{"id":193,"date":"2021-11-26T23:38:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T23:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/spagola\/?page_id=193"},"modified":"2025-10-30T22:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T22:43:00","slug":"undergraduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/spagola\/undergraduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate and Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2025<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremy Schwingel. Undergraduate student (all year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Dolores Masso Ramirez. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering graduate (April 2025). MSc Thesis titled: \u201cMechanochemical Reaction Kinetics: A Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Study\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamna Hafeez. Chemistry graduate student. Spring and summer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alastair Deans. Physics MSc graduate student. Spring and summer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Chapin- Senior Year Thesis (chemistry)- Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erick Biehler, undergraduate student at Christopher Newport University, co-coauthored a publication in the Journal of Applied Crystallography<\/em>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1107\/S1600576724012068<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Dolores Masso Ramirez. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering graduate student. Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alastair Deans. Physics graduate student. Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Chapin. Senior Year Thesis. Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremy Schwingel (August 2024 and fall semester)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon Sealy – Spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Chapin – Spring. Sarah was awarded with the Best Student Presentation Award in Chemistry (Bruner Award) at the spring conference of the Virginia Academy of Science, at the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kourtney Reese – Spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Astanzi Struhs – Spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Dolores Masso Ramirez. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering graduate student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Dolores Masso Ramirez. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering graduate student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justyn Blancaflor, Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felisia Bullard, Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kourtney Reese, Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Astanzi Struhs, Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Chapin – Fall. Sarah presented a poster at the Virginia Academy of Science, Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA. October 28, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Dolores Masso Ramirez – Summer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Howard (Hampton Roads Academy High School) – Summer. James co-authored a poster shared at the 73rd Conference of the American Crystallographic Association, in Baltimore, MD. July 7-11, 2023, and a peer-reviewed publication in RSC Mechanochemistry<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ishwak Rahman (REYES program UC Berkeley, Outreach, Online)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omotayo W. Oladimeji – Spring <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justine Ikavi – Spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Badalis (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry) – Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Chen (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry) – Summer and Fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justine Ikavi (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry) – Spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justine Ikavi (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry) – Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aanya and Aarmand Khayat (Hampton Roads Academy High School) – Summer research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eleni Zivla – Spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eleni Zivla (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jubilee Benedict (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Outstanding University Scholar 2021<\/a>) – Spring and Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nehemiah Harris (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry) – Spring and Fall. Jubilee and Nehemiah co-authored https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1107\/S2053229621008275<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane Mahler (REU – ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry) – Summer REU<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Chen (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry) – PURS program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mehmet K. Gokus (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry) – PURS program. Richard and Kerem co-authored https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2073-4352\/10\/6\/482<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlito Ricaford (ODU, Physics) – Senior Year Thesis – Spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher DeVries (ODU, Chemistry & Biochemistry) – Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Jones (TNCC, Chemistry). Jeffrey co-authored https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.cgd.9b00182<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric Evans (TNCC, Chemistry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courtney White (Hampton University, Chemistry & Biochemistry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sahnun Mohamud (College of William and Mary, Physics) – Senior Year Thesis. Sahnun co-authored  https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S0885715617000677<\/a> and https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.synthmet.2016.01.016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amit Naik (TNCC, Chemistry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Wixtrom (CNU). Alex and Amit co-authored https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/cg401203r<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Buhler (CNU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin T. Trowell (College of William and Mary, Chemistry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin C. Havas (College of William and Mary, Chemistry). They co-authored https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/ic4013075<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherman Benjamin (College of William and Mary, Physics) – Summer REU. Sherman co-authored https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.synthmet.2011.03.006<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephanie Cumberledge (College of William and Mary, Physics) – Summer REU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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