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Alumni   Ph.D. Graduates

If you have information about someone with whom we've lost track, please contact Prof. James Takacs, department chair (ChemChair@unl.edu).

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  Ph.D. 2008   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Wei An Physical Zeng Postdoc, University of Alabama
Min Bian Analytical Hage Analytical Chemist at PPD, Inc., Madison, WI
Chunlei Guo Physical Harbison  
Jeremy Karr Analytical Redepenning Faculty, Newman University, Wichita, Kansas
Kelly Mercier BioAnalytical Powers National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Dr. Robert London Lab
Shin Moteki Organic Takacs Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
Rajesh Rajasekaran Analytical Redepenning Lecturer, Coastal Carolina University, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Jodell Whittington Biochem Parkhurst Postdoc, University of Utah Medical School



  Ph.D. 2007   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Christine Devries Physical Eckhardt Faculty, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa
Kausik Das Organic Rajca Research & Development Scientist,, Streck Laboratories, Omaha, Nebraska
Rangan Mallik Analytical Hage Senior Scientist, Schering-Plough Corp.,Union, New Jersey
Weijun Shen Organic Berkowitz Postdoctoral fellow, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Sangeeta Dey Organic Berkowitz Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
Chunjuan Zhang Analytical Redepenning Postdoctoral fellow, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Xiangcheng Zhu Organic Du Director of Microbiology Lab, Changsha Charisma Bioscience Co., Ltd



  Ph.D. 2006   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Satyu Bulusu Physical Zeng  Postdoctoral fellow, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Lisa Fitzgerald Biochem Griep National Institute of Standards & Technology, Maryland
Kannan Karukurichi Organic Berkowitz Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Annette Moser Analytical Hage Faculty, University of Nebraska-Kearney
Sumit Mukherjee Organic Rajca Postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Corey Ohnmacht Organic Dussault MDS Pharma Services, Lincoln, Nebraska
Roberto de la Salud-Bea Organic Berkowitz Postdoctoral fellow, University of Michigan
Roman Shchepin Organic Dussault Postdoctoral fellow, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Nathan Stafford Analytical Redepenning Research Associate, Air Liquide, Deleware
Chunling Wa Analytical Hage Senior Research Assistant, Sloan-Kettering Institute
Sarah Williams Biochem Parkhurst  
Chunping Xu Organic Dussault Postdoctoral fellow, University of California-San Diego / Scripps Research Institute
Hai Xuan Analytical Hage  



  Ph.D. 2005   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Rick Albro Physical Eckhardt Energetics Research Division, Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA
Justin Biffinger Organic DiMagno Postdoctoral fellow, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
James J. Haycraft Physical Eckhardt Energetics Research Division, Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA
Sarah Petitto Physical Langell Postdoctoral fellow, University of Alaska
Carter Silvernail Inorganic Belot Postdoctoral fellow, University of Minnesota
Lewis L. Stevens Physical Eckhardt Postdoctoral fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico
Xingang Zhao Physical Harbison  



  Ph.D. 2004   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Aqeel Ahmed Organic Dussault Postdoctoral fellow, Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin
Peng Dai Organic Dussault Research Associate, Boston University / Albany Molecular Research Institute
Alexei Leonov Organic Takacs Postdoctoral fellow, Chem Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Andrew P. Nelson Organic DiMagno Research Associate, Northwestern (American Chemical Society (ACS) Alternative Energy Fellowship)
Joseph M. Raible Organic Dussault Scientist, Garman Corporation, Missouri
Steven A. Schuetz Inorganic Belot Law School
Yu Shen Biochem Song Postdoc fellow, Berkeley, University of California
Valeriy Smirnov Organic DiMagno Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Soohaeng Yoo Physical Zeng Postdoctoral fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, California



