Priya Karna graduated in 2023 and worked with Dr. Yang. Her work deals with finding the catalytically active species in the transition-metal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions using many characterization techniques including XPS, UV-Vis, and TEM. Originally from Nepal, she did her undergraduate in Biology at Union College in Barbourville, KY, where she graduated in May 2017. She enjoys spending time with her loved one and swimming.