Postdocs and Research Scientists


Dr. Nathaniel Schuster

he/him
Postdoc, Stanford University;
Ph.D. Columbia University
njschu@uw.edu

Graduate Students


Leo Zasada (G6)

he/him
B.S. UC Berkeley, 2018
zasada@uw.edu

2020 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
2020–21 CEI Fellow

Ashlyn Kamin (G5)

they/them
B.A. Whitman College, 2020
kamin@uw.edu

2021–22 CEI Fellow
2022 NSF GRFP

Kathleen Snook (G5)

she/her
B.A. Boston University, 2020
kmsnook@uw.edu

2021–22 CEI Fellow
2022 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention

 

Doug Baumgardner (G5)

he/him
B.S. Western Washington University, 2018
M.S. Western Washington University, 2020
baumgad@uw.edu

Phuong Le (G4)

she/her
B.S. St. John’s University, 2021
ple1109@uw.edu

2022–23 CEI Fellow

 

Devin rollins (G4)

he/him
B.S. University of New Mexico, 2021
drollins@uw.edu

2023–24 CEI Fellow

 

Adrian Guerrero (G3)

they/any
B.S. University of Southern California, 2022
adrigue@uw.edu

 

Fubin (Sophie) Song (G3)

she/her
B.A. Smith College, 2022
fbsong@uw.edu

 

Undergraduate Students


Kamaya Ronning

she/her
B.S. University of Washington, 2026

2024 Mary Gates Award
2024–25 Levinson Emerging Scholar

 

Queminh Tran

she/her
B.S. University of Washington, 2026

 

Phoebe Chu

B.S. University of Washington, 2027

Join Us!


  • Interested graduate students must first submit an application to the University of Washington for admission into the Department of Chemistry graduate program.
  • Interested undergraduate students should fill out the following Google form to be considered. If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks, please feel free to email Dianne. Please note that we are only able to consider UW students; non-UW students should apply through established REU programs. Finally, due to safety reasons, we are unfortunately not able to host high school students.
  • Interested postdoctoral applicants should email Dianne with a CV, a cover letter containing a summary of previous research accomplishments and future research interests, and two references.