Our Team

Dr. Mitchell P. Croatt

Marie Foscue Rourk Distinguished Professor and
Interim Dean of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Phone: (336)285-2805
Fax: (336)271-3333
Address: 2907 E. Gate City Blvd.
Room: 204E
Email: mpcroatt@uncg.edu
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Mitch was born in 1980 in the town of New Prague, Minnesota. He went to the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 1998 and earned his B.S. in Chemistry after doing research in the research group of Professor George A. O’Doherty. In 2002, Mitch then went to Stanford University to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemistry in the group of Professor Paul A. Wender. He focused his graduate research on the design and development of new transition metal-catalyzed reactions and successfully defended his thesis in 2007. Mitch then went overseas to Zurich, Switzerland to study in the group of Professor Erick M. Carreira at ETH-Zurich. There he made semi-synthetic analogs of Amphotericin B to help study its mechanism of action. In 2010, Mitch started his independent academic career at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), was promoted to Associate Professor in 2015 and to Professor in 2021, and became Department Head in 2017. In 2022, Mitch was named the Marie Foscue Rourk Distinguished Professor based on the many successes of his research group. Starting in May of 2024, Mitch became the Interim Dean of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, a School that is associated with both UNCG and NCA&T State University.

Current Members

Drew Canning

MS Student

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Calvin Semczuk

MS Student

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Madison Marks

Undergraduate Student

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Tanner Pierce

Undergraduate Student

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Nolan Garci

Undergraduate Student

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Sydney Jones

Undergraduate Student

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Emily Guin

Undergraduate Student

Emily joined the Croatt group as a freshman in the Winter of 2022. She is pursuing her B.S in chemistry degree here at UNCG. Outside of lab she enjoys baking, traveling, everything Disney, and Dancing with the Stars.

Jarom Skarda

Ph.D. Student

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Christina Wiswell

Ph.D. Student

Christina got her B.A in Applied Mathematical Sciences and Applied Data Analysis with a minor in Chemistry from Wesleyan College in the Spring of 2022. Christina played collegiate soccer all four years of her undergraduate and continues to enjoy playing soccer through the intermural athletics offered at UNCG. Christina joined the Croatt Group in Spring 2023.

David Tanas

PhD Student

David got his B.S. in Chemistry with a Biochemistry concentration from Appalachian State University in 2021. He enjoys working in the Croatt Research lab, and spends his free time playing guitar and piano and hanging out with friends. David joined the Croatt Group in Fall 2021.

Alumni

MS's

Tangela Johnson - Terminal Masters Degree in 2023-Research and Development Chemist at Henkel
Harris Khan - Terminal Masters Degree in 2023-Chemist at AkzoNobel
Elvis McFee - Terminal Masters Degree in 2021-Pursuing his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Michigan.
David Von Dohlen - Terminal Masters Degree in 2024-Lecturer at UNCG.
Saad Sohail - Terminal Masters Degree in 2020-Medicinal Chemistry at Moderna Therapeutics
Jarrod Stanley - Terminal Masters Degree in 2021-Pursuing his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Michigan.
Kristen Gettys - Terminal Masters Degree in 2013-Obtained her PhD in Chemistry at Purdue University.
Lorraine Norris - Terminal Masters Degree in 2013 and is teaching at UNCG, GTCC, and Forsyth Tech
Sommayah Sayed - Terminal Masters Degree in 2016 - Attending Dental School at Roseman University.

PhD's

Tian Li - PhD in 2023 - Postdoc at High Point University
Abraham Ustoyev - PhD in 2023 - Visiting Assistant Professor at Adelphi University
Manahil Abdalhameed - PhD in 2015 - Adjunct Professor at Northern Virginia Community College.
Lara Fakhouri - PhD in 2015 - Academic Position in Jordan
Hanan Althagafy - PhD Degree in 2013 - Academic Position in Saudia Arabia
Ghina’a Abu Deiab - PhD in 2017 - Academic Position in Jordan

Postbacs

Mary-Margaret Crabb - Medical Assistant at Bay Area Cosmetic Dermatology.
Crystal Odom - Pursuing her Dental Degree at ECU.
Adam Nehls - Attending Graduate School at Marshall University.
Bashir Deeb - Pursuing his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from NC A&T State University
Christine Joliat - Obtained her MD at Ross University School of Medicine
Paige Daniel - Obtained her PhD in Chemistry at Duke University.
Emma Nagy - Obtained her PhD in Biology at Harvard University.
Silas Cardwell - Obtained his MD at the University of Michigan.
Philip Ramirez - Obtained his MD at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Vasili Katsadouros - Attending Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Zach Sullivan - Pursuing his MD at Duke University.

