Dr. Ryan Limbocker, Ph.D.

Dr. Ryan Limbocker is an assistant professor of chemistry in the Department of Chemical & Biological Science & Engineering. He earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Kansas with highest distinction, university honors, and departmental honors. He attended graduate school at the University of Cambridge in the Centre for Misfolding Diseases and conducted a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University.

Alongside teaching and researching Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injuries, and biological and chemical threat agents, Dr. Limbocker serves as director of the Center for Molecular Science, officer representative for the Army women’s tennis team, and CLS scholarships representative. He helps cadets plan and execute applications for technical, national, and international scholarships and prepare for medical school.

Cadets in the Limbocker lab have earned the Goldwater Scholarship (Ryan Kreiser, 2021; Aidan Wright, 2022; Justus Gabriel, 2023), NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (Ryan Kreiser, 2022), Stamps Scholarship (Ryan Kreiser, 2020; Aidan Wright, 2020; Tristan McKenzie, 2021; Sophie Cohen, 2021; Justus Gabriel, 2022; Michael Nguyen, 2023; Supria Shroff, 2023; Johnathan Pinc, 2023), and have matriculated to medical school (Alex Albright, Brown, 2020; Aidan Wright, Dartmouth, 2023; Liam Sasser, Cornell, 2023; Abigail Graham, Columbia, 2023; Caleb Buettner, Johns Hopkins, 2024; Sophie Cohen, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2024; Justus Gabriel, Yale, 2024; Tristan McKenzie, Uniformed Services University, 2024; Martin Park, Oregon Health & Science University, 2024) and graduate school (Ryan Kreiser, Purdue, 2022; Thomas Tan, Purdue, 2024).

Dr. Limbocker has received numerous awards, including the Goldwater Scholarship (2014), NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2015), St. John’s College Cambridge Benefactors’ Scholarship (2015–18), Gates Cambridge Scholarship (2015–18), Department of the Army Civilian Service Achievement Medal for teaching (2020), USMA Faculty Development Research Fund grant (2020), Defense Threat Reduction Agency SARI grants (2020–23), DEVCOM Army Research Labs grants (2020–23), and the Dean’s Award for Scholarship Excellence (2022).