at Penn State
The Research Team
We have a vibrant lab composed of researchers at all levels: undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers.
The Team
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
B.A. Major: Chemistry, Minor: Math, Swarthmore College
M.S. Math, University of Minnesota
M.S. Chemistry, University of Chicago
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Chicago
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Projects: Everything!
Hobbies: Textile arts, Running, Reading
Emma Tackman
Graduate Student
Hometown: Jefferson, WI
B.S. Chemistry & B.A. Music Theory, Notre Dame
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Projects: Aerosol pH, Aerosol growth
Hobbies: Baking, Playing in a community band
Heidi Busse
Graduate Student
Hometown: Camarillo, CA
B.S. Chemistry, UC San Diego
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Projects: Ice nucleation
Hobbies: Crocheting, Cheering the Dodgers
Komal Jaswal
Graduate Student
Hometown: Karnal, Haryana, India
B.Sc. Life Science, University of Delhi, India
M.Sc. Chemistry, Thapar University, India
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Projects: Aerosol pH, Liquid-liquid phase separation
Hobbies: Reading, Traveling, Cooking
Kiran Reddy Pitta
Graduate Student
Hometown: Vishakapatanam, Andhra Pradesh, India
B.S., M.S. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram
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Projects: Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy, Liquid-liquid phase separation
Hobbies: Photography, cooking, sports, adventures
Ryan Mitch
Graduate Student
Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
B.S. Chemistry (ACS), Lebanon Valley College
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Projects: Ice Nucleation
Hobbies: Reading, Enjoying the outdoors, Weather watching
Devaka Ariyasena
Graduate Student
Hometown: Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Peradeniya
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Projects: Ice nucleation, aerosol and prebiotic
Hobbies: Video games, Traveling
Victoria Adekunle
Graduate Student
Hometown: Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
B.Sc., MSc. Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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Projects: Aerosol pH
Hobbies: Sewing, singing, and watching sci-fi movies
