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Graduates

(Student Dissertation titles are in Italics)

Below is a list of recent graduates from the Center for Photochemical Sciences. As you can see, our students have gone on to pursue lucrative careers in either industry or academia. Click on any letter link below to jump to list by last name:

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Ravi Adhikari, Ph.D. (December 2008)
Carbazole-Based Emitting Compounds:Synthesis, Photophysical Properties and Formation of Nanoparticles
Director of Chemistry
Angstrom Technologies, Inc.
1895 Airport Exchange Blvd. Suite 110
Erlanger, KY 41018
radhikari@angtech.com
Kirill Afonin, Ph.D. (May 2008)
Design and Characterization of Novel Bio-Sensor Platform for Sequence-specific, Label-free, Fluorescent Detection of Native RNA Molecules
Postdoctoral Researcher
Chemistry/Biochemistry Department
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
kafonin@chem.ucsb.edu

   
Jarrett Aguilar, Ph.D. (May 1997)
Salt Dependence of the Quantum Yields of Deoxydinucleotide Photoproducts and of Circular Dichroism Spectra of dTpdT and dTpdC
Assistant Professor
West Liberty State College
School of Sciences, Chemistry
West Liberty, WV 26074-0295
aguilar@westliberty.edu
Dmitry Aldakov, Ph.D. (August 2004)
Amplified Anion Sensing by Conducting Polymers
Postdoctoral Associate
Laboratoire de Physique des MatÈriax SyntÈtiques
Department of the Fundamental Research of the Condensed Matter
CEA-Grenoble
17, rue des Martyrs
38054 Grenoble, France
aldadmi@yahoo.com


Hewa M. Anula, Ph.D. (August 2002)
Photo-induced Reactions Between Cationic Porphyrins and Plastocyanin
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Chemistry
Smith Hall
207 Pleasant Street, S.E.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0431
hmanula@hotmail.com

Kelechi C. Anyaogu, Ph.D. (December 2008)
Stabilized Metal Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites: Preparation, Characterization and Potential Applications.
Senior Scientist
Nico Technologies, Inc.
401 W. Morgan Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
kelechi@nico-technologies.com

 
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Charles Babu, Ph.D. (May 1999)
Solution Structure Determination of Plastocyanin From Prochlorothrix Hollandica by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Joshua Wand
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
242 Anatomy-Chemistry Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6059
babu@mail.med.upenn.edu
Maria Baranova, Ph.D. (August 2007)
Electron Transfer Interactions Associated with Plastocyanin from the Cyanobacterium Prochlorothrix Hollandica
Instructor
Modesto Junior College
435 College Avenue
Modesto, CA  95356
   
Kestutis G. Bendinskas, Ph.D. (Dec. 1996)
Toward Directing Photosensitizers to Key Viral Targets Using Combinatorially Selected Oligonucleotides
Associate Professor
State University of New York at Oswego
Department of Chemistry
Oswego, NY 13126
bendinsk@oswego.edu
Yubai Bi, Ph.D. (May 1994)
A Visible Light Initiating System For Free Radical Promoted Cationic Polymerization
R&D Chemist
Hewlett-Packard Company
Inkjet Media Operations
61U50C, 16399 West Bernardo Drive
San Diego, CA 92127-1899
yubai_bi@hp.com


Aneta Bogdanova, Ph.D. (May 2004)
Structural Control of the Reactivity of a-Diazodiesters: Formation of a-Carbonylcarbenes Versus Wolff Rearrangement
Director, Research & Development
Performance Coatings International
Div. of G&D Technologies, LLC
10 Henderson Drive
West Caldwell, NJ  07006
abogdanova@pcoatingsintl.com
Leah Shao Boyer, Ph.D. (December 2003)
Preparation and Characterization of II-VI Compounds Semiconductor Thin Films
Assistant Professor of Physics
Mathematical Sciences Department
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
leah.boyer@emu.edu


