Placement of Ph.D. Recipients
Ph.D. graduates from the Department of Chemistry are prepared for success in a wide range of careers in academic, industry, and national laboratories.
2024
Evgeny Gutkin
Kurnikova Group
Computational Approaches in Drug Design
Now a Senior Associate Scientist at TandemAI
Nisha Hasija
Armitage Group
Fluorescent Tools for Process Development of Antibody-Drug Conjugates
Jaepil Jeong
Das/Matyjaszewski Groups
Controlled Synthesis of Nucleic Acid-Polymer Hybrids via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Kriti Kapil
Matyjaszewski Group
Synthesis of Protein-Polymer Hybrids by Aqueous Photo Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Now a Sr. Research Scientist at Dow Chemical
Zhen Jack Liu
Isayev Group
Machine Learning for Organic Molecular Property and Reactivity Prediction
Now a Machine Learning Scientist at insitro
Zhongyu Liu
Jin Group
Near-infrared Photoluminescence and Electron-Phonon Interactions of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters
Now a Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University
Jared Paris
Guo Group
Biochemical and Spectroscopic Studies of Iron Containing Metalloenzymes: Expanding the Realms of Iron Enzyme Catalysis
Now a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT
Rachel Smolinski
McDonough Group
Trace organic contaminants in residential wastewater and their fate in onsite waster water treatment systems: a nontarget analysis approach to micropollutant identification
Now at the Environmental Protection Agency
Walker Vickery
Sydlik Group
Preparation of Polymer-Grafted Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites and Degradation of Graphenic Materials
Shuming Zhang
Garcia Bosch Group
Cu-promoted C-H Bond Hydroxylation: Drawing Inspiration from Cu-dependent Metalloenzymes
2023
Isha Dhami
Ly Group
Development of Programmable Gamma Peptide Nucleic Acids
Now a Scientist at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Hannah Frame
Collins Group
TAML catalysis for a safer environment: oxidative transformations of natural and anthropogenic aqueous micropollutants
Now a Physical Scientist at United States Environmental Protection Agency
Jamie Gaitor
Noonan Group
Anion Exchange Membranes derived from Phosphonium and Ammonium-Functionalized Polynorbornenes
Now a Senior Research and Development Scientist at Celanese
Manami Kawakami
Noonan Group
Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Ester-Functionalized Group 16 Conjugated Polymers and Macrocycles
Now an Engineer II at Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd.
Tong Liu
Matyjaszewski Group
Functional Polymer Materials by ATRP: Preparation and Applications in Lithium Metal Batteries
Now a Battery Scientist at Ampcera Inc.
Luke Monroe
Sullivan Group
Determining Composition and Chemical Reactions of Particles in the Atmosphere Using Single Particle Instrumentation
Now a Postdoctoral researcher at University of Missouri, Kansas City
Stephen Schmidt
Sydlik Group
Polymers and Functional Graphenic Materials to Remediate Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
Now an Advanced Materials Researcher at Braskem
Megan Van Horn
Kietrys Group
Investigating Circular RNAs in Humans: Their Roles and Interactome in Parkinson’s Disease Progression
Now a Bioinformatics Researcher at CMU Cloud Lab
Tong Wu
Garcia Bosch Group
Cooperativity of Redox-Active Ligands and Cu: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Mononuclear Cu Complexes
Now a Postdoctoral researcher at MIT
Shan Xue
Guo Group
Spectroscopic and Computational Studies of H2 generating biomimetic model complexes
2022
Michael Bautista
Noonan Group
Refining Synthetic Strategies in Suzuki-Miyaura Catalyst Transfer Polycondensation
Now a Product Development Scientist at Parker Lord
Bailey Bowers
Sullivan Group
Understanding Everyday – Everywhere Chemicals and their Transformation Products via High Resolution Mass Spectrometry of Environmentally-Relevant Matrices
Now an Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Oberlin College & Conservatory
Stephen DiLuzio
Bernhard Group
Investigating Photophysical and Photochemical Structure-Activity Relationships of Heteroleptic Ir(III) Transition Metal Complexes Using High-throughput and Automated Techniques
Now a BioLEC Postdoc at Northeastern University
Xiang-Sha Du
Jin Group
On the transition from nonmetallic to metallic state in metal nanoclusters
Now a Senior Scientist at Waters Corporation
Karoline Eckhart
Sydlik Group
Development of Functional Polypeptide and Graphenic Materials for Biomedical Applications
Now a Senior Scientist at L’Oréal
Christopher Kottke
Kurnikova Group
Novel Methods for the Design and Analysis of Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Protein Systems
Now at Congruence Therapeutics
Stephanie Kramer
Peteanu Group
Characterization of Heterogeneity in Polymer Systems using Optical Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Microscopy
