The ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry is pleased to share the outcomes of the 2025 Graduate Fellowship Program and recognize the exceptional accomplishments of this year's fellowship recipients. Through the generous support of our fellowship sponsors, these emerging analytical scientists advanced innovative research in analytical chemistry, while contributing to many publications, conference presentations, and professional development activities.Â
Highlights from 2025 Graduate Fellows include:
Mousumi Saha (Cooks Lab, Purdue University, Eli Lilly-sponsored fellowship) advanced high-throughput ambient mass spectrometry platforms for drug metabolism studies and innovated microdroplet-enabled chemical synthesis and biocatalysis. Her fellowship research resulted in seven publications and nine conference presentations. In addition, Mousumi had the opportunity to visit Eli Lilly to present her research engage with industry scientists, and further strengthen her professional network.
Julia Danischewski (Shelley Lab, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Agilent-sponsored fellowship) furthered the understanding of acoustic ion manipulation (AIM), demonstrating improved manipulation of biomolecular ions and uncovering fundamental relationships between ion properties and acoustic-field behavior. During the fellowship period, electrospray ionization coupled AIM was optimized to achieve comparable performance to plasma-source iterations. Julia has also four first-author manuscripts and presented her work at multiple national conferences. This research contributed directly to the successful completion and defense of her doctoral dissertation.
Daniel Reddy (Oleschuk Lab, Queen's University, Pittcon-sponsored fellowship) focuses on developing paper-based microfluidic devices that can make chemical and environmental analyses faster, more accessible, and more sustainable. During the fellowship period, Daniel presented at multiple international conferences, including ACS Fall 2025, where his talk was selected as 1 of 10 Flash Talks in the Presidential x Analytical Symposium. He also received numerous research and leadership awards, organized scientific programming, advanced several research projects, and mentored undergraduate researchers.
Prakash Aryal (Henry Lab, Colorado State University, Thermo Fisher Scientific-sponsored fellowship) developed fast, user-friendly microfluidic platforms integrated with paper-based sensors for point-of-need environmental analysis. The fellowship enabled him to develop a preconcentration system designed to enhance the detection of emerging contaminants such as NDMA and PFAS in environmental water samples, while advancing his dissertation research on NDMA detection. His work expands the capabilities of paper-based microfluidic systems for monitoring emerging environmental contaminants and supports the development of low-cost, field-deployable analytical technologies.
We are delighted to see the outstanding research accomplishments enabled by the ACS Analytical Graduate Fellowship Program. Several fellowship-supported research projects have been published in ACS Measurement Science Journals, with selected publications highlighted below. We also extend our sincere appreciation to our sponsors for their generous support. Their investment empowers outstanding graduate students to pursue innovative research, develop professionally, and make lasting contributions to the field of analytical chemistry.
Congratulations to all of the 2025 ACS Analytical Graduate Fellowship recipients on their remarkable achievements. We look forward to following their continued success and future contributions to the analytical sciences.
Selected publications from the 2025 ACS Analytical Graduate Fellows
- Mousumi Saha et al, "N-Nitrosamine Quantitation in Pharmaceuticals by Tandem Mass Spectrometry" Anal. Chem., 2025, 97, 39, 21502–21507. (DOI)
- Julia Danischewski et al, "Role of Ion Charge and Size in Susceptibility to Acoustic Ion Manipulation (AIM)" J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2026, 37 (8), 1729-1732. (DOI)
- Julia Danischewski et al, "Manipulation of Electrospray-Produced Biomolecular Ions with Acoustic Fields at Atmospheric Pressure" J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2026, 37 (8), 1733-1743. (DOI)
