Lab Members

“Our sense of duty must often wait for some work which shall take the place of dilettantism and make us feel that the quality of our action is not a matter of indifference.”
— Middlemarch, George Elliot (Mary Ann Evans)

Doran I. G. B. Raccah
Principal Investigator

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Our values

We are:

Unbounded 
We leave behind limiting silos to explore new science. 

Ambitious
We aspire to advance important and challenging problems.

Inclusive
The strength of our group arises from the diverse perspectives and experiences of our members.

Collaborative
Open discussion and joint problem solving accelerate our science and guide our group decisions.

Inspirational
The group motivates us to strive towards our goals despite the inevitable setbacks.

Comrades
Science is hard and time-consuming, but much more fun as part of a positive and light-hearted team. 

“As I review the events of my past life I realize how subtle are the influences that shape our destinies.”
— Tesla

Brian Citty
Post-Doctoral Fellow

“The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.”
— Arthur C. Clarke

Tarun Gera
Post-Doctoral Fellow

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“In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact opposite.”
— Paul Dirac

Ashraf Mohamed
Post-Doctoral Fellow

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Mohamed Ali Elrefaiy
Graduate Student

“The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
— Douglas Adams

Jacob K. Lynd
Graduate Student

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Chloe Starke

“It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere”
— Jimmy Buffett

Chloe Starkey
Graduate Student

Alexia Hartzell

“Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist.”
— Lise Meitner

Alexia Hartzell
Graduate Student

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“‘What's in the box?’ ‘Pain.’”
— Frank Herbert

Zachary W Freeman
Graduate Student

Mehtan Raman

“Because of him the lame walked briskly
And the songless through him burst into melody”

              — Khalīl ibn Aybak al-Ṣafadī

Mehtan Rahman
Undergraduate Researcher

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    Post-doc, University of Texas at Austin
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    Elliot Taffet
    Post-doc, Southern Methodist University
    Next step: Professional Track Faculty at University of Georgia

    Andrea Tagliabue
    Post-doc, Southern Methodist University
    Next step: Post-doctoral Fellow at University of Insubria

    Mayar Mohamed
    Post-doc, Southern Methodist University
    Next step: Post-doctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin

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    M.S., Southern Methodist University
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    M.S., Southern Methodist University
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    Southern Methodist University
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