Now a Postdoctoral Scholar at Case Western Reserve University
Eric Lopato
Bernhard Group
Exploring Multidimensional Chemical Spaces in Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolving Reactions
Now a Senior Analytical Chemist at Mattiq
Michael Martinez
Matyjaszewski Group
Macromolecular Engineering and Depolymerization by Reversible Deactivation of Radical Polymerization
Now a Research Chemist, Expert at PPG
Saeed Moayedpour
Marom (MSE) Group
Structure Prediction of Epitaxial Interfaces
Now a Data Scientist at Sanofi
Mateusz Olszewski
Matyjaszewski Group
Molecular Bottlebrushes for Biorelevant Applications
Now a Scientist at NIRvana Sciences
Alexander Pearse
Armitage/Achim Groups
Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA) and Metal-Mediated PNA and their Applications within Tile Based Nanostructures and G. Quadruplex Forming Targets
Now a Technical Specialist at Stern Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Mingkang Sun
Matyjaszewski Group
Photochemical and Chemical Cocatalysts for Cu-Catalyzed ATRP: From Cocatalyst Properties to Polymerization Mechanisms
Now at Dow Chemical
Megan Treichel
Noonan Group
Designing Phosphonium & Sulfoxonium-Functionalized Polynorbornenes for Alkaline Stable Anion-Exchange Materials
Now a Research Chemist at Lubrizol
Wen Wen
Marom (MSE) Group
Structure Prediction and Design of organic/inorganic Interfaces from First Principle
Now an Applied Scientist at Microsoft
2021
Saborni Biswas
Hendrich Research Group
Spectroscopy and DFT calculations of bimetallic complexes and biomolecules involved in small molecule activation
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Pennsylvania State University
Chris Childs
Washburn Research Group
Design and Optimization of Cementitious Systems with Machine Learning
Last Known Position: Research Engineer, Ansatz AI
JULIA CUTHBERT
Matyjaszewski Research Group
Structurally Tailored and Engineered Macromolecular (STEM) Gels as a New Class of Functional Materials
Andrew DeYoung
Kim Research Group
Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies of Graphene Oxide Supercapacitors
Site Li
Jin Research Group
Electrocatalysis with atomically precise metal nanoclusters
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Yingwei Li
Jin Research Group
Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Properties, Assembly and Catalytic Application
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard
Velabo Mduli
Bernhard Research Group
Development of High-Throughput Screening Techniques of Iridium (III) Photocatalysts for Visible-Light Driven Chemical Transformations
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Merk & Co.
Chad Ratterman
Das Research Group
Synthesis and Evaluation of Non-Canonical Substrates for Lariat Debranching Enzym
Last Known Position: Process Development Scientist, Nitto Denko Avecia
Srijani Sarkar
Armitage Research Group
Binding of Gamma PNA to Targets Derived from Viral and Human Genome
Last Known Position: Postdoctral Researcher, National Cancer Institute
Sajjad Dadashi Silab
Matyjaszewski Research Group
External Control in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Cornell University
Anthony Varni
Kowalewski/Noonan Research Groups
Design, Synthesis, and Properties of Furan-Based Conjugated Materials
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Mingyi Wang
Donahue Research Group
Mechanisms Driving New Particle Formation Throughout the Troposphere
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cal Tech
2020
Liye Fu
Matyjaszewski Group
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization under Biologically Relevant Conditions
Last Known Position: Scientist I, Singular Genomics
Lydia JahL
Sullivan Group
Understanding the Sources and Transformations of Ice Nucleating Particles and Trace Reactive Gases in Biomass-Burning Emissions
Last Known Position: Science and Policy Associate at Green Science Policy Institute, Berkeley
Leif Jahn
Sullivan Research Group
Biomass-burning and Volcanic Ash Aerosols: Atmospheric Aging, Chemical Reactivity, and Ice-Nucleation Ability
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, Austin
Dmytro Kolodieznyi
Armitage and Bruchez Research Groups
Chemogenetic approaches for interrogation and influence of biological systems
Last Known Position: Scientific Developer, Emerald Cloud Lab
Sushil Lathwal
Matyjaszewski Research Group
Development of Polymer Biohybrids for Biomedical Applications
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT
Dinithi Perera
Ly Research Group
Design, Synthesis and Application of Bivalent Nucleic Acid Ligands Towards the Treatment of Repeat Expansion Diseases
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University
Meredith Schervish
Donahue Research Group
Modeling Peroxy Radical Chemistry Using the Volatility Basis Set to Understand Trends in New Particle Formation
