Ph. D. Students
1. Jeanne Pfaff, Ph. D. 1996
Position after completion: Assistant Professor, Winona State University, Winona, MN
2. Rebecca Edelstein, Ph. D. 1997
Position after completion: Senior Scientist, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C.
3. Ronald Davies, Ph.D. 1997
Position after completion: Senior Chemist, H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN
4. Valerie Weller, Ph.D. 1999
Position after completion: Scientist, Smith, Kline, Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Princeton, NJ
5. Tammy Turek, Ph.D. 1999
Position after completion: Senior Scientist, Shearing Plough Pharmaceuticals, Kenilworth, NJ
6. Hao Kuang, Ph.D. 2001
Position after completion: Scientist, Chemical Diversity Labs, San Diego, CA
7. Tamera Kale, Ph.D. 2001
Position after completion: Attorney, Fulbright & Jaworski, Austin, TX
8. Dongfeng Qi, Ph.D. 2003
Position after completion: Scientist, Beckman-Coulter, Minneapolis, MN
9. John Jalas, Ph.D. 2003
Position after completion: Medical Resident, University of California, San Francisco, CA
10. Cheng-Min Tann, Ph.D. 2003
Position after completion: Pace Analytical, Minneapolis, MN
11. Benjamin P, Duckworth, Ph.D. 2007
Position after completion: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
12. James Wollack, Ph.D. 2009
Position after completion: Assistant Professor, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
13. Amanda DeGraw, Ph.D. 2010
Position after completion: Scientist, Pace Analytical, Minneapolis, MN
14. Stepan Lenevich, Ph.D. 2010
Position after completion: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Canada
15. Erick K.L.S. Leggans, Ph.D. 2010
Position after completion: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
16. Abate-Pella, D. Ph.D. 2011
Position after completion: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
17. Kyro, K. Ph.D. 2011
Position after completion: Scientist, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Edgewood, MD
18. Ochocki, J. D. Ph.D 2012
Position after completion: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
19. Rashidian, M. Ph.D. 2013
Position after completion: Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, MA
20. Dozier, J. Ph.D. 2014
Position after completion: Scientist, DiaSorin, Stillwater, MN
21. Wang, Y.-C. Ph.D. 2014
Position after completion: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Rockefeller University, NewYork, NY
22. Palsuledesai, C. Ph.D. 2015
Position after completion: Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
23. Diaz-Rodriguez, V. Ph.D. 2015
Position after completion: Teacher, Teach for America Program
24. Vervacke, J. Ph.D. 2016
Position after completion: Postdoctoral Fellow, Sandia National Laboratory
25. Mahmoodi, M. Ph.D. 2016
Position after completion: Scientist, Beckman-Coulter, Minneapolis, MN
26. Krautkramer, E. Ph.D. 2017
Position after completion: Adjunct Professor, Augsberg College
27. Zhang, Y. Ph.D. 2018
Position after completion: Scientist, Avitide, Lebanon, NH
28. Suazo, Kiall, Ph.D., 2021
Position after completion: Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
29 Park, Keun-Young, Ph.D., 2021
Position after completion: Patent Inspector, McNeill Baur PLLC, Minneapolis, MN
30. Wang, Yiao, Ph.D., 2022
Position after completion: Scientist, Biotechne, Minneapolis, MN
31. Taysir Bader, Ph.D., 2023
Position after completion: Account Manager, Waters Corporation
M. S. Students
1. Laura Miller, M. S. 1999
Position after completion: Teacher
2. Mathew Rose, M. S., 2001
Position after completion: Medical Student, U. S. Navy
3. John Hsieh, M. S. 2002
Position after completion: Medical Student, Albert Einstein University, New York, NY
4. Leila Albers, M. S. 2005
Position after completion: Graduate Student, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
5. Page Johnson, M. S. 2005
Position after completion: High School Teacher, Edina MN
6. Ayako Hosakawa, M. S. 2006
Position after completion: Laboratory Associate, Quest Diagnostics, Newark, NJ
7. Edward Zhang: M. S. 2006
Position after completion: Senior Associate Chemist, GlaxoSmithKline, Hamilton WA
8. Andrew Novitske, M. S. 2006
Position after completion: Major, U. S. Army, Chemistry Instructor, US Military Academy, West Point, NY
9. David Hanna, M. S. 2012
Position after completion: Law School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
10. Maxilmilien Alaric Tan, M. S. 2013
Position after completion: Returned to Philippines, position unknown
B. A. / B. S. Honors and Thesis Students
1. Satinder Singh
2. Michael Jefferies
3. Alexis Ogdie
4. Mathew Reeves
5. Benji Mathews
University of Minnesota Undergraduates
1. Suha Andrea
2. Michelle Hawkins
3. Christine Lindberg
4. Scott Sardeson
5. Satinder Singh
6. Matt Silberglitt
7. Carmen Rehder
8. Lisa Daufenbach
9. John Vo
10. Kristi Olson
11. Pat Shoenecker
12. Eric Ridelhoover
13. Dave Gamache
14. Sean Flaim
15. Aram Mazhary
16. Michael Jefferies
17. Evelyn Mayaan
