Current Members
Todd W. Hudnall, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
hudnall@txstate.edu
Principal Investigator
Office: Chemistry 313
Phone:512.245.4443
Brenton Gildner
Postdoctoral Researcher and Lab Manager
mbg51@txstate.edu
After completing his M.S. degree in the Hudnall group (2018), and Ph.D (2022) Brenton has stayed on as a Postdoc/Lab Manager while looking for industrial positions. His current research is focused on exploring the development of main group catalysts supported by electrophilic carbenes. In July 2023, Brenton will being his new job at the US Environmental Protection Agency and will be sorely missed.
Daniel Sassenhagen
Graduate (M.S.) Student
dds142@txstate.edu
Daniel completed his undergraduate training and graduated with hi B.S. in chemistry from Texas State University in May 2023. He plans to stay on as a graduate (M.S.) student and begin exploring the photochemical reactions of diamidocarbenes.
Tristan Croft
Former Undergraduate Research and Current Lab Technician
tlc181@txstate.edu
Tristan formerly worked in the Hudnall group pre-COVID era and has returned to the lab post graduation in May 2023. Tristan is currently working on the synthesis of novel π-acidic carbenes.
Sydni Sheffield
NSF- REU Student
c_w326@txstate.edu
Sydni is our current NSF-Funded REU student. Her work in the summer of 2023 will be focused on exploring new photochemical reactions of diamidocarbenes.
Ryan Blaha
Undergraduate
rpb35@txstate.edu
Ryan is currently working on the synthesis of novel π-acidic carbenes.