SUNASEE RESEARCH LABORATORY

Professor & Co-Chair
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, SUNY Plattsburgh
SUNY Chancellor Award for Excellence in Teaching 2018
Plattsburgh Alumni Faculty Impact Award 2020
Carnegie African Diaspora Program Fellow 2024
Councilor of the Northern New York ACS Local Section
Racial Equity & Justice Fellow
Equity Advocate
2017-2018 Research Students

2015-2016 Research Students

2014-2015 Research Students


2014 Summer Research Students

From left to right: Rajesh Sunasee, Jessica Silva Grossi, Bruno Cesar Toledo Da Silva, Laudelyna Rayanne Freitas De Oliveira (exchange students from Brazil)
2013-2014 Research Group

2014 Undergraduate ACS conference; From left to right: Jimmy Burdick, Michael Sherburne, Jordan Bernard, Rajesh Sunasee, Rafael Sampaio (not in picture)
Past Group Members & Current Position (>50):
Recent Graduates:
Michael Keating (Chemistry Major, Honors thesis student)- PhD Chemistry candidate at CUNY Graduate Centre
Yusha Imtiaz (Biochem Major)- PhD Chemistry candidate at Emory University
Beza Tuga (Biochem Major, Honors thesis student)- PhD Chemistry candidate at University of Minnesota
Richard Chandradat (Chemistry Major)- PhD Chemistry candidate at Clarkson University
Angela Pacherille (Biochem Major, Honors thesis student)- PhD Chemistry candidate at Syracuse University
Isaac Dos Reis (Chemistry Major)- PhD Chemistry candidate at Louisiana State University
Christopher Smith (Biology major, Chem minor)-PhD Chemistry candidate at SUNY Albany
22. Brandon Rosenthals (Chemistry Major, currently doing his M.A Chemistry at CUNY Queens College)
21. Francesca Jaramillo (Biology Major,
20. Tyra McKnight (Biology Major,
19. Alya B. F. Norfadilah (Biology Major, Honors thesis student;
18. Sara Mattson (Chemistry Major, 2015-2016, currently doing her Msc Chemistry at American University, Washington)
17. Ryan Monohan (Chemistry Major, 2014-2015)
16. Solomon Amadiune (Fall/Spring 2015)
15. Jack Reed (Physics major, Chemistry minor, Fall-Winter 2015, currently in graduate school at University of Vermont)
14. Nana Danyashah (Chemistry major, Winter 2015)
13. Awad Abuelmaali (Biology major, senior, Winter 2015)
12. Soohyun Lee (Biochemistry Major, Winter 2015)
11. Sasha Blair (Biochemistry Major, Winter 2015)
10. Han Ma (Chemistry Major, Sophomore, Fall 2014)
9. Jimmy Burdick (Bachelor of Arts/MST-Bio with Chem minor, Fall 2013-Spring 2014-Currently a high school teacher at ...)
8. Michael Sherburne (Biochemistry Major, Senior, Spring 2014-Currently at SUNY Upstate MD program)
7. Jordan Bernard (Biology major/Chem minor, Senior, Fall 2013-Spring 2014-Currently PhD candidate at School of Pharmacy, University of Buffalo)
6. Rafael Sampaio (Brazilian Exchange Student, Spring 2014)
5. Jessica Silva Grossi (Brazilian Exchange Student, Summer 2014)
4. Bruno Cesar Toledo Da Silva (Brazilian Exchange Student, Summer 2014)
3. Laudelyna Rayanne Freitas De Oliveira (Brazilian Exchange Student, Summer 2014)
2. Kayla Patterson (Fall 2013-Co-supervised with Dr. Karina Ckless)
1. Kendra Campbell (Honours thesis student, 2012-2013, Cape Breton University, Canada-Currently doing her Engineering degree at Dalhousie University)