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Artur Erlacher, Ph.D. (August 2005)
Pulsed-laser Deposition and Characterization of Hetero-paired Thin-Film Gallium Arsenide
Project Manager - Slide Gates
Research and Development
RHI-AG
Magnesitstrasse 2
Leoben A-8700 Austria
erlacher2@gmail.com

 
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Angeles Farran-Morales, Ph.D. (August 1996)
Energy Transfer Studies of Incarcerated Donors
Dpto Quimica Organica y Biologia
Facultad de Ciencias - UNED
Senda del Rey 9
28040 Madrid SPAIN
angelesfarran@hotmail.com
Andrei Fedorov, Ph.D. (May 1998)
Vibrational Overtone Spectroscopy of p-Bonded Organometallic Complexes and Corresponding Hydrocarbon Ligands
Pacific Biosciences
1505 Adams Drive
Menlo Park, CA 04025
afedorov@pacificbiosciences.com

   
Anna Fedorova, Ph.D. (December 2002)
Study of Electron Transfer Pathway Effects Within a Designed Metalloprotein
Research Associate
Genentech, Inc.
Department of Protein and Peptide Engineering
Mail Stop 27
San Francisco, CA  94080
fedorova.anna@gene.com
Joe Finley, Ph.D. (May 1994)
Spectroscsopy of Jet-Cooled Retinal Model Compounds



Nikolai Fomine, Ph.D. (August 2005)
Aspects of Nonlinear Optical Response of Selected Prophyrins in Microstructured Thin Films and Emulsions
Project Manager
InterLab, Inc.
Tikhvinsky per., 11, building 2
Moscow, Russia  127055
fomin@interlab.ru
Bryan Fry, Ph.D. (December 1996)
Photoactivated Hydrosilation Polymerization and the Synthesis, Crosslinking and Pyrolysis of Oligocarbosilane Ceramic Precursors
Senior Development Chemist
Rhodia, Inc.
911 East White Street
Rock Hill, SC 29730 
brysach@bellsouth.net
 
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Olga Gavrjushina-Nikolaitchik, Ph.D. (May 1998)
Composition and Expression of the Chlorophyll a/b Antenna in the Photosynthetic Prokaryote, Prochlorothrix Hollandica
Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Wei-Shau Hu
Viral Recombination Section
Drug Resistance Program
National Cancer Institute, NIH
1050 Boyles Street, Bldg 535, Room 324
Frederick, MD 21702
ogavrju@hotmail.com
Timofey G. Gerasimov, Ph.D. (Aug. 2002)
Vibrational Overtone Spectroscopy of Several Mono- and Polyacrylates, Azo-Initiators and Polysiloxanes, Vibrationally Initiated Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate and Methyl Methacrylate-Polysiloxane Mixtures
Quality Assurance Manager
Film Technologies International
2630 Fairfield Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL  33712
tgerasimov@filmtechnologies.com
   
Tatiana Golovkova, Ph.D. (August 2005)
Synthesis and Properties of Fluorescent Photochromic Compounds Based on Dithienylethene-Containing BODIPY Dyes
Product Development Chemist
The Euclid Chemical Company
19218 Redwood Road
Cleveland, OH  44110
tgolovkova@euclidchemical.com

Olga Gorbounova, Ph.D. (August 1997)
Optical Frequency Doublers and Shifters Based on Novel Seminconductor Structures
Systems Engineer
WIN Division
KLA-Tencor Corporation
One Technology Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035-7916
olga.gorbounova@kla-tencor.com


Alexei Gretchikhine, Ph.D. (August 1996)
Electron Transfer in Artificial Beta-Pleated Sheets

Oleg Grinevich, Ph.D. (December 1997)
Unimolecular Reactions Induced by Visible Laser Light: Kinetics in the Gas Phase and Possible Applications
Scientist
Spectra Group Limited, Inc.
1722 Indian Wood Circle, Suite H
Maumee, OH 43537
grinevich@sglinc.com
   
