Current
Members
Abraham L. Yousef
Graduate Student (5th year),
ayousef@ku.edu
B.S. Sam Houston University
Working on Photostitches, Photoprotecting Groups
Joined in 2001
Beth Cope
Graduate Student,
edcope@ku.edu
BS. Chemistry, Illinois State
M.S. Chemistry, Illinois State
Research Advisor: Dr. Richard W.
Nagorski
Thesis Title: " Enolate
Addition to an Amide: Synthesis of N-N-disubstatuted-2-(2'-Oxopropyl)benzamide
Derivatives
Joined group in 2004
Ken Stensrud
Graduate Student, nero@ku.edu
B.S. Sonoma State University
M.S. Chemistry, University of Missouri
Joined group in 2004
Manoranjan Behera
Post Doctoral Fellow, mbehera@ku.edu
M.S, M. Phil-Sambalpur University, India
Ph.D. I.I.T-Bombay, India
Research Advisor: Prof. S. Kotha
Thesis Title: "Synthesis of Tetraphenylmethane Derivatives,
Dibenzylglycines and Allylated Aromatics Via The Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling
Reaction"
Working on Development of Photolabile Linkers for
Combinatorial Synthesis, New Phototriggers
Joined group in 2004
Chicheng Ma
Post Doctoral Fellow
B.S. Qufu Normal University, Shandong, China,
1994
M.S. Institute of Chemical Engineering and
Matallurgy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 1997
Ph.D. Marquette University, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
Research Advisor: Prof. Mark G. Steinmetz
Dissertation Title: "Photochemical
Cleavage and Release of Carboxylic Acids, Amino Acids, and Phenols from
Substituted Alpha-Keto Amides"
Working on 1. Photorelease of Phenols from
Caged Compounds 2. Dynamic Study of Phenol Oxidation in Expanded Super
Critical CO2, NSF
Joined group in 2004
Chamani Perera
Graduate Student, chamani@ku.edu
B.S. University of Peradeniya Sri lanka
Joined group in 2005
Rachel Moses
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
rmoses@mail.ku.edu
Photostitching Project
Joined group in spring of 2003
Former members
Postdoctoral
Fellows
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Picture
(Name)
|
Research (Year)
|
Current Position
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Jong-Ill
Lee
Postdoctoral
Fellow
Photoswitches,
Photoprotecting Groups, Photolabile Cryptands
|
2001-2004 |
Assistant
Professor of Chemistry
City
University of New York
|
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Mani
Kotala
Postdoctoral Fellow
Photolabile Cryptands |
2003-2004 |
Senior
Scientific Officer
GVK
Biosciences PVT LTD, India
|
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Dr. Chi Zhang
PhD:
Beijing University
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2001-
2002
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Professor
Department
of Chemistry
Najig
University, China
Postdoctoral Associate
Department
of Chemistry
Munich, Germany
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Dr.
Andreas H.
Jung
PhD: University of
Duisburg
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1998-2001
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Dr.
Jörg F. W.
Weber PhD:
University of Duisburg
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1996-1999
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Research
Scientist
Exxon Mobil Chemical Company
4999 Scenic Highway
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70805-3359
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Dr. György Orosz
Ph.D.: University of
Budapest
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(1990-1993;
joint with R. Schowen) Fulbright Fellow, Summer, 1998
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Assoc.
Professor
Eötvös University
Department
of Organic Chemistry
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Dr. Sanjay Nimkar
Ph.D.: Emory University
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(1989-1991;
joint with Carlson)
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Scientist
Quintiles, Inc.
Kansas
City, MO |
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Dr. Toshimasa Toyo'oka
Doctor
of Pharmacy: University of Tokyo (1985)
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1989
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Division
of Environmental Chemistry
National
Institute of Hygienic Sciences
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Dr. Mirko Orlovic
Ph.D.:
University of Belgrade
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(1986-1988;
joint with R. Schowen)
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Dr. Lanny Venham
Ph.
D.: Ohio State University (with Professor John Swenton, 1986)
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1986-1987
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Research
Associate
Miles Laboratories
|
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Dr. Nobuaki Hanaoka
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(1986-1987;
joint with Ted Kuwana)
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Assistant
Director, SYSMEX
IUC Business Development
TOA Medical Electronics Co.
