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Former Graduate Students:
Dr. Saehyun Choi, Ph.D. 2022, Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Berkeley (Groves lab)
Dr. Albanie Hendrickson-Stives, Ph.D. 2022, PPG Industries
Dr. Charles Crowe, Ph.D. 2022, Content Developer, Americas office of Royal Society of Chemistry
Dr. Jennifer Miller, Ph.D. 2021, Lecturer & Research Scientist, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences; Excellence Training Center
Dr. Nicole Donahue (Famularo), 2020, Research Chemist, PPG Industries
Dr. Fatma Pir Cakmak, Ph.D. 2020, Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT (Cissé Lab)
Dr. Greg Mountain, Ph.D. 2020, Chemist II, Carlisle Construction Materials
Dr. Andrew Rowland, Ph.D 2019, ThermoFisher
Dr. Ally Marianelli, Ph.D., 2018, Dow Chemical Company
Dr. Erica Frankel, Ph.D., 2017, Senior Chemist, Dow Chemical Company
Dr. Sarah Boehm, Ph.D., 2016, Associate Director for Education and Outreach, Center for Nanoscale Science MRSEC
Dr. Dan Dewey, Ph.D., 2015, Chemist, Department of Labor, MSHA
Dr. William Aumiller, Ph.D., 2015, Managing Editor, American Chemical Society
Dr. David Kirby, Ph.D., 2015, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Notre Dame College,
Dr. Brad Davis, Ph.D., 2014, Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Waynesburg University
Dr. David Cacace, Ph.D., 2014, Process Engineer, Intel Corporation (Portland, OR)
Dr. Kristi Liddell, Ph.D., 2014, Coordinator of Chemistry Instrumentation, Daemen College (Amherst, NY)
Dr. Ben Smith, Ph.D. 2013, Assistant Professor, Saint Francis University (Loretto, PA)
Dr. Paola Torre, visiting graduate student from University of Trento, now postdoc in Brujic lab at NYU
Dr. Chris Strulson, Ph.D. 2014, Senior Scientist, Merck
Dr. Meghan Andes-Koback, Ph.D. 2011, R&D Leader Home & Personal Care, Dow Chemical
Dr. Jacqueline Keighron, PhD 2010, Assistant Professor at New York Institute of Technology.
Dr. Stacey Dean-Sioss, PhD 2010, Senior Compound Engineer, Light Tire Compounding, Global Materials Science, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Dr. Kristin Cederquist, Ph.D. 2011, Research Scientist, DCN Diagnostics
Dr. Sarah Brunker, Ph.D., 2010, Licensed, Certified Genetic Counselor, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
Dr. Thomas Morrow, Ph.D., 2010, Senior Analytical Scientist II, Analytical Project Lead, Novartis Pharmaceuticals (Fort Worth, TX)
Dr. Rosalynn Molden, M.S. PSU 2009, Scientist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Tarrytown NY)
Dr. Lisa Dominak, Ph.D., 2009, Postdoc, Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH)
Dr. Lisa (Dillenback) Quimby, Ph.D. 2008, Instrumentation Manager, Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, NY)
Dr. James Sioss, Ph.D. 2007, Senior Chemist II, BASF
Dr. Rebecca (Stoermer) Golightly, Ph.D., 2006, Research Consultant-Chemistry/Assay Design, H2Ootx (San Jose, CA)
Dr. M. Scott Long, Ph.D. 2005, Postdoc, Wirth Group, University of Arizona (Tuscon, AZ)
Dr. Glenn Goodrich, Ph.D. 2003, Vice President at Nanospectra Biosciences Nanospectra Biosciences (Houston, TX)
Dr. Sheila Nicewarner Pena, Ph.D. 2002, Postdoc, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University (Manassas, VA)
Dr. Shawn Mulvaney, Ph.D. 2001, Section Head – Surface Nanoscience and Sensor Technology.US Naval Research Laboratory
Dr. David Pena, Ph.D. 2001, Project Manager, Knowesis Inc
Dr. Brian Reiss, Ph.D. 2001, Chief Product Designer, Cabot Microelectronics
Dr. Lin He, Ph.D. 2000, Deputy Division Director, National Science Foundation
Francis Reyes, M.S., graduate student, Batey Group, University of Colorado at Boulder
William Charette, M.S., Penn State University
Lauren Mangeney-Slavin, M.S.
Jihye Kim (graduate student, Asbury Group, Penn State)
Julie Brennan
Former Postdoctoral Fellows, Research Associates, & Research Asst. Profs.:
Dr. Richard Booth
Dr. Nathan Burrows, Life Science Research Prof., SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Dr. Hadi Fares, IFF
Dr. Nuerxida Pulati, 2018-2019, Research Scientist, Materials Science R&D, Firmenich
Dr. Bo He, 2007-2008, Hardware Engineer, Apple
Dr. Ann-Sofie Cans, Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Dr. Marcus Helfrich, Department of Agriculture, State of North Carolina
Dr. Clint Jones, Dean of Zurn College of Natural and Health Sciences, Mercyherst University
Dr. Ramazan Kizil, Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, Turkey)
Dr. Mahnaz El-Kouedi, Program Director, MIT
Former Undergraduate Students:
Jake Shaffer, REU student summer 2017 (U Pitt Johnstown)
Natalia Alexander, PREM REU student 2017 (Cal State LA)
Ismail Ibrihim, PREM REU student 2017 (North Carolina Central Univ)
Madeline Yu, REU student 2017 (Penn State University)
Mizrain Ramirez, PREM REU student 2016 (North Carolina Central Univ)
Kleyser Agueda, PREM REU student 2016 (North Carolina Central Univ), now a graduate student in Penn State MatSE
Nermina Brljak, NNIN REU student summer 2015
Kimberly Guzman Betancourt, REU student summer 2014
Robyn Emery, Northwest University, NNIN REU student summer 2014
Jiovana Hermosillo, REU student summer 2014
Allison Wustrow, NNIN REU student
Glesmarie Ortiz Zaya, REU student, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Pedro Rivera Pomales, REU student, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
Katelyn Cohen, REU student, now at Temple University
Erica Gundermann, now at Temple University
Claudia Luiggi, REU student, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayaguez
Isamar Ortiz-Rivera, REU student, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey, now a graduate student in Sen lab at Penn State
Pedro Gonzalez, REU student, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey
Karla Santos, REU student, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey
Matthew Borgia, Biomaterials & Bionanotechnology Summer Institute, Penn State University
Justin Minnion, Penn State University
Greg Hild, REU student, Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Julianna Deakyne, Penn State University
Alex Okert, Penn State University
Sean McFarland, Biomaterials & Bionanotechnology Summer Institute, Clarion University
Darimar Hernandez, REU student, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey
Gene Cozza, Penn State Universty
Karrera Djoko
Mark Etherton
Danielle Perry
David Bush
Martin Schierhorn, graduate student, University of California, Santa Barbara