Personnel
Principal Investigator/Faculty Member
Dr. Mengliang Zhang
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, MTSU
Forensic Science Program, MTSU
PhD, Ohio University, 2015
MS, Jilin University, China, 2010
BS, Jilin University, China, 2007
Address: MTSU Box 68, 1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
t: (615) 904-8439
e: mzhang[at]mtsu.edu
Graduate Student
Shruthi Perna
PhD Candidate (Spring 2020 - present)
Current research project: Analysis of toxicants from particulate matters
Roderick Moore
PhD Candidate (Spring 2020 - present)
Current research project: Plant metabolomics
Kevin Patrick Cavey
PhD Candidate (Spring 2021 - present)
Current research project: Quantum dots research collaborated with Dr. Greg Van Patten
Undergraduate Student
Victoria (Tori) Bascou
Forensic Science Major (Fall 2022 - present)
Current research project: Method development for the analysis of ignitable liquids
Gracie Johnson
Biology Major (Fall 2022 - present)
Current research project: Synthesize and analyze unique ligands on the quantum dots
Previous Members
Briza Marie Reyes Dedicatoria (UG) -- Chemist at TBI
Miquellie Bonner (UG) -- Pathgroup Labs
Victoria Grantland (UG)
Aura Ganster (UG)
Virginia (Ginny) L. Benefield (G) -- Analyst at Mars Global
Jared Frazier (UG)
Sara V. Rodriguez Molina (UG)
Dr. Jian Liang (Assistant Professor at Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China)
Oscar Valenzuela (UG) --- Current position: Ph.D. at Virginia Tech
Vishaka Motheramgari (UG)
Anna M. Hunter (UG) --- Pace Analytical
Mohammad Alsafwani (UG)
Stephen George (UG) --- Aegis Sciences Corporation
Isabella Barnett (UG) --- Chemist at TBI