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of California, Irvine
Yogesh Somasundar
Collins Research Group
On the mechanism and quantitative toxicity evolution of catalytic TAML and NewTAML Hydrogen Peroxide oxidative destruction of micropollutants in river water and municipal wastewater
Last Known Position: Module Engineer at Intel
Yijie Tang
Guo Group
Spectroscopic Studies and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Mononuclear Dioxygen Activation Enzymes
Last Known Position: Software Engineer at Tripadvisor
Yi Wang
Matyjaszewski Research Group
Low ppm Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in Dispersed Media and Electrochemically Mediated Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Polymerization
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Peking University (Beijing)
Zoe Wright
Sydlik Research Group
Therapeutic Methacrylic Monomers and Functional Graphenic Materials as Bioactive Additives to Medical Adhesives
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Rui Yuan
Matyjaszewski Research Group
Heteroatom-Doped Nanocarbons Derived from Polyacrylonitrile-Based Structures
Last Known Position: Research Chemist I, PPG
2019
Anne Arnold
Biologically Inspired Functional Graphenic Materials and Polymers for Tissue Regeneratiom and Energy Applications
Advisor: S. Sydlik
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Matthew Baker
Noonan Research Group
Development and Mechanistic Understanding of Nickel-catalyzed Suzuki Catalyst Transfer Polycondensation
Last Known Position: Dow Chemical
April Berlyoung
Armitage Research Group
Secondary Structure Analysis of Intra- and Intermolecular Guanine Quadruplexes and Targeting through Complementary and Homologous Binding using Peptide Nucleic Acid
Last Known Position: Scientist at Tempus Laboratories
Mae Alexandra Carpenter
Synthesis and Validation of Tie-dyes for the detection of Synapses
Advisor: M. Bruchez
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Wright State University
Ruixi Fan
Guo Research Group
Spectroscopic Study and Computational Modeling on Metallocofactors and Synthetic Model Complexes for Small-molecule Activation
Last Known Position: Research Engineer, Etsy
Tatsuya Higaki
Jin Research Group
Quantum State Manipulation of Atomically-Precise Gold Nanoclusters by Controlling Size and Structure
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
Qi Li
Tailoring the Atomic Structure, Self-Assembly, and Optical Property of Gold Nanoclusters
Advisor: R. Jin
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Stanford University
Sipei Li
Matyjaszewski Research Group
Functional Polymers for Lithium Metal Batteries
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT
Jiannan Liu
Computational Study of Structure and Dynamics of Ionic Liquids
Advisor: H. Kim
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT
Chamali Narangoda
Kurnikova Research Group
A Computational Study of AMPA Receptor Complexes: Non-competitive Inhibition and Interaction with CKAMP44
Kedar Perkins
Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Polymer-Grafted Lignin Surfactants
Advisor: N. Washburn
Last Known Position: Research Scientist, Eurofins
Zhongyu Wang
Matyjaszewski Research Group
Functional Inorganic Nanoparticle/Polymer Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Self-Assembly Behavior
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Qing Ye
Atmospheric Orgaic Aerosols: Formation, Mixing, and Human Exposure
Advisors: N. Donahue & R. Sullivan
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT
2018
Sikandar Abbas
Peteanu Research Group
Plasmonically Enhances Photostability in Organic Fluorophores
Yookyung Bae
Achim Research Group
Supramolecular Structures based on PNA and Metal Complexes
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pittsburgh
Eric Gottlieb
Experimental and Computational Explorations of Structural Catalytic Activity Relationships in Functional Nanocarbons Derived from Polyacylonitrile Containing Polymers
Advisors: T. Kowalewski and D. Yaron
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Delaware, (Thomas Epps, Chemical Engineering)
Andria Fortney
Beyond Polythiophenes: Exploring the Impact of Precisely Controlled Microstructure of Group 16 Conjugated Polymers on their Supramolecular Organization and Properties
Advisor: T. Kowalewski
Last Known Position: R & D Senior Research Chemist, King Industries
Wei-Che Hsieh
Synthesis and Biomedical Applications of Gamma Peptide Nucleic AcidAdvisor: D. Ly
Last Known Position: Principal Engineer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Haichen Li
On Developing Cost-Efficient Computational Solutions to Physical Chemistry Problems
Advisor: D. Yaron
Last Known Position: Software Engineer, Amazon
Stephanie Mack
Biochemical Investigation of Lariat Debranching Enzyme and Spliceosomal RNA Through the Use of Backbone Branched RNA
Advisor: S.R. Das