Haiyan Gu, Ph.D. (December 2001)
Synthesis, Mechanism Study and Application of Diaryliodonium Salts as Cationic Photoinitiators
Senior Scientist
Sipix Imaging, Inc.
1075 Montague Expressway
Milpitas, CA 95035
haiyan.gu@sipix.com
Hua Gu, Ph.D. (August 2003)
Vibrational Overtone Initiated Polymerization of Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate and Acrylonitrile, Vibrational Overtone Initiated Copolymerization of Styrene/ Tri-methylolpropane Propoxylate Triacrylate
Senior Chemist
Lens Technology International, LLC
14256 Firestone Blvd.
La Mirada, CA 90638
huag425@gmail.com
   
Xinhua Gu, Ph.D. (December 1999)
Investigation of Backward Harmonic Generation in Quasi-Phase-Matched Materials Using Nanosecond Laser Pulses in Quasi-CW Regime
Member of Technical Staff
IMRA America, Inc.
1044 Woodridge Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
guxinhua@imra.com

 

Anton Guliaev, Ph.D. (May 1999)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Molecular Modeling Studies of Binding Modes of Cationic Porphyrins to Nucleic Acids and Peptides
Physicist Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Life Sciences Division
MS: Donner 1-325
Berkeley, CA 94720
abguliaev@lbl.gov
   
Tissa Gunaratne, Ph.D. (December 2003)
Excited State Dynamics of Tetrapyrrole Macrocycles: The Dependence on Structural and Electronic Factors
Research Associate
Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
E. Lansing, MI  48824
tissa@chemistry.msu.edu
Alexey Gusev, Ph.D. (May 2001)
Photophysical Investigation of Self-Assemblies of Metallotetrapyrroles
Director of Engineering
Ultrafast Systems LLC (www.ultrafastsystems.com)
1748 Independence Blvd., Suite G-6
Sarasota, FL  34234
avgusev@bgsu.edu
 
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Abdulhamid Hamza, Ph.D. (May 2008)
Structure and Energy Transfer in Bichromophores

Fei Hua, Ph.D. (December 2007)
Synthesis and Photophysics of Platinum(II) Diimine Acetylide Complex


Priya Hewavitharanage, Ph.D. (August 2005)
Synthesis, Photochemistry and Applications of Photoactive Perfluorophenyl Borate Salts
Assistant Professor
University of Southern Indiana
Chemistry Department
Science Center 2255
Evansville, IN  47712
phewavitha@usi.edu
Jing Hong, Ph.D. (August 2006)
Design, Characterization and Electron Transfer Properties of Synthetic Metallopeptides
Senior Research Scientist
Dionex Corporation
500 Mercury Drive
P.O. Box 3603
Sunnyvale, CA 94088
jing.hong@dionex.com
   
Shengkui Hu, Ph.D. (May 1998)
Photochemistry of Phenyglyoxylate Esters, Their Applications as Organic Imaging Materials and Radical Polymerization Initiators
Research Chemist
PPG Industries, Inc
One PPG Place—ML Jordon
Pittsburgh, PA 15272
hus@ppg.com
Ying (Hannah) Hu, Ph.D. (December 2008)
Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of 3D Substituted Heterohelicenes and their Derivatives

 
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Ilya Ivanov, Ph.D. (August 1998)
Structure-Reactivity Relationship for Low-Energy-Level Systems of Metal-Substituted Phthalocyanines and Naphthalocyanines
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Chemical and Analytical Sciences Division
Bethel Valley Road
P.O. Box 2008 Bldg. 4500S, MS6100
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6100
ivanovin@ornl.gov
Radiy Islangulov, Ph.D. (December 2006)
Low Power Photoluminescence and Photochemical Upconversions
Research Associate
Bayer - Russia
BAB-ION
Moscow 123022 Russia
radiy.islangulov.ri@bayer-ag.de
 
