BIG congrats to Mani Group alumni Neo Lin (Princeton) and Michael Vrionides (Northwestern) for winning NSF GRFP, and a current member, Lillian (Northwestern-bound), for receiving honorable mention!
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Congrats to Ashly!
Congratulations to Ashly for being awarded an Outstanding Student Poster Award at the Spring 2026 National ACS Meeting!
She was also named as a 2026 Goldwater Scholar!

Congrats to Dr. Miu Tsuji!
Miu successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation! Big Congrats!
Congrats to Graduates of the Class of 2025!
Congratulations to Neo, Michael, and Rilee on your graduation — best of luck as you begin your Ph.D. adventures!
Congrats to All Summer Fellowhships
Congratulations to Izzy for DOE SULI at BNL, Noen and Zihan for winning UConn SURF, and Lillian for winning Chemistry SURF!
New Paper in Inorganic Chemistry
Our new paper, in collaboration with the groups of Prof. Esipova and Prof. Lee, is now online! Congrats Neo!
Neo is in UConn Today!
Check his story on the Goldwater Scholar.
Poster Award at RT Major
Neo won 1st place in the RT Major poster session! Congrats!
From Chemistry News
Congratulations to the R.T. Major Poster Winners!
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the R. T. Major poster session on Friday, April 5th. A special congratulations to our winners!
Undergraduate Students:
1st Place: Neo Lim (Adv. Mani)
2nd Place: Brandon Davis (Adv. Howell)
3rd Place: Kevon Rattigan and Angelica Velasquez (Adv. Provatas)
Graduate Students:
1st Place: Divya Divya (Adv. Rouge)
2nd Place: Caroline Donaghy (Adv. Angeles-Boza)
3rd Place: Amy Pollock (Adv. Sotzing)
Goldwater Scholar
Neo is awarded the Goldwater Scholarship! BIG Congratulations!
University Scholars!
Neo and Michael are the University Scholars! Congratulations!