Postdoctoral Researchers
Richard R. Thompson (rrthompson@lsu.edu)
Research Topic: Development of Alkyne Metathesis Catalysts
2011 B.S. Iowa State University
(PI: Prof. Aaron Sadow)
2017 PhD University of Maryland
(PI: Prof. Lawrence R. Sita)
2018 Joined the Lee Group


​Graduate Students

Xin Zhou  (xzhou22@lsu.edu)
Research Topic: Carbon Nanohoops
2016 B.S Chemistry, Univ. of Sci. and Tech. of China
​(PI: Prof. Xisheng Wang)
2017 Joined the Lee Group
Xuxian He (xhe16@lsu.edu)
Research Topic: New Dynamic Covalent Chemistry Methods
2013 B.E. Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, China
(PI: Feng-Shou Liu)
2017 Research Assistant, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, China (PI: Feng-Shou Liu)
2018 Joined the Lee Group

​Visiting Researcher
Marvin Stewart (marvinstewjr@gmail.com)


​Undergraduate Students

Andrew Bratton (awil415@lsu.edu)
We have open positions for graduate and undergraduate students.

Students will learn the following skills directly from the PI
  • Designing molecules using molecular modeling software
  • Organic synthesis and characterization techniques
  • Quantitative analyses (i.e., binding constant measurements)
  • Drafting manuscripts and proposals
  • Making cool presentation slides/posters
  • 3D printing molecules
  • And most importantly, how to be safe in the lab
  • Also interested in visualizing molecules in virtual reality (VR)

Contact me via email: seminlee@lsu.edu
Let's do some awesome chemistry together!