People Type: Grad Student

Biography Roz graduated with a B.A. in chemistry from Smith College in 2025. At Smith, they worked with Professor Maren Buck to develop customizable stimuli responsive hydrogels using post-polymerization modification. They joined the Cooper Group in fall 2025 and are excited to address new challenges in sustainable and functional polymer materials. Outside of the lab, …

Biography Andi graduated from Swarthmore College in 2025 with a B.A. in Chemistry and a B.A. in Art History. Under the direction of Professor Anna Yang, they worked on the design and synthesis of porous organic cages in continuous flow. Andi joined the Cooper Group in November 2025 and is currently working on developing alternative …

Biography Katie grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and received her B. S. in chemistry at Colorado State University. She worked with Professor Garret Miyake on organocatalyzed-atom transfer radical polymerization. She also pursued a post-baccalaureate internship at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado for a year working with Dr. Gregg Beckham on lignin …

Biography Lauren was raised in Louisville, KY and received their B. S. in chemistry at Murray State University where they worked with Professor Kevin M. Miller studying imidazolium-based thermosets synthesized via thiol-ene click chemistry. At UW–Madison, Lauren is excited to study how small-molecule organic chemistry can be leveraged in post-polymer functionalization to create novel materials. …

Biography Ziang is from Qingdao, China. He majors in Chemistry and works on polymer mechanochemistry, focusing on force-promoted reactions in polymer systems. He is interested in designing polymers that respond to mechanical force in useful and predictable ways. In Ziang’s free time, he enjoys exploring different genres of music and discovering new sounds from different …