Alumni
Ph.D Recipients
The Department of Chemistry is interested in up-to-date information on our alumni's careers, including news such as professional society awards or other honors that you would like to share with the department. Updates can be sent to Rea Freeland (rf51@andrew.cmu.edu) or Valerie Bridge (vb0g@andrew.cmu.edu).
2017
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Hadi Abroshan | Molecular Modeling of Nanostructures, Polymer Electrolytes, and Ionic Liquids for Energy, Environmental, and Catalysis Applications | H. J. Kim | Postdoctoral associate, Stanford University, SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis |
Adam Ahern | Atmospheric Aging of Biomass-Burning Aerosol: Oxidants, Oxidation Products, and Measurement Methods | N. Donahue and R. Sullivan | Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University (Neil Donahue) |
Taylor Canady | Reversible and Selective Bimolecular Interactions Using Gamma PNA | B. Armitage | Postdoctoral Fellow in the Omics Nanotechnology for Cancer Precision Medicine theme at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology |
Yuxiang Chen | Controlling Metal Nanoclusters with Atomic Precision and Their Catalytic Applications | R. Jin | Director's Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Jennifer Martinez) |
Pawel Krys | Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: From Mechanistic Investigations to Materials and Applications | K. Matyjaszewski | Research Chemist, PPG Industries |
Christian Legaspi | Spectroscopic and Computational Investigation of Emissive Materials for Applications in Organic Light-Emitting Devices | L. Peteanu and D. Yaron | Science Curriculum Designer, IXL Learning |
Mo Li | Iridium Complexes with Novel Ligand Architectures for Efficient and Robust Water Oxidation Catalysis | S. Bernhard | M.S. student, Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University |
Isaac Mills | Synthetic Tuning of the Properties of Transition Metal Complexes Toward Solar Energy Conversion Applications | S. Bernhard | Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Mount St. Mary’s University |
Matharishwan Naganbabu | Development of Fluorogens for the Detection of Physiological Analytes | M. Bruchez | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (Evan Miller) |
Jonathan Porras | Judicious Design of Transition Metal Complexes for Photochemical Energy Conversion | S. Bernhard | Assistant Professor, Drew University |
Selma Ulku | Next Generation Peptide Nucleic Acids for Charge and Spin Transport Studies | C. Achim | R&D Chemist, W.R. Grace & Co. |
Genoa Warner | Synthesis, Properties, and Reactivity of Sulfonamide New TAML Oxidation Catalysts | T. Collins | Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Eric Wu | Spectroscopic and Molecular Dynamics Study of Solvation and Translational Dynamics in Ionic Liquids | H. J. Kim and L. Peteanu | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (Graham Fleming) |
2016
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Danielle Chirdon | Development of New Iridium Photosensitizers and Organic Heterocycles: Building from Basic Electronic Structure Towards Energy Applications | S. Bernhard | Postdoctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University |
Matthew DeNardo | Gaining Insight into the Design of Oxidation Catalysis by Comparing the Rate and Equilibrium Constants that Define the Technical Performance of a Suite of TAML Activators Including Design Related Studies for Environmental Performance | T. Collins | Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University (Terry Collins) |
Sourav Kumar Dey | Biochemical and Single Molecule Studies of Backbone Branched RNAs and Lariat Debranching Enzyme | S. Das and L. Peteanu | Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell Weill Medical School |
Munira Fouz | Bright Fluorescent Nanotags for Bio-Imaging and Detection | B. Armitage and S. Das | Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH (Dan Appella) |
Jianjun He | Utilizing Malachite Green Derivatives to Diversify Fluorogen-Activating Proteins’ Applications | M. Bruchez | Senior Fellow, Abmart, Shanghai |
Melissa Lamson | The Application of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization to Improve the Preparation of Porous Polymer-Based Materials | K. Matyjaszewski | Ph.D. Development Program, BASF |
Matthew Mills | Synthesis, Characterization and Unique Properties of a Completely Aliphatic TAML Activator and New Application of TAMLs for Oxygen Evolution and Pollution Remediation | T. Collins | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri |
Stanley Oyaghire | Recognition of Guanine Quadruplexes by PNA and Gamma-PNA Oligomers | B. Armitage | Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University (Peter Glazer) |
Sangwoo Park | Electrochemically Controlled Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Synthesis with Complex Architectures | K. Matyjaszewski | |
Yunyan Qiu | Diversifying Catalysts, Monomers, Cross-Coupling Strategies and Functional Groups in the Controlled Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers | T. Kowalewski and K. Noonan | Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University (Frasier Stoddart) |
Liang Tang | Activating Oxygen and Degrading the Water Treatment Industry’s Most Challenging Micropollutant with TAML Activators and Oxidants | T. Collins | Process Technology Development Engineer, Intel Corporation |
Joshua Worch | Well-Defined Semiconducting Materials with Stabilized Molecular Orbitals: Thiaphospholes to Polythiophenes | K. Noonan | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Warwick (Andrew Dove) |
Chenjie Zeng | Precision at the Nanoscale: On the Structure and Property Evolution of Gold Nanoclusters | R. Jin | NatureNet Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania |
2015
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Joanna Burdynska | Controlling Architecture in Molecular Bottlebrushes | K. Matyjaszewski | Electrolyte Chemist, Blue Current, Inc. |
