Spring 2025

• Welcome to attend our group meetings every other Friday in the Spring starting January. We will meet through Zoom. 

How to Join the Lin Research Group 

• High school students: High school students are welcome to join our group in the summer through the UTRGV High Scholar program. 
• Undergraduate students: We are always looking for new undergraduate students. If you are interested in either pursuing research for credit (CHEM4201/4202), volunteering for research, or being supported through the Engaged Scholar (ESAA) award/Scholarly Undergraduate-Based Interdisciplinary Research (SUBIR) award, please send me an email. 
• Graduate students: A description of the graduate student position pursuing M. Sc. degree can be found here.

Graduate Students 

• Kevin Alejando (M. Sc., expected Dec. 2025)
• Andrea Quezada (M. Sc., expected Aug. 2025)
• Alan Rodriguez (M. Sc., expected 2025)
• Alitza Garcia (M. Sc., 2024)
• Zayra Gonzalez (M. Sc., 2022, currently science teacher at Idea High School)
• Diego Rodriguez (M. Sc., 2021, currently Engineering Technician at Tesla)
• Karla Salazar (M. Sc., 2021, currently Engineering Technician at Tesla)
• Michael J. Carrillo (M. Sc., 2020, currently Ph. D. student of Kent State University with Prof. Michael Tubergen)
• Agapito Serrato III (M. Sc., 2018, currently chemistry instructor at Texas State Technology College)

Undergraduate Students 

• Kassandra Aguilar (CHEM4201, Spring 2025)
• Margarita Arrambidez (Student Experience Intern 2024-2025)
• Francisco Jimenez (Student Experience Intern 2023-2024)
• Tania Alvarez (Alumnus, Master of Science in Chemistry, UTRGV 2020)
• Rebakah Arismendi (Alumnus)
• Juan Baltierrez Gomez (Alumnus, currently MD student at UTMB)
• Madison Buenrostro (Alumnus)
• Gabriel Calderon (Alumnus)
• Jesus Canales (Alumnus, currently PharmD student at Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy)
• Michael Carrillo (Engaged Scholar awardee and MBRS RISE scholar, Alumnus, Master of Science in Chemistry from Lin group, UTRGV 2020, currently in Ph. D. student at Kent State University in microwwave spectroscopy)
• Arturo Conde (Alumnus)
• Alexis Delgado (Engaged Scholar awardee, Alumnus, Ph. D. from SMU 2022, currently post-doctoral fellow at Southern Methodist University)
• Alondra Escobar (Alumnus, currently Ph. D student at Rice University in bioengineering)
• Marcus Escobar (Alumnus)
• Javier Flores (Alumnus)
• Claudia Garza (Alumnus, currently high school chemistry teacher in Houston)
• Jorge E. Gomez-Medellin (Alumnus)
• Joely Gongzalez (Alumnus, currently in UTRGV Biomedical program)
• Zayra Gongzalez (Engaged Scholar awardee, Alumnus, Master of Science in Chemistry from Lin group, UTRGV 2022, currently teacher at Incarnate Word Academy High School)
• Alitza Gracia (Engaged Scholar awardee, Alumnus, currently in Master of Science in Chemistry from Lin group, expected UTRGV 2024)
• Lauryn Guzman (Alumnus)
• Diego Hernandez (Alumnus)
• Francisco Llamas (Alumnus, currently at UTRGV Master of Science in Physics)
• Romuliss Lopez (Engaged Scholar awardee, Alumnus, currently pursuing Bachelor of Science degree at UTRGV)
• Juan Luna (Alumnus, currently at Ph. D. student at UTEP)
• Tania Matamoros (Alumnus, currently chemistry teacher in Idea school)
• Zulema Melchor (Alumnus, Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Rochester 2015, currently Quality Assurance Technician at HEB)
• Ozkar Michi (Alumnus)
• Jennessa Mora (Alumnus, Engaged Scholar awardee)
• Jon Niduaza (Engaged Scholar awardee, Alumnus)
• Daniela Parra (Alumnus)
• Mario Perez (Engaged Scholar awardee, Alumnus, currently in Erasmus Mundus Program Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Chemistry)
• Monique Perez (Alumnus, currently in Personalized Molecular Medicine Master program at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UT Health San Antonio)
• Rogelio Quintanilla (Alumnus)
• Pedro Ramos III (Alumnus, Master of Science in Engineering, UTRGV, Spring 2020)
• Yannelie Rebeles (Alumnus)
• Rey Rivera (Alumnus)
• Juan Rodriguez (Alumnus, currently technician at Brownsville Public Utilities Board)
• Obdulia Robles (Alumnus)
• Savannah Romero (Alumnus)
• Angelina Salinas (Alumnus)
• Alonzo Sanchez (Alumnus, currently software engineer at Capgemini)
• Agapito Serrato III (Alumnus, Master of Science in Chemistry from Lin group, UTRGV 2018, currently chemistry instructor at Texas State Technology College)
• Amanda Torres (Alumnus)
• Alex Trevino (Alumnus, currently waste water tech at Rich Products Corporation)
• Daniel Vallejo (Alumnus, currently U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent)
• David Vera (Alumnus)
• Hunter Virkus (Engaged Scholar awardee, Alumnus, currently PhD student at Southern Methodist University)

High School Students 

• Elena Olivas (summmer 2023)
• Grace Guerrera (spring and Summer 2024, currently college student at Texas A&M McAllen campus)