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MODARELLI GROUP ALUMNI/ALUMNAE |
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Grad
Students
(with
Ph.D. Dissertation Title)
| Gregory
J.
Capitosti Synthesis of Porphyrin Containing Dendritic Photosynthetic Mimics |
Ph.D. | 2002 |
Lakeland
College
(IL)
Associate Professor of Chemistry |
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Susan J. Cramer Synthesis of Porphyrin-Containing Dendrimers and Sterically Congested Dendrimers: Progress Toward Artificial Photosynthesis |
Ph.D. | 2002 | Grove
City College (PA) Professor of Chemistry |
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Carol D. Guerrero Synthesis and Photophysical Characterization of Transition Metal Polypyridines as Photosynthetic Reaction Center Mimics |
Ph.D. |
2004 |
Hiram College |
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Shana A. Garrison (Wolff) Synthesis
and
Photophysical Characterization of Porphyrin-Containing
Supramolecular Systems: Structural Issues for
Porphyrin Photophysics
and Electron Transfer
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Ph.D.
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2005
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University
of Missouri, Columbia
Postdoctoral
Fellow
(with
Prof. Tim Glass)
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Elvin A.
Alemán
Photochemistry
and
Photophysical Characterization of Porphyrin and
N-Confused Porphyrin
Dyads: Porphyrin Photophysical Properties and Energy
and Electron Transfer
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Ph.D. |
2006 |
California State University Stanislaus Assistant
Professor of Chemistry
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Timothy Smith Synthesis and Photophysical Characterization of Covalent and Self-Assembled Oligo (Phenylenevinylenes) and Related Multichromophore-Containing Assemblies |
Ph.D.
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2009
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Alpha
Micron
Research
Scientist
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Rashid Altimimi
Photochemistry
and Photophysical Characterization of Porphyrin and
N-Confused Porphyrin Dyads: Porphyrin Photophysical
Properties and Energy and Electron Transfer
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Ph.D. |
2010 |
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Assistant
Professor of Chemistry
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Wongwit "Lek" Wongwitwichote Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Cofacial Distilbenes and Aggregated 9-Substituted Anthracenes
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Ph.D. |
2010 |
Consultant |
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Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholar Research Associates
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| Yulin
Wu |
M.S. | 2001 |
SmithKline
Beecham
Research Chemist |
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| Mykytenko,
Dymytro
(Dima) |
M.S. | 2004 | Ukraine |
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Sarah Phillips |
M.S. |
2009 |
Smuckers |
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Undergraduate
Research
Associates
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Jenna Compton
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The University of Akron | Current student researcher | |
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Diane Dawley
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The University of Akron | Current student researcher | |
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Parth Patel
|
The University of Akron |
BA 2011
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| John
Maass |
The University of Akron |
BA 2010
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| Dave
Matthews |
The University of Akron |
BA 2009
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Ohio
State University Pharmacy School |
| Mike Davis | The College of Wooster |
BA 2007
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| Dan
Leslie |
The University of Akron |
BA
2005
|
Engineer |
| Don Costic | The University of Akron |
BA
2002
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Medical School |
| Seth Kerechanin | The College of Wooster | BA 2004 | Graduate School |
| Matthew Wellons | The College of Wooster | BA 2002 | Graduate School |
| Dita Dobroshi | The College of Wooster | BA 1999 | Graduate
School
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| Kate Allender | The College of Wooster | BA 1999 | Redmond High School, WA (Biology, Chemistry, Physics teacher) |
| Sasha Reed |
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United States Geological Survey (Scientist, 2010 - present; PECASE Awardee, 2011) University
of Colorado, Boulder (PhD, 2008 in
Program/Environmental Chemistry with Prof. Alan Townsend,
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Cory
Cleveland at the University
of Montana) |
| Charles Scoggin | Colgate
University |
BA 1997 | Colorado State University (Veternary School) |
| Ellen Son | (NSF-REU, 1996) | BA 1997 | Pharmacopeia, Inc. |
| Jackie Klug | Gettysburg
College (NSF-REU, 1996)
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BA 1997 |
Pfizer, Inc. |
| Rob Stine | Colgate University | BA 1996 | Schering Plough |
| Beth Lemaire | Colgate University | BA 1996 | Boston
University
Med School Glaxo-Wellcome (1996-1999) |
| Cesar Cheng | Colgate University | BA 1996 | The Ohio State University (MS, 1998) |
| Eric
Spaulding |
Colgate University | BA 1996 | CHESS, Cornell University |
| Ned Keliher | Colgate University | BA 1995 | Syracuse University (PhD with John Baldwin) |
| Adrian Hanley | Colgate University | BA 1995 | CH2M
Hill,
Milwaukee, WI |
High School Research Associates
| Latoya
Higginbottom |
Garfield
High
School
2009
Project
SEED
Student
with
Wongwit "Lek" Wongwitwichote
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| Tina
Gonzalez |
Firestone
High
School
2008 Project SEED Student
with
Tim Smith & Rashid Altamimi
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| David Binckley | East
High
School 2000, 2001 Project SEED Student with Carol D. Guerrero |
Ohio State University, Chemistry |

Sasha with that
look ;-)

Spaceman Spiff! (aka,
Adrian Hanley)
Former group member Adrian Hanley (Spaceman Spiff) hard at work at CH2M Hill.