Ms. Jennifer A. Aitken, Postdoctoral Associate 2001-2003 (Ph. D. 2001, Michigan State University, Mercouri Kanatzidis) Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA; email: aitkenj@duq.edu Webpage: http://www.science.duq.edu/faculty/aitken.html
Mr. Hongtao Yu, Ph. D. November 2008; Dissertation: Systematic Study of Chalcogenide Nanostructured Gels as a function of Density and Building Block; Synthesis of Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoparticles; email: hyu@chem.wayne.edu
Mr. Keerthi Senevirathne, Ph.D. July 2008; Dissertation: Synthesis, Characterization and Assembly of Metal Pnictide Nanoparticles, and Evaluation of their Physicochemical (Catalytic, Magnetic, and Semiconducting) Properties; Postdoctoral Associate, National Research Council of canada-Institute for Fuel Cell innovation; email: Keerthi.Senevirathne@nrc.gc.ca
Ms. Valentina Ganzha-Hazen, M.S. July 2008; Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Copper (I) Phosphide and Rare Earth Transition Metal Pnictide-Oxides
Ms. Kristy A Gregg, Ph. D. July 2007; Thesis: Synthesis, Characterization and Morphological Control of Transition Metal Pnictide Nanoparticles: Influence of Size and Shape on Magnetic Properties; email: kgregg881@yahoo.com
Mr. Kennedy Kalebaila, Ph. D. June 2007; Dissertation: Synthesis, Characterization and Assembly of Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles into Nanostructured Gels; Postdoctoral Associate, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (Professor Kenneth J Klabunde); email: kmk343@k-state.edu
Mr. Indika Arachchige, Ph. D. May 2007; Dissertation: Sol-Gel Routes for Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticle Assembly; Postdoctoral Associate, LANL, Albuquerque, NM. 87123; email: indika@lanl.gov
Mr. Palaniappan Arumugam, Ph. D. May 2006; Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Transition Metal Arsenates and their Transformation to Transition Metal Arsenides; Postdoctoral Associate, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (Professor Vincent Rotello): APR 2006- MAR 2008; Scientist@ Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, INDIA (from: APR 2008); email: palania@yahoo.com
Ms. Dhammika Herath, M.S. May 2006; Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of New Clathrate Type Pnictogen Halide Materials; Resident of Boulder, CO; email: sandaruvini@yahoo.com
Ms. Buddhimathie Jayasekera, Ph. D. December 2004; Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of 1-Dimensional Pnicogen Halide Materials; Resident of Toronto, ON; email: buddhimathie@gmail.com
Ms. Jaya L. Mohanan, Ph. D. May 2004; Dissertation: Systematic Study of High Surface Area Aerogels: Copper Oxide/Silica Composites and Metal Sulfides (Metal = Cadmium, Zinc, and Lead; BASF; email: jaya.mohanan@basf.com
Ms. Kanchana Somaskandan, Ph. D. December 2005; Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of III-V Based Semiconductor-Magnet Nanoparticles; APOTEX, email: ksomaska@apotex.com
Ms. Kimber L. Stamm, Ph. D. May 2005; Dissertation: Dimensionally Limited Transition Metal Phosphides via Phosphate Precursor Reduction; Postdoctoral Associate, Toyota Technical Center, Ann Arbor, MI; email: thekimber@hotmail.com
Ms. Susanthri C. Perera, Ph. D. December 2003; Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Discrete Transition Metal Pnictide (MnPn) Nanoparticles;Scientist, Evident Technologies, Albany, NY ; email: sperera@evidenttech.com
Ms. Marla Parson, B. S., 2000; “Synthesis of Copper and Copper Oxide Nanoparticles in Inverse Micelles, and Copper-Silica Composite Material via Microemulsion/Sol-Gel Processing”
Ms. Leslie Freuh, B. S., 2000; “Synthesis of Iron Phosphate Nanoparticles and Reduction to Form Phosphides”
Mr. Janusz Brniak, B. S., 2001; “Preparation of Nanostructured MoS2 Aerogels”
Mr. Tim Howie, B. S., 2001; “Synthesis of Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoparticles in Inverse Micelles”
Ms. Heather Perrone, B. S. 2001; “Synthesis of CdS Nanoparticles and Subsequent CdS Aerogels”
Ms. Christina Sweeney, B. S. (with Honors) 2005; Honor’s Thesis: “Synthesis of Transition-Metal Phosphides by Direct Reduction of Their Phosphates: The Case Of Rh, Ir, Ag, and Re” Presented at NCUR 2005
Ms. Jennifer Nash, B. S. 2006; “Synthesis of CdTe Nanoparticles for Formation of CdTe Gels”
Mr. Mehul Barat, B. S. 2007; “Synthesis of Cadmium Selenide Nanoparticles”
Mr. Albert Gjeluci, B. S. 2008; “Biologically Compatible CdSe@ZnS Quantum Dot Synthesis and Application in Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma”
Mr. Michal Brichacek, B. S. (with Honors) 2009; “Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications”
Ms. Robyn Roberts, 6/2003-12/2003; “Synthesis of Novel Pnictide Halides”
Ms. Michele Tague, Keene State College, Keene, NH; “Synthesis and Characterization of Layered Pnictide Oxides: RMPO and RMSbO; R = La, Ce, Gd; M = Mn, Zn” 2004 NSF Summer Research Program in Solid State Chemistry
Ms. Uyen thi bao “Andie” Tran, 6/2003-6/2004; “Synthesis of Novel Pnictide-Halides”
Mr. Christopher Young, 6/2005-12/2005 “Synthesis and Characterization of Layered Transition Metal Phosphate Nanoparticles: Precursor Materials to Phosphide Nanoparticles” Presented at NCUR 2006, transferred to University of Michigan 1/06.
Mr. Lance Acqulina, 05/2007-12/2007
Ms. Erin Gleason, 06/2008-08/2008
Ms. Erica Chen, 06/2009-08/2009; “Cadmium Sulfide Ges for Photocatalysis of Dyes”