Alumni

 

Kayla E. Clary

Ph.D.

2022

United States Patent Office

Catalyzing the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction with [2Fe-2S] Metallopolymers in Neutral Water"  https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/666128

Meghan O. Hamilton

Ph.D.

2021

Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, AZ

"Electrochemical and Computational Analysis of Aryl-Bridged [2Fe-2S] Complexes for Hydrogen Production"  https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/661511

Matthew E. Humphries

Ph.D.

2019

Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

"Synthesis and Application of Tunable Mo2 And W2 Tetraguanidinate Paddlewheel Complexes" https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/631943

Susan C. Borowski

Ph.D.

2014

Visiting Assitant Professor, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland Virginia

"Computational, Photoelectron Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Studies of the Electronic Structures in Hydrogenase-Inspired Molecules"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/321609

Gabriel B. Hall

Ph.D.

2014

Scientist 2, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL), Richland, Washington

"Non-Innocence in [2Fe-2S] Clusters for the Purpose of Molecular Hydrogen Production"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/318795

Steven M. Sill

M.S.

2014

Chemist I, Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals, Madison, Wisconsin

"Spectroscopic, Electrochemical, and Computational Studies on an [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Active Site Mimic with a Terthiophene Bridging the 2Fe2S Core"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/321551

Elliott R. Smith

Ph.D.

2013

Scientist, Intel Corporation, Arizona

"Electrochemical, Spectroscopic, and Theoretical Studies on the Effects of Exchanging Se for S in the 2Fe2E (E= S or Se) Butterfly Core and Modifications to the µ-E to µ-E Linkers in [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Inspired Electrocatalysts for H2 Production"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/312561

Laura M. Stratton

Ph.D.

2012

Director of Research and Development, Polymer Chemistry Innovations, Inc., Tucson, Arizona

"Preparation and Characterization of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Active Site Mimics Studied by Gas-Phase Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Computational Models"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311862

Orrasa In-noi

Ph.D.

2012

Ph.D. awarded from the Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

"Synthesis and Spectroscopic, Electrochemical, and Computational Studies of Organometallic Complexes for Hydrogen Production"
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Jason C. Durivage

Ph.D.

2011

Teacher, Mision Heights Preparatory High School, Casa Grande, Arizona

"Ligand Effects on Metal-Metal Bonding: Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure Calculations of Dimetal Paddlewheel Complexes"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/145427

Nicholas J. Wiebelhaus

Ph.D.

2011

Plant Manager, CVI at Greenheck, Charlotte, NC

"Investigation of the Energy of the Dithiolene Folding Interaction in Metallocene-Dithiolene Complexes using Spectroscopic and Computational Analysis"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/201509

Ashley L. Rose Head

Ph.D.

2011

Staff Scientist, Interface Science and Catalysis, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratories (BNL), Upton, NY

"Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Computational Studies of Molecules with Delocalized Electronic Structure and Extended Electronic Structure Interactions"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/203484

Takahiro Sakamoto

Ph.D.

2010

Staff Scientist, Praxair, Tucson, AZ

"Relationships Between Gas-Phase Ionization Energies and Solution-Phase Oxidation Potentials: Applications to the Electrocatalytic Production of Hydrogen from Weak Acids"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194534

Olga Lobanova Griffith

Ph.D.

2010

Process Engineer, SAKTI3, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

"Insight into the Electronic Properties of Organic Semiconductors: Experimental Measures from the Single Molecule Level to the Solid-State Device Limit"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195928

Aaron K. Vannucci

Ph.D.

2009

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of South Carolina 

"Computational, spectroscopic, and electrochemical studies of molybdoenzyme and hydrogenase active site inspired complexes"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195032

Benjamin J. Petro

Ph.D.

2009

"Preparation and Characterization of Hydrogenase Enzyme Active Site-inspired Catalysts: The effects of alkyl bulk and conformer strain as studied by photoelectron spectroscopy, electrochemistry and computational methods"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194329

L. Tori Lockett

Ph.D.

2009

Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Arizona

"Gas-phase Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Computational Studies of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase - Inspired Catalysts for Hydrogen Production"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193874

Matthew  A. Cranswick

Ph.D.

2008

Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, Pueblo, CO

"Gas-phase photoelectron spectroscopy and computational studies of metal-thiolate interactions: Implications to biological electron transfer"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195569

Jennifer M. Morse

Ph.D.

2007

Environmental Protection Specialist, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division, Denver, CO

"Electronic Effects of Solvation: A Comparison of Gas-Phase and Condensed-Phase Photoelectron Spectroscopy"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194130

Asha Rajapakshe

Ph.D.

2005

Senior Scientist, Chemistry, Merck, West Point, PA

"Electronic structure and bonding factors of transition metal-pentadienyl and (fluoroalkyl)phosphine complexes: Photoelectron spectroscopy and computational methods"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194404

Laura O. Van Dorn

Ph.D.

2004

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona

"Ligand electronic effects in dimetal complexes: Developments toward low ionization energies and correlations with solution properties"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/290099

Tonja G. Bill

Ph.D.

2003

Cardinal Health, NC

"Electronic structure and bonding factors of transition metal-phosphine and -carbene molecules"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280399

Jason B. English

Ph.D.

2002

Research Scientist, Exxon Mobil, TX

"Electronic structure investigations of multiple bonding between atoms: from metal-nitrogen triple bonds to metal-metal triple and quadruple bonds"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280021

Julia Padden Metzker

Ph.D.

