Congratulations to our Spring 2014 Graduates

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 7:00pm

Congratulations to our PhD recipients for Spring 2014:

Jeffrey Arnold, advised by Professor Nguyen.  Thesis: Rhodium-catalyzed Asymmetric Amination of Trichloroacetimidates with Application to Nitrogen

Alyssa Hartung, advised by Professor Wiemer.  Thesis: Potential Opioid Receptor Modulators Derived from Novel Stilbenes

Tyler Long, avsied by Professor Bowden. Thesis: Synthesis of Polymers with the Potential to Release H2S:  Polydicyclopentadiene Nanoporous Membranes

Tony Manuel, advised by Professor Rohde. Thesis: Dioxygen Activation with Bis(arylimino)pyridine Radical Anion Complexes of Nickel

Matt McKay, advised by Professor Nguyen.  Thesis: Applications of Cationic Transition-Metal-Catalysis:  The Stereoselective Synthesis of Beta-O-Aryl Glycosides

Charith Nanayakkara, advised by Professor Grassian.  Thesis:Heterogeneous Chemistry and Photochemistry of Atmospherically Relevant Gases on Oxide Surfaces

Nisarga Phatak, advised by Professor Gloer.  Thesis: Chemical Investigation of Fungicolous and Endophytic Fungi

Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, advised by Professor Small.  Thesis: Nocturnal Hypoglycemic Alarm Based on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Jelena Stojakovic, advised by Professor MacGillivray.  Thesis: Supramolecular Catalysis, Discrete Aromatic Stacks and Sequential Reactions in the Organic Solid State

Yulia Tataurova, advised by Professor Larsen.  Thesis: Proton NMR Studies of Functionalized Nanoparticles in Aqueous Environments

Anna Volkert, advised by Professor Haes. Thesis:  Covalently Functionalized Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Molecular Imprinted Polymer Biosensors

Congratulations as well to our Masters Degree Graduates:

Mark Jastram

Megan Butzke

Jared Downard

Clayton Peace