessica Thomas Thomas University of Delaware jessthomas776@gmail.com United States @JessicaAThomas1 Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [F] Materials Polymer engineering, Polymer chemistry
Ajibola Lawal Lawal University of Massachusetts Amherst ajibolalawal@umass.edu United States @aji_real Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [B] [M] Materials, Physical Catalysis, Synthesis, Gas Chromatography
Daseul Jang Jang University of Delaware dsjang@udel.edu United States Graduate Student 2023 2023 Industrial [A] [F] Analytical, Materials Polymer Chemistry, Nanocomposites
Evan Spotte-Smith Spotte-Smith University of California – Berkeley espottesmith@gmail.com United States of America @EWCSpotteSmith Graduate Student 2024 2023 Academic [LGBTQ+] [D] [NB] Materials, Physical computational, electrochemistry
Amanda Liyanaarachchi Liyanaarachchi Rutgers University al979@scarletmail.rutgers.edu USA Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [LGBTQ+] [F] Chemical Biology, Physical coacervates, stat mech
Justin Wedal Wedal Yale University jcwedal@gmail.com United States @JustinCWedal Post-doctoral 2022 2023 Academic [O] [M] Inorganic f elements, synthetic
Manuraj Kallumkal Kallumkal University of Minnesota Twin Cities kallu022@umn.edu United States @manukallumkal Graduate Student 2027 2027 Industrial [A] [LGBTQ+]
First generation college student
[M] Inorganic Organometallics, Catalysis
Elya Kandahari Kandahari Cornell University ek648@cornell.edu United States @Elya_Kandahari Graduate Student 2027 2027 Academic [LGBTQ+] [MENA]
First Generation College Student
[F] Chemical Education, Organic
Weijie Zhang Zhang University of Virginia shv9px@virginia.edu United States @WeijieZhangOvO Post-doctoral 2017 2024 Academic [A] [M] Inorganic, Organic Nanometal Catalysis, Porphyrin Framework
Jamie Berry Berry University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign jamielb3@illinois.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Academic [F] Organic
Urmimala Basu Basu Harvard Medical School urmimala_basu@hms.harvard.edu United States @BasuUrmimala Post-doctoral 2019 2023 Academic [A] [F] Chemical Biology, Chemical Education Biochemistry
Julia Driscoll Driscoll University of Chicago jldriscoll@uchicago.edu United States @DriscollJuliaL Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [MENA] [D] [F] Organic Methods development
Gayatri Viswanathan Viswanathan Iowa State University gviswanathan8730@gmail.com USA @ChemViswanathan Graduate Student 2023 2023 Academic [A]
immigrant, international student
[F] Inorganic, Materials solid-state chemist
Lucas Welington de Lima de Lima Institute of Chemistry – University of São Paulo lucas.welington8@gmail.com Brazil @lucaswelington8 Graduate Student 2024 2024 Academic [L]
Non-native English speaker
[M] Inorganic, Physical Comp. chemistry, Molecular modelling
Sam Krug Krug University of Maryland, Baltimore skrug@umaryland.edu United States Graduate Student 2025 2024 Industrial [LGBTQ+] [M] Analytical Mass Spectrometry, DMPK
Matthew Hannigan Hannigan New York University mdh465@nyu.edu United States of America @MattDHannigan Post-doctoral 2022 2025 Academic [LGBTQ+]
gay, first-generation college student, economic hardship
[M] Inorganic, Organic polymers, organometallics
Ying Wang Wang University of Virginia yingw@virginia.edu United States Post-doctoral 2022 2023 Academic [A] [F] Chemical Education EBIPs, General chemistry
Oluwaseun Ajayi Ajayi University of Georgia Athens seunolanikeajayi@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2027 2027 Industrial [B] [F] Analytical