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Viktor Jarikov, Ph.D. (December 1999)
Photochemistry and Photophysics of Triarylmethane Dye Leuconitriles
Senior Research Scientist
Eastman Kodak
1999 Lake Avenue
Rochester, NY 14650-2110
viktor.jarikov@kodak.com
Jinyue Jiang, Ph.D. (May 2006)
Design, Synthesis, and Properties of New Derivatives of Pentacene and New Blue Emitters
Postdoctoral Associate
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Department of Engineering Mechanics
P.O. Box 880526
Lincoln, NE 68588-0526
jjiang2@unlnotes.unl.edu
 
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Bilal Kaafarani, Ph.D. (December 2002)
Synthesis, Photocyclization, Stacking, Solvatomchromic Properties, and Liquid Crystalline Behavior of Y-enynes
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
bilal.kaafarani@aub.edu.lb
Grigori Karpov, Ph.D. (May 2006)
Activation of Enediynes by Photochemical Ring Contraction, Design, Synthesis, and Reactivity of Cyclic Enediynes Containing Diazodicarbonyl Moiety
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Chemistry
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
karpov@uga.edu
   
Craig Kelly, Ph.D. (December 1993)
The Formation and Reactivity of Ni(CYCLAM)* Toward Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide: A Laser Flash Photolysis Investigation
Associate Research Scientist, Dept. of Chemistry
Research Associate, Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University
Mailstop 13N-209
11100 Johns Hopkins Road
Laurel, MD 20723
craig.kelly@jhuapl.edu
Lisa Kelly, Ph.D. (December 1993)
Photoinduced Electron Transfer Processes Involving Novel Trisbipyridyl Ruthenium (II) Complexes in Aqueous Solution and Colloidal Suspensions
Associate Professor
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
lkelly@umbc.edu
   
Olesya Kharenko, Ph.D. (December 2005)
De novo Design of Rubredoxin-like Electron Transfer Proteins
Research Associate
National Research Council Canada
Plant Biotechnology Institute
110 Gymnasium Place
Saskatoon, SK  S7N 0W9 Canada
olesya.kharenko@nrc.ca
Solen Kinayyigit, Ph.D. (August 2007)
Platinuum (II) Charge Transfer Chromophores: Electrochemistry, Photophysics, and Vapochromic Sensing Applications
Senior Researcher
TUBITAK
Marmara Research Center, Energy Institute
P.O. 21 41470
Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
Solen.Kinayyigit@mam.gov.tr


Elena Y. Komarova, Ph.D. (August 2002)
Effects of Microencapsulation on Stability and Reactivity of Iodonium Salts as Cationic Photointiators
Research Scientist
Fractal Systems, Inc.
200 - 9th Avenue North, Suite 100
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
ekomarova@fractalsystemsinc.com
Anna Kornilova, Ph.D. (May 2001)
Synthetic Metalloproteins as Electron Transfer Models: Design, Characterization and Electron Transfer Properties
Senior Research Biochemist
Alzheimer Research Department
WP26-285A
Merck & Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 4
West Point, PA  19486
anna_kornilova@merck.com


Denis Kozlov, Ph.D. (August 2005)
Design and Characterization of Ru(II) Complexes for Advanced Photonic Applications

Guennadi Kozlov, Ph.D. (December 1998)
Design and Characterization of Synthetic Electron-Transfer Metalloproteins
Research Associate with Prof. Kalle Gehring
McGill University
Department of Biochemistry
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1Y6
guennadi.kozlov@staff.mcgill.ca

Anton Kulikov, Ph.D. (August 2006)
Design and Development of Photocleavable Linker Groups for the Preparation of Photocleavable Lipsomes and Caging Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids
Thilini Kuruwita-Mudiyanselage, Ph.D. (December 2008)
Smart Polymer Materials
 
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Robin C. Lasey, Ph.D. (August 2002)
Photophysics and Photochemistry of Synthetic Metallopeptides
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas 72801
rlasey@atu.edu
Svetlana L. Leytner, Ph.D. (December 1998)
Vibrational Overtone Isomerization of Methylcyclopentadienes
Lecturer
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Austin, TX 78712
sleytner@cm.utexas.edu
   
