We are looking for creative and motivated graduate researchers to join the lab.
Please email Prof. Osborn Popp for more information.
Please email Prof. Osborn Popp for more information.
Group Members
email: osbornpt [at] oregonstate.edu
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Prof. Thomas M. Osborn Popp (he/him)
Biography. Tom began his research career while working on his B.S. in chemistry at Arizona State University, using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to study arthropod silks, followed by a short research stint at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, measuring diffusion of molecules within porous carbons with NMR. He then went on to obtain a Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the University of California Berkeley, using solid state NMR to study the structure and properties of metal-organic and covalent organic framework materials (MOFs, COFs). After completing his Ph.D., he spent a year as a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zürich developing new methodology and hardware for solid state NMR and dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) experiments. In 2021, Tom was awarded an Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Instrumentation at Rutgers University to develop NMR instrumentation to address challenging biomolecular problems such as the localization of peripheral membrane proteins on phospholipid membranes and high-pressure biology. As of September, 2023, he is currently an assistant professor of chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, working on developing new NMR methods and technology to study complexity in material and biological systems.
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Awards
2021. Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Instrumentation
2018. Chevron-UC Berkeley Graduate Fellowship
2015. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
2021. Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Instrumentation
2018. Chevron-UC Berkeley Graduate Fellowship
2015. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Hobbies
Walking in nature, making homemade fruit wines, playing piano and bass, video games, watching youtube videos and anime, dinner with friends.
Walking in nature, making homemade fruit wines, playing piano and bass, video games, watching youtube videos and anime, dinner with friends.
Graduate Students
email: scidaa [at] oregonstate.edu
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Alexis Scida (she/her)
Biography. Alexis is a Ph.D. student in materials science, who received her Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from Stony Brook University, in 2018. Alexis’ research throughout her undergraduate has covered a variety of areas, including ice core analysis for climate change, water purification, nanomaterials, and instrumentation, however her deep seated passion for automotives and environmental protection lead her to pursue her graduate research in battery technology. Here, she has specialized in learning unique instrumentation techniques to understand fundamental chemistry of aqueous electrolytes. Alexis is primarily advised by Prof. David Ji, and co-advised by Prof. Tom Osborn Popp.
Research interests. Carbon structures for anode materials, interactions in aqueous electrolytes, decomposition of electrolyte additives for SEI formation.
Hobbies. Mountain biking, skiing, ski mountaineering, rock climbing, scuba diving, anything and everything outside! |
email: dralliok [at] oregonstate.edu
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Konstantin Drallios (he/him)
Biography. Konstantin is an MSc student in materials chemistry, who received his ACS Bachelor’s degree from Clark University in 2021. As an undergraduate researcher, Konstantin worked on polymeric electrolyte design for battery applications, and explored metal complexes as low dimensional antiferromagnets, where he discovered his passion for materials development. His desire to expand his repertoire in instrumentation led him to his position at Charles River Laboratories as an HPLC specialist, providing analytics for client drug development such as COVID-19 vaccine loads. Konstantin joined the Osborn Popp Lab in November 2023, with aspirations to gear solid state NMR development towards materials design, such as hydrogen storage and semiconductor material design.
Hobbies. Hiking, anime, rock climbing, swimming, cooking, reading
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email: cooperzi [at] oregonstate.edu
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Zia Cooper (she/her)
Biography. Zia is a PhD student in chemistry, who received her Bachelors and Masters from the university of Nottingham in 2018. Zia's undergraduate and postgraduate research has encompassed many areas including high pressure crystallography, in situ infrared spectroscopy, and complex material synthesis. Throughout this, it is her interest in the relationship between chemical structure and property that has driven her research. Here, she is learning NMR techniques to probe the assembly process of metal organic frameworks.
Research interests. Material synthesis and characterization, method and instrumentation development
Hobbies. Gaming, anime, and advocacy (mostly indoor activities...) |
Undergraduate Students
email: browkatr [at] oregonstate.edu
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Katrina Brown (she/her)Biography. Katy is a fourth-year undergraduate student working towards a B.S in Chemistry. She has previously worked on method development for non-targeted water quality analyses, and the computational modeling of small organic molecules. Research interests include the synthesis and characterization of quantum nanomaterials, with a strong interest in spectroscopy as a tool to understand their behaviors.
