2022 Mandel Fellows

December 30, 2021

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.