Liu Liu, Ph.D. (May 2005)
Gated Electron-Transfer as a Probe of the Configurational Dynamics of Peptide-Protein Complexes
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Pharmacology
University of Pennsylvania
3541 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
lliu2@mail.med.upenn.edu
Charles R. Luman, Ph.D. (August 2003)
Nanoscale Inorganic Materials for Advanced Photonic Applications
FBI Laboratory
Hazardous Materials Response Unit
2501 Investigation Parkway
Quantico, VA 22135
charles_luman@yahoo.com


Adrian Lungu, Ph.D. (August 1997)
Solid-State C13 NMR Studies of the Structures, Conformations, and Homogeneity of Some Photopolymerized Acrylic Networks
Senior Research Chemist
CYREL Packaging Graphics
Dupont iTechnologies
Cheesequake Road
Parlin, NJ 08859
adrian.lungu@usa.dupont.com

 
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Victoria Manea, Ph.D. (December 1996)
Conformations and Clusters of Some Sterically Hindered Conjugated Aromatic Compounds
BASF Corporation
Urethane Chemicals Marketing Group
1609 Biddle Avenue
Wyandotte, MI  48192
vmanea@hotmail.com
Alexandre Mejiritski, Ph.D. (August 1997)
Novel Polymeric Photoimaging Systems Based on Electron Transfer in Benzophenone-Ammonium Borates and Their Applications
Vice President for Research
Spectra Group Limited, Inc.
1722 Indian Wood Circle, Suite H
Maumee, OH 43537
mejiritski@sglinc.com
   
Alexei Merzlikine, Ph.D. (May 2003)
Application of Time-resolved Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy to Studies of the Photochemistry of Alkyl Phenylglyoxylates
Pfizer, Inc.
MS 4138
Eastern Point Road
Groton, CT  06340
alexei.merzlikine@pfizer.com
Natalia Mitin, Ph.D. (August 1997)
Cloning and Analysis of the HOX Operon, Encoding an Nad+-Dependent Directional Hydrogenase From Prochlorothrix Hollandica
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, NC  27599
nmitin@med.unc.edu
   
Andrei G. Moiseev, Ph.D. (May 2006)
Synthesis and Photochemistry of 3.5-Dialkyl-3.5-Dihydro-3,5-Diphenyl-4
H-Pyrazol-4-Ones

Postdoctoral Research Associate
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1
Canada
moiseev@univmail.cis.mcmaster.ca
Victor Montes, Ph.D. (May 2007)
Synthesis and Electro-Optical Properties of Novel Materials for Application in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
Senior Research Chemist
PPG Industries
440 College Park Dr
Monroeville, PA. 15146
vmontes@ppg.com


Rajib Mondal, Ph.D. (December 2007)
Synthesis and Study of Higher Poly(acene)s: Hexacene, Heptacene, and Derivatives
Postdoc with Shenan Bao
Stanford University
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
381 North-South Mall
Stanford, CA  94305-5025
rmondal@stanford.edu
Elisabeth Morlino, Ph.D. (December 1996)
Photodissociation of Nitrosyl-Metalloporphyrins
Visiting Assistant Professor
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4485
morlino@thespecialist.com
   
Evgueni Myshkin, Ph.D. (August 2002)
Analysis of Docking Sides Between Plastocyanin and Photosystem I in Prochlorothrix hollandica
Research Associate
MetroHealth Medical Center
Case Western Reserve University
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109-1998
exm60@po.cwru.edu



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Alexandre Nikolaitchik, Ph.D. (December 1996)
Part A: Trapping of Photochemically Generated Nucleophiles with Carbon Dioxide: Mechanistic Investigations. Part B: Photochemistry of P-Benzoylphenyldiphenylmethyl Radical and Its Derivatives
Senior Chemist
Research & Development
GST AutoLeather, Inc.
15717 Clear Spring Road
Williamsport, MD 21795
alexander.nikolaitchik@gstautoleather.com
 
