Congratulations Class of 2025!

Monday, June 9, 2025
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Top photo: Ph.D. graduates
Bottom photo: Baccalaureate graduates

On Monday, May 19, Chemistry graduate and undergraduate students received their degrees at the university-wide commencement proceedings on Old Campus. Shortly after, Ph.D. graduates accepted their diplomas in a ceremony at Woolsey Hall. 

Ph.D. Graduates and Where They Are Going

Alexandra Bodnar, Scientist, Discovery Process Research, Johnson & Johnson
Clayton Craft, Unknown
Duc Chu, Process Scientist, Purisys
Tony Deziel, Electrochemist, Oxylus Energy
Mikaela DiBello, Investigator, Medicinal Chemistry, GlaxoSmithKline
Jungmin Eun, Senior Scientist, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Benjamin Groff, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania
Sabrina Grunseich, TBD
Melody Guo, TBD
Randy Hamchand, Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University
Xin Huang, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University
Phillips Hutchison, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University
Susannah Huth, Scientist I, Abiologics
Lauren Klein, Lab and Collections Manager, New York University
Gregory Kyro, Machine Learning Scientist, Lila Sciences
William Lake, TBD
Hanyu Liu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Haote Li, TBD
Yangyi Liu, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Connecticut College
Savannah Mason, Principal Scientist, Mass Spec Analytica
Ahmed Mohamed, TBD
Olivia Moss, Postdoctoral Associate, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Hannah Nedzbala, Clean Energy Innovator Fellow, New York Energy Research and Development Authority
Valentina Rangel-Angarita, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Michigan
Conor Rooney, CTO, Co-founder, Oxylus Energy
Soren Rozema, Postdoctoral Researcher, Colorado State University
Bo Shang, Founding Engineer, Oxylus Energy
Eleanor Stewart-Jones, TBD
Jose Vergara Panzone, Postdoctoral Associate, Koehler Lab, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zhi Xu, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University
Jiayun Zhong, Data Scientist, Microsoft
Qiwen (Kevin) Zhu, TBD

Baccalaureate Degree Graduates

Risha Chakraborty, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
Theo Curtis, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Intensive) 
Jackie Gu, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 
Kathy Huynh, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Intensive)
Jason Jiang, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Bachelor of Arts in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology  
Isabel Koh, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 
Ximena Leyva Peralta, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Intensive)
Jessica Liu, Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Alexandra Paulus, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 
Nicole Piekut, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Intensive)
Chloe Pressley, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 
Nicole Tang, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry 
Dalaney Westbroek, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Intensive)

Recipients of 2025 Chemistry Prizes

Seven graduating Chemistry students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Yale College have been awarded prizes administered by the Chemistry Department: Kathy Huynh, Jackie Gu, Ximena Levya Peralta, Valentina Rangel-Angarita, Risha Chakraborty, Conor Rooney, and Nicole Piekut.

Every year, Chemistry recognizes students who excel in academics, research, teaching, and departmental citizenship. 

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In Photos: Chemistry Undergraduate Senior Capstone Poster Session

  On April 30, graduating seniors presented their capstone research in the annual poster session. 

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In high-stakes roles, Jessica Liu found her niche at the nexus of medicine and computing

Undergraduate student spotlight

Liu always thought she’d study computer science in college, but the chance to work as an intern with a surgical team revealed a different path. 

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From small towns to big science: Two Chemistry students honored with NSF fellowships for promising research

Undergraduate student spotlight

Chemistry students Zach Boyer and Dalaney Westbroek have been selected for the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program for their potential to make groundbreaking research achievements. Read about their research in drug discovery and materials for photo-electrochemical catalysis, and efforts to advance STEM. 

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