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Deparment of Chemistry

 
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Group Members

Dr. Francois P. Gabbai
Davidson Professor of Science, Professor of Chemistry
gabbai@mail.chem.tamu.edu

CURRENT RESEARCH GROUP

Youngmin Kim- Graduate Student
B.S./ Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
M.S./ Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
ymkim@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Casey Wade- Graduate Student
B.S./ Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
cwade@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Haiyan Zhao- Graduate Student
B.S./ Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China
zhao@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Tzu-Pin Lin- Graduate Student
B.S./ Chemistry, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
tplin@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Iou-Sheng Ke- Graduate Student
B.S./ Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
M.S./ Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
ike@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Hyun-Sue Huh- Postdoc
B.S/M.S./ Chemistry, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
Ph.D./ Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
hhuh@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Dr. Zureima García Hernandez- Postdoc & Visiting Scholar
B.S./ Chemistry, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla
Ph.D./ Chemistry, Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados- IPN
zureima.garcia@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Professor Mitsukimi Tsunoda- Visiting Professor
B.S./ Chemistry, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Ph.D. / Universite de Nice, Nice, France
Professorship/ University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
tsunoda@mail.chem.tamu.edu
Merid Haile- Undergraduate Student
Chemistry, Texas A&M University
merid_haile@tamu.edu

Vasin Wongamornpitak- Undergraduate Researcher
Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
vasin_w@hotmail.com

Dr. Duxia Cao- Postdoc & Visiting Scholar
B.S./ Composite Materials, Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan
Ph.D./ Materials Science, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University
Picture Unavailable Travyss Chitolie- LSAMP Undergraduate Researcher
Chemistry, Texas A&M University
Picture Unavailable Candice Bowling- Administrative Assistant
B.A./ Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
cbowling@mail.chem.tamu.edu
 
PAST RESEARCH GROUP
Former Graduate Students

Dr. Christopher L. Dorsey
Theis Title (2009): Neutral and Cationic Main Group Lewis
Acids – Synthesis, Anion Complexation and Redox Properties

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Houston
cdorsey@uh.edu
Dr. Todd Hudnall
Thesis Title (2008): Neutral and Cationic Main Group Lewis Acids-Synthesis, Characterization and Anion Complexation

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Texas-Austin
thudnall@mail.utexas.edu

Dr. Ching-Wen Chiu
Thesis Title (2008): Synthesis, Characterization, Anion Complexation and Electrochemistry of Cationic Lewis Acids

Posdoctoral Research Associate, University Wurzburg
chingwen.chiu@uni-wuerzburg.de

Dr. Thomas Taylor
ThesisTitle (2007): Synthesis and Material Properties of Supramolecules Containing Fluorinated Organomercurials

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Bristol University
t.taylor@bristol.ac.uk
http://www.inchm.bris.ac.uk/people/manners/people/tom.html

Dr. Charlotte Burress
Thesis Title (2006): "Heavy Atom Induced Phosphorescence of Organic Materials Using mono- and Trifunctional Organomercury Derivatives"
Haliburton, Houston, Texas
Dr. Martin Tschinkl Infineon Technologies, Dresden, Germany

Dr. James D. Hoefelmeyer
Thesis Title (2002): "Naphthalene derivatives peri-substituted by group 13 elements as polyfunctional Lewis acids"

Assistant Professor at the University of South Dakota
http://www.usd.edu/~jhoefelm/
Dr. Julie Beckwith King
Thesis Title (2002) : "Bifunctional Lewis acids for the activation of organic carbonyls"
Washington University Medical School
Dr. Mason Haneline
Thesis Title (2004): "Trimeric perfluoro-ortho-phenylene mercury as a building block for supramolecular materials"
Heraeus Metal Processing, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Dr. Alexandre Picot
Thesis Title (2004): "Catalysts for the hydrolysis of thiophosphate triesters"

Postdoctoral Reseacher, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung
picot@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
http://www.mpi-muelheim.mpg.de/kofo/institut/arbeitsbereiche/fuerstner/fuerstner_e.html#interest

