{"id":228,"date":"2019-06-18T15:03:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T15:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:09:22","slug":"cook-group-current-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/cook-group-current-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook Group &#8211; Current Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postdoctoral Researchers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew R. Crawley, Ph.D.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Matt-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Matt\" class=\"wp-image-515\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Matt-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Matt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Matt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Matt-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Matt-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Matt-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D., Chemistry, University at Buffalo, Cook Group, 2021<br>B.S., Chemistry, University at Buffalo, 2015<br>mrcrawle@buffalo.edu | (716) 645-0433<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nayanika Kalita<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/06\/Nayanika-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nayanika\" class=\"wp-image-410\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/06\/Nayanika-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/06\/Nayanika-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/06\/Nayanika-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/06\/Nayanika-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/06\/Nayanika-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/06\/Nayanika-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S. Chemistry, University of Delhi, India, 2019<br>B.S. Chemistry, Cotton University, India, 2017<br><span class=\"gI\"><span class=\"qu\" role=\"gridcell\"><span class=\"go\">nayanika<\/span><\/span><\/span>@buffalo.edu | (716) 645-0433<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Pinti<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/John-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"John\" class=\"wp-image-512\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/John-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/John-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/John-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/John-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/John-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/John-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S., Chemistry, Niagara University, 2022<br>jcpinti@buffaalo.edu | (716) 645-0433<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Udani Wijethunga<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Udani-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Udani\" class=\"wp-image-513\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Udani-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Udani-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Udani-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Udani-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Udani-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Udani-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>joint with Watson Group<\/em><br>B.S., Environmental Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2018<br>M.S., Environmental Chemistry , SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2022&nbsp;<br>udaniwij@buffalo.edu | (716) 645-0433<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rachel Snider<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Rachel-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel\" class=\"wp-image-514\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Rachel-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Rachel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Rachel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Rachel-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Rachel-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Rachel-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S., Natural Science, Daemen University, 2023<br>rlsnider@buffalo.edu | (716) 645-0433<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spencer Ang<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Spencer-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer\" class=\"wp-image-516\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Spencer-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Spencer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Spencer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Spencer-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Spencer-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Spencer-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S., Chemistry, University at Buffalo, 2024<br>sfang5@buffalo.edu | (716) 645-0433<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ashrumochan Gouda<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Ashru-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ashru\" class=\"wp-image-517\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Ashru-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Ashru-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Ashru-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Ashru-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Ashru-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/09\/Ashru-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>joint with Watson group<\/em><br>B.S., Chemistry, Berhampur University, 2021<br>M.S., Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, 2023<br>ashrumoc@buffalo.edu | (716) 645-0433<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Allison Zamudio<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S. Chemistry<br>Anticipated 2027<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postdoctoral Researchers Matthew R. Crawley, Ph.D. Ph.D., Chemistry, University at Buffalo, Cook Group, 2021B.S., Chemistry, University at Buffalo, 2015mrcrawle@buffalo.edu | (716) 645-0433 Graduate Students Nayanika Kalita M.S. Chemistry, University of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/cook-group-current-members\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cook Group &#8211; Current Members<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":199,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-228","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/199"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":549,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228\/revisions\/549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/cooklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}