LABORATORY MANAGER
Joseph A. (Joe) Schomaker
Email:
jaschomaker
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Joseph A. (Joe) Schomaker received his Ph.D. in Physical Organic/Polymer Chemistry under the direction of Prof. Laren Tolbert at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He retired after a 30-year industrial career that included stints at Dow Chemical, DowPharma, Applied Biosystems, EraGen Biosciences, and Spectrum Brands. Joe also devoted several years to teaching General and Organic Chemistry as an adjunct faculty member at Saginaw Valley State University and Diablo Valley College. He is currently an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and is helping the Schomaker Group as Lab Manager, much to Jen’s delight.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTISTS
Zhen-Yao Dai
Position title: Ph.D.
Email:
zdai62
Joined In: 2023
B.S., 2017 in Material Chemistry at Chongqing University
Ph.D., 2022 in Organic Chemistry at University of Science and Technology of China
Julia Duncan
Position title: Ph.D.
Email:
jmduncan3
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Joined in: 2021
B.Sc., 2014, in Chemistry (biochemistry) at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Ph.D., 2020, in Chemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno
Kyeongdeok Seo
Position title: Ph.D.
Email:
kseo22
Joined in: 2022
B.S., 2015 in Chemistry at Pohang University of Science and Technology
Ph.D., 2021 in Chemistry at Pohang University of Science and Technology
MASTER STUDENTS
Jacob Kailing
Email:
jkailing
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B.S. University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse
Joined In: 2022
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Giuliana Pavaneli
Email:
Pavaneli
Joined In: 2022
PhD. Student at Federal University of Paraná
B.S. Federal University of Paraná