Dr. Melanie Sanford
Melanie Sanford grew up in Providence, RI. She received her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Yale University in 1996 where she worked with Professor Bob Crabtree studying C–F bond functionalization. She then moved to Caltech where she worked with Professor Bob Grubbs investigating the mechanism of ruthenium-catalyzed olefin metathesis reactions. After receiving her PhD in 2001, she worked with Professor Jay Groves at Princeton University as an NIH post-doctoral fellow studying metalloporphyrin-catalyzed functionalization of olefins. Melanie has been a professor at the University of Michigan since the summer of 2003.
Curriculum Vitae
Marc Hanosh
Lab Manager & Administrative Support
Master’s in Public Health 2018
University of Michigan
Time: 2019-Present
mhanosh@umich.edu
Hometown: Metro Detroit, MI
Dr. Tom Vaid
B.S. Chemistry 1992
University of Illinois
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Rauchfuss
Ph.D. Chemistry 1997
Cornell University
Advisor: Dr. Peter Wolczanski
Postdoctoral Scholar 2000
California Institute of Technology
Advisor: Dr. Nathan Lewis
Time: 2017–Present
Role: Research Scientist
Project: Flow Batteries
vaidt@umich.edu
Hometown: Des Plaines, IL
Dr. S. Maryamdokht (Nazanin) Taimoory
M.Sc. Chemistry 2008
Sharif University of Technology
Advisor: Dr. Firouz Matloubi Moghaddam
Ph.D. Chemistry 2016
Brock University
Advisor: Dr. Travis Dudding
Postdoctoral Fellow 2016
University of Windsor
Advisor: Dr. John. F. Trant
Time: 2020–Present
Project(s): Organometallics/ Fluorination
seyedeht@umich.edu
Hometown: Lasalle, ON
Dr. Joshua Laffoon
B.S. Chemistry 2015
Arkansas Tech University
Advisors: Dr. Franklin D. Hardcastle
and Charles Mebi
Ph.D. Chemistry 2020
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey S. Moore
Time: 2020-Present
Project: Flow Batteries
laffoon@umich.edu
Hometown: Harrison, AR
Dr. En-Chih Liu
B.S. Chemistry 2012
National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
Advisor: Dr. Yao-Ting Wu
Ph.D. Chemistry 2021
University of Minnesota
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Topczewski
Time: 2021- Present
Project: C-H
enchih@umich.edu
Hometown: Taiwan
Isaac Blythe
M.S. Chemistry 2018
Texas State University
Advisor: Dr. Todd Hudnall
Time: 2018–Present
Project: Organometallics
imblythe@umich.edu
Hometown: Azle, TX
Michael Milbauer
B.S. Chemistry 2018
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Advisor: Dr. Judith Burstyn
Time: 2019–Present
Project: Organometallics
milbauer@umich.edu
Maria Morales
B.S. Chemistry 2018
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Advisor: Dr. Elba Reyes
Time: 2019–Present
Project: C–H Activation & Fluorination
moralema@umich.edu
Hometown: Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Ryan Walser-Kuntz
B.A. Chemistry 2018
St. Olaf COllege
Advisor: Dr. Dipa Kalyani
Time: 2018–Present
Project: Flow Batteries
rwalserk@umich.edu
Hometown: Northfield, MN
Brianna Jett
B.S. Biomedical Sciences 2019
Colorado State University
Advisor: Dr. Andy McNally
Time: 2020-Present
Project: Flow Batteries
bjett@umich.edu
Hometown: Shreveport, LA
Matthew Lasky
B.A. Chemistry 2018
Bard College
Advisor: Dr. Emily McLaughlin
Time: 2020-Present
Project: C-H Activation
mlasky@umich.edu
Hometown: Milford, CT
Frances Gu
B.Sc. Honors Chemistry 2019
University of British Columbia
Advisor: Dr. Glenn Sammis
Time: 2020-Present
Project: Fluorination
frgu@umich.edu
Hometown: Beijing, China
Geraldo Duran Camacho
B.S. Chemistry 2019
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Advisor: Dr. Ingrid Montes
Time: 2020-Present
Project: Fluorination
durancam@umich.edu
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mami Horikawa
B.S Chemistry 2020
University of Southern California
Advisor: Dr. Barry C.Thompson
Time: 2021-Present
Project: Fluorination
mamih@umich.edu
Hometown: Urayasu, Japan
Jonathan Hall
B.A. Chemistry & Math 2019
Williams College
Advisor: Dr. Anthony Carrasquillo
Time: 2021-Present
Project: Organometallics
jrhhall@umich.edu
Hometown: Long Island, NY / Adams, MA
Alexander Bunnell
B.A. Chemistry 2019
Bard College
Advisor: Dr. Emily McLaughlin
Time: 2021-Present
Project: Cross-Coupling
abunnell@umich.edu
Hometown: New Haven, CT
Al Vicente Riano Lisboa
M.S. Chemistry
University of Michigan
Time: 2021-Present
Project: C-H Activation
lisboa@umich.edu
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Daniel Liu
B.S. University of Michigan (in progress)
Time: 2019-Present
Project: C-H Activation
Ila Castro De La Torre
B.S. Chemistry 2020
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Spokoyny
Time:2022-Present
Project: Organometallics
iycastro@umich.edu
Hometown: Ecuador
Taylor Spiller
B.S. Chemistry 2021
University of Texas at San Antonio
Advisor: Dr. Doug Frantz
Time: 2022-Present
Project: Fluorination
tspiller@umich.edu
Hometown: Seagraves, TX
Joshua Thedford
B.S. Chemistry 2021
University of Georgia
Advisor: Dr. Aaron Thompson
Time: 2022-Present
Project: Organometallics
thedford@umich.edu
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Bobby Wolesensky
B.S. Chemistry 2021
University of New York
Advisor: Dr. Dirk Trauner
Time: 2022-Present
Project: Cross-Coupling
bobbyw@umich.edu
Hometown: Liberty Hill, TX
Sabrina Carneiro
B.A. Chemistry 2021
Pomona College
Advisor: Dr. Nicholas D. Ball
Time: 2022-Present
Project: C-H Activation
sabnc@umich.edu
Hometown: Sao Paolo, Brazil
Emily Nolan
B.A. Chemistry 2021
St. Olaf College
Advisor: Dr. Elodie Marlier
Time: 2022-Present
Project: Organometallics
elnolan@umich.edu
Hometown: Guilford, CT
Sean Calvert
B.S. Chemistry 2022
Southwestern University
Advisor: Dr. Mike Gesinski
Project: Cross-Coupling
seancalv@umich.edu
Hometown: Cypress, TX
Erica Ko
B.A. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2022
Bryn Mawr College
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Melvin
Project: C-H
ericako@umich.edu
Hometown: Seongnam, South Korea
Abdias Noel
B.S. Chemistry 2021
University of Florida
Advisors: Dr. Alexander J. Grenning
and Dr. Simon E. Lopez
Project: Fluorination
nabdias@umich.edu
Hometown: Naples, Florida