Theis Hyperpolarization lab @ NC State University
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THEIS HYPERPOLARIZATION LAB FEATURING:
Group Leader:

Thomas Theis, PhD (UC Berkeley)
Associate Professor of Chemistry (NC State)
and Adjunct of NC State Physics,
Goodnight Distinguished Scholar for Molecular Characterization
Postdocs:
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Dr. Franziska Theiss, PhD (TU Darmstadt)Humboldt FellowJoined Summer 2024M.S., Chemistry, 2020, Technical University of Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany |
Graduate Students:
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Megan PikeJoined Fall 2022B.S., Chemistry, 2022, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC |
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Brojo Kishor DhaliJoined Fall 2022M.S., Chemistry, 2021, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD |
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Seth DildayJoined Fall 2022B.S., Chemistry, 2022, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC |
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Erica CurranJoined Fall 2023B.S., Chemistry, 2023, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC |
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Rielly HarrisonJoined Fall 2023B.S., Chemistry, 2023, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY |
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Nicholas VolyaJoined Fall 2023B.S., Biochemistry, 2023, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL |
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Abdul-Rahman SweilamJoined Spring 2025B.S. Chemistry 2023, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NCAbdul-Rahman Sweilam’s LinkedIn
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Reagan McNeill WomackJoined Spring 2025B.S. Chemistry 2024, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory NC |
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Tessa GreeneJoined Fall 2025B.S. Chemistry 2025, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg SC |
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Logan GradyJoined Fall 2025B.S. Chemistry 2025, Clemson University, SC |
Undergraduate Students:
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Althaf Hussain SalavudeenJoined Spring 2025 |
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Former Students and Postdocs
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Stephen McBride
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Mustapha AbdulmojeedPh.D. 2025M.S., Chemistry, 2020, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN |
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Chris NelsonPh.D. 2025B.S., Chemistry, 2015, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
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Adam Ortmeier :

Adam graduated with his Ph.D. from NC State in 2024
Adam Ortmeier’s LinkedIn
Dr. Keilian Macculloch :

Keilian graduated with his Ph.D. from NC State in 2023
Keilian MacCulloch’s LinkedIn
Dr. Austin Browning :

Austin graduated with his Ph.D. from NC State in 2023
Austin Browning’s LinkedIn
Dr. Iuliia Mandzhieva
Dr. Julia Soto-Perez :

Iuliia graduated with her Ph.D. from NC State in 2023
Julia Soto-Perez’ LinkedIn
Dr. Patrick TomHon :

Patrick graduated from the University of Richmond with a B.S. in chemistry and a B.A. in international studies, concentrating in international economics. He graduated in with his Ph.D. from NC State in 2022.
Patrick TomHon’s LinkedIn
Dr. rer. nat. Sören Lehmkuhl, former postdoc, 2019-2022
now junior group leader at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Dr. Lehmkuhl received his PhD from RWTH Aachen University working on unconventional NMR experiments and hyperpolarization technology. He joined the Theis lab in 2019 and develops parahydrogen based NMR technologies and their applications, ranging from miniaturized NMR to in vivo hyperpolarized MRI. His new endevours are focused on the parahydrogen enhanced RASER.
Soeren Lehmkuhl’s LinkedIn
Chelsea Yang, now at UC Berkeley
Qijun Wang, now Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Atli Davidsson

Morgan Shilling

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