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srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Passport_Size_17-12-25.jpg 378w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Passport_Size_17-12-25-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Karthik Gopakumar<\/h3><span>Postdoctoral Researcher<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ph.D. Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f80b3f elementor-section-boxed 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Students<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc5962c\" data-id=\"cc5962c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339c921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"339c921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"awsm-team-1226\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid cards-style style-1 grid-3-col \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1226-1218\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"484\" 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class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Anandhu Krishnan<\/h3><span>Ph.D. Student<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MSc, Analytical Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India\r\nBSc, Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1226-1220\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"472\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1661980109280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1661980109280.jpg 354w, 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src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1000035802-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1000035802-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1000035802-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Bhargav Varada<\/h3><span>Ph.D. Student<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Int MSc, Chemistry, GITAM university, India\r\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1226-1843\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240902-WA0060-1-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240902-WA0060-1-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240902-WA0060-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Kritika Kritika<\/h3><span>Ph.D. Student<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MSc, Chemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India\r\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd1b213 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd1b213\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a8d0db\" data-id=\"5a8d0db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2b619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a2b619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Undergraduate Research Students<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b11a054\" data-id=\"b11a054\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e77690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1e77690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"awsm-team-1230\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid cards-style style-1 grid-4-col \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1230-1667\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image_50401537-1-1-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image_50401537-1-1-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image_50401537-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image_50401537-1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image_50401537-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image_50401537-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image_50401537-1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image_50401537-1-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Connor Donahue<\/h3><span>Undergraduate<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1230-2265\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Brady-Profile-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Braden Ketzenberger<\/h3><span>Undergraduate<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1230-2264\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4254-500x500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4254-500x500.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4254-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Kaitlyn Miller<\/h3><span>Undergraduate<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1230-2266\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2626-500x500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2626-500x500.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2626-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Isaac Allen<\/h3><span>Undergraduate<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f733b8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f733b8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c192177\" data-id=\"c192177\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2a6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae2a6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alumni<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-997777e elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"997777e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0ace6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"9e0ace6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"awsm-team-1235\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid cards-style style-1 grid-3-col \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1225\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sodiq-min-3-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sodiq-min-3-scaled.jpg 1707w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sodiq-min-3-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sodiq-min-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sodiq-min-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sodiq-min-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sodiq-min-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sodiq-min-3-180x270.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Sodiq O. Waheed<\/h3><span>Research Advisor, Structure-Based Drug Design<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, Indiana 46285 USA\r\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1217\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/anna-2-scaled-e1629240107982.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Ann Varghese<\/h3><span>Postdoctoral Researcher, National Center for Toxicological Research, FDA, Jefferson, AR <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1212\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla.jpg 712w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla-179x270.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Koteswararao Gorantla<\/h3><span>Assistant Professor, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT-AP University, India<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1846\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0454-500x500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0454-500x500.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_0454-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Emerald Mehler<\/h3><span>UNDERGRADUATE, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1224\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/meredith-e1726065479183-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/meredith-e1726065479183-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/meredith-e1726065479183-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Meredith Paik<\/h3><span>Undergraduate, Chemistry<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1844\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3785-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3785-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3785-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Rebecca Veenstra<\/h3><span>UNDERGRADUATE, CHEMISTRY<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-2115\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jacob_Arp-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jacob_Arp-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jacob_Arp-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Jacob Arp<\/h3><span>Undergraduate<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-2116\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ben_Diegel-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ben_Diegel-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ben_Diegel-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Ben Diegel<\/h3><span>Undergraduate<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1849\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/plugins\/awsm-team\/images\/default-user.png\" alt=\"James Bode\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>James Bode<\/h3><span>UNDERGRADUATE, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-2199\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/plugins\/awsm-team\/images\/default-user.png\" alt=\"Mary Bartelli\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Mary Bartelli<\/h3><span>Houghton High School, WBL participant, 2025<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1848\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/plugins\/awsm-team\/images\/default-user.png\" alt=\"Parker Harstad\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Parker Harstad<\/h3><span>UNDERGRADUATE, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1223\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"209\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ciara.png\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Ciara LaRouche<\/h3><span>Undergraduate, Chemical Engineering<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1222\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"209\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/brendan.png\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Brendan Kaski<\/h3><span>Undergraduate, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1235-1221\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"207\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-3.png\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Bella DiCastri<\/h3><span>Undergraduate, Chemical Engineering<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47cf0dd8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47cf0dd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f3a5403\" data-id=\"4f3a5403\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754200e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"754200e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-957\" style=\"width: 154px; height: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image.png 348w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-149x270.png 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:group --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Principal Investigator <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Tatyana G. Karabencheva-Christova <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":17}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><strong>Associate Professor of Chemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:group --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":17}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-97f09281-aa3e-4104-93fe-812f55798d04\" class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Tatyana obtained Ph.D. in computational chemistry from Bristol University, United Kingdom, and was awarded a Marie Curie International Career Development Fellowship for Stanford University. Before joining Michigan Tech, Tatyana was an Associate Professor at Northumbria University in Newcastle, United Kingdom. Tatyana\u2019s research interests focus on the computational investigation of metalloenzymes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:group --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:group --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"textColor\":\"gray\"} --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-gray-color has-text-color\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"20px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><strong>Postdoctoral Fellow<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":952,\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":16} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 16% auto;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-952 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla-2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla-2-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla-2-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla-2-179x270.jpg 179w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gorantla-2.jpg 712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"24px\"}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Koteswararao Gorantla<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"17px\"}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">PhD, Computational Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, India<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"17px\"}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:media-text --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"20px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">Graduate students<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":310,\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":16,\"imageFill\":false} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 16% auto;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-310 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/anna-2-814x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"24px\"}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Ann Varghese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":17}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">BSc, Chemistry, Calicut University, India<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":17}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">MSc, Applied Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:media-text --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":895,\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":16} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 16% auto;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"531\" class=\"wp-image-895 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fathima-hameed-c.jpg\" alt=\"Fathima Hameed C \" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fathima-hameed-c.jpg 413w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fathima-hameed-c-233x300.jpg 233w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fathima-hameed-c-210x270.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"24px\"}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Fathima Hameed C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">BSc, Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">MSc, Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut, India<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:media-text --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":970,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/index.php\/people\/anandhu\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":16} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 16% auto;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anandhu-890x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anandhu-890x1024.jpg 890w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anandhu-261x300.jpg 261w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anandhu-768x883.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anandhu-235x270.jpg 235w, http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/karabencheva-christova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/anandhu.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"24px\"}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Anandhu Krishnan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">BSc, Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">MSc, Analytical Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:media-text --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:group --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<p><!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":962,\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":16} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" 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Melayikandy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">BSc, Chemistry, Calicut University, India<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"black\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">MSc, Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, India<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:media-text --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:group --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"20px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><mark 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Karabencheva-Christova Associate Professor of Chemistry Tatyana obtained Ph.D. in computational chemistry from Bristol University, United Kingdom, and was awarded a Marie Curie International Career Development Fellowship for Stanford University. 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