 
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Albert Okhrimenko, Ph.D. (December 2005)
Ultrafast Excited State Relaxation Dynamics of Electron Deficient Porphyrins: Conformational and Electron Factors
Senior Research Chemist
PPG Industries, Inc
Monroeville Chemicals Center
440 College Park Dr B321
Monroeville, PA 15146
aokhrimenko@ppg.com
Joyce Overly, Ph.D. (May 1996)
Vibrational Overtone Spectroscopy of Pyridine and Related Compounds
Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department
Clarion University
325 Peirce Science Center
840 Wood St.
Clarion, PA 16214-1232
joverly@clarion.edu 
 
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Manuel Palacios, Ph.D. (December 2008)
Materials and Strategies for Optical-Chemical Sensing

Sujeewa Palayangoda, Ph.D. (December 2008)
Design and Synthesis of Organic Materials for Optoelectronics
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dept. of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Dean Keeton and Speedway, CPE 5.142
1 University Station C0300
Austin, TX 78712
sujeewa@mail.utexas.edu

   
Evgueni L. Piatnitski, Ph.D. (May 1999)
I. Hemicarceplexes That Release Guests Upon Irradiation. II. Water-Soluble Macromolecules That Serve As Hydrophobic Pockets For Small Organic Molecules
Scientist III
ImClone, Inc.
180 Varick Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10014
piatnits@gmail.com
David W. Place, Ph.D. (December 1998)
Structure, Dynamics, and Energy and Electron Transfer Studies of Chromophores Entrapped in Hemicarceplexes
Principal Research Scientist I
Wyeth Research
401 N. Middletown Road
Pearl River, NY  10965
placed1@wyeth.com
   
Ileana Place, Ph.D. (May 1998)
Intra- and Intermolecular Energy Transfer Involving Biacetyl Hemicarceplexes
Drug Discovery Product Specialist
Barnstead International
2555 Kerper Blvd.
Dubuque, IA 52001
IBPlace@BarnsteadThermolyne.com
Andrei A. Poloukhtine, Ph.D. (May 2005)
Design Synthesis and Photochemistry of Cyclopropenone Containing Enediyne Precursors
Postdoctoral Associate
Chemistry Department
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
apoloukhtine@chem.uga.edu  


Dmitry Polyansky, Ph.D. (December 2005)
Novel Radical Peroxyester Photoinitiators: Decomposition Mechanisms and Potential Applications
Research Associate
Chemistry Department - Bldg. 555
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY  11973-5000
dmitriyp@bnl.gov
Alexander Polykarpov, Ph.D. (December 1996)
Some New Applications of Photoinitiated Electron Transfer Reactions of Tetraorganylborates: Generation and Addition of Free Radicals
Cognis Corporation
Functional Products - Packaging & Resins
300 Brookside Avenue
Ambler, PA 19002
alex.polykarpov@cognis.com


Irina E. Pomestchenko, Ph.D. (May 2004)
Synthesis and Photophysics of Organometallics Containing Ligand-Centered and Charge-Transfer Excited States
Research Associate
Chemistry Department - Bldg. 555
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY  11973-5000
irinap@bnl.gov

 
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G. V. Nepali Rajapakse , Ph.D.
(August 2008)
Photophysical Properties of Metallotetraphenyltetrabenzoporphyrins: Insights From Experimental and Theoretical Studies
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
McPherson College
1600 East Euclid Street
McPherson,KS 67460
rajapakn@mcpherson.edu
Zinaida Romanova-DeShayes, Ph.D.
(December 1999)
The Effects of Hemicarcerand Structure on Long-Range Electronic Coupling
Criminalist
State of California
Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Forensics Services
Jan Bashinski DNA Laboratory
1001 W. Cutting Blvd., Suite 110
Richmond, CA  94804
Zinaida.Deshayes@doj.ca.gov
 
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Petr Serguievski, Ph.D. (December 2003)
Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer Processes in Colloidal Composite Suspensions
Bipin Shah, Ph.D. (December 2003)
Mechanism of the Excited State Energy Dispersion in a Molecule Containing a Chromophore: Uses Thereof
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS  66762
bshah@pittstate.edu
   
