Group members

Current Graduate Students

Karlos Moreno (2003-)
B.S. UT-San Antonio
Susan Hatfield (2002-)
B.S. University of Arkansas - Monticello
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry

Jong Doo Lim (2003-)
B.S.; M.S. Korea University

Hannah Crampton (2004-)
B.S. Trinity University
Awards: NSF Pre-doctoral Fellow

 

Current Post-doctoral Fellows

Dr. Izabela Owsik (2003-)
Ph.D. Institute of Organic and Polymer Technology, Wroclaw University of Technology
Advisor: Bozena N. Kolarz
Thesis: Anion-exchanger with aminoguanidyl ligands complexed by metal as catalysts of oxidation reactions

 
Dr. Emily Hollink (2004-)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Windsor , Canada
Advisor: Douglas W. Stephan
Thesis: Group IV Phosphinimide Complexes in Catalysis
Awards: N.S.E.R.C. Post-doctoral Fellowship

Dr. Hui-ting Chen (2003-)
Ph.D. School of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University
Advisor: Ji-Wang Chern
Thesis: Design and Synthesis of Indolo [2,1-b]quinazolin-6, 12-dione Derivatives as Potential Antitumor Agents
Awards: Taiwanese Ministry of Education Fellowship

Dr. Robert Sherman (2005-)
Ph.D. Oklahoma State University
Advisor: Warren T. Ford
Thesis: Polymeric Nanomaterials

 

Former Graduate Students

Dr. Michael Neerman (2005)
B.S. Texas A&M University
Ph.D. in Toxicology (2005): The Evaluation of Melamine Dendrimers as Potential Macromolecular Vehicles for Anticancer Drug Delivery
Current Position: Clinical Chemistry Fellow at UT-Southwestern Medical School

Dr. Mackay Steffensen (2004)
B.S. University of Southern Utah
Ph.D. Thesis:
Current Position: Post-doctoral Appointment with Hagan Bailey (Oxford)

Dr. Megan McLean (2004)
B.S. SUNY - Fredonia
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry
Current Position: Lecturer, Texas A&M Univeristy

Dr. Sergio Gonzalez (2004)
B.S. UT-San Antonio
Ph.D. Thesis: Dendritic and Linear Polymers for Separations
Current Position: U.S.D.A. Research
Laboratories, Peoria, IL

Dr. Alona Umali (2004)
B.S. University of the Phillipines
Ph.D. Thesis: Design, Synthesis and Application of Melamine-Based Hybrid Materials
Current Position: Dupont (2003-present)

Dr. Erick O. Acosta (2003)
B.S. Univeristy of Puerto Rico
Ph.D. Thesis: Design, Synthesis and Application of Melamine-Based Hybrid Materials
Current Position: Dupont (2003-present)

Kiran (Eric) Bhattarai (2001)
B.S. Monmouth College
M.S. Thesis: TBP Expression and the Development of On-bead Assays for Small Molecule Recognition
Current Position: Department of Plant
Pathology & Microbiology (TAMU)

 

Former Post-doctoral Fellows

Steven Bell (2003)
Haliburton, Houston, TX
(Co-advised with Dr. Crooks)

Xiaoping Chen (2003)
Cornell University
(Co-advised with Dr. Bergbreiter)

Wen Zhang (2003)
Nektar Pharmaceuticals, Huntsville, Ala.
Jim Pennington (1999)
Lecturer, Texas A&M University
Praveen Pabba (2000)
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Princeton, NJ

 

Undergraduates

Mandy Jenkins (2004) Expected B.S. 2005
Christopher Dilley (2003) Expected B.S. 2004
Byron Collins (2002-3) Ph.D. Candidate – University of Texas
Russell Parks (2001) Expected B.S. 2004
Jason Stevenson (2001-2) Ph.D. Candidate – Rice University
Edward (Jay) Kolar (2000-1) M.S. Georgia Institute of Technology
Scott Angell (1999-2000) Ph.D. Candidate Texas A&M University
Vu Tran (1998) U. Texas Medical Branch – Galveston
Scott Boyle (2000)  
Darrell Poppe (1998-2000)  
Lehi Woodrome (1998)  
Michael Webb (1998)  
John Drexler (1999) Rice Cake.

 

Former REU Undergraduates

Scott Angell (2001) Ph.D. Candidate at TAMU
Patrick Hamilton (2001) Ph.D. Candidate TAMU
Jeanette Hallock (2002) Russell Sage College, NY
Kathryn Fledderman (2004)

Franklin College , IN

Two out of every four REUs have the same opinion.

 

Former High School Students

Michelle Juanatas (Los Angeles, CA) Undergraduate at U.C. Berkeley