  Ph.D. 2003   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Jeffrey Atkins Organic Takacs Research Scientist, Nalco, Illinois
Jianzhong Chen Analytical Hage Postdoctoral fellow, University of Michigan
Hee Seung Kim Analytical Hage Postdoctoral fellow, the National Institutes of Health
Junsik Lee Organic Rieke Research Chemist, Rieke Metals, Lincoln, Nebraska
Mary Anne Nelson Analytical Hage Environmental Protection Agency, Idaho Regional Laboratory
YoungSung Suh Organic Rieke Postdoc fellow, University of Vermont
Catherine M. Swaim Analytical Smith MS Applications Specialist II at Waters



  Ph.D. 2002   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Mohua Bose Organic Berkowitz Howard Hughs Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
Jeong Kim, II Biochem Song Principal Investigator, Kumbo Life and Environmental Systems, Korea
Hai Pan Analytical Smith Senior Scientist, Amgen Inc, California
Tony Trullinger Organic Dussault Dow Agro, Indianapolis, Indiana
Lintao Wang Analytical Smith Research Scientist, ImmunoGen Inc, Massachusetts / Dow Agrochemical (Indianopolis)
Cynthia Woodbridge Physical Langell Hillsdale Hillsboro College, Michigan



  Ph.D. 2001   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Sungjo Choi Organic Berkowitz Technical Director, Frazione Domodossolina, Borgo San Giovanni, Italy
Joanna Clark Physical Stezowski Not Professionally Active
Eric J Haas Biochem Stezowski University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Johanna Mazlo Physical Stezowski Assistant Professor at The University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Robyn Powell Physical Parkhurst Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Ali Rashid Physical Stezowski Postdoctoral associate, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Saugata Ray Biochemistry Price Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, San Diego
Paolo Rossi Physical Harbison Research Associate Professor, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Jiong Wu Physical Parkhurst Research Scientist, Streck Laboratories, Omaha , Nebraska
Zhongli Zhang Analytical Smith Pfizer, Groton, Connecticut



  Ph.D. 2000   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Saumitri Bhattacharyya Biochem Griep The Eppley Institute at UNMC working with Dr. Robert Lahue
Jiwen Chen Analytical Smith Scientist, MDS Harris Laboratories
William Clarke Analytical Hage Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Derek Dormedy Analytical Carr Faculty, State Center Community College, Madera, California
Wan-Jin Jahng Organic Berkowitz Postdoctoral, fellow, Harvard University; currently faculty at U. South Carolina
Hongwoo Kim Organic DiMagno Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Irvine
Jill McFadden Organic Berkowitz Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins
Kwang-Jin Oh Physical Zeng Senior Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
David L. Pugmire Physical Langell Postdoctural fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Folsom Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis at University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Jon Selbo Physical Eckhardt Staff Scientist at Pfizer in St. Louis, Missouri
Ranga Nathan Venkatesan Biochemistry Price Postdoctoral fellow, University of  Washington, Seattle
Jeff Woodford Physical Wang Associate professor at Eastern Oregon University, Oregon



  Ph.D. 1999   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Tom Brett Biophysical Stezowski Postdoctoral fellow, Washington University
Yuzhong Deng Analytical David Smith Postdoctoral fellow, Cornell, currently at DuPont
Tzanko Doukov Biophysical Stezowski Postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John Engen Analytical David Smith National Institute of Health and European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Folsom Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Stacy Hanson Analytical Jean Smith Scientist, 3M Corporation
Steve Mehrman Organic Takacs Scientist, RW Johnson Pharmaceuticals
Ruben Parra Physical Zeng Assistant Professor, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Jeff Schultz Organic Dussault Postdoctoral fellow, National Institute of Health, University of California, Irvine / Arena Pharmaceuticals (San Diego)



