Group Members

Principal Investigator

Andrew Buller

Credentials: PhD, The Johns Hopkins University

Position title: Assistant Professor (Started 2017)

Email: arbuller@wisc.edu

Research Associates

Patrick Willoughby

Credentials: PhD, University of Minnesota

Position title: Associate Professor (Joined 2020)

Email: willoughby@wisc.edu

Postdoctoral Researchers

Michael Rourke

Credentials: PhD, Northwestern University

Position title: Postdoctoral Researcher (Joined 2024)

Email: mjrourke@wisc.edu

Graduate Students

Jairo Villalona

Credentials: BS Westfield State University

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2019)

Email: villalona@wisc.edu

Sam Bruffy

Credentials: BS Waynesburg University

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2020)

Email: bruffy@wisc.edu

Carly Masonheimer

Credentials: BS, MS Bucknell University

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2021)

Email: masonheimer@wisc.edu

Soph Young

Credentials: BS Emory University

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2021)

Email: shyoung2@wisc.edu

Amanda Ohler

Credentials: BS Ohio Northern University, MS East Carolina University

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2022)

Email: aohler@wisc.edu

Holly Weilbaker

Credentials: BS Purdue University

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2022)

Email: weilbaker@wisc.edu

Reece Gardner

Credentials: BS Iowa State University

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2023)

Email: rsgardner@wisc.edu

Maddy Rodemeier

Credentials: BA Macalester College

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2023)

Email: rodemeier@wisc.edu

Tong Gao

Credentials: BS Williams College

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2024)

Email: tgao76@wisc.edu

Adam Thomas

Credentials: BS Rice University

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2024)

Email: ajthomas6@wisc.edu

Lydia Steger-Wilson

Credentials: BS Northeastern University

Position title: Chemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2025)

Email: stegerwilson@wisc.edu

Co-Advised Graduate Students

James Andon

Credentials: BS, MS Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Position title: Biochemistry Graduate Student (Joined 2020)

Email: andon@wisc.edu

Undergraduates

Eoin Cunningham

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (Joined 2024)

Email: edcunningham@wisc.edu

Halle Rezin

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (Joined 2024)

Email: hrezin@wisc.edu

Avi Subramanian

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (Joined 2024)

Email: alsubramani2@wisc.edu

Olivia Holsinger

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (Joined 2024)

Email: oholsinger@wisc.edu

Former Lab Members

Dr. Prasanth Kumar

Credentials: Ph.D. in Biophysics

Position title: (2017-2022)

Dr. Allwin McDonald

Credentials: Ph.D. in Chemistry

Position title: (2017-2022)

Professor Tyler Doyon

Credentials: Chemistry Professor, UW-Eau Claire

Position title: Postdoc (2021-2022)

Dr. Peyton Higgins

Credentials: Ph.D. in Chemistry

Position title: (2018-2023)

Dr. Lydia Perkins

Credentials: Ph.D. in Chemistry

Position title: (2017-2023)

Dr. Tony Meza

Credentials: Ph.D. in Biochemistry

Position title: (2018-2023)

Dr. Jon Ellis

Credentials: Ph.D. in Chemistry

Position title: (2017-2023)

Dr. Anna Zmich

Credentials: Ph.D. Biochemistry

Position title: (2019-2024)

Dr. Jamorious Smith

Credentials: Ph.D. Chemistry

Position title: (2019-2024)

Dr. Meghan Campbell

Credentials: Ph.D. Chemistry

Position title: (2018-2024)

Email: mecampbell2@wisc.edu

Matthew McGill

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2020-2022)

Aadhishre Kasat

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2019-2022)

Danny Jing

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2020-2022)

Dennis Tulus

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2020-2022)

Megan Dobrose

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021-2022)

Jason Leonardo

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2020-2022)

Grace Carlson

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2019-2021)

Calvin Spolar

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2018-2020)

Eric Geunes

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2018-2020)

John Ott

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2017-2018)

Kathryn Huseth

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021-2022)

Isa Harrison

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2020-2022)

Tom Tao

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021-2023)

John Marsland

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2023)

Nicolette Wehrli

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022-2023)

Lilly Thompson

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022-2024)

Noah Abuhajir

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (Joined 2023)

Email: nabuhajir@wisc.edu