Hongkun He | Functional Porous Polymers and Poly(ionic liquid)s: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application for CO2 Capture | K. Matyjaszewski | Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT (Paula Hammond) |
Orsolya Karácsony | Design, Synthesis, Characterization and Testing of Materials for Biomedical Applications | N. Washburn | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) |
Katlyn Kelli Meier | Mössbauer, EPR, and DFT Studies of Oxygen Activation in Enzymes and Biologically Relevant Synthetic Complexes | E. Münck | Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University (Edward Solomon) |
Elizabeth Ellen Rastede | The Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescent Probes for Biomolecule Detection | B. Armitage | Postdoctoral Researcher, NIH (Daniel Appella) |
Antonina Simakova | Biomaterials by CRP | K. Matyjaszewski | Biohybrid Solutions |
Emily Daniels Weiss | Aggregation-Induced Morphology of Low-Dispersity, Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophenes) and their Blends with Fullerene Derivatives | T. Kowalewski and R. McCullough | Postdoctoral Fellow, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University |
Penglin Ye | Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds: Behavior and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation | N. Donahue | Postdoctoral Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University (Neil Donahue) |
2014
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Saadyah Averick | Preparation of Precise Bioconjugates Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Assistant Research Professor, Allegheny Health Network |
Anthony Brooks | Photon Driven Reduction of Zn(II) to Zinc Metal by Transition Metal Complexes | S. Bernhard | Senior Scientist, Johnson & Johnson |
José C. Flores-Canales | Computational Studies of Acidic Destabilization and Membrane Association of Diphtheria Toxin Translocation (T) Domain | M. Kurnikova | Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Advanced Study (Jooyoung Lee), South Korea |
Hong Yul Cho | Synthesis of Multifunctional Star Polymers for Potential Si RNA Delivery Carriers | K. Matyjaszewski | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois, Chicago |
Andrea Elsen | Applying Control of Heterogeneity Within Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Senior Scientist, L'Oreal |
Chin Ming (Benjamin) Hui | Nano-Engineered Polymer Composites Synthesized by SI-ATRP — From Synthesis to Novel Applications | K. Matyjaszewski | Research Chemistry, PPG Industries |
Racquel C. Jemison | Aspects Toward Polymer Design: Mechanism and Synthetic Considerations of Conductive Materials for Organic Electronics | R. McCullough | Senior Chemist, Dow Chemical, Core R&D, Formulation Sciences |
Jing Kong | Applications of Peptide Nucleic Acid in Nanotechnology | C. Achim | Adjunct Faculty, Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon University |
Ha Pham | Advances in Fluorescence Labeling and Imaging of Biomolecules | B. Armitage | Medical student, University of Central Florida Previous Position: Adjunct Faculty, Chemistry Department, Duquesne University |
Saumya Saurabh | Ultra-Photostable Genetically Targeted Fluoromodules for Live Cell Imaging | M. Bruchez | Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University (W. E. Moerner) |
Lea Da Silva Veras | NMDA Receptor Transmembrane Domain: Structure and Divalent Ion Selectivity | M. Kurnikova | Leadership Development System Facilitator at American Chemical Society Previous Position: Non-formal Education Researcher at the Center for Scientific and Cultural Dissemination—University of São Paulo |
James Woods | The Water Oxidation Reaction Catalyzed by Homogeneous Iridium Carbene Complexes | S. Bernhard | Jordi Labs |
2013
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Nicolae M. Albu | Torsional Degrees of Freedom in Conjugated Molecules and Polymers: Motors, Excited State Relaxation, and Charge Mobility | D. Yaron | Instructor, Community College of Allegheny County |
Junriz O. Delos Santos | Biomolecular Labeling with Fluorescent Dyes: Making the Most of Nucleic Acid Architectures | B. Armitage | Research Scientist, Sharp Edge Labs, Inc. |
Allison Nicole Elder | Synthesis and Applications of Bio-Derived Conjugates | N. Washburn | Senior Chemist, L'Oreal |
Anisha Gupta | PNA and the Rule of Four: Quadruplex, Duplex and Chimeric Complexes | B. Armitage | Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island, CUNY Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Therapeutic Radiology Group, Yale University School of Medicine (Peter Glazer) |
Santosh Kumar | Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Water-Soluble Gold and Silver Nanoclusters | R. Jin | Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Previous Position: Analytical Surface Scientist, Henkel Corporation |
Shengpeng Liu | Photophysical Exploration of Fluorescent Nanotags | L. Peteanu | |
Longzhu Shen | Theoretical Studies of TAML® Activators: Oxidative Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Water, Nuclear Tunneling in C-H Bond Activation and Electronic Structure Analysis of Co(IV) Complexes | T. Collins | Postdoctoral Associate,Yale University (Paul Anastas) Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Institute for Green Science, Carnegie Mellon |
Yu Wang | Green ATRP Procedures for Polymers with Well Preserved Chain End Functionalities | K. Matyjaszewski | Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany |
Mingjiang Zhong | Block Copolymer Templated Nitrogen-Enriched Nanocarbons: From Synthesis, Characterization, to Applications | T. Kowalewski and K. Matyjaszewski | Assistant Professor, Yale University Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT (Jeremiah Johnson and Bradley Olsen) |
2012
