Dr. Vinnie Rigoglioso

Position title: PhD, 2024

  • B.S., Cornell University, 2018

Vinnie hails from Wayne, New Jersey where the rest of his family (Vanessa, Domenic, Mom, Dad, and Wally) resides. In May 2018, he obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University. While at Cornell, his research involved the study and synthesis of oligothioetheramides under Professor Chris Alabi. Vinnie then started his life at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in August 2018 and soon after joined the Boydston lab in November 2018. Vinnie’s research interests include physical organic chemistry, reaction kinetics, and polymers chemistry. Vinnie has a vast multitude of interests, among them chess, Frisbee, volleyball, and other board games and sports.