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Graduate Researchers

Greg Evans

Greg Evans

Class of 2025
B.S. Wayne State College (2025)
Hometown: Philips, NE
Lab: CBC 333R Email Greg
Current Project: Currently, attempting to survive my 1st year of graduate school.
Hobbies: I enjoy cooking, cycling, and camping.
Favorite Quote: “I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” -George S. Patton
Blessing Kusena

Blessing Kusena

Class of 2025
B.S. University of Zimbabwe (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe
Lab: CBC 338R Email Blessing
Current Project: Currently, attempting to survive my 1st year of graduate school.
Hobbies: I enjoying playing soccer, tennis, and hiking.
Favorite Quote:Simplicity is the ulitmate sophistication” -Leonardo Da Vinci
Ben Rudeen

Ben Rudeen

Class of 2025
B.S. Bethel College (2025)
Hometown: Osage City, KS
Lab: CBC 338L Email Ben
Current Project: Currently, attempting to survive my 1st year of graduate school.
Hobbies: I enjoy ultimate frisbee, singing, carpentry, and cooking.
Favorite Quote: “If you don't take risks, you can't create a future.” -Luffy
Matthew Barnett

Matthew Barnett

Class of 2022
B.S. The University of Texas @ Austin (2022)
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Lab: CBC 333L Email Matt
Current Project: Total Synthesis Efforts Towards the Cahuitamycin Family of Natural Products and the Development of a Drug Delivery Platform via Reniochalistatin E.
Hobbies: Playing guitar and singing (stress relief). Also, playing Call of Duty Warzone with my siblings (winning!) and watching Anime or Netflix.
Favorite Quote:The only easy day was yesterday.” -Navy Seals
Megan Rice

Meghan Rice

Class of 2022
B.S. Luther College (2022)
Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota
Lab: CBC 338R Email Meghan
Current Project: Total Synthesis Efforts Towards the Macrocyclic Peptide Natural Products and the Application of Inhomogeneous Magnetic Fields & Nanoparticles for New Cancer Therapy Applications.
Hobbies: I love to dance, bake, and to be outdoors (hiking, biking, and running).
Favorite Quote:She believed she could, so she did.” -R.S. Grey
Vidya Nadar

Vidya Nadar

Class of 2021
B.S. Sies College of A&S (2016), M.S. Central Univ. Karnataka (2018)
Hometown: Tamil Nadu, India
Lab: CBC 333R Email Vidya
Current Project: Synthetic Efforts Towards the Brocazine Family of Natural Products and the Development of New Chemical Screening Libraries.
Hobbies: I love to paint, make greeting cards, cycling, and sometimes dance.
Favorite Quote: Believe you can do anything and you're halfway there.” -Theodore Roosevelt