People

Principal Investigator

Thomas Gray

Case Western Reserve University, Department of Chemistry

Professor (2018 - Present) and Associate Department Chair (2023 - Present)

Associate Professor (2010 - 2018)

Frank Hovorka Assistant Professor (2007 - 2010)

Assistant Professor (2004 - 2007)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2002 - 2004)

Ph.D. Harvard University (2002)

A.M. Harvard University (2000)

B.S. Southern Methodist University (1996)

Graduate Students

Julia Marshall

B.S. in Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Erqian Mao

M.S. in Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University

B.Sc. in Chemistry, Wuhan University

Christina Katbe

M.Sc. in Chemistry, American University of Beirut

B.Sc. in Chemistry, American University of Beirut

Morgan Loveday

B.A. in Chemistry, Miami University (OH)

Justin Smith

B.S. in Chemistry, Butler University

Duncan Fraser

B.S. in Biochemistry, Marietta College

Gray Group Alumni (and last known whereabouts)

Dr. James B. Updegraff, III., Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2004-2009) - Laboratory Supervisor at Heroux-Devtek
Dr. Lei Gao, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2005-2010) – Deceased
Dr. Thomas J. Robilotto, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2005-2010) – Laboratory Coordinator at Georgia State University
Dr. Miya A. Peay, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2004-2010) – QC Analyst at MacroGenics Inc.
Dr. David V. Partyka, Ph.D. (Post-doctoral researcher 2006-2011) – Senior UI Developer at Morgan Stanley
Dr. Thomas S. Teets, Ph.D. (Undergraduate researcher 2006-2008) – Professor at University of Houston
Daniel S. Alt (Undergraduate researcher 2006-2008) – Ph.D. candidate at CWRU in Alsberg Group (Biomedical Engr.)
Daniel Niedzwiecki (Undergraduate researcher 2009-2010) – Technical Services Manager at BASF
Peter Zak (Undergraduate researcher 2010-2011) – UMass Medical School
Xiaoxuan Dai, M.S. (M.S. Student 2012-2013)
Dr. Nihal Deligonul, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2008-2013) – Faculty Member at Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Gaziosmanpasa University (Turkey)
Xingchen Huang, M.S. (Undergraduate researcher 2013)
Dr. Ayan Maity, Ph.D (Ph.D. Student 2008-2014) – R&D Staff Chemist at Sherwin-Williams
Yijuan “Nina” Hong, M.S. (M.S. Student 2014-2015)
Yixiao Li (M.S. Student 2014-2015)
Dr. Yutthana Lakliang, Ph.D. (M.S. Student 2014-2015) - Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Riverside in the Conley Group
Dr. James Heckler, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2009-2015) – Research Chemist at Air Force Research Laboratory – Wright Patterson Air Force Base (Google Scholar)
Dr. Amberle Browne, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2009-2016) - Professor at Danville Area Community College
Alintoon Saengcharoen (High School Student in CLiPs Polymer Envoy Research Program) – Cleveland State University
Dr. Amanda Sulicz, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2012-2017) – ‎Publishing Ethics Specialist for IEEE
Robert Stanek (Ph.D. Student 2013-2017) – Ph.D. Student in Burda Group at CWRU
Frank Youmbi (Ph.D. Student 2015-2017) – Ph.D. Student at West Virginia University
Branden Kraus (Undergraduate researcher 2017)
Nick Ayoub (Undergraduate researcher 2017)
Dr. Tadeus Liska, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2016 - 2021) - Senior Scientist at Moderna
Dr. Joseph Mihaly, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2016 - 2020) - Senior Customer Support Chemist at PPG Industries
Dr. Matthew Chrzanowski, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2015 - 2022)
Dr. Evan Van Orman, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2017 - 2022) - Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs Researcher at AkzoNobel
Dr. Megan Wilt, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Student 2018 - 2022) - Electroplating Chemist at Reuter-Stokes
Tangzheng (Steve) Shen (M.S. Student 2022 - 2023)
Victoria Diaz (Undergraduate researcher 2024) - Research and Development Scientist at Sherwin-Williams
Sergei Prokvolit (Undergraduate researcher 2021 - 2024) - Ph.D. Student at MIT in the Swager Group
Greg Sutton (Postdoctoral researcher 2023-2025)

If you are an alum and would like to update Dr. Gray on your status, please send him an email at txg37@case.edu or to Morgan Loveday at mel190@case.edu

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