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Brooke Maupin Holcombe
Graduate Student

Hometown:

• Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Education:

• University of North Alabama BS in Chemistry, BBA in Economics, minor in Mathematics

Joined IRIS:

• November 2020

Bio:

• Hi everyone! My name is Brooke and my husband, Chase, and I moved to Tuscaloosa in August of 2020. While I am working on my PhD in Chemistry, Chase is also a PhD student studying Statistics here at UA. In our free time, we enjoy spending time with friends, talking walks/hiking, and traveling. Roll Tide!

Why IRIS?

• I joined IRIS Lab because of the interesting research area (Alzheimer's Disease) and the opportunity to learn new methods of instrumentation (spectroscopy/microscopy).
  

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Ana Pacheco de Oliveira
Graduate Student

Hometown:

• Uberlandia, Brazil

Education:

• University of North Alabama BS in Professional Chemistry

Joined IRIS:

• November 2020

Bio:

• Hello everyone! I am Ana Pacheco and I am from Brazil. I enjoy all things Marvel, strawberry ice cream, and singing Christmas songs all year long.

Why IRIS?

• I wanted to use my degree to help people, and I feel like that by joining IRIS Lab, I would be reaching this goal.
  

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Divya
Graduate Student

Hometown:

• Agra, India

Education:

• Aligarh Muslim University, India, Chemistry (Major), Zoology and Botany (Minors)

Joined IRIS:

• November 2021

Bio:

• Hello everyone! I go by "To Leave no stone unturned" Jogging, reading, watching movies and spending time with my loved ones makes me happy. "Work hard, Party harder".

Why IRIS?

• Spectroscopy always fascinates me! I always wanted to do a kind of research that directly affects the lives of people, and the IRIS lab deals with Alzheimer's Disease along with working with AFM-IR spectroscopy. This combination totally resonates with my interest.

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Harrison Edmonds
Graduate Student

Hometown:

• Weaverville, NC

Education:

• Western Carolina University, Chemistry

Joined IRIS:

• November 2021

Bio:

• Hello, My name is Harrison, during my undergraduate/graduate career at Western Carolina University I worked under Dr. Scott Huffman on mosquito species identification of mosquitoes using infrared spectroscopy. During this project, I adapted and employed a variety of machine learning (ML) techniques and began to learn the power of ML as a research tool. I look forward to having the opportunity to expand on this skill set as I develop (haha) as a member of the IRIS group.

Why IRIS?

• My background is in infrared spectral analysis and classification using machine learning, so I was familiar with the type of problem the IRIS lab is trying to address. I truly enjoyed my research at Western Carolina University working on somewhat similar problems so the IRIS lab represented an opportunity to leverage my experience and pursue my passion, with a set of research topics that can genuinely help people.
  

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Tanmayee Naik
Graduate Student

Hometown:

• Pune, India
  

Education:

• Pune University, India, Chemistry
  

Joined IRIS:

• November 2021

Bio:

• Hello, I'm Tanmayee Naik Graduate Student in Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in UA Joined in Fall 2021 Completed my Undergrad and Master's in Chemistry From Pune University , India My Research Interest is in IR spectroscopy Contact me by email - trnaik@crimson.ua.edu
  

Why IRIS?

• I wanted to do research with my area of interest IR spectroscopy. I wanted learn new instrumental techniques and computational study combine with the theoretical study of spectroscopy.
  

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Saumya Satyarthy
Graduate Student

Hometown:

• Uttar Pradesh, India

Education:

• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneshwar, India
  

Joined IRIS:

• November 2021

​Bio:

• Hello everyone! I am Saumya Satyarthy from INDIA, My mantra in life is to live in a moment and enjoy every moment of life. I believe  "Journey is Often More Beautiful Than Destination."

Why IRIS?

•  I'm interested in IRIS lab because I'd like more experience in spectroscopy and different Analytical techniques. To me, one of the most interesting things about research is the fact that you're able to appreciate all the intricacies of a topic or techniques that at first seems simple. 

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