Undergraduates Who Have Worked With Me
If you are interested in CHEM 3900 or CHEM 4991 (required for Honors and ACS Graduates) please come by so we can discuss the exciting research at AASU
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" I have not failed 10,000 times. I have succeeded in finding 10,000 ways that will not work" Thomas Edison
"One must learn by doing the thing; though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try" Sophocles
AASU
Katie Verges-- Analysis of Coins via XRF: Calibration via Genetic Algorithms (Summer and Fall 2008)
Cierra Boyd: XRF Analysis of Forensic and Art Samples (Spring and Fall 2008)
Eugenia Narh--Class of 2008, (Spring) "Isolation and Analysis of Humic, Fulvic and Tannic Acids from Savannah, GA Marsh Soils" Pharmacy School at Texas Tech
Collin Gilligan--Class of 2007 "Determination of Metal Content in Acid Mine-Drainage Contaminated Soils" Working for Intertek; Attending Anesthesia Assistant at South University, Summer 2008
Derek Baudoin--Class of 2006 "Isolation of Humic and Fulvic Acids from Mine-Drainage contaminated Soils", Medical School at MCG in Fall 2007
Cassandra Dyal--Class of 2006 - "Analytical Method Development for the Detection of Permethrin and its Nanoparticle-mediated Photodegradation Products" and "Green Synthesis of Gold and Silver nanoparticles" and Summer 2006 Faculty Student Collaborative Research Project "Development of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles for Environmental Sensors", Accepted to Vet School at UGA for Fall 2008
Jessica Moore--Class of 2007 --Summer 2006 faculty Student Collaborative Research Project "Development of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles for Environmental Sensors", graduate school at New Mexico State University working for Dr. Rayson
Justin Lybarger--Class of 2008 "Intercalation of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid and 2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propionic Acid into Minerals", unknown
Andy Waller--Class of 2006 --"Fluorescence
and Infrared Spectroscopy Study of Humic Acid Complexation with Metal Ion"
Jessica Miller--Class of 2006 --"Isolation and Analysis of Humic and Fulvic Acids from Savannah, GA Marsh Soils" working in industry
April Meeks--Class of 2007 "Ceria Nanoparticles for the Degradation of Hexachlorobenzene" and a continuation of Nanoparticle Killing of Bacteria, Getting MAT degree.
Brandon Lawson--Class of 2007 A continuation of Nanoparticle Killing of Bacteria, Applying to Air Force as Officer
Jodi Hadden, ACS Certified Major, Class of 2006, Green Synthesis of Gold and Silver nanoparticles, graduate school at UGA, Started Fall 2007
Denis Tibah, Graduated May 2006, "Fluorescence Quenching of Nanoparticles with Adsorbed Metal Ions", Industry
Amanda Svendsen, Honors Major, Graduated May 2006. See her honors presentation on using nanoparticles to kill bacteria, Works for the GBI outside of Atlanta
Nguyen Nguyen--Graduated May 2006, 19F NMR for Monitorng the defluorination of organics using Nanoparticles, Green Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles..pharmacy school at South University
Jennifer Fiser-Class of 2005, Vet School at UGA, Analytical Method Development for the Measurement of Hexachlorobenzene and its degradation products using SPME GC-MS; Veterinary School UGA
Beverly Briggs Harris--Nanotechnology Homogeneous Precipitation of CdS and ZnS Nanoparticles Using Thioacetamide and --Class of 2006, Industry at Chemtall in Riceboro
Nin Dingra--Nanotechnology, Magnetite and Photoremediation --Graduated Spring 2005, off to graduate school at USC working for Dr.C. Outten paper published
Joyce Chow--Nanotechnology--ACS Certified Major, Graduated Fall 2004 paper published
Elizabeth Baker: Intercalation of Pollutants into Minerals and Nanotechnology-- Paper Submitted to Chem Educator in December of 2005 Graduated Spring 2005, works for a Chemical Lab in CA. Paper accepted (June 2006), Chemical Educator, Employed in Chemical Industry in California.
Patrick Sisco--Bioinorganic Model of Quercetin Dioxygenase--Graduated Spring 2004 --Works for Dr. Cathy Murphy at USC
Brian Helmly- Nanotechnology Projects, Graduated Fall 2003--MD Program Mercer University; Medical Residency in Radiology at Memorial Health, Summer 2008
Katie Kuyk-- Development of Zn AA Lab, Zn in Natural Cold Remedies, Graduated Fall 2003
Jarrett Walsh -Purification of Quercetin Dioxygenase from A. flavus Honors in Chemistry Graduate, ACS Certified Major in Spring 2003, MD/PhD Program MUSC
Jonathan Long-Purification and Assay development for 2-Nitropropane Dioxygenase from A. flavus, Honors in Chemistry Graduate in Spring 2003, Arizona Chemical Corporation
Nicole Chisholm-Phosphodiester Cleavage by a Novel Copper Nuclease, Graduated Spring 2003--EM Industries. Accepted to Pharmacy School at South University 2008.
Crystal Crow- CE Lab development and Environmental Analysis of Triclosan, Graduated Spring 2003--Arizona Chemical Corporation
Bryan Stephens--Photochemical Degradation of Triclosan by TiO2 Sol-gel Nanoparticles, Graduated Spring 2003, EMT for Memorial Health, Nursing School
Virginia Rahn--Phosphodiester Cleavage by a Novel Copper Nuclease
Justin Serface- Fluorescence Spectroscopy of QDO Biomimetics, Graduated Spring 2002--Englehard Corporation
John Stone- Bioinorganic Model of Quercetin Dioxygenase, Graduated Spring 2002 PhD Program, Inorganic Chemsitry, Ph D in inorganic expected in June 2008 from USC (Dr. Cathy Murphy); Taking Post-doc position at Vanderbilt School of medicine in July of 2008.
At NRL:
Tiffanee M. Greene: Development of a Photoactive PEG silane based Capillary Waveguide Sensor (Analytical Chemistry, 2002)- Spring 2003 Class at Yale, Biomedical Engineering
Shelia Flack-Protein Fouling Studies on PEG-Silane based coatings, College of William and Mary Chemistry Class of 2000, Unknown
M. Chad Nivens-Development of a Bioluminescent Calcium Ion Sensor based on Aqueorin, Georgia Southern Chemistry Class of 1998, PhD 2002, Biochemistry, USC; Boehringer Ingleheim.
At USC:
Misty (Pack) Skvoretz: Indicators for Optical Sensors, Honors Graduate, USC 1995. Unknown
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