Administrative Staff

Postdoctoral Fellows

De-Wei Gao, PD1
• dwgao(at)scripps.edu
• Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, 2016, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry  (S.-L. You)
• B.Sc. in Chemistry, 2011, Northeast Forestry University (J. Peng)

Malkanthi K. Karunananda, PD1
• Starting Soon!
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2017, University of Illinois, Chicago  (N.P. Mankad)
• B.Sc. in Chemistry, 2010, University of Kelaniya


Sri Krishna Nimmagadda, PD1
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2016, University of South Florida  (J.C. Antilla)
• M.Sc. in Chemistry, 2007, Andhra University
• B.Sc. in Chemistry, 2005, Acharya Nagarjuna University

Jose M. Medina, PD1
• jmedina@scripps.edu
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2017, UCLA (N.K. Garg)
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2011, CSU Channel Islands (P. D. Hampton)

Miriam O’Duill, PD2
• moduill(at)scripps.edu
• DAAD Postdoctoral Fellow
• D.Phil. in Chemistry, 2015, Merton College, University of Oxford (V. Gouverneur)

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Joseph Derosa, G3
• jderosa(at)scripps.edu
• NSF Graduate Research Fellow
• B.S. in Biochemistry, 2015, The City College of New York (M. R. Biscoe)

John A. Gurak, G3
• jgurak(at)scripps.edu
• NSF Graduate Research Fellow
• B.S. in Biochemistry, 2015, UT Arlington (F. W. Foss)

Tanner Jankins, G1
• Starting Soon!
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2017, Northeastern University (J. Ichikawa; J. Khusnutdinova)


Mingyu Liu, G2
• mingyu(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2016, Nankai University (B.-T. Guan; Z. Hou)

Zhen Liu, G3
• zhenliu(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2015, Peking University (J. Wang)

Rei Matsuura, G2
• matsuura(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2016, Princeton University (R. R. Knowles)


Andrew Romine, G2
• aromine(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2016, Caltech (R. H. Grubbs; V. V. Grushin)


Van Tran, G2
• tranvan(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2016, UPenn (M. C. Kozlowski)

UNDERGRADUATES AND VISITING STUDENTS

Denise Kahler, UG4
• Starting Soon!
• DAAD RISE Fellow
• LMU München
• Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences

Huiqi Ni, UG3
• nihq@mail.ustc.edu.cn
• USTC Summer Exchange Scholar
• USTC (X. Wang)
• Major: Chemistry

Vincent van der Puyl, UG4
• vavander(at)ucsd.edu
• TSRI SURF Intern
• UCSD
• Major: Chemistry

Yiyang (Elaine) Xiao, UG4
• Starting Soon!
• NKU College of Chemistry International Research Scholar
• Nankai University (P. Tang)
• Major: Chemistry

Pusu Yang, UG4
• Starting Soon!
• NKU College of Chemistry International Research Scholar
• Nankai University (B.-T. Guan)
• Major: Chemistry

Tian (May) Zeng, UG4
• tzeng(at)ucsd.edu
• UCSD
• Major: Chemistry

 

HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS

Forrest Graham, HS4
• Valhalla High School
• TSRI HS Program Intern

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GROUP MASCOT

Hermione, 3rd Year Puppy

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GROUP ALUMNI

Though we are a young group, Keary has extensive experience mentoring younger students and takes immense pride in their accomplishments inside and outside of the laboratory. Students who have worked with Keary in the past have gone on to successful career paths in a range of different disciplines.

Former Postdocs

Kin S. Yang
• Postdoctoral Fellow,  TSRI (Engle group, 2015–2016)
• Ph.D., University of Chicago (V. H. Rawal, 2010–2015)
• B.S. in Chemistry, Syracuse University (D. C. Dittmer and B. S. Hudson, 2006–2010)
• Currently: Gilead

Former Undergrads and Visiting Students

Mark N. Boulous
• Undergrad Researcher with J.D. (Engle group, TSRI, 2015–2017)
• B.S. in Molecular Biology, UCSD, 2017
• Currently: TBD

Annabelle L. Cantu
• RISE Fellow with J.D. (Engle group, TSRI, 2016)
• B.S. in Chemistry, Cal State Long Beach, 2017  (M. P. Schramm)
• Currently: Ph.D. Student at UCLA

Miranda M. Sroda
• Undergrad Researcher with J.A.G. (Engle group, TSRI, 2016–2017)
• B.S. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCSD, 2017
• Currently: Ph.D. Student at UCSB (J. Read de Alaniz)

Joshua L. Turnbull
• KCL Chemistry Alumni Overseas Summer Scholar with M.O.D. (Engle group, TSRI, 2016)
• B.Sci. in Chemistry with Biomedicine, King’s College London, 2017
• Currently: Ph.D. Student at UC Berkeley

Zichen (Forrest) Wang
• College of Chemistry International Research Scholar with Z.L. (Engle group, TSRI, 2016–2017)
• B.S. in Chemistry, Nankai University, 2017 (S.-F. Zhou)
• Currently: Ph.D. Student at SIOC

Former High School Students

Daizy M. De La Torre
• High School Researcher with J.D. and A.L.C. (Engle group, TSRI, 2016)
• Southwest High School High School, 2017
• Currently: Undergraduate Student at UC Berkeley

Jessica E. Xu
• High School Researcher with J.A.G. (Engle group, TSRI, 2016)
• Maranatha Christian High School, 2017
• Currently: Undergraduate Student at MIT

Keary’s Former Mentees (Before TSRI)

Shao-Xiong (Lennon) Luo
• Undergraduate Researcher with K.M.E. (Grubbs group, Caltech, 2014–2015)
• B.S. in Chemistry, Caltech, 2017
• Currently: Ph.D. Student at MIT

Maximilian Koy
• DAAD RISE Fellow with K.M.E. (Grubbs group, Caltech, 2014)
• B.S. in Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, 2014
• M. S. in Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, 2016 (M. R. Buchmeiser)
• Currently: Ph.D. Student at WWU Münster (F. Glorius)

George W. Pidgeon
• Undergraduate Researcher with K.M.E. (Gouverneur group, Oxford, 2012–2013)
• M.Chem., Worchester College, University of Oxford
• Currently: Lead Teacher of Chemistry, King Solomon Academy, UK

David W. Shia
• High School Intern with K.M.E. (Yu group, TSRI, 2009–2010)
• B.S. in Biology, UCLA, 2015 (M. E. Jung)
• Currently: M.D./Ph.D. (MSTP) Student at UCLA

Michael Dang
• High School Intern with K.M.E. (Yu group, TSRI, 2009–2010)
• B.S. in Computer Science, UCLA, 2015
• Currently: Airbnb