Member Bios

Sungho is from Seoul, South Korea. He was first introduced to inorganic chemistry research in the lab of Prof. Liviu Mirica at Washington University, where he synthesized bench-stable Pd(III) complexes. After two years in the Korean military, he decided to come back to the U.S. for graduate school and joined Prof. John Berry's group at the University of Wisconsin. Sungho's work at Wisconsin focused on paramagnetic ruthenium compounds and their N–P and N≡N bond formation reactivity. After receiving his PhD, he has joined Prof. Jon Owen's lab at Columbia to investigate nanoscale metal-organic frameworks.

William was born and raised in Arcadia, CA outside of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. While pursuing his undergraduate education in Chemistry at the University of California Santa Barbara (B.S. 2021) he developed a love for synthetic chemistry, having worked in the lab of Prof. Ram Seshadri under Molleigh Preefer developing functional magnetics and materials for lithium-ion batteries utilizing solid state methodologies. While not mixing chemicals, William enjoys wandering New York City’s many neighborhoods, watching Broadway shows, listening to live music, drinking coffee, and enjoying cold weather.

Daybis was born and raised in Costa Rica. He got his B.Sc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Costa Rica, same institution that years later embraced him as an Instructor. After years working in that tropical paradise in surface and interfacial chemistry of various industrial-relevant materials he decided to come to the Big Apple and join the Owen Group. Currently, Daybis works on oxygen-terminated surfaces for quantum sensing with nitrogen-vacancy defect centers in diamond. Besides chemistry and physics, Daybis loves lifting, artistic gymnastics and ballet.

Jade was born and raised in Katy, TX outside of the Houston Area. She received her B.A. in chemistry from Austin College, a small liberal arts school north of Dallas, TX. There, she had multiple research experiences, including synthetic inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. After graduating, Jade decided to trade the humid Texas summers for brutal New York winters to pursue a PhD. in chemistry. She recently joined the Owen group and is working on nanocrystal metal-organic framework synthesis. In her free time, Jade enjoys baking, spin classes, and long walks exploring the city.

Andrew is from the suburbs of New York City, in a small town called Pelham. He worked as a researcher for the Owen Lab in high school, and to continue to pursue his work in this field he decided to attend Columbia University. He plans to major in chemistry and hopes to go to graduate school to pursue a Ph. D. in order to become a professor. Andrew has a real passion for research, but outside of the lab he loves to bake, sing, act, and play rugby.