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Raman Bahal | Development of Conformationally Preorganized miniPEG-γPNA for Antigene and Antisense Applications | D. Ly | Assistant Professor. School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut |
Courtney Lyn Balliet | Application of Advanced X-Ray Scattering Techniques to Structural Investigations of Molecular Packing in Conducting Polymers | T. Kowalewski and R. McCullough | Senior Research Chemist, PPG Industries |
Heber J. Chacon-Madrid | The Fragmentation vs. Functionalization Paths of Molecules during Atmospheric Chemical Aging | N. Donahue | Rotational Engineer, Intel |
Arnie de Leon | Synthesis and Physical Properties of Non-Modified and Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids | C. Achim | PD Associate Scientist, Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Vanderbilt University |
Rupal Gupta | Spectroscopy of Metal Containing Biomolecules & Biomimetic Complexes Involved in O2 & H2O Activation | M. Hendrich | Postdoctoral Associate, U. Delaware (T. Polenova) |
Soumen Kundu | TAML Activators as Green Oxidation Catalysts: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies, Applications in Pollutant Remediation and Organic Synthesis | T. Collins | Associate Scientist at Phillips 66 Midstream Division Previous Position: Postdoctoral associate, McGill University (Advisor: C.J. Li) |
Wenwen Li | Reactive Surfactants for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in Dispersed Media | K. Matyjaszewski | Research Scientist, DOW Chemical |
John Parker McGann | Electrical and Structural Foundations of Nitrogen-Rich Nanocarbons for Energy Related Applications | T. Kowalewski | Scientist at Exponent, Natick, Massachusetts Previous Position: Postdoctoral associate, MIT |
Halimatu Sadiya Mohammed | PNA-DNA Heteroquadruplex Formation: Optimization of PNA Structure, Recognition by Cyanine Dyes and Evaluation of Molecular Crowding Effects | B. Armitage | Group Manager / Postdoctoral Fellow at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Previous Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science at Clarkson University (Advisor: Devon Shipp) |
Eduardo Paredes | Triazole Linkages and Backbone Branches in Nucleic Acids for Biological and Extra-Biological Applications | S. R. Das | Team Leader, Oligonucleotide Process Development at Nitto-Avecia, Cincinnati, Ohio Previous Position: Postdoctoral associate, NIH |
Joseph Eric Prata | Chemical Functionalization and Technological Applications of Hyaluronic Acid | N. Washburn | Research Chemist, Lubrizol Corporation Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Boston Biomedical |
Huifeng Qian | Controlling Gold Nanoparticles with Atomic Precision: Synthesis and Structure Determination | R. Jin | Senior Engineer, Dow Chemical Company Previous Position: J. Evans Attwell-Welch Postdoctoral Fellow, Rice University, Department of Chemical Engineering (Michael S. Wong) |
Nathaniel Shank | Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescent Probes for Biomolecule Detection | B. Armitage | Assistant Professor, Armstrong State University, Savannah, Georgia Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, NIH (D. Appella) |
2011
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Hoyong Chung | Chemistry and Applications of Bio-Inspired and Bio-Derived Polymers | N. Washburn | Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Florida A&M University Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, California Institute of Technology |
Matthew James Crawford | Structural Characterization of γ-Modified PNAs and Invasion of MicroRNA | D. Ly | Assistant Professor, Frostburg State University |
Greg Thomas Drozd | Ozonolysis Intermediate Dynamics and Hydroperoxide Photodissociation in the Atmosphere | N. Donahue | Postdoctoral Associate, U. California Berkeley, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy and Management (Goldstein) Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University (Faye McNeill and Ken Eisenthal) |
Joshua Allen Hayden | Oxygen Reactivity of Manganese Proteins | M. Hendrich | Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Assistant Director for the Central laboratory and Director of Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT (Liz Nolan) |
Eun Kyung Kim | Nanoporous Carbon Materials from Block Copolymer Precursors for Supercapacitor Applications | T. Kowalewski | Research Scientist, LG, South Korea |
Zhijie Ma | Thermodynamics of Metal Binding to Ligand-Modified PNA | C. Achim | Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Tech (Gary Schuster) |
Jesse Allen Miller | Biologically Inspired Applications of TAML Activators | T. Collins | New Chemicals Management Branch, Chemical Control Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Alper Nese | Design and Synthesis of Functional Graft Copolymers with Complex Architectures by Controlled Radical Polymerization Methods | K. Matyjaszewski | Scientist, Sila Nanotechnologies, San Francisco Bay Area Previous Positions: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of South Carolina; Postdoctoral Associate, University of Southern California (Andrea Armani) |
Jeong Ae Yoon | Cross-Linked Networks Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization | T. Kowalewski | LG, South Korea |
Michael Yonkunas | Theoretical Investigation of the Structure and Function of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology, a joint program with the University of Pittsburgh |
M. Kurnikova | Instructor, Department of Molecular Biophysics & Physiology, Rush University Medical Center |
Kimberly Zanotti | Creating Genetically Encodable Biosensors Based on Fluorogenic Dyes and Proteins | B. Armitage | Research Scientist, QPS Holdings Previous Positions: Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH, National Institute on Aging (Patricia Gearhart) |
2010
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Silvia Bezer Bratu | Supramolecular Structures Based on Peptide Nucleic Acids and Transition Metal Ions | C. Achim | Research Chemist I, PPG IndustriesPostdoc, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
