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Members of the Engel Group at The University of Chicago

Current Members of the Engel Group

Greg Engel

Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

Miller Fellow, UC Berkeley 2005-2007
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2004
A.M., Harvard University, 2001
A.B., Princeton University, 1999

Chemistry Department Page
Biophysical Sciences Page
Molecular Engineering Page

GCIS E119

gsengel@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-834-0818

Karen Watters

Grant Writing Specialist

Postdoc, Royal College of Surgeons
Postdoc, UChicago Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ph.D. Medical Microbiology, University College Dublin, 2008
B.Sc. Biomedical Science, Nat'l University of Ireland, Galway, 2002

GCIS E124A

karen@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-834-3974

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Group Administrator

GCIS E125

ecs@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-834-9916

Chemistry Undergraduate Researcher

The University of Chicago

GCIS E028

kbanker@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Graduate Student Rotator

B.S., College of Idaho, 2025

GCIS E028

brayden@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

B.S., University of Georgia, 2019

GCIS E028

cbellora@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

PME Graduate Student

B.S., Illinois Wesleyan University, 2024

GCIS E028

jbelz@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

CPS Teacher

B.S., Northeastern Illinois University, 2019
M.Ed., Relay Graduate School of Education

GCIS E028

lamiaa@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Graduate Student Rotator

B.A., Bowdoin College, 2023

GCIS E028

callahan@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Undergraduate Researcher

The University of Chicago

GCIS E028

felicechan@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Undergraduate Researcher

The University of Chicago

GCIS E028

costello@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

B.S., University of Minnesota, 2021

GCIS E028

kfeuling@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

M.S., National Institute of Science Education and Research, 2020
B.S., National Institute of Science Education and Research, 2020

GCIS E028

indranilg@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

M.S., National Taiwan University, 2022
B.S., National Taiwan University, 2020

GCIS E028

cchuang@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

B.S., Ohio State Univ., 2022

GCIS E032

claire@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Graduate Student Rotator

B.S., Seoul National Univ., 2025

GCIS E028

juho@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

B.S., Allegheny College, 2021

GCIS E032

rleech@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Graduate Student Rotator

B.A., Trinity College, 2018

GCIS E028

gabriel@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

B.S., National University of Singapore, 2020

GCIS E033

cocoli@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

B.S., St. Mary's College of Maryland, 2022

GCIS E032

elmcnesby@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Undergraduate Researcher

The University of Chicago

GCIS E028

fpaiz@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Postdoctoral Scholar

Ph.D., Tata Inst. of Fundamental Research, 2024
M.S., West Bengal University, 2016
B.S., University of Burdwan, 2014

GCIS E032

sunandita@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Graduate Student Rotator

M.Sc., IIT Mumbai, 2025
B.T., IIT Mumbai, 2025

GCIS E028

advait@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

S.M., University of Chicago, 2025
B.S., Rochester Inst. of Tech., 2023

GCIS E028

mroesch@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Undergraduate Researcher

The University of Chicago

GCIS E028

daniela@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Summer Researcher

M.S., National Taiwan University, expected 2025
B.S., National Cheng Kung University, 2023

GCIS E028

wkshao@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

B.S., Nankai Yuniversity, 2020

GCIS E033

qijie@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

M.Sc., IIT Kharagpur, 2022
B.S., IIT Kharagpur, 2022

GCIS E032

keerthi@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Graduate Student Rotator

B.S., Univ. of Rochester, 2025

GCIS E028

qiruiwang@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 2021
B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 2021

GCIS E032

owedig@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Graduate Student Rotator

B.S., Duke University, 2025

GCIS E028

xander@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Chemistry Graduate Student

B.S., National Taiwan University, 2019

GCIS E032

ericwu@engelgroup.uchicago.edu

(773)-702-6066

Alumni and Former Members of the Engel Group

Sami Abdulhadi

Sami Abdulhadi

Chemistry Graduate Student

Currently a chemist at Plastipak Packaging Inc.

Marco Allodi

Marco Allodi

Postdoctoral Scholar

Currently at Bain and Co.

Ashley Amidei

Ashley Amidei

CPS Teacher

Pegg Anderson

Pegg Anderson

Secretary

Currently enjoying her retirement

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