Kade Head-Marsden
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Director of the Chemical Theory Center
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Harvard University (2019-2022)
Ph.D., University of Chicago (2019)
B.Sc., McGill University (2014)
Email: khm@umn.edu
Office: Smith Hall 213
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Anthony Schlimgen
Research Assistant Professor
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Chicago (2021-2022)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Los Alamos National Lab (2019-2021)
Ph.D., University of Chicago (2018)
B.A., Creighton University (2012)
Email: aws@umn.edu
Office: Smith Hall 218
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Grad Students

William Anderson
Graduate Student
B.Sc. cum laude, University of Central Arkansas (2024)
Major: Chemistry
Minor: Mathematics
Email: and11099@umn.edu

Koray Aydoğan
Graduate Student
B.Sc., Bogazici University (2023)
Major: Physics
Email: aydog005@umn.edu
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James Bradley
Graduate Student
B.A. cum laude, Macalester College (2025)
Major: Chemistry, Computer Science
Minor: Mathematics
Email: bradl571@umn.edu
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Mikayla Fahrenbruch
Graduate Student
B.Sc. cum laude, Boston College (2024)
Major: Mathematics and Chemistry
Awards: ACS Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry (2024)
Email: fahre063@umn.edu
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Timothy Krogmeier
Graduate Student
B.A. with Highest Distinction, Indiana University Bloomington (2021)
Major: Chemistry
Minor: Mathematics
Email: krogm033@umn.edu
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Karnika Purohit
Graduate Student
B.Sc. with High Distinction, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2025)
Major: Chemistry
Email: puroh031@umn.edu

More information about our graduate program and application process can be found here.

Undergraduates

Dylan Zeilinger-Johnson
Undergraduate Researcher
Undergraduate at the University of Minnesota
Major: Chemistry and Mathematics

Alumni

Dr. Maryam Abbasi, Postdoctoral Research Associate

Katherine Coffin, MRSEC REU Student, currently a senior at Kenyon College

J.R. Cruise, NSF NRT Intern, currently a graduate student in the Seidel Group

Dr. Yangyang Guo, Postdoctoral Research Associate

Caitlyn Holl, Undergraduate extern, currently a sophomore at Carleton College

Julie Lampert, Undergraduate Researcher, currently a graduate student at Yale University

Julian Liao, Undergraduate Researcher, currently a researcher at the Scripps Institute

Emily Oh, Undergraduate Researcher, currently a Research Assistant at Endeavor Health

Daniel Palomo, Undergraduate Researcher, currently a senior at Washington University in St. Louis

Whitney Short, Undergraduate Researcher, currently a graduate student at the University of Chicago

Anna Spak, Lando REU Student, currently a senior at the University of Rochester

Tyler White, Undergraduate Researcher, currently a senior at Washington University in St. Louis

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