Alexandra Soldatova, Ph.D. (December 2006)
Photophysical Properties of Metallonaphthalocyanines: Experimental and Theoretical Investigations
Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Chemistry
Bagley 411
University Of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
alexans@u.washington.edu




 
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Igor Tretiakov, Ph.D. (December 1998)
Structure of Secondary Aromatic Amines Under Isolated Conditions and in Solvent Clusters
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Chemistry
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada MB R3T 2N2
igorvlad@netscape.net
Pavel Tsitovitch, Ph.D. (August 2005)
Photoinduced Electron Transfer in de novo Designed α-Helical and Coiled-Coil Metalloproteins
Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry R&D
Chemical Diversity Research Institute (ChemDiv)
2a Rabochaya St., Khimki
Moscow, Russia
Tsitovitch@iihr.ru


Mikhail Tsurkan, Ph.D. (August 2007)
Design and Development of Metal-Peptide Nanoscaled Materials
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden
Hohe Strasse 6
Dresden 01069 Germany
tsurkan@ipfdd.de

Daniel S. Tyson, Ph.D. (August 2002)
Light-Harvesting, Excited State Lifetime Extension, and Optical Switching in Metal-Organic Chromophores
DayGlo Color Corporation
4515 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH  44103
dtyson@dayglo.com

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Nurtay Urdabayev, Ph.D. (August 2006)
Development of Photoreactive Organic Compounds with Large Two-Photon Absorption Cross Sections
ThermoFisher Scientific
nurtayuk@yahoo.com 



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Nadejda Vintonenko, Ph.D. (May 2004)
Protein-Protein Interactions Between Prochlorothrix sp. Plastocyanin and Its Redox Partners Photosystem I and Cytochrome F.
Dmitri V. Voronine, Ph.D. (December 2004)
Fractal Control of Ultrafast Dynamics of Chromophore Aggregates for Light-Harvesting Applications
Postdoctoral Researcher
Physikalisches Institut
Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wuerzburg
Am Hubland
97074 Wuerzburg
Germany
Dmitri.Voronine@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
 
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Fei Wang, Ph.D. (May 2003)
Platinum(II) Bis(Diketonate) Complexes as Photocatalysts for Organic Reactions and Mechanistic Study
Scientist
Optisolar, Inc.
31302 Huntwood Avenue
Hayward, CA  94544
fwang@optisolar.com
Guosheng Wang, Ph.D. (December 2002)
Photophysical Investigation of Aminoalkylsiloxy Silicon Phthalocyanines: Intramolecular Exciplex Formation
Technical Adviser
Asia Marketing Coordinator
Arter & Hadden LLP
925 Euclid Avenue
1100 Huntington Building
Cleveland, OH 44115
George.Wang@ArterHadden.com
   
Brigitte Wex, Ph.D.  (December 2005)
Photochemical, Photophysical and Electronic Properties of Fused Ring Systems with Alternating Benzene and Thiophene Units
Assistant Professor
Lebanese American University
Division of Natural Sciences
P.O. Box 36, Code 22
Byblos, Lebanon
brigitte.wex@lau.edu.lb
Xiaosong Wu, Ph.D. (August 2000)
Photoactivated Ring Opening Polymerization of (Di)silacyclobutanes by Platinum(II) b-Diketonates
Senior Research Chemist
DSM Desotech Inc.
1101 Hwy. 27 South
Stanley, NC 28164
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De Novo Design of Metalloproteins with Variant Hydrophobic Cores
 
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Photochemistry of 1,3-Cyclobutanedione-Reaction Pathways and Biradical Intermediates
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Ningning Zhao, Ph.D. (December 2000)
The Design and Synthesis of Acylphosphine Oxide
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University of San Diego
Department of Chemistry
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San Diego, CA 92110
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Xianchun Zhu, Ph.D. (May 2009)
Characterizatiion of the Metal Bindiing Properties of De Novo Designed Coiled Coil Metalloproteins