January 2021
I am Souvik. I am from Tamluk, west Bengal in INDIA. I did my bachelors with Chemistry as the major from Midnapore College (Autonomous). I have completed my MS from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. During my masters, I did research on transition metal catalyzed C-H activation reactions under the supervision of Dr. Chandra M.R. Volla. I really enjoy my free time playing Cricket and watching football matches, particularly I am very much passionate about indian football. And I also like to gossip with friends in common tea stalls. I love to eat. My favorite Indian dish is “Chicken Biryani”.
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but building the new.”- Socrates
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December 2021
Jeff grew up in Hualien, Taiwan. He completed his B.S. and M.S. from National Tsing Hua University in 2017 and 2019. While at NTHU, Jeff worked under the direction of Prof. Chien-Hong Cheng on the transition metal-catalyzed organic reactions as well as OLED synthesis. After that, he then moved to Dr. Yu-Wen Huang’s group at NTHU to explore total synthesis of complex natural products as a research associate. Jeff joined the Brown Group in 2021 and is currently working on photochemical strain-release cycloaddition. In his free time, he likes playing badminton and traveling.
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December 2021
Prashansa is from Sri Lanka. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, where she majored in Botany. In Spring 2017, she entered Eastern Illinois University to pursue her MS under the supervision of Dr. Rebecca Peebles. Prashansa joined the chemistry Ph.D. program at the University of Texas at Dallas in 2019 and joined Dr. Eric Welin’s lab where she mainly worked on a photocatalysis project. After a year and a half, her PI Dr. Welin decided to switch into the industry from academia and upon her PI’s decision, she decided to continue her Ph.D. journey in the chemistry department at Indiana University. She enjoys cooking, watching movies, and listing to music in her free time.
“Everything happens for a reason” – Aristotle
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December 2021
Jarett grew up in Shelbyville, Indiana. He completed his B.S. at Indiana State University, where he was a part of Professor Dr. Ryan Van Hoveln’s laboratory. While there, Jarett focused on organic synthesis methodology. Jarett now is at IU and is a member of the Brown group. Jarett is continuing to develop his methodology background, but now is interested in [2+2] cycloadditions as well as other areas of photochemistry. In Jarett’s free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife & dog, writing about watches/watch accessories, and developing his website.
“No, try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.” -Master Yoda
December 2022
I am Suman, from Ghatal, West Bengal in India. I completed my BS in Chemistry from Midnapore College (Autonomous). I received my MS from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. During my masters, I worked on Catalytic Asymmetric synthesis, under the supervision of Prof. Subhas C. Pan.
In the Brown lab, I am working on the transition metal catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes.
In my free time I like to listen music and I love cooking. My favorite hobby is to travel to new places.
“My special fascination has been to understand better the world of chemistry and its complexities” – E. J. Core
December 2023
Anagha heads from the ‘God’s own country’- Kerala, India. She obtained her Integrated BSMS degree in Chemical sciences from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram in 2023.
During her master’s training, she worked with Dr. Basudev Sahoo on Cu(I) catalyzed alkyl borylation of strained alkenes and metal-photoredox catalysis for N– heterocycle functionalization.
During her free hours, she likes enjoying music, singing, reading, and cooking.
“Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident” – Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
December 2023
Kanaram was born in Sikar, Rajasthan, India and grew up in Pune, Maharashtra India. After completing his bachelor’s in chemistry from Fergusson College in Pune, He joined the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) to pursue a master’s in chemistry. At IITG he worked under the supervision of Prof. Chandan K Jana on ‘The total synthesis of marine tetracyclic meroterpenoids’.
Kanaram Joined the Brown lab in December 2023 and is working on directed metal cross-coupling reactions.
He likes to watch comedy sitcoms and movies in his free time.
I am the master of my failure. If I never fail, how will I ever learn? – CV Raman
December 2023
Sam Jacobo was born in El Paso, Texas and grew up in Riverside, California. He obtained his B.S. from Stanford University where he worked under Dr. Malhotra at Stanford School of Medicine. There, he helped develop chalcone derivatives to act as Keap1 agonists.
During his summers, he worked at Revolution Medicines where he helped synthesize rapamycin derivatives to act as selective mTORC1 allosteric inhibitors. Afterwards, he completed his M.S. from the University of San Francisco under Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy. During his time there, he focused on synthesized DNA-alkylators.
As the latest addition to the Brown group, he plans to work on metal-catalyzed alkene difunctionalization.
In his spare time, he likes to search for old chemistry textbooks, visit cafes, run long distances, and binge indie films.
“So, if you say you take an ordinary person who is willing to devote a great deal of time and study and work and thinking and mathematics and time, then he has become a scientist.” – Richard Feynman
