The Mueller Group At PSU

Name: Nikki LaFemina
Hometown: Kennewick, WA
Education: B.S. in Chemistry, cum laude, and a Minor in Mathematics from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA
Entered the Mueller group: February, 2012
Research Area: Solid State NMR of Single-Ion Conductors
Office Location: 24 Chemistry Building
Office Phone: 814-863-3584
Mailing Address: 104 Chemistry Building Box 204, University Park, PA 16802
Email: nhl110@psu.edu
Name: Kelly Murphy
Hometown: Mount Laurel, NJ
Education: B.A. in Chemistry with a minor in Environmental Studies in 2009, Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA
Entered the Mueller group: 2009
Research Area: Solid-state NMR investigations of surface structure and alteration layer development in corroded nuclear waste glasses.
Office Location: 227 Chemistry Building
Office Phone: 814-863-8219
Mailing Address: 104 Chemistry Building Box 174, University Park, PA 16802
Email: kam625@psu.edu
Name: Eric Poweleit
Hometown: Oconomowoc, WI
Education: B.S. in Chemistry and Physics in 2007, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Entered the Mueller group: 2008
Research Area: Investigation of CaxSr1-x through solid-state NMR and computational methods.
Office Location: 229 Chemistry Building
Office Phone: 814-863-7980
Mailing Address: 104 Chemistry Building Box 234, University Park, PA 16802
Email: etp113@psu.edu
Name: Mark Werner
Hometown: Sheffield, Pennsylvania
Education: B.S. in Chemistry in 2011, University of Rochester
Entered the Mueller group: 2011
Research Area: Investigation of ion conduction mechanism in PEO based ionomers via solid state NMR structural and dynamic studies
Office Location 04 Chemistry Building
Office Phone: 814-863-3577
Mailing Address:104 Chemistry Building box 272, University Park, PA 16802
Email: maw447@psu.edu
Name: Daniel Banks
Hometown:: Douglassville, PA
Education: Undergraduate- Penn State University, Chemistry Major, Schreyer Honors College
Entered the Mueller group: 2012
Office Location: 227 Chemistry Building
Email: dpb5125@psu.edu

David Roach (Ph.D. 2012)

Dr. Rebecca Sanders (Ph.D. 2011)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Princeton University

Dr. Christin Morrow (Ph.D. 2010)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Michigan State

Dr. Caleb Strepka (Ph.D. 2010)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Dr. Michael Davis (Ph.D. 2009)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ohio State University

Claire Fleeger (M.S. 2008)
Graduate Student in Geoscience
Penn State University

Dr. Kimberly Cossey (Ph.D. 2008)
Assistant Professor
Georgia College and State University

Dr. Rebecca Golombeck (Ph.D. 2008)
Senior Scientist
Pfizer

Dr. Nancy Washton (Ph.D. 2007)
Research Chemist
PPG

Dr. Geoffrey Bowers (Ph.D. 2006)
Assistant Professor
Albert University

Dr. Roderick Fry (Ph.D. 2005)
Research Chemist
Aberdeen Proving Grounds

Dr. Gary Crosson (Ph.D. 2005)
Assistant Professor
University of Dayton

Dr. Andrew Greenberg (Ph.D. 2004)
Outreach Coordinator
University of Wisconsin

Justin Wood (M.S. 2004)

Dr. Susan Mattingly (Ph.D. 2003)
Research Scientist
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering

Dr. Murthy D. Karra (Ph.D. 2002)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Vanderbilt University

David Wolford (M.S. 2002)
Chemist
Pfizer

Dr. Natia Tsomaia (Ph.D. 2002)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Brown University

Dr. James Gibson (Ph.D. 2001)
Momentive Performance Materials
Analytic Chemist

Dr. Theresa Lalain (Ph.D. 2001)
Advanced Chemist
ExxonMobil Process Research Lab

Dr. Frederick Vogt (Ph.D. 2000)
Research Chemist
GlaxoSmithKline Pharm R&D

Dr. James Egan (Ph.D. 2000)
Research Scientist
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Dr. David Aurentz (Ph.D. 1998)
Assistant Professor
Penn State University, Berks Campus

Dr. Robert Wenslow (Ph.D. 1998)
Vice President Business Development
Crystal Pharmatech

Dr. Kevin Sutovich (Ph.D. 1998)
Research Chemist
W.R. Grace and Co.