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Blake Mertz, Assistant Professor
Office: 361 Chemistry Research Laboratory Lab: 285 Chemistry Research Laboratory Ph: (304) 293 – 9166 Fax: (304) 293 – 4904 Email: blake.mertz@mail.wvu.edu B.S.: Chemistry, Loras College Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University (Peter J. Reilly) Postdoc: University of Arizona (Michael F. Brown) |
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Postdocs
No positions are currently available.
Graduate Students
Violetta Burns Casamayor
B.S. Chemistry, University of Southhampton
Research project: Experimental and computational studies of pH Low Insertion Peptide (pHLIP)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Southhampton
Research project: Experimental and computational studies of pH Low Insertion Peptide (pHLIP)
Corey Cleavinger
B.S. Chemistry, Fairmont State University
Research project: computational studies on the structure-function relationship of proteorhodopsin and membrane protein folding
B.S. Chemistry, Fairmont State University
Research project: computational studies on the structure-function relationship of proteorhodopsin and membrane protein folding
Sadegh Faramarzi
B.S., Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
M.S., Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
Research project: Biophysical computation of surfactants and proteorhodopsin activation/oligomerization
B.S., Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
M.S., Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
Research project: Biophysical computation of surfactants and proteorhodopsin activation/oligomerization
Nick Frazee
B.S. Chemistry, Waynesburg University
Research project: computational studies on the binding, folding, and insertion of pHLIP
B.S. Chemistry, Waynesburg University
Research project: computational studies on the binding, folding, and insertion of pHLIP
Chitrak Gupta
B.S., Chemistry, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi
M.Sc., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
M.S., Chemistry, Ohio State University
Research project: Experimental and computational studies of pH Low Insertion Peptide (pHLIP)
B.S., Chemistry, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi
M.Sc., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
M.S., Chemistry, Ohio State University
Research project: Experimental and computational studies of pH Low Insertion Peptide (pHLIP)
Ahmad Kiani
B.S. Chemistry, Urmia University, Iran
M.S. Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
Research project: Experimental and computational studies of proteorhodopsin oligomerization
B.S. Chemistry, Urmia University, Iran
M.S. Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
Research project: Experimental and computational studies of proteorhodopsin oligomerization
Eric Sefah
B.S., Chemistry, University of Ghana
M.B.A., University of Ghana
Research project: Coarse-grained assembly of membrane protein oligomers
B.S., Chemistry, University of Ghana
M.B.A., University of Ghana
Research project: Coarse-grained assembly of membrane protein oligomers
We currently have space for 1 graduate student. Interested candidates need to have a good work ethic and willingness to learn new fields of study. Background knowledge in biochemistry, physical chemistry, statistical mechanics, and structural biology and skills in shell scripting and programming are advantageous but not required. Contact Dr. Mertz if you are interested.
Undergraduate Students
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Zach Bonham
Biochemistry |
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Austin Clark
Chemistry |
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Grant Robertson
Biochemistry |
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Eric Kaufmann
Biomedical Engineering |
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Dylan Miller
Biochemistry |
Motivated undergraduates in their Sophomore and Junior years are especially encouraged to contact Dr. Mertz. For more information on how to become an undergraduate researcher visit the department’s information page.
The WVU STEM SURE honors program is available to support undergraduate research opportunities for West Virginia residents over eight weeks of the Summer term. If you are interested, visit the WVU SURE website for more details and contact Dr. Mertz to discuss available projects and the application process.
The WVU STEM SURE honors program is available to support undergraduate research opportunities for West Virginia residents over eight weeks of the Summer term. If you are interested, visit the WVU SURE website for more details and contact Dr. Mertz to discuss available projects and the application process.
West Virginia outreach to PUIs
We also encourage interested professors and undergraduates from primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) within the state of West Virginia to contact us if they are interested in contributing to our research.
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Fairmont State University
Professor Erica Harvey Brittany Bonnett Rebecca Rutherford Carl Scaggs |
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West Liberty University
Professor Jon Serra Mason Hamilton Michelle Russell Louis Alborano |
Former lab members
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Aleena Andrews, The College of New Jersey (REU)
Emily Ankrom, Waynesburg University (REU) Michael Bates, B.S., Chemistry, West Liberty University (REU) Brooke Bertus, B.S., Biochemistry, WVU Michael Block, B.S. Chemistry & Mathematics, WVU Conor Corcoran, B.S., Biochemistry, WVU Jun Feng, Ph.D. Nina Graziano, B.S. Chemistry, WVU Maddy Kukura Choongkeun Lee, Ph.D. Kyle Lindo, B.S., Chemistry, WVU Thomas Meadows Afsheen Misaghi, B.A., Theatre, WVU Kelley Molchanoff, B.S., Chemistry, West Virginia Wesleyan Caitlin Morrow Brandon Neeley, B.S. Chemistry & Biology, WVU Yue Ren, M.S., Chemistry, WVU Jaycie Saseen |
Ph.D. chemistry program, University of Delaware
Ph.D. chemistry program, Lehigh University Industry WVU medical school Ph.D. chemistry program, UC-Davis WVU medical school Postdoc (currently WVU statistics program) Medical school Undergrad in Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech Postdoc (currently in Industry) Industry Undergrad in physics, WVU Dental school WVU Medical Lab Science program Undergrad in Chemical Engineering, WVU WVU medical school WVU Health Sciences Center Undergrad in Chemical Engineering, WVU |
Chemistry Research Laboratory Room 285
The C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506
The C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506