Meet the Team

Principle Investigator

Dr. Jerry LaRue

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B.A. in Chemistry at Willamette University

Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at the University of California at Santa Barbara

Postdoctoral Studies at Stanford University / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Chapman Students

D’Angelo Alvarez

Major: Chemistry

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Andrew Crockett

Major: Chemistry

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Saige Douglass

Major: Chemistry

About: Saige is a Chemistry student interested in environmental science who has been a part of the CatLab since freshman year. Her research in the Photochemistry group focuses on testing the catalytic efficiency of various gold core-shell nanoparticles in CO Oxidation using SEM and Mass Spectrometry.

 

Olivia Guyette

Major: Chemistry

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Melia Hernandez

Major: Chemistry

About: Melia is an aspiring Chemistry Ph. D. student who has been researching with the CatLab since sophomore year. In the Photochemistry group, she focuses on testing the catalytic efficiency of gold core-shell nanoparticles in CO Oxidation using SEM and Mass Spectrometry.

 

Stephanie Hoang

Major: Biochemistry

About: Stephanie is an aspiring PA School student who has been researching with the CatLab since freshman year. Her research in the Photochemistry group focuses on synthesizing gold core-shell nanoparticles and characterizing them with SEM & EDX.

 

Min Gi Kang

Major: Health Science

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Sachi Kumar

Major: Applied Human Physiology

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Maahi Rakholia

Major: Biochemistry

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Ben Smith

Major: Chemistry

About: Ben is an aspiring Chemistry Ph. D. student who has been a part of the CatLab since sophomore year. In the Methanol Decomposition group, he focuses on studying the kinetics of the decomposition of methanol on platinum (111) within surface chemistry using temperature program desorption.

 

 

Kevin Tejeda

Major: Chemistry

About: Kevin is a student interested in analytical chemistry who has been a part of the CatLab since sophomore year. His research in the Photochemistry group focuses on synthesizing gold core-shell nanoparticles and characterizing them with SEM & EDX.

 

Brianna Zamora

Major: Biochemistry

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James Zoumas

Major: Biochemistry

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Non-Chapman Students

Ryan Lim

School: Santiago Canyon College

Major: Environmental Engineering

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High-School Students

Noah Kim

School: Canyon High School