Bour Lab
Organic Materials and Molecule Synthesis
Dr. James R. Bour
2020 to Present Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Wayne State University
2018-2020 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT
2013-2018 Graduate Research Fellow, University of Michigan
2009-2013 Bachelor of Science, Hope College
Email me: bour@wayne.edu
Dr. Narva Kushwaha
Catalysis
2025 to Present Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Fellow Wayne State University Department of Pharmacy
Postdoctoral Fellow University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
2020 University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
Dr. Chandan Giri
Catalysis
2024 to Present Postdoctoral Researcher
Shuxiao Li
Nitric Oxide Release
2020 to Present Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
M.S. Eastern Michigan University
B.S. Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Kjersti Oberle
Porous Polymers
2022 to Present Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
John Izang
Catalysis
2022 to Present Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
Fathima Abdul Rauf
Porous Polymers
2023 to Present Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
Justice Keech
Porous Polymers
2024 to Present Undergraduate Researcher
2022 to Present Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University
2017 to 2021 Bachelor of Arts, Michigan State University
Arensa Fejzulla
Porous Polymers
2024 to Present Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University & Undergraduate Research
Justina Bissett
Catalysis
2024 to Present Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
2020-2023 Bachelors of Science, University of Michigan
2019-2020 Bachelors of Science, Oakland University
Achini Welagedara
Nitric Oxide Release
2024 to Present Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
Emma Elinski
Porous Polymers
2025 to Present Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
2021-2025 Bachelors of Science, Lawrence Technological University
John Haddad
Nitric Oxide Release
2025 to Present Undergraduate Researcher, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
2024 to Present Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University
Previous Members
Nathan Blackburn
Dr. Anthony Porath
Dr. Malsha Hettiarachchi
Tony Lybrand
Jesse Duque
Peyton McCarley
Matthew Maliskey
Steven Augustyniak
Ahmed Farid
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