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ds6743@princeton.edu

B.A., Reed College, 2024

3rd Year Graduate Student

Deepika earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. As an undergrad, she worked with Dr. Jay Mellies and Dr. Daniel Loya on PET biodegradation by a plastic-degrading bacterial consortium. In the Stache lab, Deepika works on the photothermal depolymerization of commercial plastics. Outside the lab, Deepika enjoys dancing, traveling to new places, and spending time with (any and all) cats.

Read more about Deepika’s work!

Universal Approach for the Depolymerization of Polyamides via Photothermal Conversion

Selective Sequential Depolymerization of Mixed Plastics Mediated by Photothermal Conversion