Principal Investigator

Prof. Michael Shatruk

Director, FSU Quantum Initiative

Email: mshatruk@fsu.edu

Office: 2007 CSL

Phone: (850) 296-2976

Labs: 2101-03, 2008 CSL

Education

PDF, Texas A&M University (2003-07)
PDF, Cornell University (2001-03)
Ph.D., 2000
B.S./M.S., 1996

Recent Awards

Novo Nordisk Fellow (2025)
AAAS Fellow (2024)
FSU Graduate Mentoring Award (2021)
FSU Cottrell Family Professor (2018)

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Branford Wilkins

Ph.D. Texas A&M University (2024)

Dr. Govind Sasi Kumar

Ph.D. Florida State University (2025)

Dr. Victoria Li

Ph.D. Florida State University (2025)

PhD Students

Shubham Bisht

B.S. Kumaun University (2017)
M.S. IIT Hyderabad (2020)

Samuel Adegboyega

B.Tech Ladoke Akintola U. of Technology (2014)
M.S. University of Ibadan (2017)

Milo Adams

B.S./B.A. Fort Lewis College (2021)

Eduardo Hernandez

B.S. University of Camaguey (2010)
M.S. Florida International University (2022)

Divya Kumar

B.S. Panjab University (2018)
M.S. Panjab University (2020)

David Saakov

B.S. Lipscomb University (2024)

Rachel Perez

B.S. Florida International University (2023)

Sabina Chernega

B.S. Emory and Henry University (2025)

Rupali Mangotra

B.S. Panjab University (2020)
M.S. Kennesaw State University (2025)

Undergraduates

Brielle LeBrun

Biochemistry
Spring 2024 - Present

Aashutosh Pokharel

Chemical Engineering
Summer 2024 - Present

Layna Sturza

Biological Science
Fall 2024 - Present

Samuel Won

Biological Science
Spring 2025 - Present

Celeste Goodman

Biological Science
Fall 2025 - Present

Andrew Kravchuk

Biomedical Engineering
Fall 2025 - Present

Sophia Gold

Biological Science
Spring 2026 - Present

Jordan Blodgett

Biochemistry
Spring 2026 - Present

Jake Conti

Computer Science
Spring 2026 - Present

Graduate Alumni

Dr. Corey Thompson

Assistant Professor

Texas Lutheran University

Dr. Lawrence Keniley

Technical Service Chemist

Colortech Inc.

Dr. Guocan Li

Distinguished Data Science Engineer

Verizon

Dr. Hoa Phan

Assistant Professor

Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Dr. Xiaoyan Tan

Associate Professor

George Mason University

Dr. Jeremy Hrudka

Process Engineer

Intel

Dr. David Carnevale

Assistant Professor

Roger Williams University

Dr. Kevin Ryan

Principal Data Scientist

Millipore Sigma

Dr. Chongin Pak

Senior Process Engineer

Lam Research

Dr. Samuel Greer

Staff Scientist

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Dr. Jeff Lengyel

Functional Materials Lead

Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre

Dr. Minyoung Jo

Deputy General Manager

UP Chemical Co. (South Korea)

Dr. Zachary Tener

Senior Scientist

Savannah River National Laboratory

Dr. Ökten Üngör

Postdoctoral Researcher

The Ohio State University

Dr. L. Anthony Saucedo

Electrical Engineer

L3Harris

Dr. Dallas Mann

Senior Chemist

Bell International Laboratories

Dr. Judith Clark

Teaching Faculty

Florida State University

Dr. Sandugash Yergeshbayeva

Crystallographer

University of Southern California

Dr. Miguel Gakiya

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Ian Campbell

Recent Graduate

Florida State University

Dr. Jingfang Wang
(joint with Prof. Naresh Dalal)

Assistant Lecturer

Florida State University

Dr. Paul Dunk
(joint with Prof. Harry Kroto)

Senior Scientist

Merck

Joseph Gomes

Business Development

Telops

Dr. Zane Miller
(joint with Prof. Tyler McQuade)

Associate Professor

University of North Georgia

Postdoctoral Alumni

Dr. Kirill Kovnir

Professor

Iowa State University

Dr. Lipika Ray

Senior Research Scientist

Eris Lifescience (India)

Dr. Oleksandr Hietsoi

Assistant Professor

Middle Tennessee State University

Dr. Ping Chai

Process Engineer

Applied Materials

Dr. Rabih Makki

R&D Manager

Elantas North America

Dr. Mykola Abramchuk

CMP R&D Scientist

ChEmpower Corporation

Dr. Alina D. Andrasi

Academic Faculty

University of Idaho

Dr. Vincent Yannello

Associate Teaching Professor

University of Tampa

Dr. Rahul Kawade

Principal Investigator

Syngene International (India)

Dr. Ping Wang

Assistant Professor

Xiangtan University (China)

Dr. Dibya Jyoti Mondal

Postdoctoral Researcher

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Undergraduate Alumni

Christopher Breshike (2007-08)
Shawna Joynt (2008)
Logan Dellinger (2008)
Richard Benson (2009)
Robyn Gagnon (2009)
Daniel Pruett (2008-09)
Amy Spyker (2010)
Jordan Hoyt (2009-10)
Mitchell Herring (2008-10)
Stephanie Eveland (2010)
Elliot Glass (2010-11)
Raechel Irons (2009-11)
Michael Besedick (2009-11)
Cailyn Ortiz (2011)
Blake Robinson (2011)
Alexandra Arico (2009-12)
Julie Donmez (2011-12)
Adam Shalek (2011-12)
Alexandra Kraczkowski (2011-12)
Samuel Bacaner (2012-13)
Thiago Borges (2013)
Algene Fryer (2012-12)
Nicholas Garson (2012-14)
Wesley Parker (2013-14)
Lauren Koulias (2014)
Alejandra Arroyave (2011-15)
Jonathan Mwakyanjala (2014)
Shelby Green (2015)
Laura Perez (2015)
Victoria Stubbs (2013-16)
Abigail Smith (2016-17)
Samanth Smith (2016-17)
Elizabeth Ventrella (2016-17)
Rachel Robinson (2017)
Camilo Tello (2017)
Austin Abbott (2017-18)
Kegan McCleary-Sharpe (2017-18)
Reid Koblick (2017-18)
Gabriela Gomes (2017-18)
Ian Campbell (2018-19)
Kevin Adam (2018-19)
Cyrus Ross (2018-19)
Jacnel Graterol Andrade (2018-20)
Madeleine Uible (2019-20)
Alexander Abraham (2019-20)
Jenifer Willis (2019-20)
Maylu Vargas (2019-20)
Diana Conrad (2019-21)
Nina Chong (2020-21)
Nina Mihajlov (2020-21)
Elizabeth Orraca (2020-21)
Daniel Spainhour (2020-22)
Valeriya Shipulya (2021-22)
Natalie Jen (2020-22)
Kelsey Mira (2021-23)
Carson Starnes (2022-23)
Roweena Aung (2022-23)
Gia Rivers (2022-24)
Alex Chiaramonte (2022-24)
Gerald Ciani (2022-24)
Jaime Garcia-Oliver (2022-24)
Drake Rydberg (2022-24)
Mariana Avila (2023)
Himank Chhaya (2023-24)
Sofia Zaitman (2024)
Kiara Orbegoso (2024-25)
Ashley Mila (2024-25)
Andrew Nault (2024-25)
Mia Gold (2025)