Mrinmoy Chakrabarti | Mössbauer, EPR and Theoretical Studies of Oxygen Activating Enzymes and a [Fe4S4] Cluster Relevant to Biological Nitrogen Fixation | E. Münck | Patent Agent, Berggren Group Previous Position: Postdoctoral associate, Texas A&M University |
Martin Christen | Structural/Functional Insights into the Plasminogen Kringle 3 Domain | M. Llinás | Scientific Officer, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh (Reiko Ishima) |
Raymond F. De Hont | Mössbauer, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, and Density Functional Theory Studies of Biomimetic FeIV=O Species and High-Valent Diamond Core Intermediates | E. Münck | Assessment Specialist, Educational Testing Service |
Hongchen Dong | From New Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Initiating Systems for Functional Nanomaterials and Surfaces | K. Matyjaszewski | Research Scientist, GE Global Research |
Volkan Ediz | Data-Driven Approaches in Semiempirical Quantum Chemistry | D. Yaron | Director of Product, GREE International, Inc. Previous Position: Analyst, Keystone Strategy |
William Chadwick Ellis | Green Design, Synthesis, Characterization and Application of a Novel Family of Fe-TAML Peroxide Activating Homogeneous Catalysts | T. Collins | Associate Scientist, Low Carbon Hydrogen, Phillips 66 Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Geoff Coates) |
Niti Garg | Synthesis and Study of Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Application for Chemical Sensing and Catalysis | R. Jin | Senior Process Engineer, Intel |
Patricia Lynn Golas | Rational Design of Polymeric Dispersants for Nanoparticles and Substrates for Click Chemistry Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Senior Scientist, Johnson and Johnson |
Anna Esmeralda Javier | Solution-Processable Materials for Printable Electronics | R. McCullough | Senior Scientist, Henkel Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Nitash Balsara) |
Junying Liu | Development of Solution-Processable High Performance Organic Semiconductors for Field Effect Transistors | R. McCullough | Product Development Specialist, Dow Corning Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, MIT (Paula Hammond) |
Laura Anne Mueller | Expanding the Scope of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with Low Catalyst Concentrations | K. Matyjaszewski | Research Scientist, ATRP Solutions |
Iulia Alisa Sacui | Development of a γPNA Platform for Biomedical and Molecular Engineering Applications | D. Ly | Instructor, Bowling Green State University Previous position: Postdoctoral Fellow, NIST |
Nikolay Simakov | Calculation of Current-Voltage Properties of Biological Ion-Channels Using Extended Poisson-Nernst-Planck Theory | M. Kurnikova | Computational Scientist, Center for Computational Research, University at Buffalo, SUNY Previous Position: Postdoc, National Resource for Biomedical Supercomputing, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
Hayriye Ünal | Combining Biomolecules and Fluorogenic Cynanine Dyes into Novel Flourescent Labels | B. Armitage | Researcher, Sabanci University Previous Position: Research Manager, UPMC Magee Womens Hospital |
Tomasz Young | Nanoscale Morphology and Phase Structure of Regioregular Poly (3-hexylthiophene) in Single and Multicomponent Systems | T. Kowalewski | Research Scientist, Exxon Mobil |
2009
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Marcos Battistel | Profiling Plasminogen Kringle Domains According to Ligand Specificity | M. Llinás | Postdoctoral Fellow/Contractor, Food & Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (Daron Freedberg) |
Sidi Bencherif | Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Biodegradable Polymers and Biomimetic Hydrogel Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications | N. Washburn and K. Matyjaszewski | Researcher, Harvard University (David Mooney) Previous Positions: Research Associate, Harvard University and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering (David Mooney); Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science (David Edwards and David Mooney) |
Tudor Constantin | Selection and Characterization of RNA Aptamers that Bind Fluorogenic Cyanine Dyes | B. Armitage | Research Scientist, Natera Previous Position: Scientist, Investigen |
Brian Francis Cusick | Techniques for Proximal Probe Characterization of Designer Surfaces Tailored by Controlled Radical Polymerization | T. Kowalewski | AP1000 Configuration Management Coordinator, Westinghouse |
William Gunderson | Spectroscopic Studies of Intermediates in Metalloenzymes and Biomimetic Complexes | M. Hendrich | Visiting Assistant Professor, Illinois College Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University, Dept. of Physics (Kurt Warncke) |
Wei He | Structural Characterization of Non-Modified and Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids | C. Achim | Research and Development Scientist for PolyPeptide Group Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Diego (Wei Wang) |
Sabrina Lusvarghi | From Molecules to Organisms: Molecular Recognition Using Proteins, Peptides and Peptide Nucleic Acids | B. Armitage | Research Fellow, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Previous Position: Visiting Fellow, National Cancer Institute, HIV Drug Resistance Program (Stuart Le Grice) |
Lynne A. McCullough | Nanostructured Conducting Materials Templated on Block Copolymers | K. Matyjaszewski | Scientist III, E-Ink Corporation |
Renaud Nicolaÿ | Enhancing Control of Macromolecular Architecture by Synergistic Combination of ATRP, NMP and RAFT Polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Assistant Professor, ESPCI Previous Position: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Molecular Science and Technology Group (E.W. (Bert) Meijer) |
