Postdoctoral Scholars

Dr. Tomoko AshizawaDr. Tomoko Ashizawa - tomoko@caltech.edu

Ph. D., Keio University, 2009
Prof. Tohru Yamada
"Catalytic atropo-Enantioselective Synthesis of Biaryl Compounds by Dynamic Kinetic Resolution"

M.S., Keio University, 2006
B.S., Keio University, 2004

Dr. Joshua DayDr. Joshua Day - jday@caltech.edu

Ph.D., Yale University, 2009
Prof. John Wood


Dr. Christopher HenryDr. Christopher Henry - ceh@caltech.edu

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2008
Prof. Ohyun Kwon
"Phosphine-catalysis of allenoates: mechanism, heterocycle synthesis, and asymmetric catalysis"

B.S., The College of William and Mary, 2003

Dr. Thomas JensenDr. Thomas Jensen - thje@caltech.edu

Ph.D., The Danish Technical University, 2009
Prof. Robert Madsen
"Ruthenium- and Palladium-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation in Natural Product Synthesis"

M.Sc. The Danish Technical University, 2006


Dr. Amanda JonesDr. Amanda Jones - acjones@caltech.edu

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2007
Prof. Hans J. Reich
"Rapid Injection NMR and Organolithium Reactivity"

A.B., Chemistry, Princeton University, 2001

Dr. Nolan McDougalDr. Nolan T. McDougal - mcdougal@caltech.edu

Ph.D., Boston University, 2008
Prof. Scott E. Schaus
"Asymmetric Phosphine-Mediated Condensation Reactions"

B.S., Vanderbilt University, 2001


Dr. Kim PetersenDr. Kim Petersen - kspeter1@caltech.edu

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2009
Prof. Gary H. Posner
"Studies in Organic Synthesis: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Analogs
and Asymmetric, Organocatalytic, 3-Step synthesis of α-hydroxy-(E)-β-unsaturated Sulfones and Esters"


B.S., University of Wisconsin, 2000

Dr. Kristy TranDr. Kristy Tran - krtran@caltech.edu

Ph.D., Columbia University, 2009
Prof. James L. Leighton
"Synthetic Applications of Silicon Lewis Acids: Total Synthesis of MS-153 and Manzacidin C"

B.S. University of Texas at Austin, 2004




Graduate Students

Kevin AllanKevin Allan - kallan@caltech.edu

B.S., University of California, Berkeley 2004

Nathan BennettNathan Bennett - nbennett@caltech.edu

B.S., Chemistry, Brigham Young University 2008


John EnquistJohn Enquist - jenquist@caltech.edu

B.S., University of California, San Diego 2004

Christopher GilmoreChris Gilmore - gilmorch@caltech.edu

B.S., Boston College 2005


Christopher GilmoreAlex Goldberg - ag@caltech.edu

BScH, Queen's University 2008

Jonny GordonJonny Gordon - gordon@caltech.edu

B.Sc., Brown University 2008


Allen HongAllen Hong - ayhong@caltech.edu

B.S., UC Berkeley 2006

Boram HongBoram Hong - boram@caltech.edu

B.A. Macalester College, 2007


Sandy MaSandy Ma - sandyma@caltech.edu

B.S., Chemistry, Stanford University 2004
B.S., Biology, Stanford University 2004

Mike MeyerMike Meyer - meyerm80@caltech.edu

B.S., Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 2002


Hosea NelsonHosea M. Nelson - hosea@caltech.edu

B.S., University of California, Berkeley 2004

Narae ParkNarae Park - narae@caltech.edu

B.S., Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego 2005


Jenny RoizenJenny Roizen - jroizen2@caltech.edu

B.A., Williams College 2003

Nat SherdenNat Sherden - sherden@caltech.edu

B.S., Chemistry, University of Chicago 2004
B.S., Computer Science, University of Chicago 2004


Pam TadrossPam Tadross - ptadross@caltech.edu

B.S., New York University 2005


Undergraduate Students

Anguel AlexievAnguel Alexiev - anguel@caltech.edu


Pradeep BuggaPradeep Bugga - pradeepb@caltech.edu



Benji LinBenji Lin - blin@caltech.edu