Postdocs

Khyarul Alam “Fahim” - Research chemist at Milliken & Company
Ivan Fabe Dempsey Hyatt - Associate Professor at Adelphi University
Maria Elena Meza Avina - Currently helping at her daughter's school in Greensboro
Dr. Mohammed Al-Huniti - Staff Scientist at Patheon, by Thermo Fisher Scientific

Undergrads

Gurjant Sekhon - Currently pursuing MD at UNC-Chapel Hill
Grant Develle - Currently applying for Medical Schools
Emily Ramirez - Pursuing MS at Campbell University
Logan Brown - Pursuing his PhD at Harvard
John Kaiserlik - Analyst at Deutsche Bank.
Hanifah Hendricks - Pursuing her MD at ECU.
Thien Le - Data Analyst at InfoSys.
Pablo Mora Forte - Returned to Spain to finish his degree.
Ashley Brown - Quality Control Technician at Innospec Inc.
Rachel Hodges - Pursuing her MD at Wake Forest.
Philip West - Pursuing his PhD in Chemistry at MIT.
Charles Crawford - Pursuing his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Madison Reynolds - Finishing her undergraduate degree
Celine Kisimba - Finishing her undergraduate degree
Daniel Naderi - Finishing his undergrad degree
Hajar Tadili - Attended the MED Program at Chapel Hill
Jamison Breeding - Finishing his undergraduate degree
Oluwatobiloba (Tobi) Jimoh - 2019 Graduate - Pursuing her MS degree at University College London.
Mark Perez - 2018 Graduate-QC Specialist at P&G.
Kevin Doheny - Finishing his undergraduate degree
Brandon King - 2018 Graduate-Pursuing MD
Juan Polanco Francisco - 2016 Graduate - Applying for positions
James Carson - Chemist at ITG Brands.
Bobbi Love - Finishing her undergraduate degree
Katsuya Colon - 2018 Graduate-Pursuing his PhD at Caltech
Matthew Garr - 2019 Graduate-Applying to MD/DO Schools
Rupa Vummalaneni - Clinical Trials Assistant at Duke Cancer Institute.
Michael Brandon Schroder Spano - Pursuing his PhD at UC-Irvine.
Buthainah Al Rifaie - 2015 Graduate - Worked at Pharmacore, obtained PhD from the University of Utah, currently at Biogen.
Laura Johnson - 2015 Graduate - Pursuing her PhD in Biochemistry at Rutgers
Michael Maxwell - 2015 Graduate - Pursuing his PhD in Chemistry at Florida State
Kristen Gettys - 2011 Graduate-UNCG Graduate School
Shawn Yeazell - 2011 Graduate Cum laude-Obtained his MD at UNC Chapel Hill Medical School.
Thomas Dietz - 2011 Graduate-Obtained his Pharmacy Degree at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Cylivia Lee - 2012 Graduate-Currently working at Greer Labs in Lenoir
Mudita Patel - 2012 Graduate-Obtained her Medical Degree at West Virginia School of Medicine.
Stephen Frempong - 2012 Graduate-Obtained his Medical Degree at UNC Chapel Hill.
Dipti Paudel - 2013 Graduate-Obtained her MS in Biochemistry from NC State.
Daniel Nasrallah - 2015 Graduate - Obtained his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Michigan; postdoc at UCLA; Assistant Professor at Roanoke College.
Sommayah Sayed - 2014 Graduate-Obtained her MS in Chemistry at UNCG.
Luke Olsen - 2017 Graduate - Working
Zachary Adkins - Finishing his undergraduate degree
Peter Matusik - Finishing his undergraduate degree
Angela Hairston - Finishing her undergraduate degree
Matt Philips - 2016 Graduate - Pursuing PhD at University of Delaware.
Christopher Cook - 2016 Graduate - Pursuing his PhD at Baylor University
Patricia Pittman - 2016 Graduate - Pursuing her DO at Edward Via College.