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cancer Research UK (CRUK) at the University of Cambridge
Samaneh Mesbahi-Vasey
Modeling Glutamate Receptors Structure-Function Relationships
Advisor: M. Kurnikova
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Institute for Protein Research, Harvard University
Logan Plath
Bier Research Group
Heavy Ion Mass Spectrometry Incorporating Superconducting Tunnel Junctions
Last Known Position: Research Scientist, PPG Industries
Michael Polen
Investigating the Chemistry and Chemical Aging that Affects Ice Nucleating Particles in the Atmosphere
Advisor: R. Sullivan
Last Known Position: Lecturer, McDaniel College
Thomas Ribelli
Development of Highly Active and Selective Copper Catalysts for New ATRP Initiating Systems
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Senior Polymer Chemist, Avery Dennison
Serzhan Sakipov
Molecular Modeling: Studies Investigating Mechanisms Behind the Function of Biological MacromoleculesAdvisor: M. Kurnikova
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Carnegie Mellon University (Maria Kurnikova)
Artur Sargun
Metal-Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids with Applications in Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanotechnology
Advisor: C. Achim
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT (Elizabeth Nolan)
Woong Young So
Emission Mechanism of Silicon Nanoparticles
Advisor: L. Peteanu
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, NIH/National Cancer Institute (Randice Tanner)
Chia-Hua Tsai
Chemical Strategies and Controlled Synthesis of Thiophene-based Organic Electronics for Property Tuning
Advisor: K. Noonan
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Colorado State University (Eugene Chen)
Guojun Xie
Molecular Bottlebrushes as Novel Materials
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Senior Chemist, Dow Chemical Co
Jiajun Yan
Polymer Hybrid Materials: Preparation and Properties
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Brett Helms)
Shuo Zhao
Jin Research Group
Electrocatalytic Applications of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters
2017
Hadi Abroshan
Molecular Modeling of Nanostructures, Polymer Electrolytes, and Ionic Liquids for Energy, Environmental, and Catalysis Applications
Advisor: H. J. Kim
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Georgia Institute of Technology (Jean-Luc Bredas, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics)
Previous Position: 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
Advisors: N. Donahue and R. Sullivan
Last Known Position: Research Associate, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University (Neil Donahue)
Taylor Canady
Reversible and Selective Bimolecular Interactions Using Gamma PNA
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: R. Jin
Last Known Position: Director's Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Jennifer Martinez)
Dilhara Jayarathna
Organization of inorganic complexes in supramolecular structures based on peptides and peptide nucleic acids
Advisor: C. Achim Research
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Carnegie Mellon University, (Rebecca Taylor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering)
Pawel Krys
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: From Mechanistic Investigations to Materials and Applications
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Research Chemist, PPG Industries
Christian Legaspi
Spectroscopic and Computational Investigation of Emissive Materials for Applications in Organic Light-Emitting Devices
Advisor: L. Peteanu and D. Yaron
Last Known Position: Science Curriculum Designer, IXL Learning
Mo Li
Iridium Complexes with Novel Ligand Architectures for Efficient and Robust Water Oxidation Catalysis
Advisor: S. Bernhard
Last Known Position: M.S. Student, Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University
Isaac Mills
Synthetic Tuning of the Properties of Transition Metal Complexes Toward Solar Energy Conversion Applications
Advisor: S. Bernhard
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Mount St. Mary’s University
Matharishwan Naganbabu
Development of Fluorogens for the Detection of Physiological Analytes
Advisor: M. Bruchez
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Oregon Health and Science University
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (Evan Miller)
Jonathan Porras
Judicious Design of Transition Metal Complexes for Photochemical Energy Conversion
Advisor: S. Bernhard
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor, Drew University
Heather Stout
Judicious Design of Transition Metal Complexes for Photochemical Energy Conversion
Advisors: C. Achim and E. Münck
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pittsburgh (Tara Meyer)
Selma Ulku
Next Generation Peptide Nucleic Acids for Charge and Spin Transport Studies
Advisor: C. Achim
Last Known Position: R&D Chemist, W.R. Grace & Co.
