Group Members

Principal Investigator

Daniel B. Straus

  • Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
  • S.M., Chemistry, University of Chicago
  • S.B., Chemistry, University of Chicago

Postdoctoral Fellows

Zheng Zhang

  • Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University
  • M.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Missouri–Rolla
  • B.E., Nuclear Technology, Lanzhou University, China

Graduate Students

Mahsa Mohammadi Moqaddam (2024-Present)

  • M.S., Materials Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
  • B.S., Materials Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Riyaj Ahamad Muhammadh Ismail (2024-Present)

  • B.S., Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Andre Hoyuela (2025-Present)

  • B.S., Chemistry, Loyola University of New Orleans

Sweta Kumari (2025-Present)

  • M.S., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhilai, India
  • B.Sc. (Honors), Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, India

Jackson Smith (2025-Present)

  • B.S., Chemistry, Loyola University of New Orleans

Undergraduate Researchers

Sienna Alonso

  • Class of 2027, Tulane University

Duncan Baird

  • Class of 2029, Tulane University

Mia Chernyavsky

  • Class of 2027, Tulane University

Becca Davidson

  • Class of 2027, Tulane University

Haley Nachreiner

  • Class of 2027, Tulane University