T H E G R O U P
PROF. JAMES P. DONAHUE
Contact Information
Department of Chemistry Phone: 504-862-3562
Tulane University Fax: 504-865-5596
Email: donahue@tulane.edu
Street Address: 6400 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698
Education
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Harvard University, November 1998
M.A., Inorganic Chemistry, Harvard University, June 1995
B.S., Chemistry, M.I.T., June 1991
Malathy Pratheepkumar (2013)
B.S., Chemistry, University of Jaffna, 2009
Hometown: Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Antony Obanda (2014)
B.S., Chemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2009
Hometown: Busia, Kenya
Justin Barnes (2015)
B.S., Lousiana State University, Minor Biology, 2015
LBOR Fellow (2015-2019)
Hometown: Chattanooga, TN, USA
Gayathri Ragunathan (2016)
B.S., Chemistry, University of Jaffna, 2014
Hometown: Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Jared Taylor (2018)
B.S., Chemistry, University of South Alabama, 2015
Hometown: Mobile, AL, USA
POSTDOC. RESEARCHER
Dr. Satyendra Kumar (2019)
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India, 2016
M.S., Chemistry, St. Andrew's College, Gorakhpur, UP India, 2009
Hometown: Gorakhpur, UP India
Antony Obanda (2014)
B.S., Chemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2009
Hometown: Busia, Kenya
Justin Barnes (2015)
B.S., Lousiana State University, Minor Biology, 2015
LBOR Fellow (2015-2019)
Hometown: Chattanooga, TN, USA
Gayathri Ragunathan (2016)
B.S., Chemistry, University of Jaffna, 2014
Hometown: Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Jared Taylor (2017)
B.S., Chemistry, University of South Alabama, 2015
Hometown: Mobile, AL, USA
Che Wu (2018)
B.S., M.S., Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 2016
Hometown: Changchun, China
GRADUATE STUDENTS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Spenser Simpson
Undergraduate Research
B.S., Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. '16
Currently @ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Hometown: Zionsville, IN, USA
Max McMahon
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '17
Hometown: Chicago, IL, USA
Yeuli Chen
Summer REU program - 2017
B.S., Chemistry, SUNY Stony Brook University, New York, NY. '18
Currently @ University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Hometown: New York, NY, USA
Yeuli Chen
Summer REU program -
B.S., Chemistry, SUNY Stony Brook University, New York, NY. '18
Currently @ University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Hometown: New York, NY, USA
Melissa Hoang
Summer REU program - 2018
Xavier University, New Orleans, LA. '20
Hometown: Lafayette, LA, USA
Kendra Valerius
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '21
Hometown: Boston, MA, USA
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Spenser Simpson
Undergraduate Research
B.S., Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. '16
Currently @ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Hometown: Zionsville, IN, USA
Max McMahon
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '17
Hometown: Chicago, IL, USA
Yeuli Chen
Summer REU program - 2017
B.S., Chemistry, SUNY Stony Brook University, New York, NY. '18
Currently @ University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Hometown: New York, NY, USA
Yeuli Chen
Summer REU program -
B.S., Chemistry, SUNY Stony Brook University, New York, NY. '18
Currently @ University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Hometown: New York, NY, USA
Melissa Hoang
Summer REU program - 2018
Xavier University, New Orleans, LA. '20
Hometown: Lafayette, LA, USA
Kendra Valerius
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '21
Hometown: Boston, MA, USA
Michael Maurer
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '21
Hometown: New Lenox, IL, USA
RECENT ALUMNI
Dr. Malathy Pratheepkumar
Assistant Professor, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, May 2019
Dr. Bo Wang
Scientist at Catalent Pharma Solutions, Morrisville, North Carolina.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, March 2019
Dr. Patricia Fontenot
Analytical Inorganic Chemist at the Army Public Health Center (ORISE Postdoctoral Appointment). Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, July 2018
Dr. Angelique F. Greene
Postdoc for Jonathan C. Barnes, Washington University, St. Louis (Wash U)
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, July 2016
Dr. Skylar Ferrara
Postdoc for Thomas Scanlan, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, Sept. 2014
Dr. Yong Yan
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, New Jersey Institute for Technology (NJIT)
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, Summer 2012
Dr. T.A. Upul Jayarathne
Postdoc for Wesley Bernskoetter, Univerisity of Missouri, Columbia
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, Oct 2012
Dr. Arumugam Kuppuswamy (Swamy)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Wright State University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University
Dr. Perumalreddy Chandrasekaran (Chandru)
Assistant Professor, Lamar University
Scott Gryspeerdt
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '15
Nick Kelley
Undergraduate Summer Research
Spring Hill College '12
Currently @ Lincoln Memorial University- Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Samuel Dahlhauser
Summer Research
Sewanee, The University of the South '14
Currently @ Univerisity Texas, Austin- PhD Chemistry
Other Alumni
Karry Wright
Scott Mayer
Elaine Haas
Clifford Nelson
Mohammed Shaw
Dan Clark
Yvon Tran
Kia WIlliams
Ashok Manipalli
Dr. Rongmin Yu