Anna (Zatsman) Twigg | Mechanistic Studies of Multiheme Proteins Using EPR Spectroscopy | M. Hendrich | Scientist 1, Protein Research, BioMarin Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Energy Biosciences Institute, UC Berkeley |
Rui Zhang | The Impact of Morphology and Molecular Structure on Charge Transport Properties in Thin Film of Polythiophene and its Derivatives | T. Kowalewski and R. McCullough | Senior Material and Component Engineer, Intel Corporation Previous Position: University of Texas, Austin (Paul Barbera) |
2008
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Andrea Benvin Stadler | DNA Templated Supramolecular Assemblies of Cyanine Dyes | B. Armitage | Assistant Professor, St. Joseph's College Previous Position:Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
Lindsay Bombalski | Growth and Effect of Polymeric Ligands on Colloidal Particles and Tailoring the Optical Properties of Particle Additives | M. Bockstaller | President/Founder, National Association of Postgraduates Previous Position: ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy-National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh |
Jessica Cooper | Chain-end Functionalized Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophenes)s: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications | R. McCullough and T. Kowalewski | Review Chemist, FDA Previous Position: ORISE Fellow, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Wade Braunecker | Catalyst Development in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization from a Thermodynamic Perspective | K. Matyjaszewski | Faculty, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado (Josef Michl) |
Haifeng Gao | Synthesis of Functional Polymers with Controlled Architecture by ATRP of Monomers in the Presence of Cross-Linkers: From Stars to Gels | K. Matyjaszewski | Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, U.C. Berkeley (Jean Frechet) |
Gaofei He | Development of Conformationally-Preorganized γ-Peptide Nucleic Acid (γ-PNA) for Recognition of Double helical B-form DNA (B-DNA) | D. Ly | Analytical Scientist at Patheon in St. Louis Previous Position: Postdoc, University of Missouri-St. Louis |
Ke Min | Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in Aqueous Dispersed Media | K. Matyjaszewski | Formulation Scientist, Dow AgroSciences Previous Position: Postdoc, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab |
Gizelle Sherwood | The Effects of Aggregation on the Photophysics of Oligomers Related to MEH-PPV and CN-PPV | L. Peteanu | Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University |
Daniel Siegwart | Application of Controlled Radical Polymerization (CRP) in the Design of Functional Biomedical Architectures | K. Matyjaszewski | Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT (Robert Langer) |
Wei Tang | Kinetics of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Senior Research Chemistry, Exxon Mobil Chemical Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton (Lynn Loo) |
Richard Watson | Metal Binding to Peptide Nucleic Acids Modified with 8-Hydroxyquinoline or 2,2’-Bipyridine | C. Achim | Staff Scientist, SMD in the Biochemistry and Biophysics Department, University of Rochester Previous Position: Postdoc, University of Rochester (William Bernhard) |
Wei Wu | Control, Manipulation, Characterization and Complex Crystallization Behavior of Macromolecular Assemblies | T. Kowalewski, K. Matyjaszewski | Senior Materials Engineer at Intel Previous Position: Materials Packaging Engineer, Intel |
2007
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Deboshri Banerjee | Green Oxidation Catalysis with Fe-TAML/Peroxide: Novel Applications in Microbial Deactivation, Kinetic and Reactivity Studies | T. Collins | Research Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital Previous Position: Scripps Research Institute (M.G. Finn) |
Evan S. Beach | Fe-TAML Catalyzed Oxidation Chemistry for Water Cleaning Applications | T. Collins | Program Manager, Center for Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yale University Previous Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Yale University (Paul Anastas) |
Arani Chanda | Iron-TAML Activators of Peroxide — A Green Catalytic Oxidation System: Environmental Applications, Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies | T. Collins | Senior Manager, Sarepta Therapeutics Previous Position: Scientist, Eisai |
Alina Dragulescu-Andrasi | Spin-Crossover and Charge-Transfer Phenomena in Iron-Based Polynuclear Complexes | C. Achim | Postdoctoral Researcher, Florida State University (Michael Shatruk) Previous Position: Postdoc, University of Massachusetts Medical School (Jie Song) |
Jinyu Huang | Functional Polymers and Surfaces via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Senior Research Scientist, CIBA Vision Previous Position: Research Scientist, Ciba Vision |
Wojciech Jakubowski | From New Initiating Systems for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization to Block Copolymers | K. Matyjaszewski | VP of Manufacturing, ATRP Solutions |
Hyung-il Lee | Macromolecular Brushes: From Synthesis to Functional Material | K. Matyjaszewski | Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Ulsan University Previous Position: Postdoctoral fellow, M.I.T. Department of Chemical Engineering |
Xin Li | Transition States for Surface-Catalyzed Reactions | D. Sholl | |
Delia-Laura Popescu | Green Oxidation Technologies for Environmental Applications: Degradation of Persistent Pollutants by FeIII-TAML® Activated Peroxides and Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies | T. Collins | Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania Previous Positions: Postdoc, Southern Methodist University (N. Tsarevsky); Faculty, University of Bucharest |
Kelly Robertson | Nucleic Acid Reagents for Imaging and Detection | B. Armitage | Naval Research Labs, Washington D.C. |
