People

Joe Langenhan attended Allegheny College beginning in the fall of 1994.  Originally interested in pursuing a degree in English, Langenhan eventually shifted his focus to chemistry after taking several science courses to fulfill his core requirements.  During the course of his undergraduate career, Langenhan performed research with Professor Edward Walsh at Allegheny, Professor Daniel Romo then at Texas A & M University, and Professor Eric Kool, then at the University of Rochester.  After receiving a B.S. in Chemistry from Allegheny College in 1998, Langenhan pursued graduate studies with Professor Samuel H. Gellman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Chemistry and earned a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 2003. He then conducted two years of post-doctoral research with Professor Jon S. Thorson (then at the Laboratory for Biosynthetic Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison) before moving to Seattle University in 2005, where he is currently Professor of Chemistry. 

Matthew Belshan graduated from Burke high school in Omaha, Nebraska and is now completing a BS in Biochemistry, minor in music, and pre-med requirements at Seattle University. His future career goal is to practice medicine as an anesthesiologist. Outside of his academics, he’s involved in a variety of Seattle University’s choirs as a section leader and in his free time, he’ll spend either be outside doing physical activities, playing piano and drums, or playing strategy games. 

Eabha Finn is from the Bay Area, CA. Eabha is a senior at Seattle University, pursuing a degree in biochemistry and a minor in mathematics. Outside of class she likes to play beach volleyball and go hiking. 

Micaiah Jeffrey graduated from Middle College High School and received his associates in science from Seattle Central College one year later. He has since transferred to Seattle University where he is studying for his BS in chemistry. After graduation, he hopes to work as a research scientist. Outside of classes, he enjoys dancing, listening to music, drawing, and traveling. 

Xinyi (Shin) graduated from University of Washington with a BA degree in Psychology. After a few years of work, he is now doing a post-bacc / pre-health program at Seattle University to pursue a career in medicine. Outside of school, Shin tutors English for underrepresented ESOL populations and volunteers at Swedish Hospital. He likes to spend his free time videogaming, cooking, traveling, skiing, and meditating.