Ltd.
|
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Dr. Hitesh
Choksi
Ph.D. University of Georgia (with Prof. Pelletier)
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(1985-1989;
joint with Carlson)
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Senior
Scientist
Hoffman-LaRoche
Formulation R & D
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Dr. Kenichiro
Nakashima
Ph.D. (Pharmacy,
1981) Kyushu University
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1986
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Professor
and Chairman
Analytical
Chemistry
Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nagasaki
University
|
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Dr. Nikhil Parekh
Ph.D. University of Georgia (with Prof. Rogers)
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(1985-1987:
joint with Harmony)
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Senior
Scientist
Procter & Gamble
Company
Cincinnati, OH
|
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Dr. Kasturi
Srinivasachar
Ph.D.
University of Chicago (Ph.D. with Prof. N. C. Yang) |
(1984;
joint with Carlson)
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FDA
Laboratories
|
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Dr. Sabbir Merchant
Ph.D.:
University of Bombay
|
1981
|
|
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Dr. Robert Olsen
Ph.D.:
University of Iowa (Ph.D. with Prof. R. Buckles)
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1978-81
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Professor
and Chair
Department of
Chemistry
Wabash College
|
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Dr. Philip Wylie
Ph.D.:
University of California at Davis (Ph.D. with Prof. Ken Hancock)
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1978
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Varian
Associates
|
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Dr. Nauseam Levi
Ph.D.:
Technion University
|
1
975
|
|
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Dr. Lucjan Strekowski
Ph.D.:
Adam Mickiewics University
|
1975
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Professor
Department of Chemistry
Georgia State
University
|
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Dr. Sherry Ann Johnson
Ph.D.:
University of Kansas (with Prof. Everett)
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(1972;
Cartwright)
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Chair
Department of
Chemistry
San Jacinto Junior
College
|
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Dr. Bogdan Matuszewski
Ph.D.:
Adam Mickiewics University |
1970-71;
1974; 1981-1985
|
Director,
Bioanalytical Research
Merck,
Sharp and Dohme
Research
Laboratories |
Graduate Students
|
Picture(Name)
|
Research (Year)
|
Current Position
|
Pete G. Conrad II |
Ph.
D.
Thesis Title:
Photo Switches and Stitches: I. Mechanistic and Exploratory Studies
of the p-Hydroxyphenacyl Cage. II. Crosslinking
Collagen with Diazopyruvates.
August 2001, Honors
|
Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Chemist, Genospectra, Inc
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of
Chemistry (J. Shea)
, University of California at
Irvine |
Erick E. Honores |
M.
S. Thesis Title: Synthesis and Photochemistry of a New
Conjugate Pair of Macromolecules for the Facile Photorelease of Metal
Cations
January
2000, Honors
|
Scientist
Wyeth-Ayers
Pharmaceuticals
|
Leroy A. Chimilio |
(9/1999)
|
Postdoctoral
Associate
Department of Pharmaceutical
Chenistry (V. Stella)
Sinmons Bldg
University of Kansas
|
|
Jeffrey Barnes
|
M.S. Thesis Title:
Molecular Tools for the Investigation of Biological Processes: Desyl and
its Derivatives as Photoprotecting Groups for Biologically Active
Compounds. [5/18/1996(honors)]
|
Analytical
chemist
|
|
Deepani Gunasekara
|
M.
S.
Thesis Title:
The Chemiluminescence Reactions of Aryl Pyruvates (9/3/1994)
|
Assistant
Professor Department of Chemistry
University of Ruhuna
Ph.D.
with Professor Andrew Bennett
Department
of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Barnaby, British Columbia, Canada
|
|
L. William Kueper
|
Ph.
D.
Thesis Title: Chemistry and Light: I. Mechanistic Exploration of the
Oxalate/H2O2 Chemiluminescent Reaction.
II. Synthetic and
Photochemical Investigations of Desyl Caged Nucleotides and Amino
Acids. [9/29/1994 (Honors)]
|
Research
Scientist
3M Corportation
Postdoctoral:
Professor Gary Schuster
|
|
Jiang Chang
|
Thesis
Title: Synthesis and chemiluminescence reactions of arylglyoxylate
esters (1992)
|
Research
Scientist
Merck, Sharp and Dohme
|
|
Rominder Singh
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title: I. Electron
Transfer Mediated Reduction of Alpha, Beta-Unsaturated Ketones.
