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Current Members
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John Hymel – Graduate Student (Joined 2020)
Email: jhymel6@gatech.edu
B.S. Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 2019
Research Interests: Free energy calculations at electrochemical interfaces
Non-research Interests: Chess, Mahjong, and rendering
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John Pederson – Graduate Student (Joined 2022)
Email: jpederson6@gatech.edu
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2021
Research Interests: QM/MM methodology and multi-scale modeling of chemical systems
Non-research Interests: Graphic design
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Chloe Renfro – Graduate Student (Joined 2021)
Email: chloerenfro@gatech.edu
B.S. Chemistry, Bowdoin College, 2021
Research Interests: Electron transfer kinetics at electrochemical interfaces
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Shehan Parmar – Graduate Student (Joined 2022)
Email: parmar@gatech.edu
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, UCLA, 2020
B.S. Astronautical Engineering, USC, 2019
Research Interests: Understanding structural properties of ionic liquids in bulk and at interfaces
Non-research Interests: Music, basketball, & conversation
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Chengyuan (Jack) Shao – Graduate Student (Joined 2023)
Email: cshao48@gatech.edu
M.S. Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023
B.S. Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 2020
Research Interests: Quantum chemistry at solid/liquid interfaces
Non-research Interests: Sci-fi, writing, and hiking
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Dr. Shahriar Khan – Postdoc (Joined 2022)
Email: nkhan92@gatech.edu
Ph.D. Chemistry, Auburn University, 2021
M.S. Chemistry, University of Dhaka, 2013
B.S. Chemistry, University of Dhaka, 2010
Former Members
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Dr. John Stoppelman – Graduate Student (2018-2023)
Email: jstoppelman3@gatech.edu
Ph.D. Chemistry, Georgia Tech, 2023
B.S. Chemistry, Loras College, 2018
Present: Postdoc – Academia Sinica
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Dr. Suehyun Park – Graduate Student (2018-2023)
Email: suehyun@gatech.edu
Ph.D. Chemistry, Georgia Tech, 2023
M.S. Physical Chemistry, Ewha Womans University, 2018
B.S. Chemistry and B.S. Physics, Sogang University, 2016
Present: Research Engineer – Intel Corporation
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Prof. Yi-Jung Tu – Postdoc (2018-2020)
Email: yjtu@ncnu.edu.tw
Affiliation: National Chi Nan University (Taiwan)
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Archana Verma – Undergraduate Student (2018-2019)
Email: archana.x.verma@gmail.com
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University (2021)
Present: PhD Student, UIUC (Jackson Group)
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Sam Delmerico – Undergraduate Student (2018-2020)
Email: svdelmerico@gmail.com
B.S. Chemistry, Georgia Tech (2020)
Present: Google