Favorite Lab Experience: Making shiny crystals from barrel structures
Favorite Lanthanide: Neodymium
Major: Chemistry
From: Brownsville, TX
Post Graduation Plans: Undecided but potentially grad school!
Hobbies: Tennis and puzzles
Favorite Place on Campus: Welch
Ben Gutierrez
Semesters Mentored: 1
Favorite Lab Experience: Going into the crystallography lab and getting to play with all the multimillion dollar machines.
Favorite Lanthanide: Terbium!!
Major: Chemistry
From: El Paso, TX
Post Graduation Plans: Pursuing an M.D.
Hobbies: I write and perform music, search for and catalog wildflowers, and like to share intimate and genuine experiences with friends!
Favorite Place on Campus: Inner Campus Drive–its so historic and beautiful, plus the turtle pond and all the shade!
Divya Nagarajan
Semesters Mentored: 3
Favorite Lab Experience: Fall 2020 when Michelle and I would come in together with Philippe and Dawson as our mentors (it was my only in person class so it was a bright spot in my week!)
Favorite Lanthanide: Praseodymium
Major: Public Health/Biochemistry
From: Spring, TX
Post Graduation Plans: Hopefully med school!
Hobbies: Playing Animal Crossing, spending time in the sun, reading novels
Favorite Place on Campus: Turtle Pond!
Grace Gregg
Semesters Mentored: 3
Favorite Lab Experience: Playing with Xray Crystallography
Favorite Lanthanide: Terbium
Major: Biochem! With a minor in business 🙂
From: The Woodlands, TX
Post Graduation Plans: Med school
Hobbies: Dance, reading, hiking
Favorite Place on Campus: Conference room in Welch
Kylie Bui
Semesters Mentored: 1
Favorite Lab Experience: Using the X-ray crystallography lab!
Favorite Lanthanide: Neodymium
Major: Human Biology, Certificate in Ethics and Leadership in Healthcare
From: Houston, TX
Post Graduation Plans: Medical school
Hobbies: Writing, working out, cooking, outdoor activities, playing instruments
Favorite Place on Campus: Rec Center
Le Hoang
Semesters Mentored: 2
Favorite Lab Experience: When I accidentally banged my head under a table because Leah called my name. High-key hurt but funny.
Favorite Lanthanide: Gadolinium
Major: Biochemistry
From: San Antonio , TX
Post Graduation Plans: Medical school
Hobbies: Hiking, camping, cooking
Favorite Place on Campus: NHB
Nastassja Martin
Semesters Mentored: 1
Favorite Lab Experience: Working in the x-ray lab!
Favorite Lanthanide: Holmium
Major: Chemistry
From: New Mexico!
Post Graduation Plans: Grad school
Hobbies: Bouldering, DnD, and baking
Favorite Place on Campus: The turtle pond🐢🐢🐢
Neha George
Semesters Mentored: 1
Favorite Lab Experience: Creating crystals using the sublimation technique!
Favorite Lanthanide: Neodymium
Major: Public Health
From: Houston, TX
Post Graduation Plans: Attend grad school to obtain an MPH and hopefully work in the infectious diseases sector of Public health or doing something in the global health field
Hobbies: Dancing and playing Trivia Crack
Favorite Place on Campus: Gearing courtyard!
Nicole Noto
Semesters Mentored: 3
Favorite Lab Experience: Doing the burnt orange ferrocene experiment!
Favorite Lanthanide: Terbium
Major: Biochemistry
From: Katy, TX
Post Graduation Plans: Hopefully going to medical school!
Hobbies: Dancing, reading, and going to the movies
Favorite Place on Campus: Turtle Pond
Tyler Lee
Semesters Mentored: 1
Favorite Lab Experience: Everyone blaming me for using up all the cadmium acetate when I was running multiple reactions
