Graduate Students
Kelly (Tzu-Ying) Chiu
B.S., 2021, Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University
R&D Engineer Intern, 2023, TSMC, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Chemistry Research Assistant, 2021-2022, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Kelly likes playing volleyball, and enjoys reading and watching Japanese animates in her free time. Her project is to be assigned.
Daniel Dinakarapandian
B. Tech., 2018, Chemical Engineering, Anna University
Process Engineer, 2018 – 2021, Manali Petrochemicals Limited, Chennai, India
Data Analyst, 2021 – 2022, Amazon, Chennai, India
During my free time, I like to read, write, and take a hike. He is working on Abeta-42.
Tarunya Rao Sudarshan
BTech., 2019, Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Facilities Surveillance Engineer, 2019-2022, ExxonMobil, Bangalore, India
Intern, 2018, Yokogawa, Bangalore, India
Intern, 2017-2018, ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals, Mangalore, India
Tarunya is a grad student since a year, is now working on designer peptides, and structural studies on Alzheimer’s.
Undergraduate Students
Justin Vu Le
A.A., 2021, Liberal Arts, Valencia College
Process Engineer Intern, 2023, Savannah River Mission Completion, Aiken, SC
Justin is a chemical engineering student with a minor in energy systems and sustainable business who is working on training lab teammates on different Electron Microscopy techniques. He works a lot with HPLC as well as CD. Some of my other commitments include President @ VSA, Business Analyst @ CYC, and DEI Committee @ ChBE.
Jeffrey Li
Petit Scholar, 2023, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Atlanta, GA
Pilot Plant Co-Op, 2023, Amgen, West Greenwich, RI
Project Engineering Intern, 2022, Perdue Farms, Salisbury, MD
Jeff is a third year chemical engineering student and a Petit Scholar with the Paravastu Lab. His current work revolves around collecting and analyzing solid-state NMR data and molecular dynamics simulations. He is also learning peptide synthesis and preparation techniques.
Andrew Moore
Andrew is a third-year biochemistry student on the pre-med path. He joined the Paravastu Lab in May of 2024 and is learning the different techniques used in the lab, including peptide synthesis. He is also involved in the Red Cross Club and is the vice president of AMSA.
Aparna Rammohan
Aparna is an undergraduate chemical engineering student who joined the Paravastu Lab in 2023. Aparna worked on synthesizing Abeta-42, and optimizing these results using our in-house peptide synthesizer. Aparna also started a new solution NMR training series for the lab
Volunteers
Shreyas Babu
Process Engineering Intern, 2023, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad, India
Shreyas is an undergraduate student specializing in peptide synthesis and HPLC purification. Outside of research, his interests revolve around manufacturing and large-scale production within plant operations. He is a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Student with a concentration in Biotechnology, and in pursuit of Certificate of Finance.
Leel Liberty
Hi! I’m Leel, a 3rd year undergraduate student at Georgia Tech. I love dogs and the outdoors and when I have free time I like playing piano. I spend most of my time in the lab specializing in molecular modeling where we model peptides made in the lab using computer software such as vmd. I also work with NMR and TEM and am learning more about both and spin simulation this semester.
Brycen Nelson
I am a high school student from Fulton Science Academy dual enrolled at GT. I joined the lab remotely last semester and have mainly been learning how to use Mathematica and VMD. I have not yet been assigned to work on a project. I have a passion for biomolecular engineering (I love proteins especially!) and joined the lab to explore this field and to continue learning. I have four cats, and in my free time, I love to crochet.
Niva Saravanan
Hey! I’m Niva, a first year Neuroscience major on the pre-med track. On campus I am involved in organizations such as Down 2 Dance and Stamps Health Student Ambassadors. I joined the Paravastu Lab in January of 2024 and am in the process of learning peptide synthesis techniques. I look forward to collaborating with other lab members and learning new skills along the way!
