About the PI: Andy I. Nguyen
Andy is a native of Orange County, CA and obtained his B.S. in chemistry from UC Irvine in 2010 and Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from UC Berkeley in 2016. While at UCI, he explored redox-active organometallic complexes of early transition metals in Alan Heyduk’s group. At UC Berkeley, with T. Don Tilley, he worked on the chemistry of artificial photosynthesis, where he developed cobalt metalloclusters and studied their mechanism of catalytic oxygen-evolution. In a postdoctoral fellowship at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with Ron Zuckermann, he gained expertise in peptide and peptidomimetic chemistry. Since 2020, his research group at the University of Illinois Chicago integrates peptide design with inorganic chemistry to tackle challenges involving metalloenzyme mimicry, energy-conversion catalysis, and materials design.
Team
Alumni
-
Sherrie Vicker (Heinz-Kunert) - Ph.D 2024 - Currently at St. Croix Sensory
-
Daniel F. Wang (Undergraduate researcher, 2022-2024) - Currently at UIC College of Medicine
-
Ashma Pandya (Undergraduate Researcher; 2020-2021)- Currently a graduate student at Caltech
-
Phuong Nguyen Tran (Undergraduate Researcher 2020-2023) - Currently a graduate student at UW Madison
-
Aryan Engineer (Undergraduate Researcher/Post-bac 2022-2023)
-
Kishan Bharwad (Summer Undergraduate Researcher 2023)
-
Sabari Ghosh (Postdoctoral Researcher; 2020-2022)- Currently at Vilya (https://vilyatx.com/)
-
Juan Perez (Masters 2022)
Join us!
-
Graduate Students: The Nguyen lab seeks graduate students looking to solve the challenges of creating novel molecules at the interface of inorganic and bio-organic chemistry.
-
Post docs: We are looking for applicants with expertise in organic and/or inorganic synthesis, air-free Schlenk and/or glovebox techniques, and NMR spectroscopy. Applicants should send (1) a CV, (2) a single page cover letter summarizing past research and proposed research, and (3) a list of three references.
-
Undergraduates: We welcome students from all backgrounds that are highly motivated to solve new challenges and learn how chemical concepts apply in a modern research lab. There is no course prerequisite though an introductory knowledge of organic chemistry is a highly recommended. Applicants should send (1) a one paragraph description of their interests and short term career goals, and (2) their current course schedule.