Anika Tabassum Promi Promi virginia polytechnic institute anika@vt.edu United States Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [A] [F] Inorganic, Materials Batteries for EV
Hao My Tran Tran Chemistry hmytran419@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [A] [F] Chemical Education
Steven Diaz Diaz University of Minnesota diaz0208@umn.edu United States Post-doctoral 2023 2025 Academic [L] [LGBTQ+] [M] Analytical, Physical Spectroscopy, Raman
Lorena Yu Liao Yu Liao UCLA lyuliao00@chem.ucla.edu United States Graduate Student 2028 2029 Industrial [A] [F] Organic
Kelsey Miller-Brown Miller-Brown MIT millerkr@mit.edu USA Post-doctoral 2020 2025 Academic [F] Inorganic
Cade Harkner Harkner University of Michigan charkner@umich.edu United States @ChemBioCade Graduate Student 2027 2027 Academic [LGBTQ+] [M] Chemical Biology RNA structure, RNA binding proteins
Kailyn Fields Fields Wayne State University kailyn.fields@wayne.edu United States @FieldsKailyn Graduate Student 2027 2027 Academic [LGBTQ+] [D] [F] Analytical, Inorganic lanthanides
Xinyao Lou Lou outhern university of science and technology xinyaolou@163.com China @louxinyao Graduate Student 2026 2026 Academic [M] Organic
Bipin Pandey Pandey The University of Texas at Austin bp151@utexas.edu United States Graduate Student 2025 2025 Industrial [A]
first-generation college student, born and raised in a rural village of Nepal
[M] Analytical, Organic Organic Synthesis, Analytical methods
Shreeja Bhatt Bhatt University of Texas at Austin shreejabhatt@utexas.edu United States Graduate Student 2024 2024 Industrial [A] [F] Organic Method Development, Catalysis, Synthesis
Yongsuk Jung Jung POSTECH yongsuk94@postech.ac.kr Republic of Korea Post-doctoral 2024 2027 Academic [A] [M] Organic Organic chemistry, Organic Synthesis
Aja Nicely Nicely University of Texas at Austin nicely@utexas.edu United States Post-doctoral 2024 2024 Industrial [B] [LGBTQ+] [F] Organic organometallic, catalysis
Andrew Lockwood Lockwood Willamette University atlockwood@willamette.edu us Graduate Student 2028 7890 Academic [MR] [M] Organic, Physical
Aasia Williams Williams Willamette University aasiaw58@gmail.com United States Graduate Student 2028 2029 Academic [B] [F] Chemical Biology
Katherine Gold Gold University of Arizona krgold@arizona.edu USA Graduate Student 2026 2026 Academic [F] Physical Astrochemistry
Juan Quintero Botero Quintero Botero Columbia University jdb2246@columbia.edu United States Graduate Student 2027 2027 Industrial [L] [LGBTQ+] [M] Chemical Biology, Organic Radical Chemistry
Sajal Sen Sen Massachusetts Institute of Technology sajalsen@mit.edu United States @sajalsen_chem Post-doctoral 2021 2024 Academic [A] [M] Chemical Biology, Inorganic Chemoimmunotherapy, Molecular imaging
Carmen Magestro Magestro University of Notre Dame cmagestr@nd.edu United States @lemonsinthelab Graduate Student 2027 2028 Industrial [F] Chemical Biology, Organic Covalent Targeting
Monica Quintero Quintero Independent mquinteroster@gmail.com Canada Post-doctoral 2023 2024 Industrial [L] [F] Analytical Flavour, food scienc
Bruna Lemes Silva Lemes Silva Physics and Chemistry Institute / Federal Univesity of Itajubá – MG – Brazil brunalemessilva@unifei.edu.br Brasil Graduate Student 2025 2025 Academic [B] [L] [F] Chemical Education, Inorganic chemistry
Prashansa Kannangara Kannangara Indiana University dbkannan@iu.edu United States @Prashansa__K Graduate Student 2026 2026 Industrial [F] Organic
Kristina Trifonova Trifonova University of Chicago ktrifonova@uchicago.edu United States Graduate Student 2028 2028 Academic [O] [F] Physical theory, biophysics, statistical physics
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