Mirica Group Members

Liviu M. Mirica

• mirica@illinois.edu
• Ph.D., Chemistry, Stanford University (2005)
• B.S., Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (1999)
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Dae Young Bae

• dybae@illinois.edu
• Ph.D., Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (2020)
• B.S, Chemistry, POSTECH (2014)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Monika Rana

• monika21@illinois.edu
• Ph.D., Chemistry, Central University of Rajasthan (2021)
• M.Sc. Chemistry, Central University of Rajasthan (2015)
• B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, Miranda House, Delhi University (2013)
• Division Area: Chemical Biology

Saumitra Bhowmik

• saumitra@illinois.edu
• Ph.D., Chemistry, IISER Kolkata (2023)
• M.Sc. Chemistry, University of Calcutta (2015)
• B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, R. K. M. V. C. College, West Bengal State University (2013)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Donghyun Jeong

• djeong17@illinois.edu
• Ph.D., Emerging Materials Science, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) (2022)
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Dankook University (2015)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Chi-Herng (Daniel) Hu

• chhu2@illinois.edu
• Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2023)
• B.S., Chemistry, National Taiwan University (2017)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Rachel Wallick

• wallick3@illinois.edu
• B.S., Chemistry & B.A., Spanish literature, University of Maryland (2016)
• Division Area: Physical Chemistry

Bailey Bouley

• bbouley2@illinois.edu
• B.S., Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin (2018)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Karna Terpstra

• karnat2@illinois.edu
• B.S., Chemistry, Whitworth University (2019)
• Division Area: Chemical Biology

Sagnik Chakrabarti

• sagnikc2@illinois.edu
• M.Sc., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2019)
• B.Sc., Chemistry, Presidency University, Kolkata (2017)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Annika Holm

• arholm2@illinois.edu
• B.A., Chemistry, Sonoma State University (2019)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry
• NSF GRFP Fellow (2021)

Jubyeong Chae

• chae17@illinois.edu
• M.S., Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (2020)
• B.S., Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (2017)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Amy Wahlmeier

• amyjw4@illinois.edu
• B.S., Chemistry, Nebraska Wesleyan University (2019)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry
• NSF GRFP Fellow (2022)

Luke Westawker

• lukepw2@illinois.edu
• B.A., Chemistry & German, Carleton College (2020)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry
• NSF GRFP Fellow (2023)

Glenn Blade

• glennb2@illinois.edu
• B.S., Biochemistry, St. Edward’s University (2021)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Tarek El Sayed

• tareke2@illinois.edu
• B.S., Chemistry, University of British Columbia (UBC) (2021)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Shounak Nath

• shounak2@illinois.edu
• M.S., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (2021)
• B.S., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (2020)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Kerui “Kerry” Xu

• keruixu2@illinois.edu
• B.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2020)
• Division Area: Analytical Chemistry

Siddhartha Banerjee

• sb86@illinois.edu
• M.Sc., Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, India (2023)
• B.Sc., Chemistry, Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta, India (2021)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Joshua Leung

• jjleung3@illinois.edu
• B.S., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (2022)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

• apate513@illinois.edu
• Area of study: Molecular Cellular Biology Major, Chemistry Minor (Expected graduation May 2025)
• Area of research: Chemical Biology (mentor: Tarek El Sayed)

• hadeo2@illinois.edu
• Area of study: Biochemistry Major, Chemistry Minor (Expected graduation May 2026)
• Area of research: Chemical Biology (mentor: Karna Terpstra)

• zlateef2@illinois.edu
• Area of study: Chemistry Major (Expected graduation May 2025)
• Area of research: Chemical Biology (mentor: Glenn Blade)

• ag89@illinois.edu
• Area of study: Chemistry major, Spanish minor, Mathematics minor (Expected graduation May 2026)
• Area of research: Inorganic Chemistry (mentor: Jubyeong Chae)