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Group Members

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

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

3rd year graduate student
B.S., Florida International University
Project: SERS-based neurochemical sensing
email: ppimient@vols.utk.edu

Avery Wood

3rd year graduate student
B.S., Appalachian State University
Project: Raman spectroscopy for Forensics
email: awood47@vols.utk.edu

Undergraduate Students

No Picture Available Chris Quizhpe
Year: Sophomore
Major: Chemistry
Hometown:
Joined Group: Fall 2019
No Picture Available Quen Deckbar
Year: Junior
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown:
Joined Group: Spring 2020
Tarek Atyia
Year: Sophomore
Major: BCMB
Hometown:
Joined Group: Spring 2020
No Picture Available Izzie Dancer
Year: Junior
Major: Chemistry
Hometown:
Joined Group: Spring 2020
No Picture Available Lilly Mooney
Year: Junior
Major: Chemistry
Hometown:
Joined Group: Fall 2020

Graduate Alumni

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

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

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