Principal Investigator

Hao Shen, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Kent State University, Kent, OH, 44244
Office: 303A Williams Hall
Phone: 330-672-2523

Professional Appointments
2018-          Assistant professor, Kent State University

Education and Training
2014 – 2018           Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, Rice University
Protein-Synthetic Polymer Interactions
Advisor: Christy F. Landes

2008 – 2014           Ph.D., Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University
Chemical and Electrochemical Catalysis
Advisor: Peng Chen

2003 – 2007           B.S. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Advisor: Yuchuan Fu

Current Members

Bishal Pokhrel
Ph.D. candidate
B.S. Kent State University
Email: bpokhrel@kent.edu

Fatiha Farhana
Ph.D. student
B.S. Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: ffarhana@kent.edu

Adeola Adeyemi 
Ph.D. student
B.S. Obafemi Awolowo University
Email: aadeyem3@kent.edu

Ananta Dhakal
Ph.D. student
B.S. Tribhuvan University
Email: adhakal4@kent.edu

Rebecca Stratton
B.S. – M.S. student
Kent State University
Email: rstratt6@kent.edu

Former Members
Mohammad Akter Hossain, Senior Scientist, Catalent
Li Zuo, Ph.D. student, Nanjing University
Madelyn M. Kist, Ph.D. student, Tulane University
Hallie King, Senior Technician, J.M. Smucker