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Members

David D. L. Minh

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae

David Cooper

B.S. student in Medicinal Chemistry
2023 – present

Joseph Depaolo-Boisvert

Ph.D. student in Chemistry
2020 – present

Bob Eisenberg

Distinguished Visiting Professor
2021 – present

Aiman Khan

Ph.D. student in Chemistry
2024 – present

Van “Sophie” La

Ph.D. student in Biology
2020 – present

Vigneshwaran Moorthi

Generative AI & ML Engineer
2024 – present

Anna Nguyen

Ph.D. student in Chemistry
2023 – present

Hong Ha “Ella” Nguyen

Ph.D. student in Chemistry
2020 – present

Michal Stanitz

M.S. student in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics
2024 – present

Talha Talib

Ph.D. student in Chemistry
2022 – present (with Minh group starting 2024)

James Tufts

Ph.D. student in Chemistry
2020 – present

Qi Xu

Ph.D. student in Chemistry
2014 – present (with Minh group starting 2022)

Alumni

Stanley Nicholson

B.S./M.S. student in Applied Mathematics
2021 – 2023

Soohaeng Yoo Willow

Research Assistant Professor
2019 – 2023

Kunj Patel

B.S. in Medicinal Chemistry
2021 – 2022

Tien “Jaycee” Do

M.S. student in Biology (joint with Oscar Juarez)
2020 – 2022

Bing Xie

Ph.D. student in Chemistry and Senior Research Associate.
2014 – 2019

Subsequently: Postdoctoral Researcher, National Institutes of Health.

William Menzer

B.S./M.S. student in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics
2016 – 2019

Subsequently: Ph.D. Student, LMU Munich. See his alumni spotlight.

Trung Hai Nguyen

Senior Research Associate
2014 – 2018

Subsequently: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Illinois, Chicago. Lecturer at Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam.

M. Reza Gangalikhany

Visiting Scholar
2018

Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran.

Chen Li

M.S. in Chemistry.
2013 – 2017

Laurentiu Spiridon

Senior Research Associate
2013 – 2016

Subsequently: Staff Scientist, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania.

John Clark

B.S. Honors Thesis Student in Chemistry
2013 – 2015

Subsequently: Proctor and Gamble. See his alumni spotlight.

Rachael Youngworth

B.S. Honors Thesis Student in Chemistry
2014 – 2015

Subsequently: Ph.D. Student, University of Chicago.

Research project students

(involved for one or more semesters)

Barien Gad, B.S./M.S. student in Biochemistry / Data Science, 2023 – 2024

Kevin Alvardo, B.S. in Medicinal Chemistry, 2023

Urvi Mekala, B.S. student in Computer Science, 2023

Poshan Pandey, M.S. student in Computer Science, 2023

Thitipun Srinarmwong, M.S. student in Computer Science, 2023

Sivanujan Suthaharan, Ph.D. student in Chemistry, 2022

Mohammmed Haqqani, M.S. student in Computer Science, 2022

Natalie ``Blaine’’ Jumonville, B.S. student in Physics, 2018 – 2019

Erica Cusnariov, B.S. student in Computer Science, 2017

Robert ``Wes’’ Ludwig, B.S. student in Bioinformatics, 2017

Kenneth Ford, M.S. student in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2016 – 2017

Wenji Sun, M.S. student in Biology, 2016

Kyle Burke, M.S. student in Chemistry, 2014

Shubin Zhang, M.S. student in Physics, 2014 – 2015

Yang-Yang Xie, M.S. student in Computer Science, 2014 – 2015

Yu-Ting Yu, Master of Chemistry student, 2014 – 2015

Joining

We are always on the lookout for qualified and motivated team members. Interested candidates for all positions should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Dr. David Minh (david dot minh at iit dot edu). Postdoctoral candidates should also submit contact information for 2-3 references.

  • Postdoctoral positions are periodically available. Salary will be commensurate to experience. We are interested in supporting fellowship applications for competitive scholars.

  • Current M.S. and Ph.D. students at Illinois Tech will be considered.

  • Prospective M.S. and Ph.D. students should express interest in our group in their applications and also contact Dr. Minh.

  • Current undergraduate students are accepted from all degree programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology. A number of our undergraduate students have been quite successful. You can read more about John Clark, William Menzer, and Stanley Nicholson.

  • Many undergraduates from other universities have visited for summer internships.

  • High school students may be considered for summer internships.