Subhadeep Roy | Exploring Interactions of Peptide Nucleic Acids with Quadruplex Forming DNA Motifs | B. Armitage | R&D Researcher–Intermediate, Agilent and Senior Researcher Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado (Josef Michl) |
Amy Sage | Atmospheric Oxidation of Organic Compounds: Gas-Phase Reactivity, Gas-to-Particle Conversion, and Particle Aging | N. Donahue | Postdoctoral Associate, Kent State University (Shan-Hu Lee) Previous Position: Postdoctoral scholar, Case Western Reserve University (Carlos Crespo) |
Kirill Speranskiy | Theoretical Modeling of Ligand-gated Ion Channels | M. Kurnikova | Senior Technology Support Analyst, Arizona State University |
Matthew Stadler | A New Family of Fe-TAML Peroxide Activators for Green Oxidation Chemistry: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties | T. Collins | CEO, Dash Biotechnologies Previous Position: Managing Director, Life Sciences Network, Pittsburgh Technology Council |
2006
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Justin Douglas | Spectroscopic Characterization of the Interactions Between Peptide Ligands and the Multi-Domain Proteins Plasminogen and Matrix Metalloprotenase 2 | M. Llinás | Assistant Scientist/Director, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, University of Kansas Previous Position: Postdoc, U. of Colorado (Arthur Pardi) |
Anca Dragulescu-Andrasi | Development of Cell-Permeable and Helically Preorganized Peptide Nucleic Acids | D. Ly | Postdoc, Stanford University (Molecular Imaging Program, School of Medicine, J. Rao) |
Kristen (Hannah) Roy | The Effects of Nucleic Acid Template and Dye Structure on Cyanine Dye Aggregation: An NMR and Optical Spectroscopic Investigation | B. Armitage | Instructor, University of Colorado |
Lu Liu | Effects of Rotation on the Photophysics of Conductive Polymers | D. Yaron | Research Associate, Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh |
Swati R. Manjari | Thermodynamics of Solvation — A Continuum Perspective | H. J. Kim | Postdoctoral Researcher, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Previous Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Carnegie Mellon (H. Kim) |
Timothy Smith | Spectral Properties and Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers in Electric Fields | L. Peteanu | Staff Field Engineer, Sciex Previous Position: Assistant Professor, Christopher Newport University |
Sebastian Stoian | Mössbauer and Quantum Chemical Studies of Fe(I) and Fe(II) Diketiminate Complexes, and of a Short-Lived Aqueous Fe(IV)=O Intermediate | E. Münck | Postdoctoral Researcher, National High Energy Magnet Field Laboratory Previous Positions: Postdoc, Carnegie Mellon (E. Münck); Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Daniel G. Nocera) |
Audria Stubna | Mössbauer Spectroscopy and DFT Studies of High-Valent Fe(IV) Species | E. Münck | Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania (Les Dutton) |
Chuanbing Tang | Nanostructured Carbon from Well-Defined Polyacrylonitrile (Co) Polymers Obtained by Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizations: From Synthesis and Characterization to Devices | T. Kowalewski and K. Matyjaszewski | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and NanoCenter at the University of South Carolina Previous Position: Postdoc, U. of California Santa Barbara (E. Kramer and C. Hawker, Materials Research Laboratory |
Filipe Alexandre Ferreira Tiago de Oliveira | Mössbauer, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Density Functional Theory Studies of Iron (IV) and Iron (V) Complexes Involving Tetraamido Macrocyclic Ligands | E. Münck | Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
PingPing Ye | Hydrogenation and β-Hydride Elimination on Pt(III) and Ni/Pt(III) and Surface Segregation in a PdCu Alloy | A. Gellman | Research Scientist, Surface Analysis and Materials Properties Lab, Cookson Electronics/Enthone |
Liping Yu | Single Molecule Spectroscopy of Pre-RNA Splicing with Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET | L. Peteanu | Research Scientist, BD Biosystems |
Peng Zhou | Synthesis and Properties of Guanidine-Peptide Nucleic Acid | D. Ly | Scientist, AnaSpec |
2005
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Sudha Dorairaj | Solvation in Quadrupolar Solvents: A Continuum Approach | H. J. Kim | Research Associate, Oregon Health and Science University Previous Position: Postdoc, University of Califonia at Davis (Toby Allen) |
Benjamin Janesko | New Methods in Semiempirical Quantum Chemistry | D. Yaron | Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University Previous Position: Postdoc, Rice University (G. Scuseria) |
Justin Legleiter | Atomic Force Microscopy for Studying Physicochemical Aspects of Alzheimer’s Disease | T. Kowalewski | Assistant Professor, University of West Virginia Previous Position: Postdoc, University of Washington, Dept. of Pharmacology (Paul Muchowski) |
Violeta L. Marin | Thermodynamic and Kinetic Investigation of Nucleic Acid Molecular Recognition by Synthetic Oligomers and Small Molecules | B. Armitage | Senior Research Scientist, Abbott Laboratories Previous Position: Postdoc, Joint appointment, The University of Chicago (Milan Mrksich) and Argonne National Lab (Brian Kay) |
Nicolay V. Tsarevsky | Synthesis of Well-Defined Polymeric Materials with Polar Functional Groups by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerizatio | K. Matyjaszewski | Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist University Previous Positions: CSO, ATRP Solutions; Visiting Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon |
2004
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Hy Bui | Viscoelastic Study of Reversible Gels and Block Copolymer Melts | G. C. Berry | Scientist, New Technology, L'Oreal USA |
Bhaskar Datta | Molecular Recognition Involving Guanine-Quartets and Hybrid Aptamers | B. Armitage | Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar Previous Positions: Assistant Professor, Missouri State University; Postdoc, University of Georgia |
