Robin is a Ph.D. Candidate in the department of chemistry and works under the direction of Dr. Yost. He was chosen for the Outstanding Graduate Student Award by the Graduate Student Council at UF for the year of 2019. This award is only awarded to 2 out of roughly 17,000 UF graduate students annually for outstanding academic contributions and services to the graduate school. Robin has mentored several graduate and undergraduate students on a variety of projects. In addition, he has collaborated on a number of projects resulting in over 35 scientific contributions, including publications, presentations, posters, and an international patent application. He also has served as a committee member on the UF student conduct board, graduate student council representative, and journal club coordinator.