People
Patrick Melvin
Principal Investigator
West Chester University - BS Chemistry
Yale University - PhD Organic Chemistry
University of Michigan - Postdoctoral Fellowship
Patrick grew up in the Philadelphia area and attended West Chester University, initially working towards a BSED in Chemistry / Secondary Education. After getting involved in organic research in Dr. Felix Goodson's laboratory, Patrick switched to just Chemistry, eventually leading to further graduate studies at Yale University. He joined the lab of Prof. Nilay Hazari, conducting extensive studies on palladium precatalysts and their applications towards challenging cross-coupling reactions. After receiving his PhD in 2017, Patrick took up a postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Prof. Melanie Sanford at the University of Michigan where he investigated fluorination methodology using sulfuryl fluoride. In 2019, Patrick joined the Chemistry faculty at Bryn Mawr College as an Assistant Professor.
Graduate Researchers
Jim Vogel
5th Year Graduate Student
Undergraduate Researchers
Jenna Krussman
Chemistry, Class of 2024
Kirya Miller
Chemistry, Class of 2024
Sal Shin
BCMB, Class of 2025
Nuha Mohammed
Chemistry, Class of 2025
Alex Harmon
Chemistry, Class of 2025
Sophia Hofmann
Chemistry, Class of 2025
Melvin Group Alumni
Rania Hammami
BCMB, Class of 2022
Erica Ko
BCMB, Class of 2022
Graduate Student @ UMich
Karley Labenne
BCMB, Class of 2022
Hiya Datta
Chemistry, Class of 2021
Graduate Student @ UCSD
Ellis McCarver
Class of 2021
QC @ GSK
Lexi Boutchie
BCMB, Class of 2020
Richard Davis
Graduate Student, MS '23
Analytical Chemist @ Gelest
Shiraz Harel
Chemistry, Class of 2023
Yael Eiben
Chemistry, Class of 2023
Graduate Student @ Vanderbilt
Lucy Miller
Chemistry, Class of 2023
Graduate Student @ University of Washington
Ebrar Yilmaz
BCMB, Class of 2023
Harvard Dental School