Principal Investigator:
Jon Kephart
Assistant Professor
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
email: jak568[at]cornell.edu
phone: (607) 254-8682
office: Baker Laboratory, G50A
Postdoctoral Fellows
Alec Hegg
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Yale University (w/ Prof. Patrick Holland)
B.S. in Chemistry, Knox College
Smash Bros Main: Ness
ash329[at]cornell.edu
Graduate Students
Shisang Roh (1st Year)
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne, 2024
Hometown: Suwon, South Korea
Favorite Transition Metal: ‘Rho’dium
Tekken main: Heihachi (I don’t play Smash Bros lol)
sr2425[at]cornell.edu
Michael Vullo (1st Year)
B.S. in Chemistry and Physics (dual major), SUNY Buffalo State University, 2025
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Favorite Point Group: C2v
Smash Bros Main: Jigglypuff
mvv24[at]cornell.edu
Marina Zapesochny (1st Year)
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Rochester, 2025
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Favorite Point Group: Oh
Smash Bros Main: Luigi
mez47[at]cornell.edu
Undergraduate Students
Max Sacks
B.A. in Chemistry, Cornell University, 2028 (expected)
Hometown: Marshfield, MA
Gabby Rabbia
B.A. in Chemistry, Cornell University, 2028 (expected)
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Zane Rubenstein
B.A. in Chemistry, Cornell University, 2029 (expected)
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Andrew Tunks
B.S. in Biology in Society, Cornell University, 2028 (expected)
Hometown: Rockland County, NY
Bernie
Lab Baby
“You’ve got to learn to crawl before you can freeze-pump-thaw”
Cheeks, Ph.D.
Lab Cat
The mastermind behind it all!
Join the gang!
Ms./Mr. Red Bear
Graduate Student
This bear could be you!
Bear in training
Undergraduate Student
This bear could be you!
Dr. Bear
Postdoctoral Bear
This bear could be you!
