Principal Investigator

Dartmouth College, A.B., 2004 (Advisor: Peter Jacobi)

University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., 2009 (Advisors: Robert Bergman and Dean Toste)

ETH Zürich, Postdoctoral researcher, 2009-2011 (Advisor: François Diederich) 

Stanford Univresity, Postdoctoral researcher 2012-2014 (Advisor: Zhenan Bao)

Melanie hails from San Diego, CA and her favorite functional group is the alkene. Outside of the lab, Melanie is usually on a bicycle or in a practice room with her violin. 

melchiu at msu dot edu

Post-Doctoral Researcher (entering class of 2025)

Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Yamunanagar, B. Sc., 2009

Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, M.Sc., 2011

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, PhD, 2022 (Advisor: Dr. Sugumar Venkataramani)

Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, Research Associate, 2023 (Advisor: Prof. Kamalakannan Kailasam)

Pravesh Kumar is a native of Uttar Pradesh, India. He works on synthesizing switchable catalysts for polymerization reactions. Outside the lab, he finds peace and love in nature and enjoys exploring new places and cultures.

kumarp16 at msu dot edu

Undergraduate student (entering class of 2024)

Michigan State University, B.S., expected 2028

Joey was raised in Aurora, Illinois and is currently studying chemistry in his undergraduate education. He loves learning about organic mechanisms, green chemistry, and syntheses. Outside of science, Joey enjoys playing tabletop and video games, cooking, photography, hockey, and learning Spanish.

parasjos at msu dot edu

Undergraduate student (entering class of 2026)

Michigan State University, B.S., expected 2030

Ezra is a currently biochemistry & molecular biology major from Plainfield, Indiana. He enjoys learning new lab techniques and organic mechanisms, as well as drawing cyclohexane chair structures. Outside of the lab, Ezra likes to read, play Dungeons & Dragons, and generally be outside.  

dunscom2 at msu dot edu

Agent of Entropy (reports to Prof. Chiu)

Gleeful shredder of puppy kindergaten/obedience school certificates. 

Emmy is an avid chaser of frisbees and fullerene-shaped balls. She is also a faithful co-conspirator in all procrastination efforts.