Evan Robles Rodriguez
Undergraduate Student
Term of Engagement: 2026->
Research Areas
Electronic Structure, Machine LearningEducation
- 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