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GROUP MEMBERS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Arumugam Jayaraman<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professional Details<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Assistant Professor:<\/em> Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, Feb 2025 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postdoc:<\/em> University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany (Supervisor: Prof. Holger Braunschweig<\/a>), 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postdoc:<\/em> Laval University, Quebec City, Canada  (Supervisor: Prof. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric-G. Fontaine<\/a>), 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Academic Details<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PhD:<\/em> University of Regina, Canada (Supervisor: Prof. Brian T. Sterenberg<\/a>), 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSc:<\/em> University of Regina, Canada (Supervisor: Prof. Allan L. L. East<\/a>), 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notable Awards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) postdoctoral fellowship, Germany, 2020 \u2013 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Award, Germany, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) postdoctoral fellowship, Canada, 2019 \u2013 <\/strong>2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship, University of Regina, Canada, 2014 \u2013 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Spencer Middleton and Jack Spencer Gordon Middleton Scholarship, University of Regina, Canada, 2013 \u2013 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Current Group Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Halim Habashi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Student, UNLV, August 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: habasd1@unlv.nevada.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gerald C. Nerio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Student, UNLV, January 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: neriog1@unlv.nevada.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sharuka Wijewardhanalage,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Graduate Student, UNLV, August 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BS: Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: sharuka.wijewardhanalage@unlv.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Malavika Jinukumar Mini<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Graduate Student, UNLV, August 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BS-MS: IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: malavika.jinukumarmini@unlv.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Yamuna Sangeetha Kandasamy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Associate, UNLV, June 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PhD: University of Regina, Canada <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: yamuna.kandasamy@unlv.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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