Genoa Warner
Synthesis, Properties, and Reactivity of Sulfonamide New TAML Oxidation Catalysts
Advisor: T. Collins
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrew Weitz
Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations of a Flavo-Diiron Enzyme Identify New Structures and NO Intermediates of the NO Reduction Cycle
Advisor: M. Hendrich
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Boston University
Jon Willcox
Molecular Dynamics Analysis of a Hydrogen-Bonding Ionic Liquid and of Water in Graphene Oxide MembranesAdvisor: H. Kim
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Harvard Medical School
Charles Tyler Womble
Synthesis, Characterization, and Polymerization of Tetrakis(dialkylamino)phosphonium Cations
Advisor: K. Noonan
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, New York University (Marcus Weck)
Eric Wu
Spectroscopic and Molecular Dynamics Study of Solvation and Translational Dynamics in Ionic Liquids
Advisors: H. J. Kim and L. Peteanu
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (Graham Fleming)
2016
Danielle Chirdon
Development of New Iridium Photosensitizers and Organic Heterocycles: Building from Basic Electronic Structure Towards Energy Applications
Advisor: S. Bernhard
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: T. Collins
Last Known Position: Independent Scientific Advisor
Previous Position: Co-Founder, Iron City Oxidations
Sourav Kumar Dey
Biochemical and Single Molecule Studies of Backbone Branched RNAs and Lariat Debranching Enzyme
Advisors: S. Das and L. Peteanu
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell Weill Medical School
Munira Fouz
Bright Fluorescent Nanotags for Bio-Imaging and Detection
Advisors: B. Armitage and S. Das
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH (Dan Appella)
Jianjun He
Utilizing Malachite Green Derivatives to Diversify Fluorogen-Activating Proteins’ Applications
Advisor: M. Bruchez
Last Known Position: Senior Fellow, Abmart, Shanghai
Melissa Lamson
The Application of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization to Improve the Preparation of Porous Polymer-Based Materials
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: T. Collins
Last Known Position: Associate Scientist, Philliips 66
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri
Stanley Oyaghire
Recognition of Guanine Quadruplexes by PNA and Gamma-PNA Oligomers
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University (Peter Glazer)
Sangwoo Park
Electrochemically Controlled Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Synthesis with Complex Architectures
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Yunyan Qiu
Diversifying Catalysts, Monomers, Cross-Coupling Strategies and Functional Groups in the Controlled Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers
Advisors: T. Kowalewski and K. Noonan
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: T. Collins
Last Known Position: Process Technology Development Engineer, Intel Corporation
Joshua Worch
Well-Defined Semiconducting Materials with Stabilized Molecular Orbitals: Thiaphospholes to Polythiophenes
Advisor: K. Noonan
Last Known Position: Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Warwick (Andrew Dove)
Chenjie Zeng
Precision at the Nanoscale: On the Structure and Property Evolution of Gold Nanoclusters
Advisor: R. Jin
Last Known Position: NatureNet Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
2015
Joanna Burdynska
Controlling Architecture in Molecular Bottlebrushes
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Electrolyte Chemist, Blue Current, Inc.
