Current Members

Postdoctoral Researchers

Alma Perez

pere9541@umn.edu

She/her

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, 2025, University of Michigan

M.S. in Chemistry, 2022, University of Michigan

B.S. in Chemistry, 2018, UC Davis

Graduate Students

Clarence Pan

(2nd Year Graduate Student)

pan00332@umn.edu

He/Him

B.A. in Chemistry & Minor in Physics, 2024, Macalester College

Ashley Palecek

(1st Year Graduate Student)

palec021@umn.edu

She/Her

B.S. in Chemistry and History, 2025

University of Wisconsin Madison

Fernando Sanchez Cano

(1st Year Graduate Student)

sanc0469@umn.edu

He/Him

B.A. in Chemistry, 2024

Pomona College

Navraj Singh

(1st Year Graduate Student)

sing1442@umn.edu

He/Him

B.A. in Chemistry, 2025

Lawrence University

Mira Deshpande

(1st Year Graduate Student)

deshp180@umn.edu

She/Her

B.S. in Biochemistry, 2025

Siena University

Undergraduate Students

Joan Felipe Castañeda

jcastane@umn.edu

He/Him/él

B.A. in Chemistry & B.S. Biochemistry, 2026 Washington State University

Pets

Canelo & Mateo

(Melissa Ramirez's cats)

Uranium, Kobe, Daphne, & Petee

(Shared Ramirez lab fish)

(Names in order from left to right)

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