Scott Daly

scott-daly@uiowa.edu

Scott R. Daly

Education and Experience:
Seaborg Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Lab, 2010 - 2012 (with Stosh Kozimor and Dave Clark)

PhD, Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010 (with Greg Girolami)
BS, Chemistry, North Central College, Naperville, IL, 2006
AA, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL, 2003
U.S. Army, Ft. Hood, TX, 1998 - 2001

About me: My favorite activities outside of lab are downhill skiing and hiking (usually in the mountains of Colorado), and hanging out with my wife and pug.

Manisha

manisha-skaria@uiowa.edu

Manisha Skaria

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Darby Duffy

Graduate Student

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Dunya Sembukuttiarachchige

Graduate Student

About me: When I’m not in lab I’d like to explore new places, go for a hike, and hang out with my loved ones. I’m also slowly becoming a gaming enthusiast and my all-time favorite is Hogwarts Legacy.

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Mai Yer Yang

Graduate Student

About me: I like to describe myself as ambitious. When I'm not in the lab, I am a Korean drama fanatic, and I enjoy learning new recipes and chilling with family. 

Janadhi

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Janadhi Lawanya Nakath Durage

Graduate Student

Balaka

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Balaka Bhuniya

Graduate Student

About me: I like to introduce myself as an optimist who likes to explore science. I was born in West Bengal, India, and was always curious about Chemistry. In my free time, I like to talk with my family and friends.

 

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Hannah Hansen

Graduate Student

Peter Zacher

peter-zacher@uiowa.edu

Peter Zacher

Graduate Student

Setayesh

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Setayesh Parsapour

Graduate Student

About me: Besides chemistry, I have lots of hobbies! I love traveling, photography, trying new things and food, snowboarding, going to the gym, listening to music, watching movies, spending time with my family and friends. I also love cats!!

Millicent

millicent-asare@uiowa.edu

Millicent Esi Asare

Graduate Student

About me: I am self-motivating and enthusiastic with a happy aura. I describe myself as "A Happy Kid". Besides chemistry, I enjoy music and writing. I am a family person who believes in unity and communal living.

Melissa

melissa-siewert@uiowa.edu

Melissa Siewert

Graduate Student

About me: With an unusual background in both art and chemistry, I embrace creative thinking and a little chaos in the pursuit of science. Originally from Wisconsin, I love cheese, lakes, and raccoons. When I’m not in the lab, I enjoy antiquing, napping, vinyl record shopping, napping, arting, swimming, and also napping. I also have a cat named Toasted Marshmallow, but you can call her Marsha.

Khadijah

khadijah-ishola@uiowa.edu

Khadijah Ishola

Graduate Student

Aaron

aaron-christianson@uiowa.edu

Aaron Christianson

Graduate Student

Michael Lauer

michael-lauer@uiowa.edu

Michael Lauer

Undergraduate Researcher

 

Alexander

alexander-goodrich@uiowa.edu

Alexander Goodrich

Undergraduate Researcher

About me: Outside of Chemistry I love exploring different hobbies: cooking, photography, fitness, art - you name it!

Daniel

daniel-martinez-1@uiowa.edu

Daniel Martinez

Undergraduate Researcher

About me: I like to consider myself a curious person. Outside of chemistry, I am a Title Fight fanatic and love going out with my friends.

Megan

megan-m-wilson@uiowa.edu

Megan Wilson

Undergraduate Researcher

Sara

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Sara Feiz

Undergraduate Researcher

Tayla

Tayla Stocker-Davis

Undergraduate Researcher

About me: I like to consider myself a curious and adventurous person. Outside of the lab I enjoy reading, weightlifting, traveling, and spending time with my family.

Madden

Madden

Good Boy

Former Grad Students and Postdocs

Zetandro Banarjee, 2023-2024

Jacob Schuely, MS, 2020-2023

Dr. Joshua Zgrabik, PhD, 2018 - 2023

Holly Huther, MS, 2020-2023

Dr. Johnathan Culpepper, PhD, 2017 - 2021

Dr. Taylor Fetrow, PhD, 2016 - 2021

Dr. Kyle Spielvogel, PhD, 2015 - 2021

Scott Grzybowski, MS, 2019-2021

Li Wang, MA, 2018 - 2021 

Dr. Javier Luna (w/ Shaw Group), PhD, 2015 - 2020

Dr. Rayford Harrison (w/ Cole Group), PhD, 2015 - 2020

Dr. Kyounghoon Lee, PhD, 2014 - 2019

Dr. Anastasia V. Blake, PhD, 2013 - 2018

Dr. Courtney M. Donahue, PhD, 2012 - 2018

Dr. Gummadi Durgaprasad, Postdoc, 2015 - 2017

Jimmy Buckley, MS, 2014 - 2017

Blake Massman, MS, 2015 - 2017

Former Undergraduate Researchers

Thomas Alexander Branstad Phillips

Dhatchayani Rajkumar

Francesca Eckstrom

William Portis

Pete Grabow

Ryan Salacinski

Austin Benson

Amani Kibasa

Zach Theiler

Mikayla M. Wymore

Chan Woo Kim

Christian Haas

Matthew Blake

Nicholas Waite

Isabella K. Black (GWU)

Thomas R. Savage (GWU)