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Evan Robles Rodriguez

Undergraduate Student
Term of Engagement: 2026->

Research Areas

Electronic Structure, Machine Learning

Education

  • Math & Physics Double Major, University of Chicago (2029)

Professional Experience

Student Researcher in the Raptis Lab at Florida International University, where I synthesized, crystallized, and characterized through crystal diffraction, IR, and NMR, novel zinc complexes of substituted pyrazoles. Student Researcher in the Polt Lab at the University of Arizona, where I computationally optimized glycosylated oxytocin analogues for increased binding to the oxytocin receptor.

Awards and Academic Achievements

  • U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Finalist (Top 5%), 2025
  • Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute — Full Scholarship Recipient, 2025