II. Photochemistry of
Phosphate Esters: A Mechanic
Study. (5/31/1991)
|
Research
Scientist
Merck, Sharp and
Dohme
Research
Laboratories
Postdoctoral
Student, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington with
Professor William F. Trager
Former
Employer:Burroughs Welcome
|
|
Young-Hee Park
|
Thesis Title: A Study on the Effect of Tertiary Amines on the
Photoreduction of Two Unsaturated Ketones:
A Comparative Study. (1990)
|
technical
Samsung
Advanced Institute of Technology
Chemical Sector, Synthesis/Bio Lab. |
|
Phil
Athey
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title: The Synthesis and Photochemistry of Phosphate Esters:
Unraveling the Mechanisms for the Photosubstitution and
Photorearrangement Reactions of Phosphates.
A New Phosphate Photoprotecting Group.
(D) (4/12/1990)
|
Design
Chemicals
Research and Development
Postdoctoral
Student, Dartmouth College with Professor David Lemal |
|
Chanho Park
|
Ph.
D.
Thesis Title:
The Synthesis and Photochemistry of Acetophenone Phototriggers for
Nucleotides and Amino Acids. [12/96 (Honors)]
M.S.
Thesis Title: Chemiluminescence from Reactions of
bis(4-Carbomethoxy-2,6-difluorophenyl) oxalate, Hydrogen Peroxide,
9,10-Diphenylanthracene and Imidazole:
Kinetics and Mechanism. (1988) |
Research
Scientist
Q-SYS Co., Ltd.
|
Beauford W. Atwater,
III
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title:
Chemical Consequences of Photoinitiated Electron Transfer:
Design and Denouement of Nucleophilic Displacements in Anion
Radical Systems. [8/7/1985 (Honors)]
|
Senior
Chemist
Senior Chemist
BELLCORE
Postdoctoral: Jack Saltiel
|
|
Borys W. Hrinczenko
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Synthetic and Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry
Part I. Photo-CIDNP
Studies of Aryl Sulfones
and 2-Cyclopropyl cycloalkanones
Part
II. Solution Photochemistry
of Regioisomeric 3,6-Dihydro-1,2-oxazines and exo-2- Benzonorbornyl
Benzyl Sulfone (8/22/1983)
|
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
University
of Alabama at Birmingham
Postdoctoral
with N. C. Yang, U. of Chicago
Former
Position: Worked for
National Starch and Chemical Co. |
|
Madabusi K. Venkatramanan
|
M.S.
Thesis Title: The Synthesis and Study of a Stacked Sensitizer-Acceptor
Complex (1983)
|
Current
Position: Senior Scientist
PhD with Dr. A.
Padwa, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (1987).
|
|
Dong Joon Choo
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title:
Synthetic and Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry
Part I. Photochemical
Synthesis of a Substituted Pyrrole.
Part
II. Photochemical
Rearrangements of 3-p-Methoxyphenylbicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-7-one
(10/14/1982)
|
Professor
Department
of Chemistry
Kyung
Hee University
Postdoctoral
with Prof. G. Grunewald (University of Kansas)
|
|
William D. Gillaspey
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title:
Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry
Part I.
Acid-Catalyzed Rearrangements of Bicyclo[2.2.n]alkenylpropenoates
Part
II. Photochemical Rearrangements of 3-Phenylbicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-7-one (10/14/1981)
|
International
Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.
1515
Highway 36
Union
Beach, NJ 07735
Senior
Project Leader
QO
Chemicals, Inc.
Postdoctoral
with Prof. W. Adam (University of Wurzberg)
Postdoctoral
with Prof. P. Skell (Pennsylvania State University) |
|
Jerry
Hai-Shih Liu
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Mechanistic and Exploratory Studies: SO3 Photoextrusion and Beta, Gamma-Unsaturated
Carbonyl Photochemistry (12/22/1980)
|
Ford
Research Center
Postdoctoral
with Prof. Richard Weiss
Postdoctoral
with Prof. D. Neckers (Bowling Green University)
|
|
Woo Ki Chae
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title:
Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry: Exploratory,
Synthetic and Substituent Effects of Several Beta, Gamma-Unsaturated
Chromophores (11/8/1977)
|
Professor
Department
of Chemistry, School of Education
Seoul
National University
Postdoctoral with
Prof. Paul Engel (Rice University)
|
|
Rick L. Coffin
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title:
Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry: Synthetic
and Mechanistic Studies of the Photochemical Rearrangements of Beta,
Gamma-Unsaturated Ketones (joint with R. G. Carlson) (5/12/1975)
|
Self
employed
|
|
Charles V. Neywick
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Mechanistic Organic
Photochemistry: Photodecarboxylation Reactions of Esters and Photorearrangements
of Beta, Gamma-
Unsaturated Ketones (8/27/1974 )
|
Formerly
employed at Dow Chemical Co.. Organic
Chemicals Division
Postdoctoral with Prof.
