Ifigeneia Tsironi is from Crete, Greece. She received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2018. In the same year she joined the graduate program of the University of Miami. She is currently working on creating structurally defined nanostructures by locking-in NDI-based superstructures at the equilibrium state and  when placed out of equilibrium.

Ifigeneia Tsironi

Graduate Student

Clayton Keene is from Tampa, Florida. He received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Florida. Clayton joined the Olivier lab in 2022, and is currently working to tune the structure and properties of water-soluble π-conjugated supramolecular polymers derived from PDI units, specifically through the application of covalent tethering and selective oxidation. In his free time, Clayton enjoys listening to music or watching football, and wants to one day use the skills he is learning as a graduate student to educate people.

Clayton Keene

Graduate Student

Robert Wilson-Kovacs is from the United Kingdom, and recieved his integrated Master's in Science (MSci) from the University of Bristol, where he initially worked on the structure-function properties of chemically-polymerised hydrogel actuators. Robert joined the Olivier lab in 2021, and is currently working on developing quantum-mechanical and molecular dynamics simulations to establish the fundamental behaviour of supramolecular systems, linking this behaviour to experimental data and elucidating upon it to reveal new aggregation and reaction mechanisms. Furthermore, he is refining methods to predictively model the structure-function properties of out-of-equilibrium systems, generating new designs for experimental purview. In his free time, Robert enjoys producing music, going to festivals, reading and board games.

Robert Wilson

Graduate Student

Jarek Maleszka has been a student at the University of Miami since 2019 and is pursuing a degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry. He joined the Olivier Lab in August 2021. Currently, he is working on generating transient out-of-equilibrium supramolecular systems with emergent life-like properties that self-assemble upon the addition of a carbodiimide fuel and dissipate within macroscale lengths of time. Upon graduation, Jarek plans on pursuing a PhD in Chemistry. In his free time, he enjoys Brazilian jiu jitsu, coding, traveling, wrestling, and dancing at music festivals.

Jarek Maleszka

Undergraduate Student

Valentino was born in Miami, Florida. He is an undergraduate student currently studying Chemistry and plans to pursue a PhD to continue doing research. Valentino is currently working on the covalent locking of equilibrium and non-equilibrium π-conjugated supramolecular structures to preserve and reveal emergent optoelectronic properties. In his free time, he enjoys playing chess and sports.

Valentino Cesiliano

Undergraduate Student