Grad Students
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Samuel Mussetter (G1)
B.S., University of California, Santa Cruz Email: smussetter[at]caltech.edu Research Project: Structural Chemistry Sam was born in Washington and raised in NorCal, where he enjoyed swimming in the ocean and hiking in the woods. After becoming interested in microbiology and chemistry, Sam earned his B.S. in Chemistry at the University of California Santa Cruz, where he spent four years working under Professor Phil Crews studying bacterial and marine sponge-derived natural products and NMR methodology. After becoming frustrated with the yield requirements for natural product NMR analysis, Sam came to Caltech to pursue applications of microED and structural chemistry in chemical biology. Outside of research, Sam enjoys going to the beach, swimming, and painting. |
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Victoria Casimir Montán (G1)
B.S., University of Puerto Rico, 2024 Email: vcasimir[at]caltech.edu Research Project: Biocatalysis Victoria was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico, where she conducted research focused on discovering new natural products and bioactivities from marine organisms in Professor Eduardo Caro’s group. When she's not in the lab, Victoria enjoys exploring new places, trying different foods, and playing tennis. |
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Yucheng Fu (G1)
B.S., Nankai University, China Email: ycfu[at]caltech.edu Research Project: Synthesis of Chiral Functional Molecules Yucheng was born and raised in Guangzhou, China. He went to Tianjin and earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Nankai university, where he spent two years in Prof. Xiao-Ye Wang's group studying helicenes with high dissymmetry factor. At the end of his junior year, he joined Prof. Tim Swager's group at MIT as a visiting student to study azacoronene-based helicene and conjugated polymer. Later, he was excited to join Caltech and enjoy the nice weather in California. During his free time, Yucheng likes to go swimming, buy groceries and watch Hongkong movies. |
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Jack Moerschel (G1)
B.S., University of Florida Email: jmoersch[at]caltech.edu Research Project: Synthetic Chemistry Jack was born in Georgia and raised in the Sunshine State, Florida. He eventually attended the University of Florida where he would find his passion for polymer chemistry by working in Prof. Brent Sumerlin's research group. After interning at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, the University of Florida's Molecular Metabolism Lab, and the Veteran's Affair Research Department, his research interests expanded into areas of chemical biology, synthetic chemistry, and biochemistry. Outside of his academic and research pursuits, Jack enjoys playing the piano and skateboarding around the Caltech campus. |
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Sam Johnson (G3)
B.S., University of Connecticut M.S., University of Connecticut Email: sjohnso2[at]caltech.edu Research Project: Structural Chemistry Sam was sadly not born, but raised in the best state of New England, Maine! Spending most of his childhood running unsupervised through the woods of Maine collecting rocks and plants, he eventually developed a crippling addiction for science and exploration. Attending the University of Connecticut, Sam pursued a M.S./B.S. in chemistry studying magnetic field effects on long-lived radical pairs in organic constructs under the guidance of Dr. Tomoyasu Mani. After experiencing 22 years of northeasterners, Sam escaped New England in search of better weather in SoCal. When Sam is not running around like a lunatic he enjoys spending time in nature, going to concerts, and exploring the secret gems of LA. |
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Abi Nelson
Official Nelson Lab dog B.S., UC Bark-ley Abi joined the Nelson Lab in June, 2018 at only 4 months old. She is a loyal friend and companion of the Nelson Lab members, and also enjoys learning about chemistry too. In her free time she loves napping, playing with grad students, and taking long walks from Crellin to the Beckman Institute. Follow her on Instagram @abi.nelsonlab |