The mappers come from diverse backgrounds and work across the disciplines of
dye (analytical, organic), polymer and supramolecular CHEMISTRY,
Nanoscopic imaging of nanofibers in Biological Processes and Textile Materials
data analytics, imaging processing using MACHINE LEARNING
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Former MAPPERs:
Postdoc and Visiting Scholars
Dr. Shuidong Zhu, Visiting Professor, Last known position: Professor of Chemistry at Gannan Normal University
Graduate Students:
Yunshu Liu, Ph.D (2022-2026) in Fiber and Polymer Science.
Jiahui (Gina) Chen, Ph.D. (2022-2023) in Fiber and Polymer Science. Last known position: Postdoc at University of Southern California
Michael Waddington, M.S. (2022-23) in Textile Chemistry, Last known position: Lab Technologist III, GRAIL, Inc., Durham, NC
Undergraduate Students
Luke Hirsh (2025), Current position: Graduate Student, NC State University
Nika Sumikawa (2023)
Beth Nichol (2023-24)
Camryn Perkins (2023)
Kripa Patel (2025)
Chloe Short (2026), Current position: Graduate Student, Adams School of Dentistry, UNC Chapel Hill
