Current Members
Dr. Christopher Dares
Academic Background
Assistant Professor FIU 2016 - Present
Post doc. UNC-Chapel Hill 2012 - 2016
PhD York U. 2006 - 2012
BS York U. 2001 - 2006
About Me
I only have one shirt, enjoy poutine, listening to The Tragically Hip, and any activity that gets me moving. When I'm not at work, you will likely find me at the beach (or in Idaho).
Dr. Alberto Ruiz-Reyes
Academic Background
Post Doc FIU 2018 - 2020
Adjunct Faculty Broward College 2018
Adjunct Faculty MDC 2017 - 2018
PhD U. of Havana 2015
MS U. of Havana 2009
BS U. of Havana 2007
Currently:
Postdoc extraordinaire - working on ligand syntheses while honing my skills in electrochemistry. Equally good at making you run around the tennis court.
Mariel Morales
Academic Background
PHD FIU 2021 - Present
BS U.Havana 2021
About Me
I'm investigating photoelectrochemical redox chemistry of f-elements at metal oxides.
Rodrigo Lacau
Academic Background
PHD FIU 2023 - Present
BS FIU 2022
About Me
I'm functionalizing TiO2 electrodes with ligands to adjust f-element oxidation states.
Isabel Cordoba
Academic Background
PHD FIU 2023 - Present
BS FIU 2022
About Me
Dropping the base everyday! But making sure my electrodes still work even in these alkaline conditions.
Alumni
Jeffrey McLachlan
Academic Background
PhD FIU 2017 - 2022
BS FAU 2017
About Me
I'm now a postdoc at UC-Berkeley/LBNL. You may find my publications in SciFinder under my alias "Jefferson Steelflex".
Xiangyang Hou
Academic Background
PhD FIU 2018 - 2023
BS Zhengshou U. 2018
About Me
I'm now roaming the labs of Prof. Henry White at U-Utah. See you on the slopes!
Dr. Johan Gonzalez-Moya
Academic Background
Post Doc FIU 2018 - 2021
Post doc. CETENE 2016 - 2018
PhD UFPE 2012 - 2016
MS U of Havana 2005 - 2008
BS INSTEC 2000 - 2005
Current Position:
You can find me at FMU where I'm an Assistant Professor. Come by and say 'hi'.
Dr. Matthew V. Sheridan
Academic Background
Research Professor Shoochow University 2019 - Present
Post doc. FIU 2017 - 2019
Post doc. UNC-Chapel Hill 2014 - 2017
PhD UVermont 2010 - 2014
BSE UMass Lowell 2006 - 2010
About Me
You name it, I've done it - no matter how outragious it sounds. I'm working at TerraPower helping with next gen solutions in health and energy fields.
Alejandro Hernandez
Academic Background
MS FIU 2018 - 2020
BS FIU 2018
Currently
QA/QC Industry chemist.
Daniela Gomez
Academic Background
BS FIU 2019
Currently
PhD student at Florida State working for Prof. Albrecht-Schoenzart.
Stephanie Castro-Baldivieso
Academic Background
BS FIU 2018
Currently
Currently a PhD student at Penn State University.
Sam Morgan
Academic Background
BS FIU2018
About Me
Helped out with efforts to understand POM interactions at metal oxide surfaces. When I'm not in the lab, I'm busy shredding the gnar.
Juan Restrepo
Academic Background
BS FIU 2020
About Me
Yo, quick question - do you like chemistry? These reactions are crazy. I'm working on photochromic materials.
Other Alumni not pictured
Adamaris Valdes (2022)
Marjorie Thermitus (2021)
Ashley Zuniga (2021)
Claudia Gomez (2021)
Maria Romero (2021)
Bryana Lopez (2020-2021)
Ozair Ahmed (2019)
Monique Moussa (2019)
Najib Nacyer (2019)
Luis Urdaneta (2017-2019)
Francis Kitaka (2018) - REU
Fayola Robillard (2018)
James Vempala (2017)
Christopher Schnoor (2017)

















