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

Organometallics 2019, 38, 4054-4059
​Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 4680


​Graduate Students

Xin Zhou  (xzhou22@lsu.edu)
Research Topic: Hydrogen-bonded assemblies using cyclic cisoid diamides, Carbon Nanohoops
2016 B.S Chemistry, Univ. of Sci. and Tech. of China
​(PI: Prof. Xisheng Wang)
2017 Joined the Lee Group

​​Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 4680
​Organometallics 2019, 38, 4054-4059
Xuxian He (xhe16@lsu.edu)
Research Topic: Nitrone-based organic materials
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
Farhana Shanta (fshant1@lsu.edu)
Research Topic: New Materials using Alkyne Metathesis
2014 B.S. Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016 M.S. Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019 Joined the Lee Group
Marvin Stewart (marvinstewjr@gmail.com)
​Research Topic: Development of Alkyne Metathesis Catalysts
2013 B.S. Chemistry (Biology minor), Xavier University
2018 High School Educator 
2019 Joined the Lee Goup
Sajila Tanha (stanha2@lsu.edu)
​Research Topic: Development of Alkyne Metathesis Catalysts
2018 B.S. Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019 Joined the Lee Group


​Undergraduate Students

Andrew Bratton (abratt4@lsu.edu​)
Research Topic: Hydrogen-bonded assemblies using cyclic cisoid diamides
Sarah Clawson (sclaws2@lsu.edu)
Research Topic: Nitrone-based organic matereials
Frank Fontana (ffonta2@lsu.edu​)
Virtual Reality (VR) software development
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!
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