Oktawiec Lab

    Our Team

    Prof. Julia Oktawiec

    (Ohk-TAV-vee-etz)
    Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemistry, UIC (July 2025 – Present)

    Postdoc, 2020-2025, Northwestern University (Nathan Gianneschi)
    Ph.D. 2019 – UC Berkeley (Jeff Long)
    B.A. 2013 – Columbia College, Columbia University (Ged Parkin)

    Office: SES 4240A

    Graduate Students

    Abhisikta Sil

    Graduate Student (G1)
    M.S. 2023 – University of Calcutta
    B.S. 2021 – Bethune College, University of Calcutta

    Devanshi Pandey

    Graduate Student (G1)
    M.S. 2025- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
    B.S. 2023 – Pandit Deendayal Energy University

    Randy Lew

    Graduate Student (G1)
    B.S. 2024 – UC San Diego
    2024-2025 – Avidity Biosciences

    Undergraduate Students

    Brian Vargas

    Undergraduate Student, UIC

    Alumni

    Freya Stobbs, Undergraduate (University of York), June-August 2025