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
Marvin Stewart (mstew74@lsu.edu)
​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
Robert Herman (rherma6@lsu.edu)
Research Topic: Development of Alkyne Metathesis Catalysts


​Undergraduate Students

Andrew Bratton (abratt4@lsu.edu​)
Research Topic: Hydrogen-bonded assemblies using cyclic cisoid diamides
Frank Fontana (ffonta2@lsu.edu​)
Virtual Reality (VR) software development

​Former Members
Farhana Shanta
MS, 2019 - 2020

Sarah Clawson 
Research Topic: Nitrone-based organic matereials, worked with Xuxian He
BS, 2020
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!
2019 Christmas Party
2019 Group Swamp Tour