Joseph R. Clark, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office: 633TW
Telephone: 414-288-7859
Graduate Student
Samantha Sloane
Samantha graduated from Miami University in Ohio in 2016 with a degree in Chemistry and then went on to work in Chicago at a chemical manufacturing company for 2 years. She started at Marquette University in August 2018 and enjoys traveling and being in the sunshine while not in lab.
Graduate Student
Dana Stambekova
Dana graduated from Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan in 2017 with a B.S. in Chemistry and then she worked as a teaching and laboratory assistant at Nazarbayev University until 2019. She started at Marquette in 2019. When she is not working hard in the lab, she likes to run to stay active, travel, and drink coffee.
Graduate Student
Emanuel Rivera Torres
Emanuel.RiveraTorres@marquette.com
2021 Research Associate
2020 BS Chemistry University of Puerto Rico Cayey (UPR-Cayey)
2019 Undergraduate Summer Intern at Clark Lab
Enjoys jazz in the park and cool summer days in Milwaukee.
Has the spirit of a wolf.
Graduate Student
Lihan Qi
Lihan graduated from Shaanxi University of Science & Technology in 2020 with BS in chemistry. He enjoys sandbox games and playing with reptiles.
Undergraduate
Mykaela Podoski
Mykaela is currently an undergraduate chemistry major at Marquette University and joined the Clark Lab in Spring 2022. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and listening to music.
Alumni
Maria Velarde Villalaz
Marquette University Class of 2021
Maria is currently a Biomedical Science major in the College of Health Science and part of the Urban Scholarship Program at Marquette University. Although Maria was born in Peru, Milwaukee has been her home for the majority of her life. In her free time, Maria enjoys spending time in the sun and trying new foods.
2019 Undergraduate Summer Intern
Nicole Colón Rosa
University of Puerto Rico Cayey
Expected graduation: Spring 2022
Salsa enthusiast. Enjoys listening to Héctor Lavoe
while working late nights in lab.
Alumni
Nick Hansen
Marquette University BS Chemistry Class of 2020
Currently working as a Scientist at Stepan Company
Alumni
Genesis Chase
Genesis Chase is a biology major and psychology minor at Marquette University. She is from Chicago, Illinois and plans to continue her education after graduation to eventually become a psychiatrist.
Alumni
Dr. Lingzi Li
Harbin University of Science and Technology
B.S. Chemical Engineering 2012
Marquette University
Ph.D. Chemistry 2018
Graduate Student
Zoua Pa Vang
Zoua Pa graduated from the College of St. Benedict in 2018 with a BA in Chemistry. She enjoys navigating through airports and traveling, solving puzzles, and empowering women.
Graduate Student
Sam Hintzsche
Samuel.Hintzsche@marquette.edu
Sam was born and raised in Byron, IL. Sam graduated from the Marquette University in 2020 with a BA in Chemistry. In his free time, he enjoys swimming in nearby rivers and the occasional day at the spa.
Undergraduate
Isabella Alansari
Isabella.Alansari@marquette.edu
Isabella is currently an undergraduate chemistry major at Marquette University and joined the Clark Lab in Fall 2019. In her spare time she enjoys making Tik Toks, texting ZP, going for long runs, longboarding and painting.
Undergraduate
Katie Smith
Katie Smith is an undergraduate chemistry major from Schaumburg, IL. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer for the Marquette club team and watching movies.
Alumni
Albert Reyes
Marquette University Class of 2021
Albert is currently a graduate student in the Neufeldt lab in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at Montana State University.
2019 Undergraduate Summer Intern
Aniel J. Rivera Arzola
University of Puerto Rico Cayey
Expected graduation: Spring 2022
Official Bad Bunny lyrics translator
for the laboratory. Fluent in the language
of the streets of Puerto Rico. Awarded
multiple trophies while in the Clark Lab.
Alumni
Chrissy Fox
Marquette University class of 2021
Chrissy is from Long Island, NY and is a Biomedical Sciences Major with a Business minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation as well as a minor in Health Studies.
Alumni
Kiera Behlow
Marquette University MS in Chemistry 2021
2019 High School Intern
Olivia Starich
Wauwatosa High School
Olivia started at the Clark Lab in April 2019. In her time outside of the lab she is the captain of her high school’s tennis team and plays the violin. She enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors, and uber eats. She plans to major in chemistry in college.
