Meet Braden
Braden hails from Camarillo, California. He graduated from Westmont College in 2022 with a B.S. in chemistry and B.A. in biology. During his time there, he worked with Prof. Amanda Silberstein designing novel transition metal-catalyzed C-H functionalization reactions using oxygen-based directing groups. Outside of lab, Braden enjoys hiking, weightlifting, playing piano, board games, and watching baseball.
bchaffin ‘at’ chem.ucla.edu (He|him|his)
