Matzger Research Group
 
Announcements

May 2024: Congratulations to Dr. Robinson and Dr. Kelsall on thier successful defenfse!

Also, we are pleased to welcome new undergraduate researchers Josephine, Roman, Haley, Kenneth and Sam.

April 2024: We're happy to have new rotators: Julia Donovan, and Cayden Dodd.

Members - January 2024

Principal Investigator

Adam Matzger:

Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley
Organic; Polymers/Organic Materials

matzger@umich.edu

Research Scientist Collaborators

Antek Wong-Foy:

Associate Research Scientist
B.S. University of Rochester
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology

atkwong@umich.edu

Leila Foroughi:

Research Associate
B.A. Bryn Mawr
Ph.D. Univesity of Michigan

foroug@umich.edu

Post-Doctoral Fellows and Visiting Scholars
Graduate Students

Kristen Kelsall:

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

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Research: polymers

Kristen earned her B.S.C. in Chemistry from Lebanon Valley College.

kkelsall@umich.edu

John Robinson:

Materials Chemistry

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Research: kidney stones

John earned his B.Sc. in chemistry from Harvey Mudd College and his M.Sc. in atmospheric sciences from University of Washington.

johnwr@umich.edu

Keenan Wright:

Analytical Chemistry

5th Year

Research: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Keenan earned his B.A. in Chemistry from Colorado College.

rashadw@umich.edu

Andrew Bennett:

Materials Chemistry

4th Year

Research: energetic materials
(NASA NSTGRO fellowship)

Andrew earned his B.S. in chemistry from Lewis and Clark College. Before coming to the University of Michigan, he worked in Research and Development at Fujimi Corporation.

andrewbt@umich.edu

Shelby Nicolau:

Materials Chemistry

4th Year

Research: energetic materials
(SMART fellowship)

Shelby earned her B.S. in chemistry from Gettysburg College.

snicolau@umich.edu

Cassidy Carey:

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

4th Year

Research: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Cassidy earned her B.S. in chemical engineering from University of Cincinnati

careycy@umich.edu

Hochul Woo:

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

3rd Year

Research: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Hochul earned his M.S. and B.S. in chemistry from Kyungpook National University in South Korea.

hcwoo@umich.edu

Nicholas Tomalia:

Materials Chemistry

2nd Year

Research: energetic materials

Nick earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Saginaw Valley State University.

natomali@umich.edu

Will Kidder

Materials Chemistry

1st Year

Research: energetic materials

Will earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Alma College.

wkidder@umich.edu

Yulia Rakova:

Organic Chemistry

1st Year

Research: energetic materials

Yulia earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from University of Michigan Ann Arbor.

yrakova@umich.edu

Julia Donovan:

Organic Chemistry

1st Year

Research: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Julia earned her B.S. in Chemistry from Emory University.

jcdonov@umich.edu

Cayden Todd:

Organic Chemistry

1st Year

Research: energetic materials

Cayden earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Berry College.

cydn@umich.edu

Undergraduate Students

Josephine Yeh:

Chemistry

Sophomore

Josephine is pursuin a major in chemistry and a minor in writing at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

josieyeh@umich.edu

Hans Roman Cortina:

Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

Sophomore

Roman is pursuing a dual degree in chemistry and chemical engineering at the University of Michigan.

romancor@umich.edu

Haley Froberg:

Chemistry

Sophomore

Haley is pursuing a degree in chemistry at the University of Michigan.

hfroberg@umich.edu

Zayd Uzzaman:

Chemistry

Freshman

Zyad is intending to pursue a degree in Data Science at the University of Michigan.

zaydui@umich.edu

Sam Chackerian:

Chemistry

Senior

Sam is pursuing a degree in chemistry at Carleton College.

chackerians@carleton.edu

Kenneth Jiang:

Chemistry

Freshman

Kenneth is pursuing a degree in biomolecular science at University of Michigan.

jiangken@umich.edu

Alumni

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