The Ge Group
People
Professor Haibo Ge, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Haibo Ge received his Ph.D. degree in Medicinal Chemistry from The University of Kansas in 2006, and then moved to The Scripps Research Institute for postdoctoral study. In 2009, he began his independent academic career at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, and relocated to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas Tech University in 2020. Research in his group is mainly focused on the development of novel methods for carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond formation through transition metal catalyzed C-H functionalization.
Chong Liu, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Chong Liu got his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Next, he received his PhD degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2021 (supervisor: Wanbin Zhang). Then, he joined in Professor Haibo Ge’s group in Texas Tech University for his postdoctoral research. His research interests focus on transition-metal catalyzed C−H functionalization and asymmetric synthesis methodology.
Fahima Jahan Achal
Graduate Student
Fahima was born and raised up in Bangladesh and completed her bachelor's and master's degrees in biochemistry and molecular biology from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. She worked as Senior Executive at one US-FDA approved Pharmaceutical company, The ACME Laboratories Ltd., for nearly five years under Research and Development Division and worked as a volunteer in the "Laboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine", Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh for three years. Currently, she is working on the palladium-catalyzed C-H bond functionalization reactions.
Sajib Joardar
Graduate Student
Md Sajib Joardar completed his undergrad and master’s in chemistry from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. Then, he started his professional career as a synthetic chemist at Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of the leading FDA-approved pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh, where he worked for almost 3 years. After that, he joined as a chemist at Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, which is the number one paint manufacturing multinational company in Bangladesh. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD in chemistry at Texas Tech University under the supervision of Dr. Haibo Ge. His current research focuses on palladium-catalyzed diastereoselective arylamination-based cascade reactions.
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Erin Peters
Undergraduate Student
​Erin is an undergraduate student from Augusta, Georgia, who began attending TTU in 2023. She is pursuing a chemistry major and biology minor, and plans on attending pharmacy school after graduating.
Dayra Figueroa
Undergraduate Student
Dayra is an undergraduate student pursuing a biochemistry degree. Post graduation, she hopes to attend medical school and become a physician. Dayra is from Abilene, TX, and began attending TTU in 2022.
Austin Thomas
Undergraduate Student
Austin Thomas is from Keller TX and started to attend Texas Tech in 2022. He is a biology major with a minor in chemistry and health professions. After graduating Austin has aspirations of becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon.
Pablo Perez
Undergraduate Student
Pablo is currently an undergraduate freshman at Texas Tech, born in Dimmitt, TX. He is currently pursuing a major in Chemistry along with a minor in Math. He plans to go to graduate school for chemistry after graduation.
Austin Thomas
Undergraduate Student
Austin Thomas is from Keller TX and started to attend Texas Tech in 2022. He is a biology major with a minor in chemistry and health professions. After graduating Austin has aspirations of becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon.
Seiya Hayashi
Undergraduate Student
Seiya Hayashi is from Okinawa, Japan. He is currently pursuing a major in chemistry at TTU. As soon as he finishes his graduation here, he plans to go to grad school in Japan to become a researcher.
Jack Saadeh
Undergraduate Student
Jack is from Fort Worth, Texas, and began attending Texas Tech University in 2023. He is majoring in chemistry with a minor in biology. After graduation, Jack plans to pursue graduate studies in chemistry.
Austin Thomas
Undergraduate Student
Austin Thomas is from Keller TX and started to attend Texas Tech in 2022. He is a biology major with a minor in chemistry and health professions. After graduating Austin has aspirations of becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon.