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.
Alicia Robang
B.S., 2019, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., 2021, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Protein Engineering Intern, 2022, Schrödinger, New York City, NY
R&D Co-Op, 2018 – 2019, Micron Technology, Boise, ID
Alicia is currently investigating ways to incorporate NMR experimental knowledge into the computational design of novel peptide assemblies.
Undergraduate Students
Rachel Gladden
Production & Environmental Engineering Co-op, 2022-2023, Dow Chemical, United States
R&D Lab Intern, 2018-2020, Essential Ingredients Inc, Lawrenceville, GA
Rachel is an undergraduate chemical engineering student who joined the Paravastu Lab in 2023. She works with HPLC and has performed peptide syntheses.
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.
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.
Grace Marek
Process Engineer Intern, 2023, Tetra Pak, Winsted, MN
Hi my name is Grace! I am a chemical engineering undergraduate student. I work with HPLC, protein synthesis and some peptide characterization methods such as LC-MS and FTIR. Besides this lab, I am involved in Engineers Without Borders and my sorority Kappa Alpha Theta! : )
Walker Radford
Hello! I’m Walker Radford! I’m a Biochemistry Major. I normally do peptide synthesis and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectroscopy (LCMS). Amongst my love for chemistry, I love my two cats, writing, and video games.
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.
Michael Helmicki
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!
