Current Group Members
Principal Investigator
Current Graduate Students
Bio
Thomas received his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Florida in 2019. He joined the Martin group as a third year undergraduate in the spring of 2018. During his undergraduate research he studied ionic diffusion through nanopores for novel drug delivery. As a graduate student, Thomas is researching the ionic transport properties of modified polymer membranes.
Fun Fact: Thomas purchased a pet tarantula to overcome his fear of spiders.
Contact
tgaliber@chem.ufl.edu
Current Undergraduate Researchers
Bio
Lara is a sophomore Health Science student on the pre-medical track. She joined the Martin group in the Fall of 2022. Lara is currently investigating synthetic nanopore membranes utilizing gold-thiol bonds to explore the effect of surface chemistry on membrane permselectivity.
Fun Fact: Lara has traveled to six different countries and over fifteen states.
Honors & Awards
Presidential Platinum Scholarship Award (UF)
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Jake is a senior materials science and engineering student. He joined the Martin group in the spring of 2020 and is currently researching the electronic and ionic coupling of gold nanotubes.
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Amber is a sophomore Biochemistry student on the pre-medical track. Amber joined the Martin group in the Spring of 2022 and is currently investigating the flux of magnetic nanoparticles through gold nanopores using fluorometry.
Fun Fact: Amber plays Quidditch on the UF Club team.
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