Graduate Students

Phil Reinhardt

Sixth year graduate student
Research: Generating heat with plasmonic nanostructures
Interests: sci-fi movies, philosophy, war history

Abby Crawford

Fifth year graduate student
Research: Generating heat with plasmonic nanostructures/plasmon-molecule coupling
Interests: baking, crime shows, traveling, dogs

Bianca Paranzino

Fifth year graduate student
Research: Plasmon-molecule coupling
Interests: working out, watching Netflix, singing

Tipsiri "Mint" Pungsrisai

Fourth year graduate student
Research: nanoelectrochemistry
Interests: dogs, animation movies, k-pop music 

Zac O'Dell

Third year graduate student
Research: TBD
Interests: professional and collegiate sports, board and card games, and watching movies

Sanjay Sridhar

Third year graduate student
Research: TBD
Interests: Cricket, football, movies and writing (plays)

Hind Hamoud Alrushud

First year graduate student
Research: TBD
Interests: ​Reading and watching TV shows, movies

Deepika

First year graduate student
Research: TBD
Interests: cooking, painting, noetic science, and spending time with family

Undergraduate Students

Outreach

Paul Holt

High school chemistry teacher
Willets Lab Outreach Coordinator
Research: Designing lab experiences with the Willets lab for high school chemistry and intro science students
Interests: Quizzo, kubb, cooking, Gritty

Alumni

Postdoctoral researchers

• Yun Yu (2016-2019), Assistant Professor of Chemistry, George Mason University
• Padmanabh Joshi (2015-2018), Postdoc, University of Louisville
• Xiaoyu (Jet) Cheng (2016-2018), Faculty in College of Optical Engineering and Science, Zhejiang University
• Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay (2016-2017), Senior Project Scientist, IIT Delhi
• Kyle Marchuk (2013-2015), Microscopy specialist, UCSF
• John Heckel (2011-2012), Lead Chemist, ChampionX, SugarLand, TX
• Kathryn Mayer (2010-2012), Associate Professor in Physics at the University of Texas, San Antonio.
• Leif Sherry (2009-2011), deceased August 2016.  He is greatly missed.
• Ifat Kaplan-Ashiri (2008-2011), Staff scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

Graduate students 

• Natalia (Nat) Molina (Ph.D. December 2022)
• Joseph Monaghan (Ph.D. December 2022)
• Vignesh Sundaresan (Ph.D. December 2018), Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Mississippi
• Andrew Wilson (Ph.D. December 2015), Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Louisville.
• Karole Titus (nee Blythe) (Ph.D. July 2015), Senior Material Program Manager, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC
• Maggie Weber (Ph.D. April 2015),  Process Engineer, Duracell, Cleveland, TN
• Eric Titus (Ph.D. August 2014), Senior Data Scientist, Capitol One, Washington DC
• Sarah Aijaz (nee Stranahan) (Ph.D. June 2012),  Senior Analytical Chemist, Cerilliant, Round Rock, TX
• Elizabeth Vokac (Masters, December 2012), Director of Curriculum, AESA Prep International 

Undergraduate students

• Antonio Campos, Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Minnesota
• Zachary Lewitz, Pharm.D. University of Texas at Austin
• Rachel Shaver, currently teaching High School Physics in Texas
• Sara Massey (nee Chamberlin), Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Chicago.  Current assistant professor in Chemistry at Southwestern University.
• Estefania Fernandez, Washington University, dual M.D./Ph.D. program
• Glennis Massey, HCV Testing, Austin, TX
• Callie Mitchell, Scott and White, Round Rock, TX
• Andrea Wheat
• Tyler McDonnel
• Kayla Love (REU student)
• Zainab Saihati, Ph.D. in Chemistry, CalTech
• Jennifer Linares
• Yutichai Mueanngern, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Ohio State University,  Current postdoc at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
• Taylor Hernandez
• Neda Shirazi
• Zijian Hao, current chemistry Ph.D. candidate at University of Pittsburgh
• Allison Cutri, current chemistry Ph.D. candidate at Notre Dame
• Aaron McLeod, current chemistry Ph.D. candidate at UCSD
• Gia Phan
• Bonnie Haggerty
• Jeff Williams, Pharmacy School at U. Michigan
• Spencer Yeager, current chemistry Ph.D. candidate at University of Arizona
• Sarah Chan, Medical School at Lewis Katz School of Medicine
• Jennifer Luu
• Aya Saleh
• Gabe Delong, current Chemistry Ph.D. student at Emory University

High school students/teachers

• Rachel Jagielski
• Mishi Bushan
• Rhianna Velasquez
• Debbie Hermann