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Hometown: Guwahati, Assam, India
Education: BS and MS in Chemistry, IISER Kolkata (2025) Prajakta is from Assam, India. She received her bachelor's and master's degree from IISER Kolkata. She completed her master's thesis from IISER Kolkata under the supervision of Prof. Subhajit Bandyopadhyay, working on photoresponsive small-molecule enzyme mimics. She joined the Aprahamian group in Fall 2025. Outside of the lab, she channels her creativity to all sorts of art and craft and she also loves singing sometimes. |
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Hometown: S.B.S. Nagar, Punjab, India
Education: B.Sc. in Chemistry from Panjab University (2021), M. Sc. (Research) from IISER Mohali (2024) Ramanpreet is from S.B.S. Nagar, Punjab, India and she received her bachelor's degree under the honors program in chemistry from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 2021. Ramanpreet then received her master's degree from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IISER Mohali) in 2024. For her master's thesis she joined Dr. Sugumar Venkataramani and worked on the chemistry of various types of azoheteroarenes and their metal complexes. She joined the Aparhamian lab in Fall 2024. In her spare time she likes to draw, listen to melody music and cook. |
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Hometown: Ankara, Turkey
Education: B.Sc. in Chemistry, Middle East Technical University (METU) Yağmur is from Ankara, Turkey and she received her bachelor's degree in Chemistry from METU. During her undergraduate studies she worked in the lab of Dr. Dengiz synthesizing push-pull chromophores via click-type [2+2] cycloaddition-retroelectrocyclizations. She also spent time in Prof. Bonifazi’s Supramolecular Organic Chemistry Group (University of Vienna) where she worked on synthesizing B-substituted borazines using different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as substrates. She joined the Aprahamian lab in the summer of 2024. Outside of the lab, she enjoys binge-watching shows, geeking out over musicals and baking. |
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Hometown: New Delhi, India
Education: B.Sc. from St. Xavier’s College (Mumbai) (2019), M.Sc. (Research) from IISER Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM) (2023) Jerry is from New Delhi, India. She received her bachelor's degree from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, where she was part of the honors program and did a project on the preparation of various coordination compounds. Jerry then received her master's degree from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM). For her master's thesis, she joined the lab of Dr. Soumen De and worked on azobenzene-based molecular switches with a focus on controlling the conformation of the guest by using a photoresponsive molecular plier. She joined the Aprahamian lab in the fall of 2023. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading fiction, watching crime thrillers, and going for a run. |
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Hometown: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Education: BS and MS in Chemistry, IISER Kolkata (2022) Shefali (Shef) is from Bhubaneswar, India, and received her bachelor's and master's degrees in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (IISER Kolkata) in 2022. She joined Dr. Suman De Sarkar's group at IISER Kolkata for her master's project, focusing on visible light-mediated photoredox catalysis. In the fall of 2022, Shefali joined the Aprahamian group. Outside of the lab, she enjoys traveling, binge-watching web series and writing. |
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Hometown: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Education: BS and MS in Chemistry, IISER Mohali (2022) Vedang is from Pune, India, and received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (IISER Mohali) in 2022. For his master's project, Vedang joined Dr. Sanchita Sengupta's group at IISER Mohali where he worked on organic photovoltaics. Vedang joined the Aprahamian group in the fall of 2022. In his spare time, he enjoys playing tennis, listening to rock music, and nerding out over sports trivia. |
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