Dr. Teddy

Dr. Teddy came from Costco in Houston, TX.  He is a 53-inch-high chemist bear.  He joined the Lee group in 2017 as the Group Mascot / Assistant Lab Manager.  His research duties include group entertainment and stress relief.  He enjoys watching the students write in the student office.

Pailinrut Chinwangso

Pailinrut Chinwangso (Lin) is the Laboratory Manager in Dr. Lee’s group. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Houston in 2012, M.Agri. in Applied Biological Sciences at Saga University, Japan in 2007 and B.S. in Biology at Chiang Mai University, Thailand in 2004. After graduation with Ph.D., she worked in a pharmaceutical company in Thailand for 6 years and moved to work in academic institution as a data researcher for 4 years before moving back to H town and joining the Lee group in September 2023.

Quoc M. Tran

Quoc was born in Hanoi, Vietnam.  He earned a B.S. degree in Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi.  He is pursuing his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry under the guidance of Dr. T. Randall. Lee.  His research interest is in self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on inorganic substrates.

Refia Atik

Refia is originally from Izmir, Turkey.  She obtained her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemistry at Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, with a specialization in synthetic organic and polymer chemistry.  She is now pursuing her Ph.D. degree at the University of Houston and joined Dr. T. Randall Lee's research group in Fall 2021.  Her research interests are nanoparticles, biomaterials, and drug delivery systems.  She enjoys traveling, photography, and reading non-fiction books in her free time.

Ruwanthi Amarasekara

Ruwanthi is from Gampaha, Sri Lanka. She obtained her Bachelor's degree from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. She joined the University of Houston as a graduate student in Inorganic Chemistry in 2022. Currently, under the guidance of Dr. T. R. Lee, she is pursuing research focused on the study of self-assembled monolayered (SAMs) on gold surfaces using fluorinated alkanethiloates.

Ramtin Yarinia

Ramtin Yarinia was born in Bandar Anzali, Iran. He obtained his B.S degree in Pure Chemistry from Guilan University. He also received his M.S degree from Guilan University, with a focus on catalyst system. He joined Dr. T. Randall Lee's research group in Fall 2023 in order to pursue his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. 

Supawitch Hoijang

Supawitch Hoijang (Moss) is from Thailand. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2024, M.Sc. in Chemistry in 2020, and B.Sc in Chemistry in 2017 at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He started joining the Lee group as a post-doctoral fellow in September 2024.

Dilshan Kumarage

Dilshan Kumarage was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He obtained his B.S. degree in Applied Science from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2022, followed by a M.S. degree in Chemistry from Sam Houston State University in 2025. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Houston and joined Dr. T. Randall Lee's research group in Fall 2025. His research interests include magnetic nanoparticle-based materials for different applications. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, photography, and playing chess.