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Current members:
Biziak
- | Chaki
- | Chen
- | Dirmyer
- | Hong
- | Ibele
- | Kulyba
- | Luo
- | Newsham
- | Nguyen
- | Sengupta
- | Sundararajan
- | Tandukar
- | Yang
- | Yousef
- | Zhang
Sambhy
Darlene Biziak
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2006.
Nirmalya Chaki
Status:Ph.D. Researcher. Group member since 2008.
Education:
Ph.D. in chemistry from The National Chemical Laboratory in Pune, India
Research Interest:
Metamaterials
Ying Chen
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2005.
Education:
B.S. in Physical Chemistry from USTC, China.
Matt Dirmyer
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2003.
Education:
2003: B.S. in Chemistry from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
Hometown:
Lancaster, NY.
Yiying “Eve” Hong
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2003.
Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from Peking University, China.
Research:
Currently investigating synthesis and characterization of hydrogels with multiresponsive properties and the application of hydrogels in fields such as selective catalysis.
Michael Ibele
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2005.
Education:
2005: B.S. in Chemistry from The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Research:
Bimetallic nano-fluidic pumps.
Natallia Kulyba
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2007.
Rong Luo
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2004.
Education: 2001: B.S. in Chemistry from Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, China.
2004: M.S. in Organic chemistry from Huazhong University of Science and technology, Wuhan, China.
Research:
Currently working with controlled free radical polymerizations of acrylate monomers with non polar alkenes in the presence of recyclable Lewis acids.
David Newsham
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2003.
Education:
2003: B.A. in Chemistry from SUNY Potsdam.
Research:
Development and characterization of organometallic catalysts for the copolymerization of carbon monoxide with alkenes and imines.
Interests:
Dave enjoys tinkering with computers in his spare time. In fact, Dave loves computers so much he built this website and the group wiki!
Jennifer Nguyen
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2007.
Dr. Varun Sambhy
Status:Ph.D. researcher. Group member since 2002.
Education:
2001: M.S. in Chemistry from IIT-Delhi, India.
2007: Ph.D. in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University.
Research:
Varun is working to develop novel functional polymers and polymer-nanoparticle hybrids for a variety of applications viz. antimicrobial materials & biologically active materials, catalysts, surface active materials, etc. Additionally he is also working to develop CO2 tolerant alkaline fuel cells.
Samudra Sengupta
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2007.
Shakuntala Sundararajan
Status:Graduate student. Group member since January 2004.
Education:
2003: M.Sc. in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.
Research:
Investigation of mechanism of motility in autonomously moving Pt-Au rods and their applications.
Shikchya Tandukar
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2003.
Weiran Yang
Status:Graduate Student. Group member since 2006.
Dr. Maekele Yosef
Status:Ph.D. researcher. Group member since 2007.
Education:
Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from University of Göttingen, Germany.
Research Interest:
Synthesis of metamaterials, clusters and nanomaterials.
Hua Zhang
Status:Graduate student. Group member since 2007.
Former member: Dr. Sachin Borkar
Status:Ph.D. researcher from 2003 - 2007.
Currently working for Hercules in Wilmington, DE.
Former member: Dr. Jeffery Funk
Status:Graduated with Ph.D. Group member from 2000 - 2005.
Former member: Dr. Bin Gu
Status:Graduated with Ph.D. Group member from 1999 - 2004.
Currently working for Kerr Corporation in Orange, CA.
Former member: Dr. Myeongsoon Kang
Status:Graduated with Ph.D. Group member from 1999 - 2004.
Former member: Dr. Timmothy R. Kline
Status:Graduated with Ph.D. Group member from 2002 - 2006.
Currently Assistant Professor of chemistry at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA.
Former member: Dr. ShengSheng Liu
Status:Ph.D. researcher from 1998 - 2002, 2003 - 2005.
Currently working for Phillip-Morris USA.
Former member: Dr. Megan Nagel
Status:Graduated with Ph.D. Group member from 2002 - 2006.
Currently Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN.
Former Member: Dr. Walter Paxton
Status:Graduated with Ph.D. Group member from 2001 - 2006.
Currently working at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Former member: Dr. Angel Ugrinov
Status:Ph.D. researcher. Group member from 2005-2008.
Currently a crystallographer at North Dakota State University.
Education:
2005: Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from University of Notre Dame, USA.
1995: M.S. in Theoretical Chemistry from Sofia University, Bulgaria.
Research Interests:
Synthesis of New Structures and Materials, Zintl Ions, Main Group Element Clusters, X-ray Crystallography, Structures Calculations.
Former Member: Dr. Min Yuan
Status:Ph.D. researcher from 2005 - 2007.
Currently working for IBM.
Other Graduate Students:
Joseph E. Remias (Ph.D., 2003) is a research chemist at Lyondell Chemical Company.
Cecily Andes (Ph.D., 2003) is a postdoc for Dr. Gerhard Fink at Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung.
Greg Long (Ph.D., 2002) is a postdoc at Los Alamos National Lab.
Sharon Elyashiv Barad (Ph.D., 2002) is a regulatory review chemist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Washington D.C.
April Hennis (Ph.D., 2001) is an assistant professor at the Randolph-Macon College.
Christine Elia (Ph.D., 2000) is a research chemist at Exxon-Mobil in New Jersey.
Shahid Murtuza (Ph.D., 1999) is a research chemist at GE Silicones in Albany, NY.
Lou Wojcinski (Ph.D., 1999) is a postdoc for Dr. Joe DeSimone at North Carolina State University.
Anne Harwell Pifer (MS, 1998) is an environmental chemist in North Carolina.