Hobbies. Active in the social dance scene both at OSU and in the Corvallis community. Other hobbies include hiking, cycling, rock hunting, reading, crochet, and painting.
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email: hermane [at] oregonstate.edu
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Elias Herman (he/him)
Biography. Elias is a Bioengineering Undergraduate at Oregon State University. He chose this field because he didn’t want to be a plant processing engineer… only. Elias wants to create, to invent, to research. He is interested in what he kind of understands and what he doesn’t understand. He’s a tenured member of the Kaur Entomology Lab, where he performed valuable research on effective control over Willamette valley pests. Elias applies himself to whatever field peaks his interests and he works, no dabbling. As of January 2024, Elias has found a new home in the Osborn-Popp Lab, where he seeks to perform research on Lipids and build on his insect past with research on Embiopterans.
Hobbies. Hobbies: Cooking, Video Games, Outdoor Group Activities, Scuba Diving, Musical Self Expression, And Movies/TV
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email: seldomrh [at] oregonstate.edu
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Heather Seldomridge (they/them)
Biography. Heather is an honors chemical engineering student in the third year of their undergraduate degree. They are also planning on minoring in materials science. Heather has worked with two other labs over the course of their undergraduate studies: the Rochefort Polymer lab, and WSDA’s Molecular Biology lab.
Research interests. Broadly, analysis of material structure and properties, especially in MOFs or COFs
Hobbies. Crocheting, playing Dungeons & Dragons, hiking, camping, and video games! |
email: schectma [at] oregonstate.edu
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Alexander Schectman (he/him)
Biography. Computer science post-baccalaureate and OSU Honors College Ecampus student based in New York with a prior Bachelor's of Industrial Design and professional background in Building Information Modeling (BIM) for steel construction. Working on an honors college thesis project combining parametric 3D modeling with computational design and analysis of NMR instrumentation.
Hobbies. Hobbies include hiking, judo, and making music
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email: tencejo [at] oregonstate.edu
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Jonathan Tence (he/him)
Biography. Jonathan is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry here at Oregon State. His past research experience exists in the field of organic chemistry with an emphasis on selective hydrogenation. He is passionate about combining both chemistry and mechanical engineering in his research, using skills from both disciplines. His research interests include hands-on prototyping and the development of new chemistry techniques and technologies.
Hobbies. Kayaking, backpacking, skiing, white water rafting, scuba diving, aluminum casting, book binding and record collecting.
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email: karthikm [at] oregonstate.edu
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Mithun Karthikeyan (he/him)
Biography. Mithun Karthikeyan is a second-year undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with an option in Data Science. While currently in the early years of his academic journey, he is keen on exploring data science applications, machine learning, and data-driven decision-making.
Hobbies: Outside of school, Mithun loves outdoor activities like hiking, skiing, and going on runs. He also enjoys playing the violin in his free time.
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email: dufura [at] oregonstate.edu
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Andrew Dufur (he/him)
Biography. Andrew is a 3rd year undergrad pursuing a B.S. in Chemistry. He is interested in work with CAD and applications to physical chemistry. His goal is to gain experience in a creative engineering setting, and attempt to make more effective use of NMR and other spectroscopy.
Hobbies. Playing chess, hiking, skiing, weightlifting, video games, javelin, and baking
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email: loket [at] oregonstate.edu
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Terence Loke (he/him)Biography. Terence is an undergraduate student majoring in Ecological Engineering at OSU, combining his interests in the environment and engineering. However he also desires to gain lab research experience and diversify his skill sets. This led to Terence discovering the Osborn Popp Lab, where he will be researching new ways to 3D print NMR Instrumentation under Prof. Tom Osborn Popp. This will be Terence’s first research project and he is excited to develop new skills and put his past experiences with CAD and 3D printing to use. He is also interested in learning more about NMR, exploring the world of biological research, and hopefully contributing to the scientific community.
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