18. Mamatha Devarapali
19. Chardonnay Vance
20. Will Mareen
21. Matt Roelke
22. Mike Mishagi
23. Alexis Ogdie
24. Viet Pham
25. Shea Anderson
26. Benji Mathews
27. Medora Huesby
28. Mathew Reeves
29. Kevin Nenning
30. Serena Pierson
31. Simon Gruber
32. Dan Achina
33. Emily Jenson
34. Marisa Hovlid
35. Brian Tomich
36. Trista Talbot
37. Phil Seymour
38. Jeanette Rice
39. Rachel McMahon
40. Abdiwahab Mohamed
41. Rachel Pricer (2011-2012)
42. Theodore Kanning (2012)
43. James Song (2012-2013)
44. Mark Strom (2012-2013)
45. Chelsea Charlsen (2012-2013)
46. Ryan Stublaski (2012)
47. Mohamed Ahmed (2013-2014)
48. Cameron Ginochio (2013-2014)
49. Nirmal Mekala (2014)
50. Elena Werst (2014-2015)
51. Cole Myers (2015)
52. Kadiro Nurie (2014-2016)
53. Shaoren Yuan (2015-2017)
54. Alex Hurbin (2015-2017)
55. Alex Sarkis (2015-2017)
56. Alex Fenton (2016-2018)
57. Sifei Fang (2016-2018, joint with Blank group)
59. Jaren Phillips (2018-2019)
60. Peter Buttery (2018-2019)
61. Pa Thao (2017-2022)
62. Kaitlyn Bernhagen (2019-2020)
63. Sarah Tanck (2019-present)
64. Stephanie Erdmann (2020-2021)
65. Mitchell Penningroth (2020-2021)
Undergraduates from External Programs
1. Jamie Gayheart (Lando-REU Program)
2. Lydia Fauzi (REX Program)
3. Erin Glynn (visiting student from Mount Marty College)
4. Cheryl Brown (visiting student from Erskine College)
5. John Campbell (REX Program)
6. Melitta Philips (Lando-REU Program)
7. Christopher Lambert (Lando-REU Program)
9. Matt Brown (Lando-REU Program)
10. Kristin Dasher (Lando-REU Program)
11. Alicia Thatcher (Lando-REU Program)
12. Paul Hruby (Lando-REU Program)
13. Ayako Hosakawa (Lando-REU Program)
14. Nathan Rose (visiting student from St. John’s University)
15. Cassie Funke (Lando-REU Program)
16. Jordan Stracke (Lando-REU Program)
17. Ayse Okesli (Lando-REU Program)
18. Benjamin Weigel (Lando-REU Program)
19. Brandon One Feather (Lando-REU Program)
20. Ahanjit Bhattacharya (Khorana Program, 2012)
21. Brian Cornille (visiting student from UW Madison)
22. Mohanish Borana (Khorana Program, 2013)
23. Katie Cornille (visiting student from Allegheny College, 2013, 2014)
24. Houachee Lee (Project SEED, 2014)
25. Meaghan Bruening (Lando-REU Program, 2015)
26. Shelby Auger (Lando-REU Program, 2017)
27. Pa Thao (Project SEED, 2017, MSROP, 2018)
28. Kevin Liu (visiting student from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2017)
29. Qeng Xiong (Project SEED, 2018)
30. Caroline Brown (Lando-REU Program, 2018)
31. Haley Tarbox (Lando-REU Program, 2018)
32. Holly Passetti (Lando-REU Program, 2021)
Postdoctoral Fellows
1. Dr. Dietmar Haring
Position after completion: Scientist, BASF Corp., Germany
2. Dr. Lin Chen
Position after completion: Protein Technologies, Boulder CO
3. Dr. Terri McLernon
Position after completion: Scientist, Beckman Coulter, St. Paul, MN
4. Dr. Juhua Xu
Position after completion: Scientist, USDA, Alameda, CA
5. Dr. Kent Zhao
Position after completion: Associate Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, PRC
5. Dr. Musa Musa
Position after completion: Assistant Professor King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals,
Saudi Arabia
6. Dr. Olivier Henry
Position after completion: Law School, Paris, France
7. Dr. Santosh Khatwani
Position after completion: Scientist, Biovision, South San Francisco, CA
8. Dr. Dan Mullen
Position after completion: Private Consultant, Minneapolis, MN
9. Dr. Purushotham Ponugoti, 3/11 – 3/14
Position after completion: Scientist, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Raleigh, NC
10. Dr. Stepan Lenevich, 10/14 – 10/15
Position after completion: Software design company
11. Dr. Sudheer Chava, 10/14 – 10/17
Position after completion: Scientist, Analytical Services, Chicago, IL
12. Dr. Matt Hammers, 9/1/16 – 8/1/2019
Position after completion: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
13. Dr. Feng Xu, 9/1/19 – 11/13/20
Position after completion: Scientist, Sepax Technologies, Inc., Newark, Delaware
14. Dr. Riki Das, 12/4/18 – 6/6/19 – 2/2/21
Position after completion: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
15. Dr. Sanjay Maity, 6/6/19 – 2/2/21
Position after completion: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Visiting Scholars
1. Dr. Igor Gaon
Current Position: Professor of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia
2. Dr. Rita Majerle
Current Position: Associate Professor of Chemistry, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
3. Dr. James Wollack,
Current Position: Associate Professor of Chemistry, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
4. Amanda Sheehan, Summer 2021, 2022 (RET Program)
Current Position: High School Teacher, Thomas Edison High School
5. Dr. Claire Hypolite, Summer 2021, 2022 (RET Program)
Current Position: High School Teacher, Thomas Edison High School
6. Eva Nelson, Summer 2022 (RET Program)
Current Position: High School Teacher, Thomas Edison High School
Laboratory Assistants
1. Jason Boggs
2 Kadiro Nurie