I was born and raised on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea; my dad being from Egypt and Lebanon and my mom from central Illinois. From a young age I have enjoyed mixing, tinkering and problem solving so I was drawn to chemistry, physics and math in college in West Michigan. After which I moved to Austin, Texas for graduate school and then moved to New York City to finish graduate school. During graduate school I loved working with lasers as well as technologically relevant materials, thinking about how processes in semiconductors work to result in us having computers, screens, sensors, medical devices, etc… I completed my postdoctoral work before coming to Denison at the University of California in Los Angeles where I worked on developing new spectroscopy methods and understanding materials in the infrared which are relevant for deep tissue imaging and automated vehicle remote sensing through fog.

What I love about chemistry is it’s really relevant to everything we do, literally almost everything we come into contact and use everyday has been designed by chemists or relates to chemistry: from the paint on our walls, the clothes we wear, our devices, our bodies, our pharmaceuticals, our foods, our energy sources, etc… Even with a basic grasp of concepts we can start to understand the world around us - revealing this wondrous universe made up of atoms, molecules and energy - a wonder I love to share with others and as well as the drive to learn and grow together!

Away from school, my wife, children and I enjoy spending time with our two cats and dog,  cooking and trying new foods, exploring our local communities and hiking outdoors, playing tabletop board/card and computer games, and since COVID-19 I have taken up miniature painting as a stress relief and way to think through things I am working on.

I am from Defiance, Ohio and am currently a Chemistry major and Mathematics minor and Denison. As a part of the Atallah Lab I plan to be working on organic and inorganic synthesis for work regarding hybrid low-dimensional silver phenyl chalocgenlates. After Denison, I am planning on attending graduate school for chemistry and hope to pursue a career in research. Outside of Chemistry, I am involved around campus in multiple organizations, including the First-Year Office as a First Year Fellow and the Doobie Radio as a Station DJ. I also enjoy reading classic literature, visiting museums, going to concerts, and going to the gym.

I am from Frederick, Maryland and I'm a Chemistry major with a Physics minor at Denison University. My involvement in the Atallah Lab is using DFPT calculations to predict and assign Raman-active modes of low-dimensional silver phenyl chalcogenolates, specifically to complement experimental findings. Outside of academics, I'm most often spending time with friends or family. I also enjoy playing the piano, reading, afternoon naps, and have recently started to get into cooking as a means of stress relief.  I plan on attending graduate school for chemistry and pursuing a career in materials science research. 

I am from Hanoi, Vietnam and I am currently a Biochemistry and Data Analytics Double Major at Denison. As a part of the Atallah Lab, I am focusing on studying organic semiconductors, specifically their conductivity and characterization when being doped with Iodine. Outside of Chemistry, I enjoy playing sports and just being active. I also spend a lot of time developing projects for my side interests in sports analytics. After Denison, I plan on attending grad school in materials science and pursuing work in the same field.