Hongkun He
Functional Porous Polymers and Poly(ionic liquid)s: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application for CO2 Capture
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT (Paula Hammond, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology, MIT's Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research)
Orsolya Karácsony
Design, Synthesis, Characterization and Testing of Materials for Biomedical Applications
Advisor: N. Washburn
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: E. Münck
Last Known Position: Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University (Edward Solomon)
Elizabeth (Lisa) Ellen Rastede
The Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescent Probes for Biomolecule Detection
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, NIH (Daniel Appella)
Antonina Simakova
Biomaterials by CRP
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Biohybrid Solutions
Emily Daniels Weiss
Aggregation-Induced Morphology of Low-Dispersity, Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophenes) and their Blends with Fullerene Derivatives
Advisor: T. Kowalewski and R. McCullough
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University
Penglin Ye
Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds: Behavior and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation
Advisor: N. Donahue
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, Aerodyne Research
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University (Neil Donahue)
2014
Saadyah Averick
Preparation of Precise Bioconjugates Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Assistant Research Professor, Allegheny Health Network
Anthony Brooks
Photon Driven Reduction of Zn(II) to Zinc Metal by Transition Metal Complexes
Advisor: S. Bernhard
Last Known Position: Senior Scientist, Johnson & Johnson
José C. Flores-Canales
Computational Studies of Acidic Destabilization and Membrane Association of Diphtheria Toxin Translocation (T) Domain
Advisor: M. Kurnikova
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois, Chicago
Andrea Elsen
Applying Control of Heterogeneity Within Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Senior Scientist, L'Oreal
Chin Ming (Benjamin) Hui
Nano-Engineered Polymer Composites Synthesized by SI-ATRP — From Synthesis to Novel Applications
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Research Chemist, PPG Industries
Racquel C. Jemison
Aspects Toward Polymer Design: Mechanism and Synthetic Considerations of Conductive Materials for Organic Electronics
Advisor: R. McCullough
Last Known Position: ACS Scholars Program Manager, American Chemical Society
Previous Position: Senior Chemist, Dow Chemical, Core R&D, Formulation Sciences
Jing Kong
Applications of Peptide Nucleic Acid in Nanotechnology
Advisor: C. Achim
Last Known Position: Adjunct Faculty, Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon University
Ha Pham
Advances in Fluorescence Labeling and Imaging of Biomolecules
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: Medical student, University of Central Florida
Previous Position: Adjunct Faculty, Duquesne University
Saumya Saurabh
Ultra-Photostable Genetically Targeted Fluoromodules for Live Cell Imaging
Advisor: M. Bruchez
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University (W. E. Moerner)
Lea Da Silva Veras
NMDA Receptor Transmembrane Domain: Structure and Divalent Ion Selectivity
Advisor: M. Kurnikova
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: S. Bernhard
Last Known Position: Jordi Labs
2013
Nicolae M. Albu
Torsional Degrees of Freedom in Conjugated Molecules and Polymers: Motors, Excited State Relaxation, and Charge Mobility
Advisor: D. Yaron
Last Known Position: Instructor, Community College of Allegheny County
Junriz O. Delos Santos
Biomolecular Labeling with Fluorescent Dyes: Making the Most of Nucleic Acid Architectures
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: Research Scientist, Sharp Edge Labs, Inc.
Allison Nicole Elder
Synthesis and Applications of Bio-Derived Conjugates
Advisor: N. Washburn
Last Known Position: Senior Chemist, L'Oreal
Anisha Gupta
PNA and the Rule of Four: Quadruplex, Duplex and Chimeric Complexes
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island, CUNY
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University School of Medicine (Peter Glazer, Therapeutic Radiology Group)
Santosh Kumar
Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Water-Soluble Gold and Silver Nanoclusters
Advisor: R. Jin
Last Known Position: Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Previous Position: Analytical Surface Scientist, Henkel Corporation
Shengpeng Liu
Photophysical Exploration of Fluorescent Nanotags
Advisor: 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
Advisor: T. Collins
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
Mingjiang Zhong
Block Copolymer Templated Nitrogen-Enriched Nanocarbons: From Synthesis, Characterization, to Applications
Advisors: T. Kowalewski and K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor, Yale University
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT (Jeremiah Johnson and Bradley Olsen)
2012
Raman Bahal
Development of Conformationally Preorganized miniPEG-γPNA for Antigene and Antisense Applications
Advisor: D. Ly
Last Known Position: 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
Advisors: T. Kowalewski and R. McCullough
Last Known Position: Senior Research Chemist, PPG Industries
Heber J. Chacon-Madrid
The Fragmentation vs. Functionalization Paths of Molecules during Atmospheric Chemical Aging
Advisor: N. Donahue
Last Known Position: Process Engineer, Intel
Previous Position: Rotational Engineer, Intel
Arnie de Leon
Synthesis and Physical Properties of Non-Modified and Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids
Advisor: C. Achim
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: M. Hendrich
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Delaware (T. Polenova)
Soumen Kundu
