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Principal Investigator

Dr. David Jenkins
djenki15@utk.edu

Jenkins Research Group

Post Doctoral Research Associates

Dr. Phattananawee Nalaoh
pnalaoh@utk.edu
Team MONT and Team NHCs on Surfaces
VISTEC, Ph.D (2021)

Dr. Kevin Blatchford
kblatchf@vols.utk.edu
Team Carbene
University of Tennessee, Ph.D (2024)

Graduate Students

Jerred Russell
jrusse86@vols.utk.edu
Team Carbene
Saint John’s University, B.A. (2016)

Jacob Barrett
jbarre23@vols.utk.edu
Team MONT
Wilmington College, B.S. (2014)

Gurkiran Kaur
gkaur2@vols.utk.edu
Team NHCs on Surfaces
Panjab University, B.S. (2018) and M.S. (2020)


Henry Brothers
hbrother@vols.utk.edu
Team Carbene
University of Tennessee Knoxville, B.S. (2022)


Patrick Luciani
pluciani@vols.utk.edu
Team MONT
University of West Florida, B.S. (2022)

Lydia Lang
llang6@vols.utk.edu
Team NHCs on Surfaces
Missouri State University, B.S. (2023)

Kyle Schulmeister
kschulme@utk.edu
Team NHCs on Surfaces
Tennessee Tech University, B.S. (2023)

Sean Hannigan
shannig1@vols.utk.edu
Team Carbene

Caroline Dunn
cdunn41@vols.utk.edu
Team NHCs on Surfaces

Undergraduate Students


Joseph Cunningham
Team MONT
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Anna Mahar
Team NHCs on Surfaces
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Grace Miller
Team NHCs on Surfaces
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Alexander Thomas
Team Carbene
University of Tennessee, Knoxville


Former Post Docs

Name Years Current Position
Dr. Xian Carroll 2018-2021 Lecturer at the University of Tennessee
Dr. Markus Anneser 2018-2019 Lecturer at Technische Universität München ( Munich, Germany)
Dr. Gaya Elpitiya 2016-2017 Chemist at Albemarle
Dr. Zheng Lu 2011-2013 Chemist at Halliburton
Dr. Chi-Linh Do-Thanh 2012 Postdoc at ORNL

Former Graduate Students

Name Years Current Position
Dr. Isabel Jensen 2018-2024 Post Doc for the Air Force
Dr. Vernon Stafford 2017-2024
Dr. Shelby Strausser 2016-2021 Post Doc at Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)
Dr. Kristina Vailonis 2014-2019 Research Materials Engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, OH)
Dr. Joseph DeJesus 2014-2019 Post Doc at Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada)
Dr. C. Luke Keller 2013-2019 Post Doc at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
Dr. Preeti Chandrachud 2011-2016 Post Doc at Moffitt Cancer Center
Derek Mull 2013-2016 Sales Support Rep. at Shimadzu Scientific (Kansas City, MO)
Dr. Brianna Hughes 2010-2015 Senior Chemist at Edwin Hatch Nuclear Power Plant (Baxby, GA)
Dr. Chris Murdock 2009-2014 Chemist at NuMat Technologies
Dr. Alan Cramer 2009-2014 Chemist at Albemarle
Dr. Heather Bass 2008-2013 Lecturer at University of Tennessee

Former Undergraduate Students

Name Years Current Position
Maddie Larson 2022-2024
Ashley Depe 2023-2024
Joseph Tepper 2022-2023 Undergraduate student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Connor Belcher 2021-2023 Medical student at East Tennessee State University
Harper Kirby 2021-2023 Medical student at East Tennessee State University
Matthew Flagg 2022-2023 Undergraduate student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Rachel Sparks 2021-2022 Laboratory stock room manager at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bryce Lane 2021-2022 Medical student at East Tennessee State University
Logan Whaley 2021-2022 Analytical Chemist at Aegis Sciences Corporation
Henry Brothers 2021-2022 Graduate Student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Rowan Borsari 2018-2022 Graduate Student at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Ben Moder 2021 Undergraduate student at the University of Tennessee
Sean Weiland 2019-2020 Undergraduate student at the University of Tennessee
Alec Vest 2019-2020 Biopharmaceutical Technician at Aegis Sciences Corporation
Robert Ozburn 2018-2020 Formulation Specialist as Pfizer
KatieAnn Peck 2018-2019 Pharmacy Technician
Nathan Dominique 2018 Graduate student at the University of Notre Dame
J. Bryson White 2017-2018
Aleah Schenck 2017 Graduate student at North Carolina State University
Isidora Beach 2017 Medical student at University of Tennessee, Memphis
Nicholas Ross 2016 Undergraduate student at University of Tennessee
Gerard Van Trieste 2016 Graduate student at Texas A&M University
Matt Stevens 2015-2016 Chemist at Solvay
Carolyn Barnes 2016 Fulbright Scholar in Prague
Lucas Wilkins 2015-2016 Medical Student at UT Memphis
Billy Maximuck 2015 Graduate student at Texas A&M University
Khanh Pham 2014-2015 Dental student at University of Alabama
Lee Ayscue 2014 Graduate student at Georgetown University
Asmita Shrestha 2013 Graduate student at University of Utah
Desirae Brakhage 2012 Clinical Research Associate at ICON PLC
Forrest Sturgill 2013 Medical student at UT Memphis
Scott McCullough 2011-2012 Chemical engineer with Proctor and Gamble
Jaron M. Densky 2010 Doctor in Tennessee (MD at Tennessee Medical School)
Elizabeth Jacobs 2009-2010 Postdoc at Scripps Research Institute (PhD at University of East Anglia)
Julia Price 2009-2010 Teaching high school chemistry
Benjamin Sundell 2009-2010 Chemist at Aramco Services Company (PhD at Virginia Tech)

Former High School Students

Name Years Current Position
Michelle Lames 2013-2014 Undergraduate student at University of Tennessee
Abigail Booher 2012 Undergraduate student at University of Tennessee
Aly Premji 2010-2011 Undergraduate student at Duke University