People

Hannah S. Kenagy

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT (2022-2024)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan (2021-2022)

PhD, Chemistry, UC Berkeley (2021)

BS, Chemistry, University of Chicago (2016)

✉️ hskenagy@umn.edu

🏢 113 Smith Hall

☎️ 612.624.0728

Graduate Students

Elinor Caballero

✉️ cabal088@umn.edu
🏢 224 Smith Hall
🗓️ 2024 - present

Nora graduated from Carleton College in 2023. In her undergraduate research, she worked to characterize fine particle emissions from biomass cookstoves in urban Ethiopia to understand their impact on human health. Outside of chemistry, Nora is an avid classical musician, knitter, and baker.

Erika Hosokawa

✉️ hosok004@umn.edu
🏢 224 Smith Hall
🗓️ 2024 - present

Erika grew up in Madison, WI and graduated with a BS in Chemical Engineering from UW-Madison in 2023. Outside of school, some of Erika's passions include sewing, j-pop, and long distance running.

Kevin Wangen

✉️ wange175@umn.edu
🏢 224 Smith Hall
🗓️ 2024 - present

Kevin completed his undergraduate degree at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a major in Chemistry and a minor in Japanese (just enough to hold a conversation) as a first-generation student. He grew up on a small family dairy farm and is continuing research in environmental/agricultural sciences.

Renee Nicholson

✉️nich0690@umn.edu
🏢 224 Smith Hall
🗓️ 2025 - present

Renee graduated from Macalester College in 2025 with a major in Chemistry and minors in Data Science and Biology. Outside of chemistry, she competed in softball as an undergraduate and enjoys reading, crafting, and spending time outdoors.

Undergraduate Students

Matt Anderson

✉️ and09887@umn.edu

Matt is currently in his last year of undergraduate studies for chemistry at the University of Minnesota. New to research, Matt is investigating the model-measurement discrepancies in current atmospheric models of organic aerosols. When not doing classwork or research, he enjoys listening to music, reading, and talking with friends.

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