Former Graduate Students
Wen Fu, Ph.D. 2024
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Current Position: Process Engineer (Applied Materials)
David Villareal, Ph.D. 2023
Thesis Title:
Current Position: Postdoc at University of Michigan (Ragsdale Lab)
David A. Marchiori, Ph.D. 2020
Thesis Title: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II and Related Molecular Analogues
Current Position: Postdoc at University California, Berkeley (Ajoy Lab)
Gary K. Chow, Ph.D. 2020
Thesis Title: Probing the Cyanobacterial Circadian Clock (Kai Clock) with Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Current Position: Scientist at JnJ
Rick Sayler, Ph.D. 2019
Thesis Title: A Journey in Enzymes and Materials EPR as a Tool in Chemistry
Current Position: Postdoc at University of California, Berkeley
Derek Gagnon, Ph.D. 2018
Thesis Title: Electron paramagnetic studies of radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine enzyme intermediates and manganese binding proteins
Current Position: Postdoc at University of California, San Diego
Thesis Title: Electrochemical EPR study of cobalt water oxidation electrocatalyst and a model compound
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist at Janssen, Inc.
Thesis Title: Studies of phytochrome Cph1 conformational change with double electron-electron resonance
Current Position:
Thesis Title: Continuous Wave and Pulse Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of the Oxygen Evolving Complex in Photosystem II and Non-Natural Tyrosine Radicals in Ribonucleotide Reductase.
Current Position: EPR Staff Scientist at CalTech
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Current Position: Postdoc at Los Alamos National lab, MST-7
Thesis Title: The Curious Case of Tetrahydrobiopterin in Nitric Oxide Synthase
Current Position: Postdoc at Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry University of Bonn
Thesis Title: CW and Pulse EPR Studies of Cobalt-Catylazed Water Oxidation
Current Position: Associate Scientist at Sapphire Energy
Thesis Title: Elucidation of Bioinorganic Chemical Structures by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at Multiple Frequencies
Current Position: Study Director, Analytical Services at Venari bio, LLC
Michelle Dicus, Ph.D. 2010
Thesis Title: Multi-Frequency Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies on[2Fe-2S] Proteins, Photosystem II, and Selenocysteine Azurin
Gregory Yeagle, Ph.D. 2008
Thesis Title: CW and Pulsed EPR Studies of Manganese Containing Complexes and Nanomaterials
Current Position: Process Technology Development Engineer at Intel Corporation
Simanti Lahiri, Ph.D. 2007
Thesis Title: Pulsed EPR Studies of the Active Sites in Mn-Containing Biosystems
Current Position: Process Technology Development Engineer at Intel Corporation
Xianzhong Xu, Ph.D. 2006
Thesis Title:
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist at University at Buffalo
Thesis Title: Advanced EPR studies of photosystem II and cytochrome c oxidase
Postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Brian Hoffman at Northwestern University
Current Position: Research Scientist at Korea Basic Science Institute
Melvin Keith Christensen, Ph.D. 2002
Thesis Title: Pulsed Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Iron-Sulfur Clusters in Photosystem I
Keri L. Clemens, Ph.D. 2001
Thesis Title: CW-EPR and pulsed EPR studies of the oxygen evolving complex of Photosystem II
Current Position: Professor of chemistry at Sierra College
Thesis Title: Vanadium ENDOR studies of the molecular structure of vanadium(IV) complexes and the investigation of manganese(II)-nucleic acid interactions
Current Position: Research Liaison Officer at University of Houston
Formerly NMR Facility Staff Research Scientist at Univeristy of California - San Diego
Thesis Title: CW and pulsed EPR studies of photosystem II and manganese-containing complexes
Current Position: Associate Professor at Boise State University
Thesis Title: Pulsed EPR studies of tyrosines Y(D) and Y(Z) and the manganese cluster of photosystem II
Current Position: Special Lecturer at Boise State University
David W. Randall, Ph.D. 1997
Thesis Title: Pulsed EPR studies of tyrosine radicals and manganese complexes: Insights into photosynthetic oxygen evolution
Postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Ed Solomon at Stanford University
Current Position: Associate Professor at Andrews University
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Postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Stan Opella at University of Pennsylvania
Current Position: Volwiler Distinguished Research Professor at Miami University of Ohio
M. Lane Gilchrist, Ph.D. 1995
Thesis Title: Pulsed Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Investigations of the Photosystem II Oxygen Evolving Complex
Current Position: Assistant Professor at City College of New York
Bradley E. Sturgeon , Ph.D. 1994
Thesis Title: Electron Spin Echo Spectroscopy: Techniques and Applications to Manganese Systems
Postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Brian Hoffman at Northwestern University
Current Position: Assistant Professor - Physical Chemistry at Monmouth College (IL)
Former Postdoctoral Researchers:
Khetpakorn Chakrawet, Ph.D. 2020, University of California, Berkeley
Current Position: Lecturer, Mahidol University, Bangkok
Lizhi Tao, Ph.D. 2016, University of California, Davis
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
Aidin Balo, Ph.D. 2013, University of California, Riverside
Current Position: Scientist at Novozyme, Davis
Mark Nesbit, Ph.D. 2018, California Institute of Technology
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
Jarett Wilcoxen, Ph.D. 2013, University of California, Riverside
Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Bryan M. Hunter, Ph.D. 2017, California Institute of Technology
Rowland Fellow at the Rowland Institute (Harvard).
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
Troy A. Stich, Ph.D. 2005, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University.
Daniel L. M. Suess, Ph.D. 2013, California Institute of Technology
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
William Myers, Ph.D. 2008, University of New Mexico
Current Position: Scientific Applications Manager at CAESR, University of Oxford.
Jon Kuchenreuther, Ph.D. 2011, Stanford University
Current Position: Chief Science Officer and Co-founder of ZymoChem, Inc.
Stefan Stoll, Ph.D. 2003, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Marcin Brynda, Ph.D. 2000, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Current Position: Analyst in the research department of Lloyds Bank (Geneva, SUI)
Robert M. McCarrick, Ph.D. 2005, University of Michigan
Current Position: Specialist at Magnetic Resonance Facility at Miami University of Ohio
Constantino Aznar, Ph.D. 2000, Michigan State University
Current Position: Professor in the Chemistry department at American River College
Current Position: Associate Professor at Michigan State University
Current Position: Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Formerly: Associate Professor at Boise State University
James Ball, Ph.D.
Current Position: Advanced Technology Lead, Sensor Group at Ion Torrent/ThermoFisher