- We are happy to welcome
Mr. Rajendra Acharya, Mr. Jojo Joseph, and Ms. Natalie Romano
into
the group. Rajendra received his BS from the Trichandra College
of Tribhuvan University in 2000 and his MS degree from Tribhuvan
University in 2003. Jojo received his BSc from Kannur University
in Kerala in 2004 and his MSc from Mahatma Gandhi University in
2006. Jojo was also a research associate at Unilever in Bangalore
for two years, and has filed two Indian patents so far in his
career. Natalie received
her BS from Penn State University - Erie; The Behrand College in 2008,
performing
undergraduate research with Prof. Jay Amicangelo. Natalie comes
to us with two prior publications from her undergraduate work in JPC-A (2008 112, 3020-3030) and Physical
Chemistry Chemical Physics (2008,
10, 2695-2705 ).
We're looking forward to good things from these new group
members!
- Congratulations to Dr.
John Harvey, who was married on September 20, 2008 at John's family's
sweet horse farm - we wish him and his beautiful wife Janelle the very
best always. Giddyup!
Congratulations
to Ms. Sarah (Porinchak) Phillips - on October 11 Sarah and Grant
Phillips were married - we wish them the very best always.
Pictures from the Group Holiday
Party, December 2008...nice...
Does he EVER stop talking!?!
DAM doing what he does best, fall asleep in group functions!
For once, everyone is (mostly) smiling! (back row, l-r: Lek
Wongwitwichote, Jojo Joseph,
Rashid Altimimi, Rajendra Acharya, Dr. Tuan Nguyen, Tim Smith, front
row: Natalie Romano,
DAM, Sarah Phillips)
The Photophysical Team (back row, l-r: Jojo Joseph, DAM, Dr. Tuan
Nguyen; front: Natalie Romano, Sarah Phillips)
The Synthetic Guys (back row, l-r: Rajendra Acharya, DAM, Tim Smith;
front: Rashid Altimimi, Lek Wongwitwichote)
The Inmates:
(l-r: Lek, Tim)
(l-r: Rashid, Sarah)
(l-r: Jojo, Rajendra)
Natalie
The Warden!
