Principal Investigator
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Dr. David Jenkins |
Jenkins Research Group |
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Post Doctoral Research Associates
Dr. Phattananawee Nalaoh |
 Dr. Jacob Barrettjbarre23@vols.utk.edu Team MONT Wilmington College, B.S. (2014) |
Graduate Students
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Gurkiran Kaur |
Henry Brothers |
 Lydia Langllang6@vols.utk.edu Team NHCs on Surfaces Missouri State University, B.S. (2023) |
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Kyle Schulmeister |
Caroline Philo |
 Sean Hanniganshannig1@vols.utk.edu Team Carbene University of Dallas, B.S. (2024) |
 Ted Bucurtbucur@vols.utk.edu Team MONT University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, B.S. (2022) |
Undergraduate Students
Alexander Thomas |
 Anna Mahar Team NHCs on Surfaces University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
 Ryan Millsaps Team NHCs on Surfaces University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
 Karlotta Schley Team MONT University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
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Former Post Docs
| Name | Years | Current Position |
| Dr. Qiao Liu | 2025 | |
| 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. Jacob Barrett | 2019-2025 | Post Doc in the Jenkins Group |
| Dr. Jerred Russell | 2019-2025 | |
| Dr. Kevin Blatchford | 2017-2024 | Scientist 1 at RSI EnTech |
| Dr. Isabel Jensen | 2018-2024 | Post Doc for the Air Force |
| Patrick Luciani | 2022-2024 | Laboratory Analyst at Eurofins Scientific |
| Dr. Vernon Stafford | 2017-2024 | Analytical Chemistry Specialist at Y12 |
| 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 |
| Joseph Cunningham | 2023-2025 | Analyst at Galbraith Laboratories |
| Grace Miller | 2022-2024 | Medical Student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine |
| Maddie Larson | 2022-2024 | |
| Ashley Depe | 2023-2024 | Laboratory Tech at CSL Plasma |
| Joseph Tepper | 2022-2023 | Graduate student at the University of Minnesota |
| 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 |