Leadership
Presidents
Lisa Karlsson (she/her)
lisadono@sas.upenn.edu
Lisa is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Lester group, working on stabilizing and spectroscopically investigating atmospherically relevant intermediates. She was raised in North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her free time, Lisa likes to practice yoga, ride her bike, and hang out with her cat.
Juliana Bonilla (she/her)
jbonilla@sas.upenn.edu
Community Building Chairs
Kelly Kopera (she/her)
kmkopera@sas.upenn.edu
Canning Wang (she/her)
canningw@sas.upenn.edu
Speakers and Symposia Chairs
Anavi Serna (she/her)
avserna@sas.upenn.edu
Anavi is a second-year PhD student in the Trauner group, working on natural product total synthesis. She grew up in Mexico and received her B.S. in chemistry from Rice University. Outside of the lab, Anavi enjoys reading, hiking, and learning new languages.
Perc Adimabua (she/her)
adimabua@sas.upenn.edu
Perc is in her 3rd year in the Zahrt Lab working on Automation and ML driven exploration of linker space for PROTAC optimization. She was born in Nigeria and received her B.A. in Chemistry and French from Lake Forest College. Outside of lab, Perc enjoys playing basketball, working out, and cooking.
Community Outreach Chairs
Kathleen Segal (she/her)
kseg@sas.upenn.edu
Kathleen is a 2nd year PhD student in the McCallum Lab, where she works to develop biocatalytic methods to access high value ligands. Originally from Massachusetts, Kathleen received her BA in Chemistry from the College of the Holy Cross. Outside of lab, Kathleen enjoys baking, boxing, and exploring Philly.
Amanda Arnoff (she/her)
arnoffa@sas.upenn.edu
Communications Chair
Lily Walsh (she/her)
lilwalsh@sas.upenn.edu
Lily is a 2nd year PhD student in the Lester group, working on studying the gas phase reactivity of atmospherically relevant molecules. She was born and raised in New Jersey and did her undergraduate studies at Providence College. In her spare time, Lily enjoys baking, roller skating, and playing tennis.
Other Board Members
Community Building
Kalyana Duggal
Quing Wang
Eden Balema
Cassandra Vu
Rawan Rabayah
Abigail Czarnecki
Maura Gibbs
Katie Carney
Sarah Schick
Polina Holubovska
Speakers and Symposia
Anlan Zhao
Anastasiia Tsymbal
Julia Shoemaker
Miranda Wright
Cameron Berlin
Community Outreach
Aaliyah Khan
Georgia Westbrook
Marta Guron
Karen Zhang
Charlotte Monsour
Lizeth Lopez Vazquez