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
2022 to 2025 Postdoctoral Fellow Wayne State University Department of Pharmacy
2021 to 2022 Postdoctoral Fellow University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
Ph.D. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) 2020
Dr. Shuxiao Li
Nitric Oxide Release
2025 to present Postdoctoral Researcher
2020 to 2025 Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
M.S. Eastern Michigan University
B.S. Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Kjersti Oberle-Cobb
Porous Polymers
2022 to Present Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
B.S. Hope College 2021 ACS Certified
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
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
Pasindu Deraniyagala
Catalysis
2025 to Present Graduate Student, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry
Arensa Fejzulla
Porous Polymers
2024 to Present Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University & Undergraduate Research
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
Dr. Chandan Giri
Justice Keech
Nathan Blackburn
Dr. Anthony Porath
Dr. Malsha Hettiarachchi
Tony Lybrand
Jesse Duque
Peyton McCarley
Matthew Maliskey
Steven Augustyniak
Ahmed Farid
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