OuR Team
Principal Investigator
Dr. Mariam N. Ismail
Prof. Ismail earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2011) from Northeastern University under the advising of Dr. Albert Sacco, Jr. Throughout her work at the Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing Center (NASA-sponsored Lab, Northeastern University), she developed a method for the hydrothermal synthesis of vanadosilicate AM-6 for enhanced visible light photocatalysis. She’s currently an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Massachusetts – Boston. [CV]
Graduate Students
Catherine Schrader
Email: c.schrader001@umb.edu
Chemistry, UMass Boston (2021-present)
B.S. Chemistry: Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA (2021)
Undergraduate Students
Sam Nagel
Email: Samuel.Nagel001@umb.edu
Chemistry, UMass Boston (2023)
Hannah Ramos
Email: Hannah.Ramos001@umb.edu
Chemistry, UMass Boston (2023)
Visiting Scholars
Surya Kumar
M.S. Catalysis Technology: National Centre for Catalysis Research, Indian institute of Technology, Madras, India (2013)
M.S. Organic Chemistry: Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2009)
Group Alumni
Emily Buttafuoco ('21)
Ph.D. student in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Texas - Austin
Bianca Boschetti ('20)
Chemist I at CapeSym, Inc.
Joie Mastandrea (’18)
Registered Nurse, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Eriko Hishiya ('20)
Julia Hart ('21)
Maddie Karod ('19)
Ph.D. Student in Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Kayla Kilduff ('18)
Product Development, Living Proof, Inc.
Sophie Lawsure ('20)
Sydney Oliver ('21)
Research Associate at The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Sophie Streimer (’19)
Marketing Assistant, Credo Beauty
Jordan Mattheisen ('17)
Ph.D. student in the Tri-Institutional Program in Chemical Biology, The Rockefeller University
2019 NSF REU Students
(left to right) Brian Purisky (Stonehill College), Alexis Willis (San Jose State University), Nathan DeMello (Worcester State University), Bianca Boschetti (Simmons University).
Lab Outings and Events
