{"id":129,"date":"2026-10-19T18:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:23:47","slug":"team-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/team-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/04\/April-2026-group-picture-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"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\" class=\"wp-image-485\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/04\/April-2026-group-picture-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/04\/April-2026-group-picture-396x297.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/04\/April-2026-group-picture-792x594.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/04\/April-2026-group-picture-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/04\/April-2026-group-picture-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/04\/April-2026-group-picture-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured from left-to-right: (1st row): Kami, Arthur, Palak, Molly. (2nd): Ashlyn, Kevin, Christian. (3rd \/ 4th): Thomas, Abby, Zaman, Nick. Not pictured: Brianna<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">            <br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" class=\"wp-image-533\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/10\/Palak.png\" alt=\"Picture of Palak smiling in the lab in front of the glove box. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/10\/Palak.png 550w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/10\/Palak-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/10\/Palak-198x198.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br><strong>Dr. Palak Garg<\/strong><br>Postdoctoral Researcher, Northwestern University, USA<br>Ph.D., Monash University, Australia<br>M.S., IIT Bhubaneswar, India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em>GRADUATE STUDENTS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-308\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/07\/Ashlyn.png\" alt=\"Picture of Ashlyn smiling\"><br><strong>Ashlyn Belton<\/strong>, Fall 2025 entering class, Washington State University<br>Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington (B.S. in Chemistry w\/ Math minor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-308\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/09\/Kami-1.png\" alt=\"Photograph of a smiling Kami standing in from of a step stool that says \"><br><strong>Kami Christensen<\/strong>, Fall 2025 entering class, Washington State University<br>Weber State University, Ogden, Utah (B.S. in Chemistry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" class=\"wp-image-532\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/10\/Simon-2.png\" alt=\"Picture of Simon Scheel smiling.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/10\/Simon-2.png 550w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/10\/Simon-2-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2026\/10\/Simon-2-198x198.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br><strong>Simon Scheel<\/strong>, Fall 2026 entering class, Washington State University<br>Washington State University, Pullman, WA (B.S. in Chemistry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-308\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/09\/Arthur.png\" alt=\"Picture of Arthur smiling and holding a cute dog that belongs to a random person.\"><br><strong>Arthur Wiesender<\/strong>, Fall 2025 entering class, Washington State University<br>University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin (B.S. in Chemistry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" class=\"wp-image-308\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/03\/Christian_edited.png\" alt=\"Picture of Christian taking a selfie from inside a decontaminated glove box with the front panels removed.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/03\/Christian_edited.png 550w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/03\/Christian_edited-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/03\/Christian_edited-198x198.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br><strong>Christian Wentzell<\/strong>, Fall 2023 entering class, Washington State University<br>Weber State University, Ogden, Utah (B.S. in Chemistry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" class=\"wp-image-309\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/03\/Zaman_edited.png\" alt=\"Picture of Zaman wearing full personal protective equipment in the lab sitting in front of a rotary evaporator.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/03\/Zaman_edited.png 550w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/03\/Zaman_edited-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3402\/2025\/03\/Zaman_edited-198x198.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br><strong>Md. Wahad Uz Zaman<\/strong>, Fall 2024 entering class, Washington State University<br>Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea (M.S. in Chemical Engineering)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Nicholas Carrasco<br>Thomas Cline<br>Emma Kashi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Alumni<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Benjamin Rooney-Sailand<\/strong>, MS 2025<br>Molly Lauby, BS 2026 \u2192 Oregon State University (Chemistry PhD program)<br>Abbie Weller, BS 2026<br>Brianna Warren, BS 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS Dr. Palak GargPostdoctoral Researcher, Northwestern University, USAPh.D., Monash University, AustraliaM.S., IIT Bhubaneswar, India GRADUATE STUDENTS Ashlyn Belton, Fall 2025 entering class, Washington State UniversityWhitworth University, Spokane, Washington (B.S. in Chemistry w\/ Math minor) Kami Christensen, Fall 2025 entering class, Washington State UniversityWeber State University, Ogden, Utah (B.S. in Chemistry) Simon Scheel, Fall 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41948,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions\/537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=129"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mimc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}