Nick Latiolais
Nick is a senior at Pitt majoring in chemistry. He joined the Laaser Lab in fall of 2022, and is working with Tom and Victoria on synthesis of mechanochemically-active polymer networks.
Group: Current Members
Current members of the Laaser Lab
Gileanna Ortiz
Gilly is a junior majoring in chemistry. She joined the Laaser Lab in spring 2022, where she worked with Julisa on characterization of polymerized ionic liquids.
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Tom Staunton
About Tom Tom joined the Laaser Lab in September 2021, where he is working with Victoria on measuring mechanochemical activation in polymer networks. Tom is a chemistry major, but is also minoring in classics, and outside of the lab, he likes to rock climb!
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Conner Chee
About Conner Conner joined the Laaser Lab in January 2021, where he is working on understanding how the linear viscoelasticity of polyelectrolyte complex coacervates depends on their chemical compositions.
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Victoria Kong
About Victoria Victoria is a fourth-year graduate student in inorganic/materials chemistry. She joined the Laaser Lab in January, 2019, where she is working on mechanochemistry in ordered polymer networks. Publications
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Paige Moncure
About Paige Paige is a fifth-year graduate student in physical chemistry. She joined the Laaser Lab in January of 2018 (co-advised with Jill Millstone), and is currently working on developing light scattering-based techniques for studying interactions between polymers and inorganic nanoparticles. Publications
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Zijian Huo
About Zi Zi grew up in Guangzhou, China and came to the U.S. to receive his A.S. degree from Community College of Philadelphia. He then transferred to Temple University to complete his B.S. in chemistry with a minor in Mathematics. He joined the Laaser lab in 2017, where he is working on mechanochemical activation in […]
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Jennifer Laaser
About Prof. Laaser Prof. Laaser is a physical chemist with a strong interest in polymer physics and polymeric materials. She received her Ph.D in 2013 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she worked with Martin Zanni to develop new methods in ultrafast spectroscopy for investigating the structure and dynamics of molecules at interfaces. After leaving […]