Graduate Students

Bio
Jessica Freeze's picture Jessica Freeze
Former President
jessica.freeze@yale.edu

Jessica is a 5th Year Graduate Student  in the Batista Group studying catalytic reactions for green chemistry and quantum computer simulations of molecular systems. She received her B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in Computer Science at the University of Rochester in 2017.

Abi Heuer's picture Abi Heuer
Former Secretary
abi.heuer@yale.edu

Abi is a 5th year graduate student PhD Candidate in the Mayer group.

Jennifer Troiano's picture Jennifer Troiano
Former Vice President
jennifer.troiano@yale.edu

Jennifer is a 5th year graduate student PhD candidate in the Brudvig Group. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from SUNY University at Binghamton.

Uriel Tayvah's picture Uriel Tayvah
Member
uriel.tayvah@yale.edu
Website

Uri Tayvah is a 5th year graduate student in the Brudvig/Schmuttenmaer Lab using terahertz spectroscopy to study materials with energy applications. He recommends watching the US Chemical Safety Board’s videos about chemical disasters.

Maria-Elena Liosi's picture Maria-Elena Liosi
Member
maria-elena.liosi@yale.edu

Maria-Elena holds a BS in chemistry and a MSc in synthetic pharmaceutical chemistry from University of Athens, Greece. She is a member of the Jorgensen group at Yale, where she currently works on JAK inhibitors. Besides chemistry, Maria-Elena loves music and dogs. She spends her free time playing violin and guitar or reading books.

Elizabeth Stone's picture Elizabeth Stone
Member
elizabeth.stone@yale.edu

Elizabeth Stone is a graduate student in the Miller lab. She received her B.A.  from Connecticut College.

Sayoni Mitra's picture Sayoni Mitra
Member
sayoni.mitra@yale.edu

Sayoni grew up in India, and is now pursuing her PhD in physical chemistry in the Johnson Lab. She traps, characterizes and studies the structure and reactivity of  chemical intermediates using gas-phase cryogenic IR spectroscopy. She is addicted to caffeine and dank memes, enjoys watching the cinema, cooking, reading thrillers and taking inane photographs.

Kevin Wernke's picture Kevin Wernke
Member
kevin.wernke@yale.edu

Kevin is a graduate student in the Herzon Group. Before coming to Yale, he did his undergraduate work at Colorado Mesa University and was an Amgen Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis.