Principal Investigator
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Johnathan N. Brantley
John began his academic career at Western Kentucky University, where he completed a B.S. degree in 2010. He then joined the laboratory of Professor Christopher Bielawski at the University of Texas at Austin. As an NSF predoctoral fellow, John investigated mechanically facilitated transformations within polymeric matrices. Following the completion of his Ph.D. in 2014, John began his postdoctoral studies under the guidance of Professor Dean Toste at the University of California, Berkeley. As an NIH postdoctoral fellow, John explored the synthesis and reactivity of trifluoromethyl iodonium salts. He joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee as an Assistant Professor in 2017. Vertical Divider
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Graduate Students
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Nick is a sixth year graduate student who completed his B.S. at the University of Tennessee in 2017, where he investigated the synthesis of lipid probes for protein tagging in the laboratory of Professor Michael Best. Nick's current focus has switched from small molecules to polymers, and he is pursuing his doctorate under the tutelage of Professor Johnathan Brantley. Nick's research is centered on developing new materials with unique properties and exploring their applications. His interests outside of the lab include video games, reading, and watching movies.
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Breana Wilson bwilso80@vols.utk.edu
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Breana is a fifth year graduate student from Oliver Springs, TN. For undergrad, she attended Coastal Carolina University where she graduated in three years with a B.S. in Biochemistry. Breana is currently focusing on developing functional metallopolymers in the Brantley group. She aspires to go into academia. Breana watches Netflix and plays drums in her free time.
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My name is Boris Ekonde Cobbold from Ghana. I am both an Ewe and Nzema currently pursuing my graduate studies in Chemistry under the Johnathan Brantley group and also a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
I had my undergraduate degree in Ghana from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. My goal is to make contributions to science and literature that'll definitely have a positive global impact by God's Grace. I love playing soccer, watching soccer games, hitting the gym and cooking anytime I get the opportunity other than studying, research and being in the lab. I love the world of organic chemistry and find the concepts so intriguing and fun. Life here hasn't been that easy but I must say has been fun since I get to learn a lot and get a feel of diversity. Vertical Divider
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Undergraduate Students
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Dom Coughlin
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Dom is an undergraduate senior at UTK majoring in chemistry. He is planning on going to medical school after UTK. In his free time, Dom likes to hike when it's warm and snowboard when it's cold. Aside from outdoors Dom also enjoys video games and hanging out with his friends.
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