Matzger Research Group
 
Announcements

March 2025: Congratulations to Dr. Wright on his successful defenfse!

January 2025: We're happy to have a new rotator: George Fritze.

Members - January 2025

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

Andrew Bennett:

Materials Chemistry

5th 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

5th Year

Research: energetic materials
(SMART fellowship)

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

snicolau@umich.edu

Hochul Woo:

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

4th Year

Research: 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

3rd Year

Research: energetic materials

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

natomali@umich.edu

Will Kidder

Materials Chemistry

2nd Year

Research: MOFs/energetic materials

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

wkidder@umich.edu

Yulia Rakova:

Organic Chemistry

2nd Year

Research: MOFs/drug delivery

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

yrakova@umich.edu

Julia Donovan:

Organic Chemistry

2nd Year

Research: MOFs

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

jcdonov@umich.edu

George Fritze:

Analytical Chemistry

1st Year

Research: energetic materials

George earned his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.

gfritze@umich.edu

Undergraduate Students

Josephine Yeh:

Chemistry

Junior

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

Junior

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

hfroberg@umich.edu

Zayd Uzzaman:

Data Science

Sophomore

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

zaydui@umich.edu

Kenneth Jiang:

Chemistry

Sophomore

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

jiangken@umich.edu

Stefanie Swiecki:

Chemistry

Senior

Stefanie is pursuing a degree in chemistry at University of Michigan.

swiecki@umich.edu

Ashley Tubman:

Chemistry

Junior

Ashley is pursuing a degree in chemistry with a minor in data science at the University of Michigan.

ashtubma@umich.edu

Evelyn Peterson:

Chemistry

Senior

Evelyn is pursuing a dual degree in chemistry and Art History at the University of Michigan.

evepet@umich.edu

Alumni

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