TAML Activators as Green Oxidation Catalysts: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies, Applications in Pollutant Remediation and Organic Synthesis
Advisor: T. Collins
Last Known Position: Associate Scientist at Phillips 66 Midstream Division
Previous Position: Postdoctoral associate, McGill University (C.J. Li)
Wenwen Li
Reactive Surfactants for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in Dispersed Media
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Research Scientist, DOW Chemical
John Parker McGann
Electrical and Structural Foundations of Nitrogen-Rich Nanocarbons for Energy Related Applications
Advisor: T. Kowalewski
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: Group Manager / Postdoctoral Fellow at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, Clarkson University (Devon Shipp, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science)
Eduardo Paredes
Triazole Linkages and Backbone Branches in Nucleic Acids for Biological and Extra-Biological Applications
Advisor: S. R. Das
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: N. Washburn
Last Known Position: Research Chemist, Lubrizol Corporation
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Boston Biomedical
Huifeng Qian
Controlling Gold Nanoparticles with Atomic Precision: Synthesis and Structure Determination
Advisor: R. Jin
Last Known Position: Senior Engineer, Dow Chemical Company
Previous Position: J. Evans Attwell-Welch Postdoctoral Fellow, Rice University (Michael S. Wong, Department of Chemical Engineering)
Nathaniel Shank
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescent Probes for Biomolecule Detection
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor, Armstrong State University, Savannah, Georgia
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Associate, NIH (D. Appella)
2011
Hoyong Chung
Chemistry and Applications of Bio-Inspired and Bio-Derived Polymers
Advisor: N. Washburn
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: D. Ly
Last Known Position: Assistant Professor, Frostburg State University
Greg Thomas Drozd
Ozonolysis Intermediate Dynamics and Hydroperoxide Photodissociation in the Atmosphere
Advisor: N. Donahue
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of California Berkeley (Goldstein, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy and Management)
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University (Faye McNeill and Ken Eisenthal)
Joshua Allen Hayden
Oxygen Reactivity of Manganese Proteins
Advisor: M. Hendrich
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: T. Kowalewski
Last Known Position: Research Scientist, LG, South Korea
Zhijie Ma
Thermodynamics of Metal Binding to Ligand-Modified PNA
Advisor: C. Achim
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Tech (Gary Schuster)
Jesse Allen Miller
Biologically Inspired Applications of TAML Activators
Advisor: T. Collins
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: T. Kowalewski
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: M. Kurnikova
Last Known Position: Instructor, Department of Molecular Biophysics & Physiology, Rush University Medical Center
Kimberly Zanotti
Creating Genetically Encodable Biosensors Based on Fluorogenic Dyes and Proteins
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: Research Scientist, QPS Holdings
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH (Patricia Gearhart, National Institute on Aging)
2010
Silvia Bezer Bratu
Supramolecular Structures Based on Peptide Nucleic Acids and Transition Metal Ions
Advisor: C. Achim
Last Known Position: Research Chemist I, PPG Industries
Previous Position: Postdoc, 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
Advisor: E. Münck
Last Known Position: Patent Agent, Berggren Group
Previous Position: Postdoctoral associate, Texas A&M University
Martin Christen
Structural/Functional Insights into the Plasminogen Kringle 3 Domain
Advisor: M. Llinás
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: E. Münck
Last Known Position: Assessment Specialist, Educational Testing Service
Hongchen Dong
From New Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Initiating Systems for Functional Nanomaterials and Surfaces
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Research Scientist, GE Global Research
Volkan Ediz
Data-Driven Approaches in Semiempirical Quantum Chemistry
Advisor: D. Yaron
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: T. Collins
Last Known Position: Associate Scientist, Low Carbon Hydrogen, Phillips 66
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University (Geoff Coates, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
Niti Garg
Synthesis and Study of Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Application for Chemical Sensing and Catalysis
Advisor: R. Jin
Last Known Position: Senior Process Engineer, Intel
Patricia Lynn Golas
Rational Design of Polymeric Dispersants for Nanoparticles and Substrates for Click Chemistry Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Principal Scientist, Johnson and Johnson
Anna Esmeralda Javier
Solution-Processable Materials for Printable Electronics
Advisor: R. McCullough
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: R. McCullough
Last Known Position: Product Development Specialist, Dow Corning
Previous Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT (Paula Hammond, Chemical Engineering)
Laura Anne Mueller
Expanding the Scope of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with Low Catalyst Concentrations
Advisor: K. Matyjaszewski
Last Known Position: Research Scientist, ATRP Solutions
Iulia Alisa Sacui
Development of a γPNA Platform for Biomedical and Molecular Engineering Applications
Advisor: D. Ly
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: M. Kurnikova
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: B. Armitage
Last Known Position: 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
Advisor: T. Kowalewski
Last Known Position: Global Used Oil Analysis / Lubricants Technical Support Laboratories Manager, Exxon Mobil
Previous Position: Research Scientist, Exxon Mobil