GROUP MEMBERS
Principal Investigator
Dr. Arumugam Jayaraman
Professional Details
Assistant Professor: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, Feb 2025
Postdoc: University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany (Supervisor: Prof. Holger Braunschweig), 2025
Postdoc: Laval University, Quebec City, Canada (Supervisor: Prof. Frédéric-G. Fontaine), 2018
Academic Details
PhD: University of Regina, Canada (Supervisor: Prof. Brian T. Sterenberg), 2016
MSc: University of Regina, Canada (Supervisor: Prof. Allan L. L. East), 2011
Notable Awards
Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) postdoctoral fellowship, Germany, 2020 – 2023
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Award, Germany, 2022
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) postdoctoral fellowship, Canada, 2019 – 2020
Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship, University of Regina, Canada, 2014 – 2016
John Spencer Middleton and Jack Spencer Gordon Middleton Scholarship, University of Regina, Canada, 2013 – 2016
Current Group Members
David Halim Habashi
Undergraduate Student, UNLV, August 2026
Email: habasd1@unlv.nevada.edu
Gerald C. Nerio
Undergraduate Student, UNLV, January 2026
Email: neriog1@unlv.nevada.edu
Sharuka Wijewardhanalage,
PhD Graduate Student, UNLV, August 2026
BS: Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Email: sharuka.wijewardhanalage@unlv.edu
Malavika Jinukumar Mini
PhD Graduate Student, UNLV, August 2025
BS-MS: IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India
Email: malavika.jinukumarmini@unlv.edu
Dr. Yamuna Sangeetha Kandasamy
Research Associate, UNLV, June 2025
PhD: University of Regina, Canada
Email: yamuna.kandasamy@unlv.edu