THE REID LAB
Meet the Team
We are a group of 16 interested in synthesis, computations, and data science. Currently, we are made up of 1 PI, 3 PDR, 4 undergraduates, and 8 graduate students.
Group Members
Supratim Ghosh
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher (2025-)
Email: supratimg13@gmail.com
Education: PhD, IIT Bombay, India, with Prof. R. B. Sunoj. M.Sc from the University of Calcutta, India
Zhipeng Pei
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher (2026-)
Email: zhipeng.pei@ubc.ca
Education: PhD in Chemistry, Flinders University with Prof. Michelle L. Coote, Australia (2026); MSc from UBCO with Prof. Gino A. DiLabio, Canada (2021).
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Kushal Dhake
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher (2026 – )
Email: kushal.dhake@ubc.ca
Education: Ph.D in Chemistry, University of Victoria, with Prof. Leitch, Canada (2025) . B.Tech in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, India (2018).
Jiajing Li
6th Year Graduate Student
Graduate Student (2021 - )
Email: jiajingli@chem.ubc.ca
Education: BSc in Chemistry, Zhejiang University, China (2020)
Niraja Patankar
4th Year Graduate Student
Graduate Student (2023 - )
Email: jhandjaya@chem.ubc.ca
Education: BS + MSc in Chemistry, IIT Bombay, India (2023)
Brian Mulley
4th Year Graduate Student
Graduate Student (2023 – )
Email: bmulley@chem.ubc.ca
Education: BSc Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada (2023)
Jakob Meckes
2nd Year Graduate Student
Graduate Student (2025 -)
Email: meckes@chem.ubc.ca
Education: BSc (Hons) in Chemistry, University of Alberta, Canada (2025)
Khadiza Karim (Rodella) Chowdhury
2nd Year Graduate Student
Graduate Student (2025 -)
Email: rodella@student.ubc.ca
Education: BSc (Hons) in Chemistry at The University of British Columbia (2022)
Cassidy Recker
1st Year Graduate Student
Graduate Student (2026 – )
Email: crecker@student.ubc.ca
Education: B.A. Chem, Colorado College, USA (2026)
Sierra Wright
1st Year Graduate Student
Graduate Student (2026-)
Email: siwright@student.ubc.ca
Education: BSc in Chemistry, University of Victoria, Canada (2026)
Saeed Naguib
Master's Student
Kate Young
Undergraduate Researcher
Undergraduate Student (2024 -)
Email: gnuoyk8@gmail.com
Education: BSc Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of British Columbia (est. 2028)
Angelo Wang
Undergraduate Researcher
Undergraduate Student (2026 -)
Email: awang67@student.ubc.ca
Education: BSc Chemistry, University of British Columbia (est. 2026)
Nicholas Sun
Undergraduate Researcher
Undergraduate Student (2026 -)
Email: nicholassun2005@gmail.com
Education: BSc Chemistry, University of British Columbia (est. 2027)
Perry Sandhu
Undergraduate Researcher
Undergraduate Student (2026 -)
Email: perrypsandhu@gmail.com
Education: BSc Chemistry, University of British Columbia (est. 2027)
Previous Group Members
Graduate Students
Ali Shoja, Masters Student, UBC 2021-2022
Jianyu Zhai, Masters Student, UBC 2021-2023
Isaiah Betinol, PhD Student, UBC 2021-2025. Last known position: Cytiva, Vancouver
Yutao Kuang, PhD Student, UBC 2021-2026
Jasemine Handjaya, PhD Student, UBC 2022-2026
Aleksandra Demchenko, PhD Student, UBC 2024-2026
Boris Chen, PhD Student, UBC 2025-2026
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Undergraduate Students
Christopher Yousofi, UBC Final year project student (CHEM 449), 2021-2022
Soresu Juyo, UBC Final year project student (CHEM 449), 2022-2023
Endger Yuan, UBC Summer undergraduate research student (via UBC SURS program), Summer 2023
Jasmine Etman, UBC Final year project student (CHEM 449), 2023-2024. Last known position: PhD student, Stephenson Lab, UBC, Canada
Adrian Ma, UBC undergraduate volunteer, 2025-2026
Roy He, UBC project student (CHEM 448), 2024, 2025-2026. Last known position: Master's student, Kleinke Lab, University of Waterloo, Canada
Yash Mali, UBC project student (CHEM 448), 2026. Last known position: PhD student, Department of Computer Science, UBC, Canada
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Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Hart Plommer, UBC 2022-2023. Last known position: Lab Manager, Delic Labs (Vancouver)
Dr. Junshan Lai, UBC 2021-2025. Last known position: Assistant Professor, Nanchang University, China
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Visiting Researchers
Saumya Thakur, IIT Bombay, India, Summer 2022 (MITACS recipient). Last known position: AI Architect, Accenture, Japan
Pierre Couëtoux, ENS de Lyon, France, Summer 2022
Ozora Sasamoto, Kanazawa University, Japan, Summer 2022. Last known position: Assistant Professor, Tohoku University, Japan
Hayley Russell, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Summer 2023. Last known position: Trainee Intellectual Property Attorney, SGMA
Zi-hao Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2024-2025
Areeya Kongsawangchai, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Summer 2025 (MITACS recipient).
Jack Pope, University of Nottingham, UK, Summer 2025 (MITACS recipient).
Ard van Noordenne, University of Groningen, Netherlands, Fall 2025
Thomas Dobroschelski, University of Groningen, Netherlands, Fall 2025
Elise van Voorbergen, Technology at TU Delft and Leiden University, Fall 2025
Mateus Costa, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil, Fall 2025
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Visiting Professors
Dongru Sun, Ningbo University, China, 2025-2026