Matzger Research Group
 
Announcements

April 2024: We're happy to have new rotators: Julia Donovan, and Cayden Dodd.

January 2024: We would like to congratulate Will Kiddler and Yulia Rakova for joining the lab. Also, we are glad to welcome Samuel Greco and Ally Tonsberg to the research rotation.
Members - January 2024

Principal Investigator

Adam Matzger:

Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley
Organic; Polymers/Organic Materials

matzger@umich.edu

Research Scientist Collaborators

Antek Wong-Foy:

Associate Research Scientist
B.S. University of Rochester
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology

atkwong@umich.edu

Leila Foroughi:

Research Associate
B.A. Bryn Mawr
Ph.D. Univesity of Michigan

foroug@umich.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellows and Visiting Scholars
Graduate Students

Kristen Kelsall:

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

5th Year

Research: polymers

Kristen earned her B.S.C. in Chemistry from Lebanon Valley College.

kkelsall@umich.edu

John Robinson:

Materials Chemistry

5th Year

Research: kidney stones

John earned his B.Sc. in chemistry from Harvey Mudd College and his M.Sc. in atmospheric sciences from University of Washington.

johnwr@umich.edu

Keenan Wright:

Analytical Chemistry

5th Year

Research: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Keenan earned his B.A. in Chemistry from Colorado College.

rashadw@umich.edu

Andrew Bennett:

Materials Chemistry

4th Year

Research: energetic materials
(NASA NSTGRO fellowship)

Andrew earned his B.S. in chemistry from Lewis and Clark College. Before coming to the University of Michigan, he worked in Research and Development at Fujimi Corporation.

andrewbt@umich.edu

Shelby Nicolau:

Materials Chemistry

4th Year

Research: energetic materials
(SMART fellowship)

Shelby earned her B.S. in chemistry from Gettysburg College.

snicolau@umich.edu

Cassidy Carey:

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

4th Year

Research: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Cassidy earned her B.S. in chemical engineering from University of Cincinnati

careycy@umich.edu

Hochul Woo:

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

3rd Year

Research: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Hochul earned his M.S. and B.S. in chemistry from Kyungpook National University in South Korea.

hcwoo@umich.edu

Nicholas Tomalia:

Materials Chemistry

2nd Year

Research: energetic materials

Nick earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Saginaw Valley State University.

natomali@umich.edu

Will Kidder

Materials Chemistry

1st Year

Research: energetic materials

Will earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Alma College.

wkidder@umich.edu

Yulia Rakova:

Organic Chemistry

1st Year

Research: energetic materials

Yulia earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from University of Michigan Ann Arbor.

yrakova@umich.edu

Julia Donovan:

Organic Chemistry

1st Year

Research: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Julia earned her B.S. in Chemistry from Emory University.

jcdonov@umich.edu

Cayden Todd:

Organic Chemistry

1st Year

Research: energetic materials

Cayden earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Berry College.

cydn@umich.edu
Undergraduate Students

Ryan Schubiner:

Chemistry

Senior

Ryan is pursuing a B.S.Chem. degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

rschooby@umich.edu

Roland Ullrich:

Chemistry

Senior

Roland is pursuing a degree in chemistry from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

rolandu@umich.edu

Zayd Uzzaman:

-

Freshman

Zyad is intending to pursue a degree in Data Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

zaydui@umich.edu
Alumni

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