

Prof. Lela Vukovic (Principal Investigator)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso (2016- )
B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago (2001-2005)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago (2007-2012)
Visiting Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (2011-2012)
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2012-2015)
Email: Lvukovic at utep.edu

Payam Kelich
Graduate Student
B.Sc.-M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 2017
Email: pkelich at miners.utep.edu

Anju Yadav
Graduate Student
B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Delhi, 2019
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, 2021
Email: ayadav at miners.utep.edu

Sayantani Chakraborty
Graduate Student
B.Sc.-M.Sc. Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 2019
Email: schakrabort at miners.utep.edu

Huanhuan Zhao
MS Student, Bioinformatics
B.Sc. Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, 2014
Email: hzhao2 at miners.utep.edu
Undergraduate student researchers:
Enrique Ebarguen (Chemistry)
Alumni
Postodctoral and graduate researchers:
Dr. Parth Chaturvedi, Ph.D. Chemistry (2021), currently at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Tara A. Nitka, Ph.D. Chemistry (2021)
Ali A. Alizadehmojarad, M.Sc. Chemistry (2018), currently at Rice University
Dr. Suresh Gorle, postdoctoral, went to The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Undergraduate student researchers:
Carlos Cuellar (Physics)
Sara A. Linn (Chemistry)
Kevin Chacon (Chemistry)
Jenny Crager (Chemistry)