Kaitlin Albanese

Kaitlin obtained her M.S. in chemistry from San Francisco State University under the guidance of Professor Ihsan Erden developing synthetic methods for sigmatropic shifts in saturated fulvene endoperoxides. After graduating valedictorian, she began working for HRL Laboratories advancing high-performance polymers through molecular level design and synthesis. In 2023, she graduated with a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara under the supervision of Professor Craig Hawker where she studied the synthesis and applications of degradable polymers using α-lipoic acid. She joined the Bates group in January 2024 as a postdoctoral researcher.