Principal Investigator

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Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2023-Present

Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, 2020-2023

Education:

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2020

M.S. Chemistry, CSU Northridge, 2015

B.A. Chemistry, UC Santa Barbara, 2012

M.S. Chemistry,  University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2023

M.S. Chemistry,  Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, 2017

B.S. Chemistry,  Shahjalal University of science and technology, 2015 

B.S. Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2023

M.S. Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka, 2018

B.S. Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka, 2016

Prospective graduate students are encouraged to first apply to the UTEP Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD Program and to contact Robert (rmpankow@utep.edu).

B.S. Chemistry with a Nutrition Minor, 2025 (expected) 

B.S. Chemistry, 2024 (expected) 

B.S. Chemistry, 2026 (expected) 

B.S. Biochemistry, 2025 (expected) 

Undergraduate students are highly encouraged to contact Robert to discuss any research opportunities within the group (rmpankow@utep.edu). 

 Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez Ph.D. Materials Science, 2024 

Young Women's STEAM Research and Preparatory Academy

B.S. Biological Sciences with a Biomedical Engineering Minor, 2024