The Ge Group
People
Professor Haibo Ge, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Haibo Ge received his Ph.D. degree in Medicinal Chemistry from The University of Kansas in 2006, and then moved to The Scripps Research Institute for postdoctoral study. In 2009, he began his independent academic career at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, and relocated to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas Tech University in 2020. Research in his group is mainly focused on the development of novel methods for carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond formation through transition metal catalyzed C-H functionalization.
Chong Liu, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Chong Liu got his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Next, he received his PhD degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2021 (supervisor: Wanbin Zhang). Then, he joined in Professor Haibo Ge’s group in Texas Tech University for his postdoctoral research. His research interests focus on transition-metal catalyzed C−H functionalization and asymmetric synthesis methodology.
Sajib Joardar
Graduate Student
Md Sajib Joardar completed his undergrad and master’s in chemistry from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. Then, he started his professional career as a synthetic chemist at Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of the leading FDA-approved pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh, where he worked for almost 3 years. After that, he joined as a chemist at Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, which is the number one paint manufacturing multinational company in Bangladesh. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD in chemistry at Texas Tech University under the supervision of Dr. Haibo Ge. His current research focuses on palladium-catalyzed diastereoselective arylamination-based cascade reactions.
Jack Saadeh
Undergraduate Student
Jack is from Fort Worth, Texas, and began attending Texas Tech University in 2023. He is majoring in chemistry with a minor in biology. After graduation, Jack plans to pursue graduate studies in chemistry.
Erin Peters
Undergraduate Student
Erin is an undergraduate student from Augusta, Georgia, who began attending TTU in 2023. She is pursuing a chemistry major and biology minor, and plans on attending pharmacy school after graduating.
Seiya Hayashi
Undergraduate Student
Seiya Hayashi is from Okinawa, Japan. He is currently pursuing a major in chemistry at TTU. As soon as he finishes his graduation here, he plans to go to grad school in Japan to become a researcher.
Pablo Perez
Undergraduate Student
Pablo is currently an undergraduate freshman at Texas Tech, born in Dimmitt, TX. He is currently pursuing a major in Chemistry along with a minor in Math. He plans to go to graduate school for chemistry after graduation.
Austin Thomas
Undergraduate Student