Former Graduate Students


Barclay, Matt

Matt Barclay

Ph.D. Chemistry, December 2019, (Co-advised with Marco Caricato)

Currently: Postdoc at Boise State University (Nanoscale Materials and Device Group)


Burns, Kristen

Kristen Burns

Ph.D. Chemistry, August 2022

Hometown: Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Currently: tenure-track teaching faculty at Western Michigan University


Houk, Amanda

Amanda Houk

Ph.D., October 2015

Currently: Senior Scientist at Savannah River National Laboratory 


Lindsey, Jenna

Jenna Lindsey

Graduate Student (2010-15)

Currently: Lee's Summit High School (MO)


Otolski, Chris

Chris Otolski

Ph.D. Chemistry, May 2019

After KU: Postdoc, Argonne National Laboratory


Quincy, Tim

Tim Quincy

Ph.D. Chemistry, August 2018

After KU:

Teaching Fellow at St. Ambrose University Chemistry

Assistant Professor, Lincoln University (MO)


PJ Srivastava (portrait)

PJ Srivastava

Ph.D. Chemistry, August 2023

Currently: Postdoc with Emily Sprague-Klein (Brown University)

Hometown: Varanasi, India


David Stierwalt

David Stierwalt

M.S. Chemistry, August 2019

Ward, Cassandra

Cassandra Ward

Ph.D. Chemistry, May 2014

After KU: Postdoc with Gerald Meyer, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Currently: Lumigen Instrument Center, Wayne State University