Current Group Members
Who is this doing this synthetic type of alpha beta psychedelic funkin?
John Anderson
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Chemistry
jsanderson@uchicago.edu
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2014
B.S./M.S. University of Chicago, 2008
Hometown: Downers Grove, Illinois
Dooyoung Kim
Post-doctoral Scholar, joined 2024
Ph.D. University of Houston, 2024
M.S. Yonsei University, 2017
B.S. Yonsei University, 2015
Hometown: Busan, South Korea
Linh Le
Post-doctoral Scholar, joined 2024
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2024
B.S. Colgate University, 2018
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Yujeong Lee
Post-doctoral Scholar, joined 2024
Ph.D. Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology, 2023
M.S. Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, 2020
B.S. Pukyong National University, 2018
Hometown: Busan, South Korea
Lac Ha Nguyen
Post-doctoral Scholar, joined 2024
Ph.D. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, 2017
B.Eng. Can Tho University, 2011
Hometown: Bac Lieu, Vietnam
Lauren McNamara
Graduate Student, joined 2020
B.S. University of California-Davis, 2020
Hometown: Pleasanton, California
Maia Czaikowski
Graduate Student, joined 2020
B.A. Williams College, 2020
Hometown: Simsbury, Connecticut
Chen-Yu Lien
Graduate Student, joined 2021
M.S. National Taiwan University, 2019
B.S. National Taiwan University, 2017
Hometown: Taoyuan, Taiwan
Joe Scott
Graduate Student, joined 2022
B.A. Swarthmore College, 2022
Hometown: Seaside Heights, New Jersey
Shilin Zeng
Graduate Student, joined 2023
shilinzeng@uchicago.edu
B.S. UC Berkeley, 2023
Hometown: Guangdong, China
Alexandra Krupinski
Graduate Student, joined 2023
B.S. Tufts University, 2023
Hometown: Athens, Greece
Mya Powers-Nash
Graduate Student, joined 2023
B.S. Chicago State University, 2023
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Nathan Lopez
Graduate Student, joined 2023
B.S. California Institute of Technology, 2023
Hometown: Jurupa Valley, California
Abha Dabak-Wakankar
Graduate Student, joined 2024
B.S. University of Michigan, 2024
Hometown: Novi, Michigan
Claire Benedict
Graduate Student, joined 2024
B.S. Hope College, 2023
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ya Su
Graduate Student, joined 2024
B.S. Peking University, 2024
Hometown: Shandong, China
Sofia Hauser
Undergraduate, joined 2025
Hometown: Brookline, Massachusetts
