Group Alumni

Graduate Students

David Laws III, Ph.D.                      July 2020

Postdoc, Liotta Lab 

2023 Osborne R. Quayle Teacher Scholar Award

Michael R. Hollerbach, Ph.D.      July 2023

Research Scientist,

2019 NSF GRFP Awardee

Cecilia Hendy, Ph.D.                      May 2023

Research Scientist, Process Chemistry - Merck

2023 Osborne R. Quayle Award for Outstanding Dissertation

2022 Osborne R. Quayle Award for Excellence in Research

Christopher D. Poff, Ph.D. February 2022

Research Scientist, Process Chemistry - Vertex


Quincy A. McKoy, M.S. February 2022

Amaan Kazerouni, Ph.D. December 2020

Research Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry - Vertex

2020 William B. Dickinson Educational Trust Award

Taylor Nelson, Ph.D. December 2020

Trainee, Research & Development - Allnex

2020 Osborne R. Quayle Award for Excellence in Research

Caitlin Farr, Ph.D. May 2020

Lecturer - University of North Carolina at Asheville

Jacob Burman, Ph.D. August 2019

Medicinal/Synthetic Chemist, Raybow Pharmaceutical

Eric Andreansky, Ph.D. May 2017

Patent Agent - Meunier Carlin and Curfman 

2011-16 Woodruff Fellow

Marcella Danner, M.S. 2016

Nina Weldy, Ph.D. August 2015

Assistant Professor - Kennesaw State University

2010-15 Woodruff Fellow

2013 Osborne R. Quayle Award for Excellence in Research

Jennifer Bon, Ph.D. November 2014

Academic Editor - Research Square; Lexington, Kentucky

Aidi Kong, Ph. D. August 2014

Research Chemist - Church & Dwight; Princeton, NJ

2013 Osborne R. Quayle Award for Excellence in Research

Clay Owens, Ph.D. January 2014

Senior Research Chemist - Koch Ag & Energy Solutions; Atlanta, GA

2013 Osborne R. Quayle Award for Excellence in Research

Danny Mancheno, Ph.D. October 2013

Senior Scientist - GSK; Philadelphia, PA

2008 Emerson Fellowship

2011 ARCS Foundation Scholar Award

Véronique Martin, Ph.D. November 2010

Analyst - SOLENT SAS; Paris, France

Aaron Thornton, Ph.D. October 2010

Market Development - Eastman Chemical Company; Kingsport, Tennessee 

2008 ARCS Foundation Scholar Award

2009 ARCS Global Health Impact Award

Ricardo Delgado, Ph.D. August 2010

Clinical Staff Pharmacist - Concord Hospital; Lawrence, MA

2009 Osborne R Quayle Award for Excellence in Research

Erika Milczek, Ph.D. August 2010 (research with both Blakey and Edmondson)

CEO - Curie Co.; New York, NY

Post-doctoral Scholars

Qinqin Shi (2014-2018)

Associate Professor, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Robert Harris (HHMI Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-18)

Visiting Professor of Chemistry, Wofford College

Karthik Jaganathan (2015-17)

Santhosh Podiyanachari (joint appointment with MacBeth group, 2015-17)

Research Fellow - Bas DeBruin Lab, University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam, Netherlands

Andrew Schafer (2014-2016)

Process Development Chemist - Corteva Agriscience

Nadege Boudet (2008-09)

Product Manager - BASF; Ludwigshafen, Germany

Armin Stoll (2008-09)

Chemetell, Germany

Syed Hussaini (2005-06)

Assistant Professor - University of Tulsa

Undergraduate Students

Sophia Xu

Kimberly Sharp

Thomas Kowal

Steven Chen

Ashley Zachmann

Daniel Salgueiro

Junyi Liu

Sanesh Mistry

Jake Schlesinger

Cameron Herting

Meredith Sharps

Holly Yu

Gerant Davies


Mathew Birnbaum

Dylan Holte

Katie Cohen

Rebecca Reed

Kara Cutrona

Stephanie Chen

Gladys Tso

Mungyuen Li

Greg Hamilton