Principal Investigator

Drew R. Gentner

Associate Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor, School of the Environment

Graduate Student Researchers

Tori Hass-Mitchell

B.S. Chemical Engineering: Yale University (2019)
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2020-present)
Project: High mass-resolution tandem mass spectrometry to decipher the emissions and chemical evolution of complex mixtures of highly functionalized organic compounds

Minguk Seo

B.S. Vanderbilt University (2019)
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2020-present)
Project: Emissions of IVOCs-SVOCs and their role in New York City’s air quality during the AEROMMA field campaign

Mia Tran

B.S. Northwestern University (2021)
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2021-present)
Project: The influence of understudied non-traditional sources on urban air quality

Lijin Zhang

B.S. Environmental Engineering: Johns Hopkins University (2024)
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2024-present)
Project: 

Postdoctoral Researchers

Heather LeClerc

B.S. Environmental Chemistry: St. Vincent College (2018)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2023)

Undergraduate Researchers

• Catelynn Soong (2021–current)
• Manaka Ogura (2023–current)
• Aidan Pulmano (2022-current)
• Keerthana Chari (2023-current)
• Anna Oehlerking (2024-current)

Pets of the Gentner Research Group

Stanley

Stan graduated top of his class (of 3) from obedience school but remains a menace! He specializes in blocking his humans from doing work and detecting complex organic meats up to ¼ mile away. Stan’s favorite activities are running, chasing, and more running. His fun fact is that he can run ~30 mph!

Runa

Runa joined the Gentner group in August of 2020 and she specializes in sniffing out VOCs in forested areas. In her free time she enjoys naps, getting pets, and playing with her squeaky toys during important meetings.

Postdoc/Graduate Student Alumni

Colby Buehler

B.S. Chemical Engineering: University of Connecticut (2018)
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2018-present)
Project: High spatiotemporal measurements and statistical analysis of urban air quality with novel devices and methods (NSF GRFP Fellow)

Jenna Ditto

B.S. Chemical Engineering: Brown University (2015)
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2020)
Dissertation: High Chemical Resolution Investigations into the Composition, Evolution, and Properties of Complex Multiphase Organic Compound Mixtures in the Atmosphere

Jo Machesky

B.S. Environmental Engineering: Northwestern University (2018)
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2018-present)
Project: Emissions of VOC-SVOCs from non-traditional sources, their emission pathways, and dynamics 

Junqi Wang

B.S. Chemistry: University of Nebraska at Kearney (2013)
Ph.D. Chemistry: University of Michigan (2019)
Postdoctoral Researcher: Environmental Engineering (2019-2021)
Project: Low-cost, portable microGC

Peeyush Khare

B. Tech. Civil Engineering: VIT Vellore, India (2012)
M.S. Civil Engineering (Environmental): Virginia Tech (2014)
BPGDip. Liberal Arts and Environmental Policy, Y.I.F (Ashoka U)-Sciences Po Paris (2015)
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2020)
Dissertation: Understanding the Increasing Influence of Non-Combustion Sources on Urban Air Quality

Roger Sheu

B.A. Chemistry: Pomona College (2014)
B.A. Mathematics: Pomona College (2014)
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2020)
Dissertation: Indoor Gas- and Particle-Phase Organic Compounds: High-Resolution Instrumentation to Study Emissions, Concentrations, and Dynamics

Taekyu Joo

Ph.D. Georgia Tech (2021)

 

 

• Rui Chen (2018-2019)
• Kai Skog (2016-2018)
• Anna Walsh (2017-2018)
• Fulizi Xiong (2016-2018)
• Jingying Xu (Visiting PhD student 2017-2018 from Tsinghua University via Chinese Scholarship Council Fellowship)
• Aurelie Marcotte (2015-2016)
• Thiago Nogueira (2014, from University of São Paulo)

Undergraduate Alumni

• Paul Moon (2022-2023)
• Saket Malhotra (2022-2023)
• Lexie Gardner (2021–2023)
• Jordan Sahly (2021–2022)
• Megan He (2019–2022)
• Marley Macarewich (2020–2022)
• Daniela Flores (2021–2022)
• Will Wang (2022)
• Sonya Malek (2022)
• Anahi Gonzalez (2021–2022)
• Ornella Bayigamba (2021)
• Jacob Abdallah (2021)
• Michael McNamara (2019–2020)
• Renee Su (2019–2020)
• Ricardo Soto (2017–2020)
• Tori Hass-Mitchell (2018–2019)
• Alexandra Gartner (2019)
• Jack Morton (2019)
• Haley Rogers (2015–2016, 2018–2019)
• Lane To (2018–2019)
• Cierra Taylor (2019)
• Christina Chen (2018)
• Taylor Chapman (2019)
• Roxanne Trachtenberg (2018–2019)
• Joseph Lybik (2018–2019)
• Tanushree Burman (2018–2019)
• Stefan Colton (2017–2018)
• Katherine Attar (2018)
• Bohan Lou (2018)
• Marissa Hui Ling Foo (2018)
• Reese Roberts (2018)
• Christian White (2018)
• Jinny Van Doorn (2018)
• Kevin Truong (2017–2018)
• Vanessa Hansen-Quartney (2017)
• Emily Barnes Franklin (2014–2015, 2017)
• Evan Doyle (2016–2017)
• Joseph Kohrman-Glaser (2016–2017)
• Christian Mendez (2016–2017)
• Pulith Peiris (2017)
• Steven Rofrano (2017)
• Kevin Moses (2017)
• Will Drexler (2017)
• Gladys Fang (2017)
• Miguel Yuste (2017)
• Camille Kima (2017)
• Abigail Okazaki (2016)
• Elle Buellesbach (2016)
• Coryelle Pondy (2016)
• Brandon Ortiz (2016)
• Kendall Chapin (2016)
• Chad Small (2016)
• Hannah Nesser (2016)
• Patrick Wilczynski (2016)
• Genevieve Fowler (2016)
• Jonathan Chang (2016)
• Mieke Scherpbier (2016)
• Sophia Charan (2014–2016)
• Joel Li (2015)
• Hitoshi Kawashima (2014–2015)
• Sophie Janaskie (2014–2015)
• Leah Surratt (2015)
• Yong Feng (2014)

Yale Peabody Museum Evolutions Program Summer Lab Interns

• Paula Mock (2019) 
• Aurea Orencia (2019) 
• Amir Bond (2018) 
• Ethan Weed (2018) 
• Chinanu Gubor (2015) 
• Vanessa Oyoo Hansen-Quartey (2015)