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A Celebration of the Class of Spring 2025

The Department of Chemistry celebrated the Class of Spring 2025 on Friday, May 2, 2025.

Graduation Photo Spring 2025
Back row, left to right:
Chris Howard, Peter Lawing, Brandon Colella, Rachel Scrbacic, Esha Patel, Gabriel Castro, Arianne San Buenaventura, Abigail Ford, Anisha Johnson, Emily Joyner, Julia Linville, Robbie Leske, Jared Ruoff, Wynter Johnson, Emma Verbeke, Catherine Farnham
Front row, left to right:
Hrishi Ram, Allen MacMillan, Paige Grundman, Snigdha Chanduri, Kennedi Young, Margaret Gardner, Liv McClintock, Edina Shub, Kara Musteikis, Kenyon Dunlap, Tony Kelly, Samuel Weinshel, Carson Campbell, Jadaan Richardson, Emma Scardina, Angela Yao
Left to right:
Jamie Breunig, Stephen McBride, Logan Ritter, Jenna Berger, Nichole Montero-Marin, Lihan Chen

Ph.D. in Chemistry – Spring 2025

Formal NameCommittee ChairDissertation Title
Jenna BergerLeslie SombersReal-Time Monitoring of Multiple Neurotransmitters in the
Rat Striatum: Advances in Simultaneous Neurochemical
Detection
Jamie BreunigJoshua PierceSynthesis and Biological Evaluation of Heterocyclic
Containing Natural Products
Lihan ChenChristopher Gorman and Reza GhiladiAdvanced Polymeric Materials for Antimicrobial
Photodynamic Inactivation
Alena JoignantDavid MuddimanSampling Innovations for High-Resolution Metabolite
Analysis by IR-MALDESI
Stephen McBrideThomas TheisDevelopment of SABRE Hyperpolarization Methods for
Next Generation Metabolic Imaging
Nichole Montero-MarínGavin WilliamsLeveraging Genetically Encoded Biosensors and
Methyltransferases for the Production of Semi-Synthetic
and Agricultural Macrolides

List of Students Graduating with a Ph.D. in Chemistry for the Spring 2025 Semester.

B.S. in Chemistry – Spring 2025

Gabriel CastroRaeford, NC
Snigdha ChanduriApex, NC
Brandon ColellaWendell, NC
Kenyon DunlapAsheville, NC
Catherine FarnhamElon, NC
Abbey FordCary, NC
Margaret GardnerCharleston, SC
Alex GreistBenson, NC
Paige GrundmanDavidson, NC
Chris HowardWilmington, NC
Anisha JohnsonRaleigh, NC
Emily JoynerGodwin, NC
Tony KellyHendersonville, NC
Peter LawingCharlotte, NC
Julia LinvilleNew Bern, NC
Allen MacMillanCary, NC
Liv McClintockRaleigh, NC
Kara MusteikisCary, NC
Esha PatelRaleigh, NC
Hrishi RamApex, NC
Jadaan RichardsonRaleigh, NC
Jared RuoffImperial, MO
Arianne San BuenaventuraApex, NC
Emma ScardinaRaleigh, NC
Rachel ScrbacicApex, NC
Walter Shannon IIIKinston, NC
Edina ShupApex, NC
Sam WeinshelRaleigh, NC
Eva WilliamsGarner, NC
Angela YaoRaleigh, NC
Kennedi YoungRaleigh, NC
List of Students Graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry for the Spring 2025 Semester

B.A. in Chemistry – Spring 2025

Carson CampbellRaleigh, NC
Wynter JohnsonCornelius, NC
Robbie LeskePawling, NY
Dongze LiuRaleigh, NC
Emma VerbekeForest, VA
Helen WatsonWinston-Salem, NC
Benjamin WesterholdCary, NC
Rachel WoodRutherford College, NC
List of Students Graduating with a B.A. in Chemistry for the Spring 2025 Semester

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