Zachary Thammavongsy

Zachary is a Laotian-American chemist. He is currently the Grand Challenge Initiative Fellow at Chapman University in the laboratory of Professor Allegra Liberman-Martin. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California, Irvine in the laboratory of Professor Jenny Yang. He graduated with a B.S. and M.S. in chemistry from Western Washington University in the laboratory of Professor John Gilbertson. His current research focuses on synthesizing silylium catalysts for hydroboration reactions. Also, Zach is exploring the field of chemical education research by crafting chemistry games for use in chemistry classrooms. He is the founder of d-Orbital Games.