Principal Investigator

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Dr. Indrajeet Sharma, Associate Professor
email: isharma@ou.edu phone: (405)-325-4581

Indrajeet Sharma (Inder) was born in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received his M.Sc. degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2006 where he worked with Professor Dipakranjan Mal studying the Hauser Annulation Reaction for the synthesis of anthraquinones.  He then moved to the United States for his PhD degree. He began his PhD studies in glycopeptide chemistry with Prof. David Crich at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and then moved with him to Wayne State University in 2007, where he completed his degree in 2011. After a post-doctoral position at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center with Derek S. Tan, he began his independent career at the University of Oklahoma, Norman in 2014. His research focuses on the development of new synthetic methods based on metal-carbene chemistry and their applications in total synthesis and drug discovery. The impact of his carbene chemistry has been recognized as a recipient of Doctoral New Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society as well as a recipient of the 2018 NSF Early Career Award.


Postdoctoral Researchers

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Dr. Bidhan Ghosh - chem.bidhan@ou.edu
From West Bengal, India, Bidhan obtained his B.Sc in Chemistry from Midnapore College and M.Sc from IIT Guwahati. Bidhan earned his Ph.D in ‘Synthetic Organic Chemistry’ in 2020 from IIT Kharagpur under the guidance of Prof. Dipakranjan Mal and Prof. Rajarshi Samanta. After that he joined the Sharma Laboratory as a Post-Doctoral fellow in February 2021. Outside the lab, he loves to travel, play cricket and watch football. Random Fact: Bidhan was a college, university cricket player.


Graduate Researchers

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Chenxin Ou - Chenxin.Ou-1@ou.edu
6th Year Ph.D. Candidate
From Shanghai, China, Chenxin earned his B.S. in Chemistry from the East China University of Science and Technology. Previously, he spent two years in the United Kingdom studying chemistry. After that he joined the Ph.D. program at OU in the Fall of 2017. His favorite thing about OU is football and his favorite hobby outside of lab is role playing games. Random Fact: He was a traveler and he has been to ten provinces in China and six other countries.

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Adam Alber– Adam.M.Alber-1@ou.edu
5th Year Ph.D. Candidate
From Rochester, NY, Adam earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Saint John Fisher College in 2018 under the advisement of Dr. Kevin Callahan. After graduation he joined the Ph.D. program at OU in Fall 2018. His favorite thing about OU are the faculty members and the friends he has made. His favorite hobby outside of lab is gaming. Random Fact(s): Adam is a dual citizen of the United States and Switzerland, he can speak French, and he knows how to play the harp.

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Randy Welles - Randall.S.Welles-1@ou.edu
4th Year Ph.D. Candidate
From Colorado Springs, CO, Randy obtained a B.S. in Chemistry at Southern Nazarene University in 2020 under the advisement of Dr. Shawna York. After graduating he joined the Ph.D. program at OU in Fall 2020. His favorite thing about OU is the understanding faculty and positive work environment. His favorite hobby outside of lab is tabletop games with friends. Random Fact: Randy has spent 7 years studying mandarin.

 
 

Prakash Kafle - Prakash.kafle-1@ou.edu
3rd Year Ph.D. Candidate
From Lumbini, Nepal, Prakash traveled to the United States to complete his undergraduate in Chemistry (minor Biology) at Southwest Minnesota State University under the advisement of Dr. Noelle Beyer. During his study, he also worked as an undergraduate research assistant at SMSU for Electroanalytical Studies (Dr. Jay Brown) and Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (Dr. Michael Stutelberg). After graduation, he joined the Ph.D. program at OU in 2021. His favorite things about OU are the positive research environment, diverse culture, and motivating lab members. Outside the lab, he loves to cook and watch soccer. Random Fact: Prakash grew up in Lumbini, Nepal where the founder of Buddhism Lord Gautam Buddha was born.  


Surya Pratap Singh - surya.pratap@msc2016.iitgn.ac.in
3rd Year Ph.D. Candidate
From Bulandshahr, (Uttar Pradesh) India. Surya obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Delhi in 2016. Following this, he enrolled in the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat to pursue a Master's degree and graduated in 2018. He then joined the lab of Dr. Anand Singh at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and worked there until April of 2021.

Google Scholar

Rishav Mukherjee - rishav.mukherjee-1@ou.edu
2nd year Ph.D. Student
Rishav hails from kolkata, a city in India that has produced eminent scientists such as Satyendranath Bose (the Boson or “God particle” is named after Dr. Bose). Inspired by the rich scientific heritage of his city, he decided to take up science and more precisely, chemistry as his major during his Bachelor’s at the University of Calcutta, India. Following which, he earned a Masters degree at Banaras Hindu University in India. Before starting his PhD, he decided to take up a research assistant position at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay under the guidance of Dr. Debabrata Maiti, working  in the domain of C-H functionalization. He joined the Sharma Lab in Fall 2022 and is working on carbene and nitrene chemistry. He loves to cook and travel. 

Deacon Herndon - deacon.a.herndon-1@ou.edu
2nd year Ph.D. Student
Deacon is a native of Oklahoma and alumnus of the University of Tulsa (B.Sc.) where he studied synthetic chemistry under the guidance of Dr. Syed R Hussaini. Deacon is interested in synthetic organic chemistry, agrochemical discovery, and quantum chemical methodology. Outside of lab, Deacon enjoys listening to podcasts, cooking, and hanging out with his fiancé, Ella.

Upasana Chatterjee - upasana.chatterjee-1@ou.edu
1st year Ph.D. Student
coming soon!

Umesh Chaudhary - umesh.c@ou.edu
1st year Ph.D. Student
coming soon!


Undergraduate Researchers

Adrienne Daróczi - Adrienne.K.Daroczi-1@ou.edu
Sophomore Undergraduate Student
From Alberta, Canada, Adrienne is currently working to obtain her B.Sc. in Chemistry and Planned Program (Neuroscience). She found interest in the Sharma lab through her immense passion towards natural and conventional medicine, and the aim of bridging them together through chemistry. Her favorite thing about OU is the positivity and optimism that surrounds the campus. Outside of the lab, Adrienne loves to cook, bake and travel.
Random Fact: Adrienne completed her last two years of high school in the Netherlands.

Olivia Rouse - olivia.a.rouse-1@ou.edu
Senior Undergraduate Student
From Oklahoma City, OK, Olivia is currently working to obtain her B. Sc in Chemical Biosciences on a Pre-medical track with a minor in Spanish. She joined the Sharma Lab through the Honors Research program after taking Organic Chemistry II with Dr. Sharma. Her favorite things to do are workout and spend time with friends. 
Random Fact: Olivia works as a gymnastics coach.

Macy Henderson - macy.e.henderson-1@ou.edu
Senior Undergraduate Student
From Tulsa, OK, Macy is currently working to obtain her B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry with a minor in German. She joined the Sharma Lab while she was taking Advanced Synthesis and Characterization with Dr. Sharma. Her favorite things to do outside of lab are working out and spending time with her friends and family.
Random Fact: Macy spent the summer in Germany taking classes in German.