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Archita Sripada Ph.D. 2022 Asymmetric C-C Bond Formation with Fluorinated Nucleophiles and Chiroptical Sensing of Chiral Biomolecules. Current Position Postdoctoral Fellow Discovery Chemistry at Merck & Co., Inc. Boston, MA	Ciaran C. Lynch Ph.D. 2022 Advances in Asymmetric Catalysis and Sensing Current Position Senior Scientist Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, NJ
Samantha L. Pilicer Ph.D. 2020 Design, Synthesis, and High-throughput Applications of Small Molecule Chiroptical Probes Current Position Technology Specialist Greenberg Traurig, LLP Boston, MA	yushrat Ph.D. 2020 Accelerated Asymmetric Reaction Screening and Sensing of Biomolecules Using Small Molecular Probes Current Position Senior Scientist Merck & Co., Inc. Rahway, NJ
Zeus A. O. De los Santos Ph.D. 2019 Development of Optical Methods for Sensing of Chiral Compounds Using Organometallic Probes Current Position Chemist at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Beltsville, Maryland	Max Moskowitz Ph.D. 2018 Applications of Asymmetric Catalysis and Green Chemistry Principles Towards the Synthesis of Chiral Multifunctional Alcohols and Organofluorine Compounds Current Position ASEE Postdoctoral Fellow NSWC Indian Head, MD
Ransheng Ding Ph.D. 2018 Catalytic C-C Bond Construction Using Fluorine and Chlorine Containing Nucleophiles Current Position Project Manager WuXi AppTec Tianjin, China	Andrea Cook Ph.D. 2017 Copper and Zinc Catalyzed Additions of Alkynes and Ynamides to Carbonyl Electrophiles Current Position Teaching Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry George Washington University Washington, DC
Jayakumar K. Natarajan NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in the Wolf lab 2006-2008 Antimalarial Drug Discovery, Synthesis of Chloroquine Analogues Carrying a Biotin and an Azido Tag or a Fluorescent Probe Current Position Senior Scientist Pennakem LLC Memphis, TN	Shuanglong Liu Ph.D. 2008 Asymmetric Catalysis with a C2-Symmetric Bisoxazolidine and Enantioselective Sensing Using Axially Chiral Diacridylnaphthalenes Current Position Research Instructor Senior Radiochemist Janssen, La Jolla San Diego, CA
Rachel Lerebours Ph.D. 2008 The Use of Palladium Phosphinous Acids in Cross-Coupling Reactions Current Position Chemist at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Beltsville, Maryland	Daniel Iwaniuk Ph.D. 2011 Development of Enantioselective Agents and Heme-Targeted Antimalarials Current Position Research Chemist US Army ARDEC Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
Marwan Ghosn Ph.D. 2011 Functionalized 1,8-Diarylnaphthalenes: Applications in Enantioselective Sensing and Stereoselective Cycloadditions Current Position Production Chemist Baker Hughes Houston, TX	Kekeli Ekoue-Kovi Ph.D. 2008 Palladium-phosphinous Acid-catalyzed Carbon-carbon and Carbon-heteroatom Bond Formation and Synthesis of New Antimalarial Drugs Current Position R&D Scientist-Project Manager Baker Hughes Houston, TX
Kimberly Yearick Spangler Ph.D. 2009 Asymmetric Catalysis and Sensing with Rigid C2-Symmetric Ligands and Development of Heme-Targeted Antimalarials Current Position Director SERDP & ESTCP, OUSD(A&S) at DoD Washington, DC	Hanhui Xu Ph.D. 2011 Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Nitrogen Bond Formation and Asymmetric Catalysis with Bisoxazolidine Ligands Current Position Senior Chemist and Group Leader Lonza Atlanta, GA
Keith W. Bentley Ph.D. 2015 Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Stereodynamic Chirality Probes Current Position Associate Principal Scientist Medicinal Chemistry Lifemine Therapeutics Cambridge, MA	Mikki Boswell Transition Metal Catalyzed C-C and C-N Bond Formation, Chirality Sensing, Atropisomers, Dynamic HPLC Current Position Grant Coordinator/Lab Manager Texas State University San Marcos, TX
Yang Liu M.S. Chemistry, 2014. Copper Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation with Ynamides and Fluorinated Enolates Current Position Software Engineer FiscalNote Inc Washington, DC	Peng Zhang Ph.D. 2013 Synthesis of Organofluorine Compounds and Chirality Sensing with Tropos Ligands Current Position Senior Scientist Gilead Sciences Foster City, CA
Burcin Irfanoglu M.S. 2014 Circular Dichroism Sensing of Chiral Compounds with a meso (salen)Cobalt Complex Current Position R&D Scientist H&J Toxicology Newport Beach, CA	Xuefeng Mei Ph.D. 2005 Synthesis, Stereodynamics, and Applications of Highly Congested Axially Chiral 1,8-Diheteroarylnaphthalens Current Position Senior Principal Scientist Pall Biotech Port Washington, NY
Gilbert E. Tumambac Ph.D. 2005 Synthesis, Stereodynamics, and Applications of Highly Congested Axially Chiral 1,8-Diheteroarylnaphthalenes Current Position Scientist Pall Corporation Long Island, NY	Lakshmi Pranatharthiharan MS 2003 Synthesis of a New Chiral Phase-transfer Catalysis and Dynamic Stereochemistry of Atropisomeric 1-Naphthylcarbinols and 1-(1-Naphthyl)ethylamines Current Position Process Research Division Dr. Reddy's Laboratories India
Brian C. Reinhardt M.S. 2004 Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Axially Chiral 1,8-Bis(3-tert-butyl-9-acridyl)naphthalene Current Position Chemist DoD Fort Belvoir, VA