Current and Former Students and Research Associates
Current Students
Shontell Wright (Ph.D. student) 2003-
2007 American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry Pfizer Graduate Travel
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Maria McAtee (Ph.D. student) 2005-
Kristi Cook Mock (Ph.D. student) 2006-
Tianxia Zhu (Ph.D. student) 2009-
Xiayu Jiang (M.S. student) 2006-
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Ph.D. Graduates
John D. Skelton, Jr, 1989-1993, 听听听听听听 Co-Chairman with David Dollimore
听听听听听听听听听听听听 Micellar Behavior and Particle Size Determination of Surfactants and Cholesterol Aggregates
听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Assistant Senior Analytical Chemist, retired, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN; Instructor of Chemistry, Ivy Tech
Yoke Foo Lee, 1991-1993
听听听听听听听听听听听听 Development of a New Long Optical Pathlength Spectroelectrochemistry Cell for Absorption and Luminescence Measurements of In Situ听听 Electrogenerated Species
听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Regional Product Specialist, W. L. Gore & Associates, PTE LTD, Singapore
Gang (Gary) Zhao, 1992-1994, Co-Chairman with Dean M. Giolando
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fabrication and Characterization of Silica-Coated Carbon Fiber and Ring-Disk Ultramicroelectrodes
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Research Scientist, Phibro-Tech, Sumter, SC
Amy R. (Smith) Barker, 1994-1999
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Analysis and Separation of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone and Three Isomeric Analogues
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Senior Analytical Technical Steward, Eli Lilly & Co, Indianapolis, IN
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Awards: 1998 Whiteford Scholarship from the UT Graduate School and the 1995 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Francis M. Burns, 1993-1999, Co-Chairman with Dean M. Giolando
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听The Fabrication and Characterization of Electrochemical Sensors
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Award: 1998Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry Travel Award
Takayo Inoue, 1998-2001
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Determination of Biological Molecules by Capillary Electrophoresis with Biocatalytic Electrochemical Detection Systems
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position:听 Scientist, Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp., Lexington, MA
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Awards: 2001 Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry Travel Award, International Student of the Month at UT for February 2001, and the UT Chemistry Graduate Student Paper of the Year for 2000-2001.
Kasey D. Kovalcik, 1997-2001
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fabrication and Characterization of Copper Ring-Disk Microelectrodes for Capillary Electrophoresis
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听CurrentPosition:听 Chemist, EPA, Office of Research and Development, NERL/HEASD/ECAB, Research Triangle Park, NC
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Awards: 2000 Robert R. Buehl Award from the UT Graduate School.
Stephania Messersmith, 1996-2004
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Synthesis and Characterization of Rhenium(I) Luminophores
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Assistant to the Dean for STEM, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Awards: 1997 Outstanding First Year Graduate Student Award, 1998, 1999 Graduate Student Association Small Grant Award, 2000 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2000 Graduate Student Association Travel Grant Award
Tatyana Barkhimer, 2000-2004
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听New Methods for Evaluating Cholinergic Toxicity
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: PharmD Program, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Awards: 2003 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Olga Shulga, 2002-2004
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Part I: Gold Nanoparticle Stabilized Acetylcholine Esterase Enzyme Electrode
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Part II:听 A Simultaneous TG-DTA Study of the Thermal Decomposition of 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, 2-carboxyphenyl ester (Salsalate)
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Research Chemist III, Crosslink, Inc, Springfield, MO
Qinfeng (Phoenix) Liu,听 2000-2005
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Analytical Strategies for Electrochemical Biosensing and Chiral Separation by Capillary Electrophoresis
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Awards:听 2001 Outstanding First Year Graduate Student Award, 2005 Graduate Student Association Travel Grant Award, 2005 Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry Travel Award
Jhindan Mukherjee, 2005-2009
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Electrocatalytic Enzyme Sensors for Selective and Sensitie Detection of Biologically Important Molecules
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Michigan, Departmrnt of Chemistry, Ann Arbor, MI听
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M.S. Graduates
Matthias Kummer, 1991-1993听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carbon-Coated Optically-Transparent Electrodes
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Deputy Head of Quality Control, Aeropharm GmbH (Subsidiary of Sandoz), Rudolstadt, Germany
Stephanie E. Baker, 1993-1997
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Electrochemical, Spectroscopic and Spectroelectrochemical Investigation of Cobalt Porphyrin Complexes
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: 听Laboratory Supervisor, The Andersons, Inc., Toledo, OH
Mihaela Plesescu, 1998-1999
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Molten Salt Media for the Analysis of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position:听 Research Associate, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Jerome Bozon, 1998-1999,听听听 Co-Chairman with Dean M. Giolando
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fabrication and Characterization of Microelectrode Devices from Silica-Coated Tungsten Wires听
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position:听 Scientist, GF Smith Chemical Company, Powell, OH
Natalie Hilaire, 2001-2004
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of N, N-dimethylepinephrine (Catecholine):听 A Redox Reactive Choline Analogue
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Current Position: Instructor of Chemistry at Notre Dame University of Haiti (UNDH)
Claudine Lumibao, 2004-2006
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Evaluation of Quinone Electrocatalysts for the Development of a Thiol Sensor
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Position:听 R & D Chemist III, Laird Technologies, Cleveland, OH
Shuang (Isabel) Cai, 2005-2007
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Determination of the Inhibitory Properties of a Cholinomimetic Bis-Catechol Decamethonium Analogue on Choline Uptake by Capillary Electrophoresis with Electrochemical Detection
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Position:听 Ph.D. Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Claire G茅gout, 2006-2008
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Synthesis and Characterization of an Inhibitor Labeled Quantum Dot Affinity Probe
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Current Position: Atomospheric chemist/glaciologist, Dumont D'Urville Research Station, Antarctica
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Awards:听 2007 Outstanding First Year Graduate Student Award
Visiting Scientists
Dr. Robert M. Berger, Associate Professor, Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, Summer 1990, 1992
Honors Undergraduate Research Students听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
Kregg T. Brooks, 1990-1992,听 Univ. of Wisconsin, M.S.; New York University, J.D.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Honors Thesis: Coordination Complexes of Copper(I) with Organophosphine and a,a垄-Diimine Ligands.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position: Attorney, Patent Litigation, IceMiller, LLP, Chicago, IL
Diane A. Krause, 1992-1994,听 University of Michigan, MD/Ph.D.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Honors Thesis: Modification of Optically Transparent Electrodes by Chemical Vapor Deposition-Resistive Heating to Obtain Tin Dioxide Thin Films
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Current Position: MD/Ph.D. Residency Training Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Dana听 D. Wise, 1999-2000, University of Texas, Ph.D.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Honors Thesis:听 Analysis of a Cholinergic System by Capillary Electrophoresis with Electrochemical Detection Using an Internal Standard Method
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Current Position:听 Senior Medical Writer, Alcorn Laboratories, Forth Worth, TX
Undergraduate Research Students
Richard E. Douthwaite, 1990
Amjad Farah, 1992
Timothy Mays, 1993
Julie Mosher, 1993-94
Melanie R. Allen, 1994-95
Joanne M. Smolin, 1996, 1997
Wendy D. Krzys, 1997-1998
Andrew Stelzer, 2005
High School Students
Julia Hu, 2006-2008
Research Associates
Pierre-Alexandre Brault, 2000
听听听听听听听听听听听 Current Position:听 Biochemist, Eli-Lilly, Indianapolis, IN
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