  Ph.D. 1998   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Seong Hee Bhoo Biochem Song Postdoctoral fellow, Wisconsin
Don Davies Organic Dussault Assistant Proffessor, Weber State University, Utah
C. Todd. Eary Organic Dussault Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Health,Texas / Array Biopharma, Colorado
Indrajit Giri Biophysical Braunlin/Griep Postdoctoral fellow, Vanderbilt University
Qingrong Huang Physical Wang Postdoctoral fellow, Purdue University
Seung-Hoi Kim Organic Rieke Professor, Sejong University (Korea)
Young-Sik Kye Physical Harbison Professor, Korean Military Academy
Alex Moser Physical Eckhardt YTC America, Inc.
Dipanjan Nag Biophys Braunlin/Griep Associate Director of Instrumentation/Chemistry- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jodi Niemoth-Anderson Inorganic George Postdoctoral fellow, Massachussetts-Amherst
Mark Pauley Physical Wang Faculty, Computer Science, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Chris Sandstedt Physical Eckhardt Director of Optics Research, Calhoun Vision Corp., California
Darby Sloss Organic Dussault ChemRx, Phoenix, Arizona
Marianne Sloss Organic Berkowitz ChemRx, Phoenix, Arizona
Fan Yang Biophysical Stezowski/Golbeck Faculty, East China Normal University



  Ph.D. 1997   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Avirup Bose Biochem Gupta University of Massachussetts Medical Center
Gregory Carson Physical Langell Assistant Professor, Mansfield University, Pennsylvania
Madhumita Chatterjee Biochem Gupta Postdoctoral fellow, University of Michigan
Nabendu Chatterjee Biochem Gupta Vetrans Administration Medical Center, Long Beach, California
Mohsen Ebrahimin Physical Harbison unknown
Swati Gupta Biochem Gupta Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Irvine
Edward Lawson Organic Takacs RW Johnson Pharmaceuticals
Hyung-Jae Lee Organic Dussault Postdoctoral fellow, University of Illinois / LG Chemical (Korea)
Anna Nelson Analytical Carr J.D., University of Minnesota Law
Wanda Reiter Analytical Hage unknown
Debabrata Saha Biochem Gupta Postdoctoral fellow, Vanderbilt University
Ok-Keun Song Physical Wang Postdoctoral fellow, University of Texas, Austin
Stacey Tweed Analytical Hage unknown
Todd Wells Biochem Song Postdoctoral fellow, University of Illinois



  Ph.D. 1996   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Ansuman Chattopadhyay Biochem Gupta Vanderbilt School of Medicine,
Francis Clement Organic Takacs Instrumentation Laboratory, Orangeburg, New York
Tzxanko Dukov Physical Stezowski Instrument specialist, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Source, California
Marijean Eggen Organic Berkowitz Army Research Office Fellow, Kansas; currently scientist, Pharmacia-UpJohn
Ted Goodson Physical Wang Faculty at Wayne State University, Chicago
Mark Hanson Organic Rieke Postdoctoral, Iowa State University
Hookun Lee Inorganic Hembre Executive Director Chung Wha Sa Co, Korea
Richard Lee Organic Dussault Pfizer
Jun-Ho Maeng Organic Berkowitz Albany Molecular Research, Albany New York
Eric Mechalke Analytical Redepenning Professor, Casper College, Wyoming
Michelle Pedersen Organic Berkowitz National Institute of Health postdoctoral fellow, Penn; currently scientist at Pharmacopeia, Princeton New Jersey
John Rollag Analytical Hage Lab manager, Warner-Lambert Pharmaceuticals
David Shoop Analytical Rack Faculty, John Brown University, Arkansas
Teresa Urlacher Biochem Griep LiCoR, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska
Andy Whitehill Analytical Gross Micromass
Kevin Woller Organic Dussault ArQule Corporation / Pfizer
Xiaoming Wu Organic Rieke Postdoctoral fellow, Northeastern
Wujing Xian Biochem Braunlin Harvard Medical School, University of Pennsyvania



