Please join me in congratulating the recipients of the 2022 Mandel Fellowships, an award made possible by a gift established in honor of Dr. Frederick Mandel. This year’s recipients are:
- Austin Seilkop
- https://scienceweb.clemson.edu/kimgroup/
- Selective Hydroxyl Functionalization via Multifunctional Macrocyclic Catalysts
- Advisor: Dr. Byoungmoo Kim
- Charini Maladeniya
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=X6v_vqYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
- Title of the thesis : Sustainable Polymer Cements from Terpenoids and Waste Sulfur as Recyclable, Acid-Resistant Building Materials
- Advisor: Prof. Rhett C. Smith
- Mahsa Foroughian
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=E6u5T3QAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
- Title of the thesis – Hydrothermal Growth and Characterization of Novel Transition Metal Molybdate and Vanadate Crystals
- Advisor: Professor Joseph W. Kolis
- Perla Sauceda-Olono
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PJpxOVsAAAAJ&hl=es
- Title of the thesis: Harvesting the Catalytic Power of AuNP-ALP Nanobiohybrids
- Advisor. Dr. Carlos D. Garcia
- Sachindra Kiridena
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=M68PWJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
- Title of the thesis – Development of hydrogel-based pH sensors for early detection of cancer treatment effects
- Advisor – Prof. Jeffrey N. Anker
- Uthpala Wijayaratna
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ahXmzUYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
- Title of the thesis – Development of hydrogel-based sensors for detection of infections
- Advisor – Prof. Jeffrey N. Anker
- Giovani Gutierrez
- Amaechi Odoh
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=HcOapM0AAAAJ
- Thesis Title: Diversification of Functional-Guided Molecular Editing and the Development of Non-Covalent Binding Organocatalysis
- Advisor: Dr. Byoungmoo Kim
- Jason Wilt
- Brandon Wackerle
- Meghan Smart
We are thankful for their contribution and we expect that this award contributes to their professional development and success.