Jim Pawlow (Ph.D., 1997) works for Bridgestone-Firestone, Inc. in Akron, Ohio.
Smita Kacker (Ph.D., 1997) is a research chemist at Exxon Corporation in Annandale, New Jersey.
Terry Hogan (Ph.D., 1997) is a research chemist at Bridgestone-Firestone, Inc. in Akron, Ohio.
Michelle Boyer (MS, 1996) is a chemist at Merck.
Other Postdocs:
Dr. Jangsub Kim (postdoc, 1996-2001) is a senior research chemist at Samsung Electronics in Korea.
Dr. Chengyu Shen (postdoc, 1998-2000) is a senior scientist in PPD Development at Middleton, Wisconsin.
Dr. LiChang Yang (postdoc, 1998-99) is a postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr.Hui Tang (postdoc, 1996-97) is a chemist at Ben-Ray in New Jersey.
Mark Benvenuto (postdoc, 1991-93) is a professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy.
Undergrads:
Lauren Fischetti is at Aventis-Pasteur working in the clinical immunology department
Josh Seiber is a graduate student at NC Chapel Hill
Laurie Grove is a graduate student at Wisconsin
Karl Oyler (B.S. 2001) is a student at Princeton University
Tom Pavlosky (B.S., 2001) is a student at The Ohio State University
Dan Knapton is a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh in the lab of Tara Mayer.
Seth "BeBe" Harkins (B.S., 1999) is a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Jonas Peters at CalTech.
Jennifer Polly (B.S., 1999) is a graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill.
John Sworen (B.S., 1998) is a graduate student at the University of Florida.
Harvey "Rusty" Fries (B.S., 1998) is a graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill.
Ben Snedeker (B.S., 1998) is a r graduate student at Yale University.
Mike Ziegler (B.S., 1998) is a grad student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, working for Krzysztof Matyjaszewski.
Dan Hilt (B.S., 1998) is a chemist at PPG in Pittsburgh, PA.
Gregory T. Evangelista (B.A., 1997) is an orthopaedic surgeon at Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York.
Kristi Stepien (B.S., 1997) obtained her master's degree in chemistry from UCLA. She is now working in Los Angeles.
Aaron Sadow(B.S., 1996) is a graduate student at Berkeley, working for T. Don Tilley.
Robert D. Simpson (B.S., 1994) is a chemist at DuPont in Wilmington, DE.
Joseph E. Remias (Ph.D., 2003) is a research chemist at Lyondell Chemical Company.
Cecily Andes (Ph.D., 2003) is a postdoc for Dr. Gerhard Fink at Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung.
Greg Long (Ph.D., 2002) is a postdoc at Los Alamos National Lab.
Sharon Elyashiv Barad (Ph.D., 2002) is a regulatory review chemist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Washington D.C.
April Hennis (Ph.D., 2001) is an assistant professor at the Randolph-Macon College.
Christine Elia (Ph.D., 2000) is a research chemist at Exxon-Mobil in New Jersey.
Shahid Murtuza (Ph.D., 1999) is a research chemist at GE Silicones in Albany, NY.
Lou Wojcinski (Ph.D., 1999) is a postdoc for Dr. Joe DeSimone at North Carolina State University.
Anne Harwell Pifer (MS, 1998) is an environmental chemist in North Carolina.
Jim Pawlow (Ph.D., 1997) works for Bridgestone-Firestone, Inc. in Akron, Ohio.
Smita Kacker (Ph.D., 1997) is a research chemist at Exxon Corporation in Annandale, New Jersey.
Terry Hogan (Ph.D., 1997) is a research chemist at Bridgestone-Firestone, Inc. in Akron, Ohio.
Michelle Boyer (MS, 1996) is a chemist at Merck.
Other Postdocs:
Dr. Jangsub Kim (postdoc, 1996-2001) is a senior research chemist at Samsung Electronics in Korea.
Dr. Chengyu Shen (postdoc, 1998-2000) is a senior scientist in PPD Development at Middleton, Wisconsin.
Dr. LiChang Yang (postdoc, 1998-99) is a postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr.Hui Tang (postdoc, 1996-97) is a chemist at Ben-Ray in New Jersey.
Mark Benvenuto (postdoc, 1991-93) is a professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy.
Undergrads:
Lauren Fischetti is at Aventis-Pasteur working in the clinical immunology department
Josh Seiber is a graduate student at NC Chapel Hill
Laurie Grove is a graduate student at Wisconsin
Karl Oyler (B.S. 2001) is a student at Princeton University
Tom Pavlosky (B.S., 2001) is a student at The Ohio State University
Dan Knapton is a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh in the lab of Tara Mayer.
Seth "BeBe" Harkins (B.S., 1999) is a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Jonas Peters at CalTech.
Jennifer Polly (B.S., 1999) is a graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill.
John Sworen (B.S., 1998) is a graduate student at the University of Florida.
Harvey "Rusty" Fries (B.S., 1998) is a graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill.
Ben Snedeker (B.S., 1998) is a r graduate student at Yale University.
Mike Ziegler (B.S., 1998) is a grad student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, working for Krzysztof Matyjaszewski.
Dan Hilt (B.S., 1998) is a chemist at PPG in Pittsburgh, PA.
Gregory T. Evangelista (B.A., 1997) is an orthopaedic surgeon at Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York.
Kristi Stepien (B.S., 1997) obtained her master's degree in chemistry from UCLA. She is now working in Los Angeles.
Aaron Sadow(B.S., 1996) is a graduate student at Berkeley, working for T. Don Tilley.
Robert D. Simpson (B.S., 1994) is a chemist at DuPont in Wilmington, DE.