
Principal Investigator

Dr. Kelly Powderly
powderly@wustl.edu
Bryan 510/511 (lab)
Beckman-Brown Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
PhD, Chemistry and Materials Science, Princeton University
BA, Chemistry and Integrated Science, Northwestern University
Current Lab Members

Dr. Meenu Murali
meenu@wustl.edu
Postdoctoral research scholar
PhD, Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry, University of Toulouse III
MS, Materials, Indian Institute of Science
BS, Materials, Indian Institute of Science

Jayna Wallinger
j.wallinger@wustl.edu
First year PhD student
BS, Chemistry, University of Missouri- Columbia

Yarielis Lopez
l.yarielis@wustl.edu
First year PhD student
BS, Industrial Chemical Processes, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo

Ina Jaegy
i.jaegy@wustl.edu
Junior undergraduate, Chemistry, French Minor

Eric Jiang
ejiang@wustl.edu
Junior undergraduate, Chemistry

Erica Shi
erica.shi@wustl.edu
Junior undergraduate, Biology
Unofficial Lab Mascot

Marvin
Brittany Spaniel
10 years old
Very soft and friendly
Previous Lab Members

Whitney Short
Undergraduate researcher 2024-2025
Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry & English Literature, Spring 2025
Chemistry Graduate Student, University of Chicago