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
TBD
Andrea Cook
Ph.D. 2017
Copper and Zinc Catalyzed Additions of Alkynes and Ynamides to Carbonyl Electrophiles
Current Position
Adjunct Faculty
Trinity 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
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2003, University of Hyderabad, India
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2003, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2003-2005, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Current Position
Research Scientist Johnson
Matthey Pharma Services
Devens, MA
Shuanglong Liu
Ph.D. 2008
Asymmetric Catalysis with a C2-Symmetric
Bisoxazolidine and Enantioselective Sensing Using
Axially Chiral Diacridylnaphthalenes
Current Position
Research Instructor
Molecular Imaging Center of Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Rachel Lerebours
Ph.D. 2008
The Use of Palladium Phosphinous Acids in
Cross-Coupling Reactions
Current Position
High School Teacher
St Paul School for Girls
Baltimore, MD
Daniel Iwaniuk
Ph.D. 2011
Development of Enantioselective Agents and
Heme-Targeted Antimalarials
Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Bangkok, Thailand
Marwan Ghosn
Ph.D. 2011
Functionalized 1,8-Diarylnaphthalenes: Applications in
Enantioselective Sensing and Stereoselective Cycloadditions
Current Position
R&D Scientist
Baker Hughes
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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
Senior Chemist
NALCO
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
Research Chemist
US Army Research Lab
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Hanhui Xu
Ph.D. 2011
Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Nitrogen Bond
Formation and Asymmetric Catalysis with Bisoxazolidine Ligands
Current Position
R&D Scientist
Kashiv Pharma LLC
Piscataway, NJ
Keith W. Bentley
Ph.D. 2015
Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Stereodynamic Chirality Probes
Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
Mikki Boswell
Transition Metal Catalyzed C-C and C-N Bond Formation,
Chirality Sensing, Atropisomers, Dynamic HPLC
Current Position
Grant Coordinator
Molecular Biosciences Research Group
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
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
Scientist
Par Pharmaceutical
Chestnut Ridge, NY
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. 2006
Enantioselective Sensing Using
Axially Chiral Diacridylnaphthalenes
Current Position
Director
Pharmaceutical, Analytical & Solid-State Chemistry Research Center
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai, China
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
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
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2003, University of Hyderabad, India
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2003, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2003-2005, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Current Position
Research Scientist Johnson
Matthey Pharma Services
Devens, MA