Anindya Ghosh | Design, Synthesis and Mechanistic Studies of Iron-TAML Catalytic Activators of Hydrogen Peroxide and a New Activation Chemistry of Dioxygen by Iron | T. Collins | Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas Little Rock Previous positions: Post-doctoral researcher with Professor Daryle H. Busch and Professor Bala Subramaniam, CEBC (University of Kansas); Senior Research Chemist, Halliburton Energy Services, Duncan, Oklahama |
Zhenyu Gu | Nano-Scale Structures of Supramolecules: From Fractal Bio-Microgels to Micellar Aggregates | G. D. Patterson | TCSS Technology and Operation Director, Trelleborg |
Limin Angela Liu | Modeling the Effects of Disorder on the Photophysics of Organic Materials | D. Yaron | Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Previous position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (Joel Bader) |
Elena Sheina | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Regioregular Thiophene Polymers with Polyetheric Substituents | R. McCullough | Senior Scientist, Solvay USA Previous Positions: Research Chemist, Plextronics; Postdoc, Carnegie Mellon (R.D. McCullough) |
Aimeé Tomlinson | Modeling the Photophysics of Biological Dye Assemblies | D. Yaron | Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of North Georgia and President, ALT Consulting Previous Position: Visiting Assistant Professor, New College of Florida |
Anup Upadhyay | Spectroscopic Characterization of Multiheme Proteins from Nitrosomonas Europaea | M. Hendrich | Senior Scientist II Biochemistry at AbbVie Previous Positions: Research Associate, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Emory University; Postdoc, Emory University (Dale Edmondson) |
2003
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Rong Cao | Biomolecular Recognition: From Cyanine Dye-DNA Complexes to Recyclable Enzymes | B. Armitage | Assistant Professor, Community College of Allegheny College Previous Position: Postdoc, University of Pittsburgh (Bruce Pitt) |
Isil Dilek | Supramolecular Structures Involving Peptide Nucleic Acid | B. Armitage | Research Scientist, Cerilliant Corp., Round Rock, TX Previous Position: Postdoc, University of Texas, Austin (Sean Kerwin) |
Adina Golombek | EPR and Mössbauer Studies of Manganese and Iron Small Molecule Model Complexes and Proteins | M. Hendrich | NMR Staff, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Toronto Previous Position: Posdoc, Weizmann Inst. of Science, Israel |
Chris Kunz | Charged Kaon Ratios and Yields Measured with the STAR Detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider | M. Kaplan | Staff Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories |
Brad Pierce | The Use of Quantitative EPR Techniques to Observe Active Site Assembly Within the Small Subunit of Ribonucleotide Reductase | M. Hendrich | Associate Professor, University of Texas, Arlington Previous Position: Postdoc, University of Wisconsin (Brian Hoffman) |
2002
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Arindam Pushan Chowdhury | Electronic delocalization and charge-transfer properties of chemical and biological systems as measured by Stark spectroscopy | L. Peteanu | Associate Professor, IIT Bombay Previous Positions: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Postdoc, Columbia University (David Adams) |
Marion Gehrmann | Structural and Functional Similarities Between FII and Kringle Domains | M. Llinás | Postdoc, University of Maryland |
Sayam Sen Gupta | Iron-TAML Activators of Hydrogen Peroxide: Synthesis, Characterization and Environmental Applications | T. Collins | Scientist/Assistant Professor, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India Previous Position: Postdoc, Scripps Research Institute (M.G. Finn) |
Yelda Hangun | Design and Study of Catalytic Activators of Hydrogen Peroxide Promising Rapid Efficient Petroleum Desulfurization and Bleaching Technologies | T. Collins | Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Eckerd College Previous Position: Assistant Professor, California University of Pennsylvania |
Boonchuan Immaraporn | Kinetics Study of Acid Deprotonation and Dechlorination Reactions on Single Crystal Metal Surfaces | A. Gellman | Researcher, SCG Chemicals Previous Position: Postdoc, Fritz-Haber Institute, Berlin |
Stuart Kushon | A Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study of the Binding of PNA Probes to DNA and RNA Hairpin Structures | B. Armitage | Professor of Introductory Chemistry, Saddleback College Previous Position: Manager of Chemistry R&D, QTL Biosystems, CA |
Jinsong Liu | End-Group Functionalization of Regioregular Head-to-Tail Poly(3-alkylthiophenes) and its Application to the Synthesis of Well-Defined Rod-Coil Block Copolymers: Tuning the Self-Assembly and Functional Properties of Conducting Polymers | R. McCullough | R&D Staff Scientist, Life Technologies Previous Positions: Senior Chemist, Waters Corp.; Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley (Jean Frechet) |
Melissa Pasquinelli | An Effective Particle Approach to the Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers | D. Yaron | Associate Professor, North Carolina State University (Fiber and Polymer Science Program,
Previous Positions: Postdoc, Duke University (D. Beratan); Postdoc, Environmental Protection Agency (J. Rabinowitz) |
Tomislav Pintauer | Structural and mechanistic aspects of copper catalyzed atom transfer radical processes | K. Matyjaszewski | Associate Professor, Duquesne University Previous Position: Postdoc, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
Dong-Chul (Jeff) Pyun | Synthesis of Nanostructural Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials Using Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Associate Professor, University of Arizona Previous Position: Postdoc, University of California Berkley (Jean Frechet) and IBM Almaden (Craig Hawker) |