N. C. Yang (University of
Chicago)
|
|
Roger M. Bruning
|
M.S.
Thesis Title: Synthesis and Biological Activity of a Conformationally
Biased Des-Ether Muscarine Analog (1973)
|
Medical
Doctor
Kansas City
|
|
Donald Rademacher
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Synthesis and Study of Desethermuscarine (8/20/1973)
|
Position:
M.D., Greeley, CO
Medical
School: University of
Illinois
|
|
Sister Dolores A.
Heidrick
|
M.S.
Thesis Title: Studies of the Type I Photorearrangement (1971)
|
|
|
W. Frederick Oettle
|
Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Photochemical Investigations:
Photodecarboxylation of Benzyl Esters (8/5/1971 )
|
Self
Employed
Postdoctoral with
Prof. R. Breslow (Columbia)
|
Visiting scholars
B. Sc. Students
Galen Loving,
5/2003 (Honors) Graduate
Student at MIT
Roger
Bardsley, 5/78
Sharon Blakeley, 5/84 (Honors)
Bruce Burton , 1/77
Kirk Dietz, 5/74
Greg Dudley, 5/95
Erik Farley, 5/78
Jay Gingrich, 5/83 (Honors)
Sarah Goodwin, 5/88 (Honors)
Mike Haire, 6/69
Janet Kongs (Hickman), 5/74
Tom Matches, 5/86 (Honors)
|
Richard McFadden, 5/72
Sandy Mecklenburg, 5/85 (Honors)
Dennis Morrell, 6/69
Richard Roberts5/87 (Honors)
Rod Schoonover, 8/86
Drew Speer, 5/84 (Honors)
Mark Steinmetz , 5/72 (Honors)
Laura Tanner, 5/78 (Honors)
Anne Tholen, 5/85 (Honors)
Joan Tholen, 5/81 (Honors)
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B.A. students,
Summer
students
Mike Morrison 5/73
Doug Boehm 5/74
Mike Buening
(Benedictine) 5/90
Ed Carter 5/73John Clark 5/72
Morris Chang 5/88
Stacie Chiles (REU summer 2003) John Dickerson 5/74
Jon Jones 5/78
Wesley Harvey 5/77
Jerry Hood 5/73
Bill Kerr 5/73
Dave Weidensaul 5/72
Barb Kobayashi 5/73
Connie Krause 5/71
Paul Krug 5/76
David Leung 5/75
Jerry Thedken.d.
Joyce Jamesn.d.
Mark Mathis 5/88
Tom Fister (Georgetown College,Ky)5/88
Tim Webb 5/88
William Kueper (Clarke College) 5/89
Paula Simmerlyn.d.
Mike Robinson 5/92
James Sands (Augustana, SD) 5/93
John Lord 5/94
Kathleen Prater (Texas A&M) 5/94
Karla Kitchen 5/96
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Wenzell Bartlett 5/96
Russell Herpel 5/97
Sabine Amslinger
John Nuss 5/80
George Jones (Grambling) 5/92
Lynn Pew 5/72
John Coe 3/68 Mrisa
Sahai (REU Summer 2002)
Gary Sisler 5/75
Don Stejskal 5/74
John Saratellin. d.
Richard Stitt 10/75
Larry Talbott 6/74
Steve Wilbur 5/76
John Walsh 3/70
Cynthia Dewitt /78
Maggie Wallacen.d.
Arthur Cabrerra 5/87
George Robinson 5/90
Melissa Tracy 5/89
Suresh Paranjothi 5/89
Michael Buening 5/90
George Jones 5/89
Franklin Okumu (Oberlin)5/91
Diane Plihal 5/76
Shahid Murtuza (Michigan) 5/94
Billy Hudson 5/94
Adeyinka Adewale 5/96
Roy Greenway, Jr.
(Harding University) 5/1998
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Last updated:
Jan 2005 by Rachel Moses