Dr. Huadong Wang
Thesis Title (2005): "Synthesis, Stuctures and Reactivities of Bis(Triarylmethylium) Dications and Relates Diboranes"

Alexander von Humboldt, Postdoctoral Researcher, Munster, Germany
huadongwang@gmail.com

 
Former Postdoctoral Researchers and Visiting Scholars
Dr. Takeshi Matsumoto- Postdoc
(2008-2009)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Hokkaido Unviersity, Sapporo, Japan
tmatsumoto@sci.hokudai.ac.jp

Dr. Chammi Palehepitiya Gamage– Postdoc
(2008)

Lecturer, Blinn College
cgamage@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Dr. Mieock KimPostdoc
(2004-2008)         

Samsung General Chemicals, Daejeon, Korea
mokim@mail.sogang.ac.kr

Professor Mitsukimi Tsunoda- Visiting Professor
(1998- present)
University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
tsunoda@mail.chem.tamu.edu

Dr. Min Hyung Lee– Postdoc
(2006-2007)

Research Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Technology (KAIST)
lmh74@kaist.ac.kr

Dr. Mohand Melaimi– Postdoc
(2004- 2006)

Research Associate, UC Riverside
mohand.melaimi@ucr.edu
http://research.chem.ucr.edu/groups/bertrand/guybertrandwebpage/pages(groupmembers)/mohandframeset.html


Dr. Mingxing QianPostdoc
(2005-2006)

UT Southwestern
mxqian2000@yahoo.com

Dr. Qiancai Liu– Postdoc
(2002-2003)
Assistant Professor at East China Normal University, Shangai
http://faculty.ecnu.edu.cn/liuqiancai/Info_eng.html
Dr. Stéphane SoléPostdoc
(August 2002- December 2003)
Toulouse

Dr. Marcus SchultePostdoc
(2000-2001)

Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (2000-2001)
Procter & Gamble, Darmstadt, Garmany

Dr. Ganesan Mani - Postdoc
(2002-2004)

Assistant Professor at Indian Institue of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
gmani@chem.iitkgp.ernet.in
http://www.chem.iitkgp.ernet.in/faculty/GM/index.php
Dr. James Gardinier- Postdoc
(1999-2001)
Assistant Professor at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Associate Professor (1999-2000)
http://www.marquette.edu/chem/faculty/Gardinier.shtml
 
Former Undergraduate Students, Visiting Scholars, and Staff
Vasupol Leerungruang- Undergraduate Researcher
(Summer 2009)
Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
vasupol-lee@hotmail.com
Latisha Jeffries- Undergraduate Researcher & NSF REU Fellow
(Summer 2009)
Chemistry, University of Mary-Hardin Baylor
lrjefferies@tamu.edu
Bryant Delka- Undergraduate Student
(2008-2009)
Chemistry, Texas A&M University
bdelka@tamu.edu
Chiu Hang "Felix" Yu- Undergraduate Researcher
(2008-2009)
Chemistry, Texas A&M University
fy534@tamu.edu
Mohammed Rashad Saber- Visiting Fulbright Scholar
(2008-2009)
Texas A&M University- First Year Graduate Student - August 2009
mrsaber1@yahoo.com
Lea Melancon- Administrative Assistant
(2005-2008)
B.S./ Marketing, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
melancon@mail.chem.tamu.edu
Dan Gardner- Undergraduate Researcher & NSF REU Fellow
(Summer 2008)

Graduate Student, University of Chicago- august 2009
dgardn2@ilstu.edu

Bret Macha- Undergraduate Reearcher  
(Summer 2008)

Texas A&M University- December, 2008

Tugrul Nalbantoglu - Visiting Undergraduate Scholar
(Summer 2008)

Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
tnalbant@caltech.edu

Sirinan Kulchat - Visiting Undergraduate Junior Science Talent Project Scholar
(Spring 2008)
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
aj_chemistry@yahoo.com
Bryan CarrollUndergraduate Researcher
(Spring & Summer 2008)
Medical Student, UT Southwestern
Ashlee Jahnke – Undergraduate Researcher
(Summer & Fall 2007)
Graduate Student, University of Toronto- August 2009

 

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