News

August 4, 2025

Alma joins our team as a postdoctoral researcher! Alma completed PhD studies in the laboratory of Professor John Wolfe at the University of Michigan. As an undergraduate at UC Davis, she conducted research in the group of Professor Analiese Franz. Welcome, Alma! We're ecstatic to have you join us!

July 14, 2025

Coco joins our lab as a summer graduate researcher! Coco is an incoming graduate student and completed undergraduate studies at UCLA. She performed undergraduate research in the laboratories of Professors Miguel García-Garibey and Ken Houk. Welcome, Coco!

July 7, 2025

Celeste De La Fuente joins our group as a summer undergraduate researcher! Celeste is a senior at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa (UAMI) in Mexico City. Her summer research centers on applying DFT calculations to investigate reaction mechanism and electronic structure involving transition metal catalysis. Welcome, Celeste!

June 23, 2025

Fernando Sanchez Cano joins our lab as a summer graduate researcher! Fernando is an incoming first year graduate student and completed his undergraduate studies at Pomona College. At Pomona College, Fernando conducted research under the guidance of Professors Dan O'Leary and Nicholas Ball. Welcome, Fernando!

June 17, 2025

Joan (Jo) Castañeda joins our research group as a summer NSF-REU/Lando Student! Jo is a rising senior at Washington State University. Welcome, Jo!

April 30, 2025

We are excited to welcome René García-Del Valle, a graduate student in the Tambar Lab at UT Southwestern Medical Center, to our research group! René is spending 2 weeks in our group learning the basics of DFT calculations as part of a collaborative project supported by the Catalysis Innovation Consortium. Welcome, René!

December 4, 2024

Romie is recognized with the Científico Latino Graduate Student Engagement and Community (GSEC) Program 2024 Scholarship! Congratulations, Romie!

November 9, 2024

Clarence and Romualda (Romie) officially join the group!