Mirica Group Members

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

Jusung An

• jusungan@illinois.edu
• Ph.D., Chemistry, Korea University (2024)
• B.S., Chemistry, Hallym University (2018)
• Division Area: Chemical Biology

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)
• NSF GRFP Fellow (2021)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

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

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

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

Katy Knecht

• kknecht@illinois.edu
• B.S. Chemistry, Louisiana State University (2024)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Jennifer Salaiza

• salaiza3@illinois.edu
• B.S. Chemistry, University of La Verne (2023)
• NIH CBI-TP Fellow (2025)
• Division Area: Analytical Chemistry

Arka Ghosh

• arkag2@illinois.edu
• MSc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2024)
• BSc. Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (2022)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Husna A V

• husnaa3@illinois.edu
• Integrated MSc. Chemistry, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar (2024)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Ashutosh Sharma

• as238@illinois.edu
• Integrated MSc. Chemistry, Central University of Rajasthan (2023)
• Division Area: Inorganic Chemistry

Julian Bowes

• jbowes2@illinois.edu
•  B.S. in Chemistry with ACS Certification, Minor in Psychology, University of Virginia (2023)
• NIH CBI-TP Fellow (2024)
• Division Area: Chemical Biology

Hammed Adeoye

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

Alexander Glogovac

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

Marie Mina

• mmina3@illinois.edu
• Area of study: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (Expected graduation May 2027)
• Area of research: Chemical Biology (mentor: Citlali Gutierrez)