Prof. O. Maduka Ogba
Bio: Professor O. Maduka Ogba earned his B.S. in computer science at Trinity University in 2011 and his Ph.D. in chemistry at Oregon State University in 2016. In graduate school, Maduka conducted research with Professor Paul Cheong developing computational approaches for investigating chemical reactions that involve conformationally and configurationally flexible molecules. Maduka spent two years as a Robbins Postdoctoral Fellow (2016-2018) at Pomona College with Professor Daniel O’Leary. During this time, he used spectroscopic tools and isotope-perturbed molecules to detect subtle interactions within molecules that play key roles in their stability and reactivity. Professor Ogba joined Chapman University in 2018 as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry.
OMO Lab Group Members
Current (Alphabetical order by preferred first names)
Class of 2026
Adel Martinez, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Janelle Jacques, B.S. Chemistry
Class of 2024
Kurt Horney, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Paul Rosa, B.S. Biological Sciences
Alumni (Alphabetical order by preferred first names)
Class of 2023
Leah Zahn, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Natalie Saadeh, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Class of 2022
Michael Bertagna, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Class of 2022
Gabby Nerhood, B.S. Chemistry
Ka’Naysha Scott, B.S. Chemistry
Morgan Grimes, B.S. Chemistry
Class of 2021
Alex Drivas, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Brian Han, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dylan Arrazati, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Joshua Oommen, B.S. Health Sciences
Robby Jones, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Zach Nelson, B.S. Kinesiology; B.S. Physiology
Class of 2020
Lindsay Zumwalt, B.S. Biological Sciences
Matthew Nwerem, M.S. Computational and Data Sciences, Class of 2021; B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Class of 2020