Members

Professor Uyeda

Christopher Uyeda
Herbert C. Brown Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Postdoctoral Fellow, Caltech, 2011-2013
Ph.D. Harvard University, 2011
B.S. Columbia University, 2005

e-mail: cuyeda@purdue.edu
office: Brown 4103E
phone: (765) 494-5268


Postdoctoral Researchers

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Lei Yang

Postdoc, University of Michigan, 2023–2024
Postdoc, SUSTech, 2021–2023
Ph.D. Sichuan University, 2020
M.S. Chengdu University of TCM, 2017
B.E. Chengdu University of TCM, 2014

e-mail: yang2797@purdue.edu

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Promita Biswas

Postdoc, Texas A&M University, 2024
Ph.D. IACS, 2021

e-mail: biswas68@purdue.edu

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Gihyun Lee

Ph.D. Yonsei University, 2025
B.S. University of Victoria, 2018

e-mail: lee5919@purdue.edu


Graduate Students

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Christopher Rybak

B.A. Iowa State University, 2019

e-mail: crybak@purdue.edu

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Kyle Brook

M.S. University of California, Irvine, 2019
B.A. University of Illinois at Chicago, 2017

e-mail: kbrook@purdue.edu

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Mingxin Liu

B.S. Jilin University, 2019

e-mail: liu2742@purdue.edu

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Wen Xiu

B.S. Nankai University, 2017

e-mail: wxiu@purdue.edu

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Hayden Bishop

B.S. Southern Utah University, 2020

e-mail: bishop93@purdue.edu

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Raymond Martinez

B.A. Grinnell College, 2021

e-mail: mart2150@purdue.edu

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Sumeet Ranjan Sahoo

B.S./M.S. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, 2019

e-mail: sahoo7@purdue.edu

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Deepesh Kumar

M.S. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. 2023
B.S. Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. 2021

e-mail: kumar680@purdue.edu

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Divya Garg

M.S. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. 2023
B.S. Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi. 2021

e-mail: garg227@purdue.edu

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Meenakshi Onattu

B.S./M.S. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, 2023

e-mail: monattu@purdue.edu

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Parijat Sharma

M.S. California State University Northridge, 2020
B.S. Centre College, 2016

e-mail: sharm809@purdue.edu

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Peter Cismaru

B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2023

e-mail: pcismaru@purdue.edu

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Andrew Katchmar

B.A. Northwestern University, 2023

e-mail: akatchma@purdue.edu

Eugene-2025

 

Eugene Sagawa

B.E. Chiba University, 2024

e-mail: ysagawa@purdue.edu

Mina-2025

 

Mina Truesdale

B.S. Cedarville University, 2024

e-mail: truesdm@purdue.edu

Upanshu-2025

 

Upanshu Shekhar

M.S. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2024
B.S. Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi 2022

e-mail: ushekhar@purdue.edu


Undergraduate Students

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Luke Harrison

Class of 2026

e-mail: harr1068@purdue.edu

Ethan-2025

Ethan Richard

Class of 2028

e-mail: richa728@purdue.edu


Former Group Members

 

Former Postdoctoral Researchers

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Sayan Roy

Postdoctoral researcher, 2022–2024

Postdoc, Maes Group, University of Antwerp

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Qiang Zhao

Postdoctoral researcher, 2019–2021

Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University

Houng Kang

Houng Kang

Postdoctoral researcher, 2018–2021

Assistant Professor, Chungbuk National University

You-Yun Zhou

You-Yun Zhou

Postdoctoral researcher, 2013–2018

Associate Professor, SUSTech

Arnab K. Maity

Arnab Maity

Postdoctoral researcher, 2016–2019

Lead Chemist, Chemical and Polymer Technology, Ecolab

 

 

Former Graduate Students

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Jaysan Janabel

Ph.D. 2024

Vibha V. Kanale

Vibha V. Kanale

Ph.D. 2024

Advanced Process Chemist, Eastman

Sourish

Sourish Biswas

Ph.D. 2023

 Postdoc, Corteva Agriscience

Kristen Berger

Kristen Berger

Ph.D. 2023

Postdoc, Hyster Group, Princeton University

Annah

Annah Kalb

Ph.D. 2022

Visiting Assistant Professor, Wabash College

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Courtney Nuyen

M.S. 2022

Senior Chemist, Eli Lilly

John Andjaba

John Andjaba

Ph.D. 2021

Advisor, Eli Lilly

Mike Behlen 

Mike Behlen

Ph.D. 2020

Patent Attorney, Eversheds Sutherland

 Conner Farley

Conner Farley

Ph.D. 2020

Senior Scientist II, PRD, Chembrex

Jake Werth 

Jake Werth

Ph.D. 2019

Senior Scientist, Pfizer

 Ian Powers

Ian Powers

Ph.D. 2018

Principle R&D Chemist, Strem Chemicals

Sudipta Pal 

Sudipta Pal

Ph.D. 2018

Associate Research Scientist, Dow

 Shawntag

Shawn Montag

M.S. 2018

Lecturer, Bradley University

 Colby Adolph

Colby Adolph

Ph.D. 2018

Director of Sales, Evonik

Doug Hartline 

Doug Hartline

Ph.D. 2018

Process Chemist, Johnson Matthey

 Heather Schoonover

Heather Rounds

Ph.D. 2018

Program Manager, MRI Global

 Talia Steiman

Talia Steiman

Ph.D. 2018

Senior Scientist, Amgen

 

 

Former Undergraduate Students

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Chengyi Fan

Undergraduate student, 2021–2024

Graduate student, Cornell University, Lambert Group

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Abigail Soliven

Undergraduate student, 2021–2024

Graduate student, University of California, Berkeley, Hartwig Group

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Jianhan (Johnson) Zhou

Undergraduate student, 2022–2023

Graduate student, Harvard University, R. Liu Group

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Nguyen Le

Undergraduate student, 2021–2023

Graduate student, Cornell University, Lin Group

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Calvin Huffman

Undergraduate student, 2021–2023

Graduate student, University of California, Berkeley, Hartwig Group

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Nishit Banka

Undergraduate student, 2017–2019