Alyssa is from Findlay, OH, graduating from Findlay High School. She is graduating from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Chemistry with a Specialization in Biochemistry, ACS Certification, and ASBMB Certification, and Highest Distinction for her research dissertation.
Rebecca is from Westchester, NY and graduated from Horace Greeley High School. She is graduating from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Chemistry, a B.A. in Psychology, and a minor in Biology.
Hannah grew up in Potomac, MD and graduated from Winston Churchill High School. She will be graduating from UVA with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a Specialization in Biochemistry, with ACS certification and minors in Psychology and History.
Julia is from Clifton, VA, graduating from Centreville High School. She is graduating from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Chemistry with ACS Certification and a B.A. in Environmental Science.
John Zima did research with Professor Ian Harrison where he used the Master Equation Solver for Multi-Energy Well Reactions (MESMER) in order to model the energetic relaxation of a photoexcited gas (e.g. methane) in a buffer gas (e.g. Argon) and then built a model for the energetic relaxation of the gas adsorbed on a metal surface using an analogy where the surface was effectively modelled as a bath gas.
Pranav Ravichandran is from Glen Allen, Virginia and graduated from Mills E. Godwin High School’s Specialty Center for Science, Math, and Technology. He is graduating with a Bachelor of Science with Specialization in Biochemistry degree.
Pranav has been a member of the Perez-Reyes lab in the Department of Pharmacology since spring semester of his first year. He has worked on a variety of different projects and has since focused his time on testing a novel model of epilepsy. His research has focused on stimulating mice and testing novel gene therapies to cure epilepsy symptoms.
Merly Konathapally is from Virginia Beach, Virginia and graduated from Ocean Lakes High School. She is graduating from U.Va. with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a Specialization in Biochemistry and a minor in Psychology.
Sadeechya Gurung is from Falls Church, Virginia, graduating from Justice High School in 2016. She is graduating from U.Va with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with Specialization in Biochemistry and a Minor in Religious Studies.
Sean has been a member of Dr. Liheng Cai’s lab in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering since August 2018. His independent project investigates the potential use of the PS-bbPDMS-PS triblock copolymer in double emulsion fabrication. The double emulsion serves as a platform technology for which it could be used in various settings such as drug delivery, cellular research, etc.
Mehron is from Virginia Beach, Virginia and graduated from Ocean Lakes High School. He is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a specialization in biochemistry.
