The Team

Photo of the group standing in front of Troy Hall at Washington State University on April 17, 2026. Pictured from left-to-right: (1st row): Kami, Arthur, Palak, Molly. (2nd row): Ashlyn, Zaman, Kevin, Christian. (3rd row): Thomas, Abby, Nick. Not pictured: Brianna
Pictured from left-to-right: (1st row): Kami, Arthur, Palak, Molly. (2nd): Ashlyn, Kevin, Christian. (3rd / 4th): Thomas, Abby, Zaman, Nick. Not pictured: Brianna

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

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Dr. Palak Garg
Postdoctoral Researcher, Northwestern University, USA
Ph.D., Monash University, Australia
M.S., IIT Bhubaneswar, India

GRADUATE STUDENTS

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Ashlyn Belton, Fall 2025 entering class, Washington State University
Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington (B.S. in Chemistry w/ Math minor)

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Kami Christensen, Fall 2025 entering class, Washington State University
Weber State University, Ogden, Utah (B.S. in Chemistry)

Picture of Arthur smiling and holding a cute dog that belongs to a random person.
Arthur Wiesender, Fall 2025 entering class, Washington State University
University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin (B.S. in Chemistry)

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Christian Wenzell, Fall 2023 entering class, Washington State University
Weber State University, Ogden, Utah (B.S. in Chemistry)

Picture of Zaman wearing full personal protective equipment in the lab sitting in front of a rotary evaporator.
Md. Wahad Uz Zaman, Fall 2024 entering class, Washington State University
Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea (M.S. in Chemical Engineering)

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS

Nicholas Carrasco
Thomas Cline
Brianna Warren

Alumni

Benjamin Rooney-Sailand, MS 2025
Molly Lauby, BS 2026
Abbie Weller, BS 2026