Anna Cristina S. Samia

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Email: anna.samia@case.edu

Prof Samia’s CV

Anna Cristina S. Samia is a Professor of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She received her BS in Chemistry degree, magna cum laude, from the University of the Philippines-Diliman in 1998, and her PhD in Chemistry degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2002, where she received a Molecular Design Institute Graduate Fellowship. She continued her training as a Postdoc at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, IL, and worked as a Research Fellow at the School of Medicine in CWRU until starting her independent career in 2010. Her research interests center around the synthesis and study of the magneto-opto-electronic properties of intermetallic and metal oxide nanostructures with emphasis on chemical design to achieve desired properties and function. The main applications are in the areas of magnetic imaging and therapy, nanosensor development, and environmental nanotechnology. Dr. Samia has published her work in high-impact journals and has co-organized and chaired sessions in various international conferences (ACS,MRS,IWMPI) that promote research on functional nanomaterials. She also serves as the Director of the Women in Chemistry@CWRU Professional Development program, and the Director of the Chemistry LEAD (Leadership, Enrichment, and Academic Development) Scholars program at CWRU. Dr. Samia is also the faculty adviser of the MS in Chemistry students at CWRU.

Graduate Students

Monica Navarreto-Lugo

Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry 

Email: monica.navarretolugo@case.edu

Monica Navarreto-Lugo is a 4th year Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University. She earned a BS double majoring in Chemistry and Marketing Management from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (2015). Her research focuses on the engineering of nanomaterials and their applications in sensors and biomedical innovations.

Sameera Wickramasinghe

Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry 

Email: sameera.wickramasinghe@case.edu

Sameera Wickramasinghe is a 4th year Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University. He joined Dr. Samia’s group in 2015 after completing his Master of Science degree at the University of Toledo and his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka. Sameera’s research interest is in the development of shape anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications.

Stella Minseon Ju

Ph.D. student in Chemistry 

Email: minseon.ju@case.edu

Minseon Ju (Stella) is a 3nd year Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University. She earned her BS degree in Chemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology, with a minor in Japanese studies. Stella’s research focuses on the development of nanoparticle tracers for Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) applications.

Nathalie Milbrandt

Ph.D. student in Chemistry 

Email: nbm33@case.edu

Nathalie Milbrandt is a 1st year Ph.D student in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western University. She earned her BS in Chemistry with Research Distinction from The Ohio State University in 2018.

Yu Hsin Tsai (Terence)

Master Student in Chemistry 

Email: yxt368@case.edu

Yu Hsin Tsai (Terence) is a 1st year Master student in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University. He earned his BS degree in Chemistry at University of Oregon. Terence research focuses in the study of titania nanostructures for biomedical applications.

Undergraduate Students

Jae Hee Lim

Senior

BA Chemical Biology

Hyo Joo Shin

Senior

MS Chemistry (Minor in Polymer Science and Engineering)

Hyo Joo joined the Samia group in Spring 2016 and is interested theranostic drug delivery materials.  She enjoys watching sports and hanging out with her friends.

Beoline Uwampamo

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Alumni