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PI: Bhavya Sharma |
| B.S., SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY | |
| M.S., SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY | |
| Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Postdoctoral Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL | |
| email: bhavya.sharma@utk.edu |
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Grace Sarabia |
| 4th year graduate student | |
| B.S., Berry College, Georgia | |
| Project: Raman for detecting life on Mars | |
| email: drl349@vols.utk.edu |
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Paula (Pimiento) Evans
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| 3rd year graduate student | |
| B.S., Florida International University | |
| Project: SERS-based neurochemical sensing |
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| email: ppimient@vols.utk.edu |
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Avery Wood |
| 3rd year graduate student | |
| B.S., Appalachian State University | |
| Project: Raman spectroscopy for Forensics |
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| email: awood47@vols.utk.edu |
Undergraduate Students
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Chris Quizhpe |
| Year: Sophomore | |
| Major: Chemistry | |
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| Joined Group: Fall 2019 |
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Quen Deckbar |
| Year: Junior | |
| Major: Neuroscience | |
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| Joined Group: Spring 2020 |
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Tarek Atyia |
| Year: Sophomore | |
| Major: BCMB | |
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| Joined Group: Spring 2020 |
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Izzie Dancer |
| Year: Junior | |
| Major: Chemistry | |
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| Joined Group: Spring 2020 |
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Lilly Mooney |
| Year: Junior | |
| Major: Chemistry | |
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| Joined Group: Fall 2020 |
Graduate Alumni
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Amber Moody |
| Ph.D. Awarded: December 2018 | |
| B.S., Francis Marion University, Florence, SC | |
| Current Affiliation: Dept. of Pharmacology, UNC Chapel Hill | |
| Joined Group: January 2016 |
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T. Josh Moore |
| Ph.D. Awarded: May 2020 | |
| B.B.A., B.S., MS., East Tenn. State Univ., Johnson City, TN | |
| Current Affiliation: Gilead Sciences | |
| Joined Group: January 2016 |
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Allie Daniel |
| M.S. Awarded: December 2020 | |
| B.S., St. Ambrose University, Iowa | |
| Current Affiliation: P & G Analytical Division, Iowa | |
| Joined Group: January 2018 |
Undergraduate Alumni
| Name | Name | Name |
| Peymon Baghernejad | Emily Pruitt (REU 2017) | Sarah Troyer |
| Emily Kounvalong | Leo Li | |
| Vincent Clayton | Taylor Payne | |
| Katherine West | Ian Bennie | |
| Roxanne Puleo | Jonathan Chapa | |
| Kelsey Webb (REU 2016) | Annabeth Vannucci | |
| Maya Bortters | Anna Stewart | |
| Lauren Lawson | Caroline Leonard | |
| Jenny Patel | Bethann Oberlander (REU 2019) | |
| Jennings Hardee | James Elliott |