  Ph.D. 1995   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Hong Deng Biochem Braunlin Albert Einstein College of Medicine
YiRen Gu Biophysical Parkhurst University of Califiornia, Santa Cruz
Scott McQueen Inorganic Hembre Stanford; Phillips Petroleum
Robert Morris Analytical Carr FMC Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey
Matt Sell Organic Rieke Rieke Metals Corporation, Lincoln, Nebraska
David Swanson Physical Eckhardt NATO-National Science Foundation Postdoctoral; Director University of Nebraska Lincoln, Research Computing
John Weidner Organic Takacs Emisphere Technology, New York
Carrie Wolfe Analytical Hage Associate Professor, Union College, Lincoln ,Nebraska
Ju Yang Analytical Hage Lab Director, Rhone-Poulenc



  Ph.D. 1994   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Arup Chakraborty Biochem Gupta Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Sithamalli Chandramouli Organic Takacs Aventis Pharmaceuticals , New Jersey
Tian (Tim) Chen Organic Rieke Allied Signal
Renke Dai Biochem Song Research Associate, National Institutes of Health
Jeff DeBord Inorganic George Texas Instruments
Todd Eberspacher Organic Baumgarten Research Associate, Stanford University
Hann-Wen Guan Physical Wang Research Scientist, Georgia-Tech University
George Haas Analytical Gross Argonne: Director of Kraft Foods MS facility
Hassan Hammud Inorganic George Faculty, American University, Beirut, Lebanon
Chris Holliman Analytical Gross Naval Research Laboratory Searle Pharmaceuticals
Walter Klein Organic Rieke unknown
Bounthon Loun Analytical Hage unknown
Nate Peachey Physical Eckhardt Los Alamos; Group Manager Atmel Corp, Colorado
Peggy Ruhn Analytical Hage MDS-Pharma
Ayman Sahli Organic Dussault Zeneca Agrochemicals, Delaware / Hikma (Amman, Jordan)
John Swart Biochem Griep Boehringer Ingleheim Vetmedica (IA)
Nengbing Tao Biochem Song Monsanto
David Thomas Analytical Hage Sandia National Laboratory
David Vollmer Analytical Gross Northwest Toxicology, Salt LakeCity, Utah



  Ph.D. 1993   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Sal Bonafede Physical Eckhardt Naval Research Lab, MCNC, Raleigh, North Carolina
Lily Deforce Biochem Song Proctor-Gamble, Belgium
Xiaoping Fu Organic Wheeler Nestle, Maryville, Ohio
Ron Hileman Biochem Gupta/Parkhurst Iowa State
Peifeng Hu Analytical Gross Parke-Davis; Baxter Health Products
Cliff Jacoby Analytical Gross 3M Company
Marc Larson   unknown unknown
In Quen Lee Organic Dussault University of California Irvine; Senior Marketing Manager for Honeywell
David Rose Inorganic George Syracuse University; Texas Instruments
Debbie Sommer Biochem Song Research Associate, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Doug Stack Organic Rieke Eppley Cancer Institute; Faculty-University of Nebraska, Omaha
Joris Vermeesch Biochem Price Research Assistant Professor, University of Leuven, Belgium



  Ph.D. 1992   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Name Area Advisor Placement
Mekbib Astatke Biochem Parkhurst Yale; Biotech firm, Washington D.C.
Kenneth Caldwell Analytical Gross Deceased
Bryan Dawson Organic Rieke Aristech Chemical, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Joyce Fischer Physical Gallup College of St. Mary Omaha, Nebraska
William McGee Biochem Parkhurst Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
Paul Molitor Physical Apple University of Illinois NMR Facility
Young Myoung Organic Takacs Korean Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Richard O'Brien Organic Rieke Hexel Alabama
William Parker Biochem Song Assistant Professor Duke Medical School
Harmon Tunison Analytical Redepenning Martin Marietta Schenectady, New York
Cathy Tway Physical Apple Catalytica, Texas
Shiyong Wu Biochem Gupta unknown
Heping Xiong Organic Rieke unknown
Qiuwei Xu Biophysical Braunlin Merck, West Point, Pennsylvania



