Former Members

Doctoral Students

Yannick Kraemer

2021-2026
Ph.D.
Next Step: Associate Scientist,
Prolynx

[Chemistry Department Research Award: 2024]
[ARCS Foundation Scholar Award: 2024]
[ACS Sacramento Graduate Poster Award, Miller Symposium: 2025]
Jón Atiba Buldt

2021-2026
Ph.D.
Next Step: Scientist I, Medicinal Chemistry,
OliX Pharmaceuticals

[Bradford Borge Fellowship: 2021]
[ACS Sacramento Graduate Poster Award, Miller Symposium: 2024]
[Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry Foundation Student Travel Fellowship: 2025]
[David and Ruth Volman Graduate Fellowship: 2025]
[Outstanding Dissertation Award: 2025-2026]
[UC Davis Graduate Program Fellowship: 2025-2026]
Abbey Nicole Ragan

2021-2026
Ph.D.
Next Step: Postdoctoral Researcher,
Cornella Lab,
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

[NSF GRFP: 2023]
[NJC-Dalton Transactions Travel Prize for Best Poster, Inorganic Chemistry Symposium: 2023]
[Pfizer Emergent Leader Award: 2024]
[David and Ruth Volman Graduate Fellowship: 2024]
[Amgen Women in Chemistry (AWiC) GRS: 2025]
[Lakshmi Raman Graduate Summer Research Award: 2025]
Alexander Mark Stephens

2021-2026
Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Soojun Park

2023-2025
Ph.D. Seoul University
Next Step: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Yonsei University
Dr. Zichen Wang

2025-2026
Ph.D. Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry

Undergraduates

Sudiksha Chaturvedi

2025-2026
Next Step: Chemistry PhD Program, University of Georgia
Tyson Vu

2024-2026
Next Step: Chemistry PhD Program, Duke University
[NSF GRFP: 2026]
Yousuf Mufti

2025-2026
Next Step: Continuing Undergraduate Degree
Zane Haidar

2021-2025
Next Step: Applying to Med School/PhD Programs
[ACS Division of Fluorine Chemistry Undergraduate Research Award: 2022]
[Roche Medicinal Chemistry Research Award: 2023]
[ACS Division of Organic Chemistry, Outstanding Senior Organic Chemistry Student: 2023]
[Richard Larock Conference Best Presentation in Organic/Inorganic Chemistry: 2024]
[AMPAC Award: 2024]
[URC Travel Award: 2024]
Ansh Patel

2022-2025
Next Step: Chemistry PhD Program, Penn State
[Hanson Family Undergraduate Research Publication Award: 2024]
[Chemistry Undergraduate Research Support Fund: 2024]
[Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship: 2024]
[URC Travel Award: 2024]
[Tinti Family Award: 2024]
Aurelius Young

2023-2025
Next Step: Applying to Physical Therapy Graduate Programs
Tony Witt

2024-2025
Next Step: Chemistry PhD Program, University of Minnesota
[Susan M. Kauzlarich Undergraduate Award: 2023]
[Maureen Bellettini Undergraduate Research Award: 2023]
[Richard C. Larock Undergraduate Scholarship: 2023-2024]
[Larock Conference Best Presentation Award: 2024]
[AMPAC Award: 2024]
[Highest Departmental Honors Distinction: 2024]
Roee Dagan

2023-2024
Next Step: Chemistry PhD Program, UC Irvine
[Richard C. Larock Outstanding Graduating Senior Award: 2024]
[Departmental Citation for Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry: 2024]
Onosai Fonoti

2022-2024
Next Step: Masters Program for Public Health, University of Utah
Rachel Shey

2022-2024
Next Step: Chemistry PhD Program, Rice University
[Regan Meyer Award: 2024]
[Brent Iverson Undergraduate Award: 2024]
Emily Nicole Bergman

2021-2022
Next Step: Forensic Science Graduate Program, UC Davis
[Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship: 2022]
[Richard C. Larock Outstanding Graduating Senior Award: 2022]
[Highest Departmental Honors Distinction: 2022]
Ellen Feuss

2021-2023
Next Step: Pharm.D. Program, UC San Diego
[Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship: 2023]
[Departmental Citation for Outstanding Graduating Senior in Pharmaceutical Chemistry: 2023]
[Highest Departmental Honors Distinction: 2023]
Kaylyn Bellerose

2022-2023
Next Step: Prep Chemist for PFA Detection
[Highest Departmental Honors Distinction: 2023]

Volunteers

Maricruz Corbett

2026

Next Step: Continuing Undergraduate Degree

[Visiting Summer Student: University of California, Irvine]

[UC LEADS Scholarship: 2026]
Jeffrey Wang

2024-2025

Next Step: Undergraduate Program, UCLA
[Davis Senior High School]
Dara Devine

2024
Next step: Continuing Undergraduate Degree
[Visiting Summer Student: University of Glasgow]
[Lang Scholarship: 2024]
Vishwa Akkati

2022
Next step: Undergraduate Program, UC Davis
[Mira Loma High School]
Dr. Louis Longaker

2022
Next step: Continuation as Lecturer, UC Davis