CGSA Team

April 16, 2025

President: Samuel Juarez

A photograph of Samuel Juarez, CGSA President

Samuel Juarez (President) is a fifth-year PhD student working at the Department of Chemistry in Mississippi State. His two most important projects focus on the synthesis of new organometallic complexes for dinitrogen reduction to ammonia and the study of bismuth as a catalyst in organic synthesis. He is currently working in the Hollis group.

Secretary: Ana Valencia

A photograph of Ana Valencia, CGSA Secretary

Ana-Maria Valencia is a fourth-year PhD student in Chemistry at Mississippi State University. She currently works in the Scott Lab, where her research focuses on the development of polystyrene derivatives for degradable polymer applications.