  Ph.D. 1991   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Susan Boehlein Biochem Shuster University of Florida
Maria Dean Biochem Shuster/Parkhurst Faculty at Coe College, Iowa
David Farrens Biochem Song Assistant Professor, Oregon Health Sciences Center, Oregon
Michele Larsen Biochem Schuster unknown
Todd Larsen Biochem Parkhurst Enzyme Institute, University of Wisconsin
Denise MacMillan Analytical Gross Army Corps of Engineers
Gholam Mirafzal Organic Baumgarten Texas; Faculty, Drake University, Iowa
Kay Parkhurst Biophysical Parkhurst Research Professor University of Nebraska Lincoln
Manas Ray Biochem Gupta Boston College of Medicine
Joel Sartwell Physical Eckhardt Staff Scientist, Missouri State Wildlife Deptartment
Tim Shepherd Analytical Carr Kansas City Public Utilities Water Division
Jay Stout Biochem Shuster Executive Director, Merck, West Point, PA
Shaoxiong Wu Physical Apple Director of NMR, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Kurt Wulser Physical Langell Nebraska Center for Mass Spectroscopy
Li-shan Zhu Organic Rieke MDS Harris ,Lincoln, Nebraska



  Ph.D. 1990   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Mike Heaton Biochem Johnston Northwestern
Robert Kulver Physical Payne Argonne National Labs
William Lewis Biochem Schuster Laboratory Director for St. Judes CancerCenter, Memphis Tennessee
Ronald Mueller Analytical Gross unknown



  Ph.D. 1989   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Bansi Datta Biochem Gupta Asstistant Professor Kent State University
David Duran Organic Wheeler Professor at Pacific Union College, Angwin, California
Robert Dye Physical Eckhardt Deputy Group Leader-Polymer Coatings Los Alamos New Mexico
Richard Grese Analytical Gross Tennessee Eastman
Randall Heald Analytical Cotton Phillips Petroleum (Bartlesville Oklahoma
Gino Van Heeke Biochem Schuster Senior Division Head Novartis Horsham ,England
Randall Holt Analytical Cotton UOP, Chicago, Illinois
Jae Ho Kim Analytical Cotton Faculty, Ajou University, Korea
Barbara Marshik Physical Apple Whatman Corp.
Richard Meyer Analytical Rack US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska
Tim Mueser Biophysical Parkhurst Faculty, University of Toledo
Mihir Nag Biochem Gupta St. Louis University Medical School
Fan Ni Analytical Cotton unknown
Felix Roman Analytical Rack Faculty, University of Puerto Rico
Ananda Roy Biochem Gupta Tufts University MS



  Ph.D. 1988   [top]
       
Name Area Advisor Intial Placement / Current Placement
Gary Bolton Organic Funk Parke-Davis
Karl-Heinz Brose Physical Eckhardt University Computer Consultant, Michigan
Donghai Chen Physical Gallup unknown
Paul Chiarelli Analytical Gross Faculty, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
Alireza Ebrahim Analytical Rack Bio-Rad ECS Division, California
John Erickson Analytical Carr Novartus Pharmaceuticals
Matthew Forkner Organic Rieke Huntsman, Austin, Texas
Robert Holman Analytical Gross Faculty, Western Kentucky University
Michael Jackson Inorganic George unknown
Il-Hyun Kim Biochem Song Head of Chemical Division Agency For Defense Development, Korea
Letitia Krakowski Biochem Schuster unknown
Martin Morrow Physical Eckhardt Senior Scientist, Bandag Corp, Moline, Illinois
Paul Ries Physical Eckhardt Process Manager, Dow Chemical Co.
Sefika Sayood Biochem Schuster unknown
Louis Schulte Organic Rieke Senior Scientist, Los Alamos National Labs
Richard Shoemaker Physical Apple Director of NMR, University of Colorado at Boulder
Ralph Svenningsen Organic Wheeler Hoechst, Connecticiut
Richard Wehmeyer Organic Rieke Senior Scientist, with Dow, Fremont, Texas
Qingmei Zha Physical Meisels Mass spectrometrist, Brown and Williamson