​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
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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
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Sandu Fernando (2025)
B.S., Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2023
Hometown: Waikkala, Sri Lanka
Saamia Naz (2025)
B.S., Chemistry, University of the Punjab
Hometown: Shakargarh, Pakistan
Tofunmi Fatimilehin (2025)
B.S., Chemistry, University of Ibadan
Hometown: Oyo State, Nigeria
Dichen Wang (2024)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
Hometown: Yangzhou, China
Atahar Rabby (2020)
B.S., M.S., Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka, 2015
Hometown: Noakhali, Bangladesh
Jimmy Martinez (2022)
B.S., Chemistry, St. Edward's University, 2021
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Laura Fiabane (2020)
B.S.,Chemistry, Tulane University
Hometown: Belluno, Italy
Titir Das Gupta (2020)
B.S., M.S., Analytical Chemistry, University of Mumbai, 2015
Hometown: Kolkata, India
Gayathri Ragunathan (2016) B.S., Chemistry, University of Jaffna, 2014 Hometown: Jaffna, Sri LankaÂ
Saikat Mishra (2023)
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Hometown: Midnapore, WB, India
Che Wu (2018)
B.S., M.S., Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 2015
Hometown: Changchun, China
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (Present & Past)
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
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
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
Max McMahon
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '17
Hometown: Chicago, IL, USA
Kendra Valerius
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '21
Hometown: Boston, MA, USA
Melissa Hoang
Summer REU program - 2018
Xavier University, New Orleans, LA. '20​
Hometown: Lafayette, LA, USA
Haobo Zhu
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '24
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Michael Maurer
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '21
Hometown: New Lenox, IL, USA
Michael Fliegel
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
Spenser Simpson
Undergraduate Research
B.S., Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. '16
Currently @ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Hometown: Zionsville, IN, USA
RECENT ALUMNI
Dr. Jared Taylor
Research Chemist, The McCrone Group, Westmont, Illinois
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, August 2023
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Dr. Satyendra Kumar
Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India, 2016
Post Doc., Tulane University 2021
Dr. Antony Obanda
Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Chandler, Arizona
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, November 2019
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
Senior Polymer Scientist, Scion, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, July 2016
Dr. Skylar Ferrara
Senior Scientist, 20BLOC
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, Sept. 2014
Dr. Yong Yan
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, San Diego State University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, Summer 2012
Dr. T.A. Upul Jayarathne
Associate Professor, Odessa College
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University, Oct 2012
Dr. Arumugam Kuppuswamy (Swamy)
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Wright State University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Tulane University
Dr. Perumalreddy Chandrasekaran (Chandru)
Associate Professor, Lamar University
Scott Gryspeerdt
Undergraduate Research
Tulane University '15
Nick Kelley
Undergraduate Summer Research
Spring Hill College '12
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Samuel Dahlhauser
Summer Research
Sewanee, The University of the South '14
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Other Alumni
Nick Kelley
Samuel Dahlhauser
Karry Wright
Scott Mayer
Elaine Haas
Clifford Nelson
Mohammed Shaw
Dan Clark
Yvon Tran
Kia WIlliams
Ashok Manipalli
Dr. Rongmin Yu