principal investigator

Nathan J. Oldenhuis, Ph.D.

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Education:

• B.S. in Chemistry, University of Iowa, 2012, (Hien M. Nguyen, Steve Buchwald)

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Univeristy of California, Irvine, 2017, (Zhibin Guan, Vy Dong)

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Appointments:

• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Fellow, MIT, 2017 – 2020 (Jeremiah Johnson)

• Assistant professor, University of New Hampshire, 2020 – present

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Favorite things:

• Good food, climbing, skiing, the beach, cooking, the color green, witticisms

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Selected awards:

• Ruth L. Kirschstein Post-Doctoral National Research Service Award GM123710, 2017-2020

• Ruth L. Kirschstein Pre-Doctoral National Research Service Award GM115077, 2015-2017 

• Hal Moore Award, 2016

• Allergan Graduate Fellowship, 2015

• Chemistry Alumni Award, 2012

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postdoctoral scholars

Aylin Aykanat​

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Education:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Dartmouth, 2021, (Kathrine Mirica)

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Favorite things:

• MOFs, New Hampshire, semi-crystalline solids, ​decaf coffee

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postdogtoral scholars

Judy​

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Education:

• Live and let live farm rescue

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Favorite things:

• DNA materials, Peanut Butter, Being Pet, Small flying objects such as but not limited to Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Moths, and Sparrows​

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Autumn ​

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Education:

• A long and mysterious past

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Favorite things:

• Being a mom, laying in the student office, chasing small animals, and Judy​

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Mochi​

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Education:

• Freshly graduated from Tran's friends house

Favorite things:

• Shoelaces, waking up Tran very early, Judy​

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graduate students

Nick Pierini

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Education:

• B.S. in Chemistry,  California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, 2019, (Philip Costanzo)

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Favorite things:

• Macromolecules, Vidya games, sugar

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Wynter Paiva

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Education:

• B.S in Biochemistry and Medical Biology, University of New England, 2019, (Eva Balog)

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Favorite things:

• Hiking with my dog, cooking, baking, crustacyanin

Matt Currier

Education:

• B.S. in Chemistry, University of New Hampshire, 2018, (Sam Pazicni)

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Favorite things:

• Outside, coffee shops, street cats, wandering, whimsy, poems, Walter etc...

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Tran Truong

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Joint with Prof. Linqing Li

Education:

• B.S. in Chemistry, Suffolk University, 2019

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Favorite things:

• Cooking, indoor rock climbing, traveling, studying with my friends at a coffee shop or a milk tea shop, new foods 

Shaina Hughes​

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Education:

• B.S. in Chemistry, Azusa Pacific University, 2021 (Phil Cox, Eric Davis)

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Favorite things:

• Coffee, baking, swimming

Kelsey MacCallum​

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Education:

• UNH Biochemistry Class of 2023

• UNH Masters in Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology Class of 2024

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Favorite things:

• Lacrosse, cooking, hiking, organizing stuff

undergraduate students

Rachel Achong​

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Education:

• UNH Biochemistry Class of 2024

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Favorite things:

• Origami, music, exploring

Sam Ashooh​

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Education:

• UNH Biochemistry Class of 2023

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Favorite things:

• Hiking, Fishing, Music, Sour Candy 

Somkene (DK) Alakwe​

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Education:

• UNH Biochemistry Class of 2023

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Favorite things:

• Plants, cooking, music, trying out new foods with friends, travelling, warm weather.

Aubrianna Dobbins​

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Education:

• UNH Biochemistry Class of 2025

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Favorite things:

• Camping, hiking, kayaking, hanging out with friends, making tea, motor proteins

Owen Durant​

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Education:

• UNH Chemistry Class of 2023

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Favorite things:

• Fishing, nature walks, video games, and the color purple

Austin Edwards​

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Education:

• UNH Biochemistry Class of 2024

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Favorite things:

• Golf, Soccer, Skiing, Puzzles

Alumni

graduate students

• Dylan Finneran

  • M.S. in Chemistry

  • Instructor at US Coast Guard Acadamy.

undergraduate 

• Sydney Sigua

  • ​Current Position: UNH Chemistry Class of 2023

• Gillian Martin

  • Current Position: UNH Chemistry Class of 2022

• Charles Gasperoni

  • B.S in Bioengineering 

  • Current Position: Sartorius, Waltham MA

high school

• Malika Chari

  • Current Position: Colby College Class of 2026​

• Zoe Noonan​

  • Current Position: York High school Class of 2022​