PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR


Dylan Domaille

Dylan received his PhD in chemistry in the chemical biology program from the University of California, Berkeley, where he worked with Chris Chang to develop small-molecule fluorescent sensors for tracking intracellular metal ions in living cells. He continued his studies with Jen Cha as a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Chemical Engineering at CU Boulder, where he expanded his research to include M13 bacteriophage-based biosensors, stress-relaxing hydrogel 3D cell matrices, and biocompatible chemical processes. As an assistant research professor in the Soft Materials Research Center at CU, he worked with clickable nucleic acids (CNAs) — polymers that can be produced on scale yet retain the programmable characteristics of DNA. Dylan joined the faculty in the Department of Chemistry at the Colorado School of Mines as an assistant professor in the fall of 2017.
 
GRADUATE STUDENTS


Campbell Andersen

Campbell grew up about half an hour east of Buffalo, NY. He earned a bachelor’s in chemistry from the United States Air Force Academy, where he also comissioned as an Air Force Chemist. As his first assigment, Campbell is pursuing a master’s in applied chemistry at the Colorado School of Mines. In the Domaille lab, Campbell studies green and biocompatible applications of micellar catalysis. When he’s not in the lab, Campbell loves to cook, game, and tube down Clear Creek.

Jack Haggett

Jack was born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. He received his bachelor's degrees in music and chemistry from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. While at Carthage, Jack studied surfactants for the facilitation of aqueous organic synthesis. Jack started at Mines in the fall of 2018, where he is pursuing a PhD in applied chemistry. His research interests involve the synthesis of ROS-specific fluorogenic compounds. In his free time, Jack enjoys playing the cello, singing, and taking care of his aquariums.

Gun Su Han

Gun Su was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. He moved to Colorado in 2006 and received a BA from CU Boulder in 2014. As an undergraduate research assistant, he studied dynamic covalent chemistry. He finished his first year of graduate school at CU Boulder and transferred to the Colorado School of Mines in summer 2018, where he pursues a PhD in applied chemistry. His current research interests involve the synthesis of a novel drug-delivery material, chemical design of ROS-reactive materials, and dynamic covalent chemistry. His enjoys traveling, brewing coffee, taking pictures, and cooking.

Kelsey Stewart

Kelsey was born and raised in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. She received a BA from Minot State University with a major in Chemistry in 2017. While at Minot State, she conducted undergraduate research in the field of cancer biology. She is currently pursuing a PhD in applied chemistry. Her research interests involve the use of biocompatible chemistry for applications in biomass conversion. When she's not in the lab, she enjoys cooking, painting, and snowboarding.






ALUMNI


UNDERGRADUATES

2018
Anne Clinton, Mt. Holyoke College, B.S. Chemistry '19
Current position: Medical student, Vanderbilt School of Medicine
  • REU student

  • Casey Harmon, B.S. Applied Chemistry ’18

    Emily Hicks, B.S. Chemical Engineering ’18
    Current position: Ph.D. student, CU Anschutz Medical Campus
  • 2017–2018 Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship
  • Honorable mention, 2018 Mines Undergraduate Research Symposium
  • Coauthor (ACS Sustain. Chem. and Eng., 2020, 8, 4114)

  • Angela Moser, B.S. Chemical Engineering and Chemistry ’18
    Current position: Ph.D. Student, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 2017–2018 Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship
  • Coauthor (Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 995)

  • 2019
    Gabe Adriano, B.S. Chemical Engineering, '20
    Current position: Automation engineer, GlaxoSmithKline
  • 2018–2019 Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship
  • 1st Place, 2019 Mines Undergraduate Research Symposium
  • 2019 Astronaut Scholar

  • Ethan Coit, B.S. Chemical Engineering, '20
    Current position: Research associate, CU Anschutz Medical Campus

    Kendyll Hawkins, B.S. Chemistry '20
    Current position: M.S. student, Quantitative Biology and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines

    Megan van de Graaf, B.S. Chemical Engineering, '22
    Current position: Process engineering intern, Merrick & Company

    2020
    Varsha Selma, B.S. Chemical Engineering, '20
    Current position: M.S. student, Engineering Management, Colorado School of Mines
  • 2019–2020 Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship

  • Cameron Fitzgerald, B.S. Chemical Engineering, '21
  • 2019–2020 Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship

  • 2021
    Avery Tyndall, B.S. Chemical Engineering, '22
    Current position: Engineer, Sedron Technology
  • 2020–2021 Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship

  • 2022
    Ryan Pfeffer, Chemical Engineering
  • 2021–2022 Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship

  • Kevin Huang, B.S. Chemical Engineering, '22

    Lauren Kelly, Quantitative Biology and Engineering
    Current position: REU student at BYU (Summer, 2022)
  • 2021–2022 Mines Undergraduate Research Fellowship


  • MASTER'S STUDENTS

    2022
    Kendyll Hawkins, M.S., Quantitative Biology and Engineering, '22


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