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
Ph.D. Student
Email: c.schrader001 at umb.edu
Chemistry, UMass Boston (2021-present)
B.S. Chemistry: Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA. (2021)
Shahrzad (Sherry) Radpour
Ph.D. Student
Email: shahrzad.radpour001 at umb.edu
Chemistry, UMass Boston (2022-present)
B.S. Applied Science & Chemistry: Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. (2022)
Hannah Flayhart
Ph.D. Student
Email: hannah.flayhart001 at umb.edu
Chemistry, UMass Boston (2023-present)
B.S. Chemistry: Washington College, Chestertown, MD. (2022)
Undergraduate Students
Sam Nagel
Email: Samuel.Nagel001 at umb.edu
Chemistry, UMass Boston (2023)
Hannah Ramos
Email: Hannah.Ramos001 at umb.edu
Chemistry, UMass Boston (2023)
Diti B. Patel
Email: d.patel013 at umb.edu
Biology, UMass Boston (2024)
Aidan Bayliss
Email: aidan.bayliss001 at umb.edu
Chemistry, UMass Boston (2025)
Youssef Saad
Email: youssef.saad001 at umb.edu
Biochemistry, UMass Boston (2025)
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Group Alumni
Post Docs and Visiting Scholars:
Dr. SuryaKumar Vatti (2023)
Undergraduate students:
Emily Buttafuoco (2021) – Scientist, Johnson & Johnson Vision
Julia Hart (2021) – Junior Research Engineer, Izentist LLC
Sydney Oliver (2021) – Research Associate, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Bianca Boschetti (2020) – Research Associate, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Maddie Karod (2019) – PhD Candidate in Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Sophie Streimer (2019) – Associate Marketing Manager, Credo Beauty
Sophie Lawsure (2020) – Registered Nurse, Maine Medical Center