A Celebration of the Class of Fall 2024
The Department of Chemistry celebrated the Class of Fall 2024 on Friday, December 13, 2024.

Back row left to right: Carlos Solanilla Salinas, Mawuli Deegbey, Eyram Asempa, Kevan Knizner, Alexandria Sohn, Jovica Todorov, Meagan Mulcair, Adam Ortmeier
Ph.D. in Chemistry – Fall 2024
Formal Name | Committee Chair | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
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Obtin Alkhamis | Yi Xiao | Aptamer Development for Molecular Sensing |
Eyram Akosua Asempa | Elena Jakubikova | Transition Metal Complexes as Chromophores for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction |
Mawuli Deegbey | Elena Jakubikova | Computational Studies of Fe(II) Complexes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and CO Coordination on Di-Copper Complexes |
Kevan Knizner | David Muddiman | Expanding the Capabilities of the Infrared Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Platform: Instrumentation, Software, and Methods |
Nichole Montero | Gavin Williams | Leveraging Genetically Encoded Biosensors and Methyltransferases for the Production of Semi-Synthetic and Agricultural Macrolides |
Megan Mulcair | Brian Space | Modeling MOF Motion: The Structural Dynamics Mediating Selective Gas Sorption |
Adam Ortmeier | Thomas Theis | Advancing Zero- to Ultra-Low Field NMR: From Fundamental Physics to Hyperpolarization Chemistry |
Liana Pauly | Elon Ison | Synthesis, Characterization, Catalysis, and Small Molecule Activation with Re and Mn Complexes |
Alexandria Sohn | David Muddiman | Biology-Driven Method Development for Mass Spectrometry Imaging |
Carlos Solanilla | Brian Space | Computational Modeling and Mechanistic Insights of Transient Porosity in Metal Organic Materials |
Jovica Todorov | Leslie Sombers | Advancing Electroanalytical Techniques for Real-Time Monitoring of Neurochemical Dynamics in Striatal and Adrenal Tissue |
B.A. in Chemistry – Fall 2024
Nicholas Babin | Raleigh, NC |
Holly Baker | Wake Forest, NC |
Josiah Jacobs | New Hill, NC |
Addison Lane | Cary, NC |
Julia Storch | Bahama, NC |
Stefanie Tran | Clayton, NC |
Grace Wagner | Naperville, IL |
B.S. in Chemistry – Fall 2024
Devi Argi | Cary, NC |
Caulder Council | Moncure, NC |
Jaiden Dreyer | Garner, NC |
Alex Hamby | Clemmons, NC |
Xin Lv | Raleigh, NC |
David Nguyen | Jamestown, NC |
Amber Reynolds | Smithfield, NC |
Erica Rogers | Raleigh, NC |
Griffin Sadin | Raleigh, NC |
Seth Thomas | Cary, NC |
Zachary Walker | Raleigh, NC |
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