Daniel Savin | Rayleigh-Brillouin and Photon Correlation Spectroscopy of Poly (n-hexyl methacrylate) Near the Glass Transition, and Light Scattering and Thermal Characterization of Hybrid Nanoparticles | G.D. Patterson | Associate Professor, University of Southern Mississippi, School of Polymers Previous Positions: Assistant Professor, University of Vermont; Postdoc, University of Minnesota (Tim Lodge) |
Miaomiao Wang | Interactions of Cyanine Dyes with DNA or PNA Duplexes: Formation of Supramolecular Structures | B. Armitage | California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Previous Positions: Postdoc, Investigen, Inc.; Postdoc, Carnegie Mellon (Danith Ly) |
Lei Zhai | Fabrication of Micro- and Nanostructures from Functionalized Regioregular Poly (3-alkylthiophenes) | R. McCullough | Associate Professor of Nanoscience Technology Center and the Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida Previous Position: Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida; Postdoc, MIT |
2001
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Kelly Davis Arehart | Segmented Copolymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Senior Manager, Global Innovations, Kimberly Clark Professional Previous Positions: Scientist, Kimberly-Clark, Corporate Research Division; Postdoc, University of Colorado-Boulder (Kristi Anseth) |
Alexander Grishaev | CLOUDS: A Computational Protocol for Protein Structure Elucidation via NMR Proton Densities | M. Llinás | Staff Scientist, NIH |
Tom Chih-Chuang Hu | Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Mice: Assessment of Left-Ventricular Function, and Development of Manganese as a Functional Contrast Agent | A. Koretsky | Project Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA ) Previous Positions: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia; Principal Scientist, MRI/S Facility, GlaxoSmithKline; Postdoc, NIH |
Jonggu Jeon | Solvation and solute electronic structure in a continuum solvent picture | H. J. Kim | Research Professor, Korea University, Seoul, Korea Previous Positions: Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea; University of California, Davis (A. Stuchebrukhov); Postdoc, University of Utah (Gregory Voth) |
Hyun-Jong Paik | Kinetic studies and applications of atom transfer radical polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea Previous Position: Postdoc, Cornell University |
Richard Pilston | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Regioregular Polythiophenes, Random Copolymers of Thiophene and Studies of the GRIM Polymerization Method for the Synthesis of Polythiophenes | R. McCullough | New Business Development at Milliken & Company and Chairman at Indigo Biosciences, Inc. Previous Positions: Vice President of Marketing, Nano-Terra Inc.; Global Marketing Manager of Vertrel specialty fluids product line, DuPont; Chief Technology Officer, Plextronics, Inc. |
Jason Weibel | New Methodologies for Electronic Structure Calculations on Organic Materials | D. Yaron | Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Belmont University Previous Position: Postdoc, Caltech (Virtual Planetary Lab) |
2000
Name | Dissertation | Advisor | Last Known Position |
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Kathryn L. Beers | Design, synthesis and properties of comb copolymers with variable grafting density by controlled radical polymerization | K. Matyjaszewski | Leader, Polymers and Complex Fluids, NIST Previous Positions: Deputy Division Chief, Polymers and Group Leader, Sustainable Polymers, NIST |
Robert Scott Loewe | Synthesis, characterization, and development of structurally homogeneous polythiophenes (pts) and polythienylene vinylenes | R. McCullough | Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trade Office Previous Positions: Discovery Chemist, Zettacore Inc.; Postdoc, North Carolina State University |
Eric Edward Moore | Solid-state effects on the electronic structure of conjugated polymers | D. Yaron | Adjunct Professor, Saint John's University and Brooklyn College Previous Position: Postdoc, New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Victoria-Codrina Popescu | Mössbauer and EPR studies of the hydrogen-cluster of the iron-hydrogenases from C. pasteurianum and of synthetic complexes designed to model the iron sites of the [(2)iron](H)-subcluster and Mössbauer studies of the transcription factor FNR of Escherichia coli | E. Münck | Associate Professor, Colgate University Previous Positions: Associate Professor, Ursinus College; Postdoc, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Lavanya Louisa Premvardhan | Electrostatic properties of charge-transfer systems | L. Peteanu | Scientific Research, Analysis and Management. Molecular Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Imaging, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimie (IBPC) Previous Position: Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Jian Qiu | Atom transfer radical polymerization in aqueous dispersed media | K. Matyjaszewski | Principal Scientist, Pall Corporation |
Leonard Domenick Vuocolo | The preparation of iron complexes as green catalytic oxidant activators of hydrogen peroxide | T. Collins | Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Previous Position: Assistant Professor, Allegheny College |
Belinda Belle Willard | Experimental and theoretical investigations of the metastable dissociations of organosilicon ions | S. Graul | Director of Proteomics Core, Cleveland Clinic Previous Position: Research Staff, Cleveland Clinic |
Stacy Alayne Williams | Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of high-valent copper complexes of macrocyclic tetraamido-N ligands | T. Collins | Partner, Perception Partners, Atlanta, GA Previous Position: Founder, Dr. DaBrain Scientific Toys, Watkinsville, GA |
Sun Jae Yoo | Spectroscopic studies of novel metal clusters in iron-sulfur proteins | E. Münck | Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trade Office Previous Position: Research Scientist, Magellan Laboratories, Triangle Park, NC |