Lab Personnel

Conner is a 4th year graduate student in the Stowers Lab. He is working on nickel oxide catalysts used in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane. In his spare time he likes to lift weights and spend time with his nieces and nephews.

Andrew is a 3rd year graduate student in the Stowers Lab. He is working on synthesizing MOF thin films to convert to nanoparticles for partial oxidation reactions. In his spare time he likes to lift and think about electrochemistry.

Emmanuel is from Anambra State, Nigeria. He studied for his undergraduate degree at the University of Benin, Benin-city in Nigeria, and has worked as process engineer in a manufacturing company in Lagos Nigeria, prior to starting his graduate program. He is a final year MS student who is interested in application of organic and inorganic based materials in catalysis, semiconductors and energy. He also likes to sing, travel and lift weights.

Ali is an undergraduate in Chemistry, scheduled to graduate in April 2025. She has been in the Stowers group since March 2021 studying MOF thin films. She enjoys learning about materials, vacuums, and electron microscopy. Outside of chemistry, Ali enjoys lifting weights at the gym and cooking.

Callie is an undergraduate chemical engineering student from Houston, Texas. She started researching with Dr. Stowers in 2022. She is currently studying the tunability of Zinc-based MOFs. She enjoys performing experiments and problem solving to produce high surface area catalysts. Outside of the lab, Callie enjoys travelling, going dancing, and going to the gym.

Seth Hall is an undergraduate chemical engineering student who has done past research with the University of Utah and Savannah River National Laboratory. He joined Dr. Stower's lab in 2022. Since then, he has helped to publish a paper on the characterization of a Cu/TiO2 based catalyst. He is currently working on a project to synthesize a catalyst to improve production of formaldehyde from methanol. He's from San Antonio and loves to snowboard and play guitar and lift.

Blake is an undergraduate in Exercise Science and plans on attending medical school after graduation. He recently joined the Stowers group in November 2023 and is studying MOF thin films. He enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and playing sports.