2001

Georgia College and State University

"New Methods of Collection and Interpretation in Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Applications to Metallocenes "
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/279891

Matthew A. Lynn

Ph.D.

2000

Department Chair, Science and Mathematics, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Insitute of Technology

"Metal, ligand, and symmetry influences on metal-metal bonds: Photoelectron spectroscopy and theory"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284089

Hua-jun Fan

Ph.D.

1999

Professor, Prairie View A&M University

"Photoelectron spectroscopy and computational studies of electron delocalization in organometallic complexes"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284012

Andrew B. Uplinger

Ph.D.

1998

Director of Research and Development Informatics, Exelixis, San Francisco, CA

"The electronic structure of metal acetylides"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/288844

Kristie Winfield Ruddick

M.S.

1997

Instructor, University of Memphis

"Photoelectron spectroscopy of organometallic alkylthiolate complexes"

John R. Pollard

Ph.D.

1996

Lecturer and Director of General Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona
 

"Ligand Effects and Periodic Trends in Metal-Metal Multiple Bonds: Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Electronic Structure by Gas-Phase Photoelectron Spectroscopy"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282196

Nancy Carter Dopke

REU student

1990s

Assistant Professor, Alma College

Lalitha Subramanian

Postdoc

1994

Senior Director, Accelrys, San Diego, CA

Nadine E. Gruhn

Ph.D.

1994

Managing Director for the Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis, University of Washington

"Electronic structures of unsaturated silicon compounds and transition metal-silicon interactions"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187562

Mara E. Rempe

Ph.D.

1994

Assistant Dean, Seattle University

"Electron donor and acceptor properties of trimethylphosphine, triphenylphosphine, and related ligands with transition metals by photoelectron spectroscopy"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/186698

Charles D. Ray

M.S.

1992

Cargill, Otumwa, Iowa

"Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Dimolybdenum Tetracarboxylates: Probing the Electronic Nature of the Molybdenum-Molybdenum Quadruple Bond"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278093

Sharon K. Renshaw

Ph.D.

1991

Front Range Community College, CO

"Photoelectron spectroscopy and bonding of iron and rhodium organometallic compounds with metal-carbon and metal-hydrogen bonds"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185692

Garry D. Hinch

Ph.D.

1990

Cloudline Technology Solutions LLC

"Effect of ligand addition and substitution on metal-metal multiple bonds:  direct electronic structure comparisons via gas-phase photoelectron spectroscopy"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185132

Royston H. Hogan

Ph.D.

1990

Charted Semiconductors Mfg. Pte. Ltd., Singapore

"Scanning tunneling microscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy of thin film dichromium tetraacetate and dimolybdenum tetraacetate on single crystal graphite and molybdenum disulfide"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184992

Anjana Rai-Chaudhuri

Ph.D.

1989

Founder and Moderator, Asian CML Support Group

"Electronic structure and bond energy trends in silicon-hydrogen and germanium-hydrogen bond activation by transition metals"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184731

Mark E. Jatcko

Ph.D.

1990

Senior Principle Staff Process Engineer, Freescale Semiconductor, CHD Fab, Chandler, AZ

"Ionization-structure relationships in metal-phosphine interactions"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184942

Ann S. Copenhaver

Ph.D.

1989

Los Alamos, NM  Active in several ongoing volunteer organizations dealing with environmental/urban issues of fire and forest health.

"Photoelectron spectroscopy of supported metal-metal interactions"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184742

Edward  M. Kober

Postdoc.

1988

Research Scientist, Physics and Chemisry of Materials, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM

John G. Kristofzki

Ph.D.

1988

Lockheed Martin, Richland, WA

"Ionization-Structure Relationships of Thin Film and Gas Phase Group VI Metal-Metal Quadruple-Bonded Complexes "
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184384

Martin L. Hoppe

Ph.D.

1988

General Atomics, San Diego, CA

"Characterization of the electronic structure of complexes containing metal-heteroatom multiple bonds"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184616

Gary P. Darsey

Ph.D.

1988

AKZO Chemical Inc, Dobbs Ferry, NY

"The electronic structure of methyl-substituted ferrocenes and early transition metal bent metallocenes by gas-phase ultraviolet and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopies"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184473

Michael T. Ashby

Ph.D.

1986

Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

"The Nature of Organosulfur Lone Pair Orbital Interactions with Transition Metal d-Orbitals"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/183814

Glen E. Kellogg

Ph.D.

1985

Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Pharmacy, Richmond, VA

"Electronic factors of C-H and C:C double bond activation: experimental information from UV and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopies"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/188067

Louis S. K. Pang

Ph.D.

1985

Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia

"The electronic structures of organometallic alkyne and vinylidene complexes as determined by x-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/188072

Charles H. Blevins II

Ph.D.

1984

Sola/Barnes-Hind, Sunnyvale, CA

"The ionization/structural relationships in some metal-molecule and quadruply-bonded metal-metal interactions"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187673

John L. Hubbard

Ph.D.

1982

Associate Emeritus Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan

"The electronic structure of organometallic carbonyl, nitrosyl, thionitrosyl, and cyanide complexes by gas phase x-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184525

David Calabro

Ph.D.

1981

Research and Engineering, Exxon Mobil, New Jersey

"The electronic structure of coordinated olefin, ? -alkylidene, and carbonyl ligands as provided by photoelectron spectroscopy"
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184125

Andrew Campbell

M.S.

1979

Deputy Director of the Office of Enforcement, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.

"Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Transition Metal SO2 Complexes "

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