2009 BA/BS/MA/MS/Ph.D. Graduates

August 2009

2009 BA/BS/MA/MS/Ph.D. Graduates

2009 B.A. Chemistry Graduates:
Jennifer C. Aldana	David F. Grieco	Jeff B. Reid
Sabrina L. Brooks	Simon E. Hamermesh	Michael R. Rosen
Michael J. Coughlin	Upasana Joneja	Jason S. Westerkon
Olga Goncharova-Zapata	Paul N. King

2009 B.S. Biochemistry Graduates:
Peter C. Adelman^a	Hazel M. Gauani	Stephanie L. Myrick^a
Christina H. Antonopoulos^b	Tyanna N. Hadley	Amanda J. Pickard
Ioanna H. Antonopoulos^b	Roxanne K. Horrell	Dana M. Pustolski
Jeffrey E. Bloxom	Justin J. Hughes	Daniel S. Sandusky
Jeffrey A. Brodzinski, Jr.	Kevin Huynh	Sasha J. Wagner
Colin A. Craft^a	Gregory J. Juck	Yipei Wang
Stacie E. Dutton	Megan E. Keenan	Sara E. White
Matthew T. Farrell	Una Kim	Ryan S. Wilson
Morgan M. Fick	Demetrios S. Kopatsis	Meghan D. Woods^a
Robert J. Foley	Morgan A. Morelli	Nicholas Zeringo
^aHonors Degree-with-Distinction ^bDegree-with-Distinction

2009 B.S. Chemistry Gradiates
Ann E. Benavidez^a	James C. Lansing^a	Roopa Sabesan
Hiu Y. Choi^b	Benjamin H. McCoy	Steven J. Tereniak^a
Douglas Y. Desario^a	Patrick W. McMahon	Steven M. Zucker
Kyle R. Johnson^a	Kristin M. Nuzzio^a
Megan C. Kuhfuss	Michael T. Pirnot^a
^aHonors Degree-with-Distinction ^bEnvironmental Chemistry Concentration

2009 M.S. Graduates:
Name	Advisor	Baccalaureate Degree, School
Joseph E. Davis	Patel	B.S., Villanova University
Natalia S. Kissounko	Bahnson	B.S., Moscow State University
Jalice Manso	Brown	B.S., University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras

2009 Ph.D. GRADUATES:
Student/Previous Degree(s)	Title of Dissertation	Mentor
Tara S. Baney B.S. Cedar Crest College	Examing the Behavior of R1uA and Tru B Towards tRNA Containing 2’-Deoxy-2’-Fluorouridine or 2’-Deoxyuridine	Mueller
Lisa A. Capriotti B.S., Gettysburg College	Surface-Induced Peptide Folding	Beebe
Subhendu Chakraborti B.S., University of Pune	Structural Enzymology of Human Senescene Marker Protein 30 (SMP30): Insights into the Novel Gluconolactonase Mechanism and Role of Metal Ions	Bahnson
Katherine J. Heaton B.S., University of the Sciences in Philadelphia	Characterization of Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosols Using Mass Spectrometry	Johnston
Erin J. Heckler B.S., Rutgers University	Human Quiescin-Sulfhydryl Oxidase 1B: Roles of CXXC Motif Cys	Thorpe
Disha Jain B.S., University of Delhi	New Approaches to Estrogen Receptor Modulation	Koh
Akhileshwar Khanal B.A., Ithaca College M.S., Temple University	Characterization of Two Antioxidant Enzymes: Paraoxonase-1 and Peroxiredoxin-6	Bahnson
Julie A. Lloyd B.S., College of Wooster	Mass Spectrometry Techniques for Studying the Reactivity of Organic and Biological Molecules in Particles	Johnston
Katherine M. Mullaugh B.S., Allegheny College	A Spectroscopic and Voltammetric Study of Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles: Formation and Persistence in Aqueous Media	Luther
Radhika P. Nagarkar B.S., University of Mumbai	Design of ß-Domain Swapping, α/ß-Protein, Environmentally Sensitive Coiled Coil and Peptide Functionalized Titania Materials	Schneider
Molly J. O’Hagan B.S., University of Wisconsin-River Falls	Synthesis and Reactivity of Synthetic Analogs for Nickel Redox Enzymes: Superoxide Dismutase and Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase	Riordan
Hongmu Pan B.S., University of Science & Technology (PRC)	Development of Pan-Antagonist of Mutant Androgen Receptors Associated with Anti-Androgen Resistant Prostate Cancer	Koh
Danny Ramadan B.S., Franklin and Marshall College	Exploring the Effects of Arsenic(III) Species on Peptides and Proteins	Thorpe
Pumtiwitt Rancy B.S., Rowan University	Oxidative Protein Folding in Vitro: Studies of the Cooperation of Quiescin Sulfhydryl Oxidase with Protein Disulfide Isomerase and Explorations of the Substrate Specificity of the Oxidase	Thorpe
Melissa S. Reinard B.S., Franklin and Marshall College	Characterization of Individual Fine and Ultrafine Particles with a Real-Time Single Particle Mass Spectrometer	Johnston
Ronak Rughani B.S., University of Mumbai	Tuning Material Properties Via Peptide Design and Photopolymerization of Self-Assembled Peptide Based Hydrogels	Schneider
Erinc Sahin B.S., Middle East Technical University	Coiled-Coils as Assembly-Directing Domains in Self-Assembling Structures	Kiick
Daphne A. Salick B.S., Georgian Court College	Cytocompatibility, Antibacterial Activity and Biodegradability of Self-Assembling ß-Hairpin Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Tissue Regenerative Applications	Schneider
Shawn P. Sullivan B.S., College of Wooster	At the Nanoscale: A surface Chemistry Approach to the Production, Characterization, and Modification of Nanowires, Nanostructures, and Nanofibers	Beebe
Paul H. Tobash B.S., St. Joseph’s University	Synthesis, Structure, Bonding, and Physical Properties of Novel Binary and Ternary Rare-Earth Metal Germanides	Bobev
Yu-Cheng Tsai B.S., National Taiwan University	Mechanism of Homologous Recombination Mediated by Human RAD51 Protein	Chen
Jason M. Winget B.S., Florida State University	In Vitro Investigations into the Structures of Membrane-Associated Proteins Augmented by the Application of Computational Methods	Bahnson
John F. Young B.S., Gettysburg College	Design and Preparation of ß-Diketiminato Transition Metal Complexes for Catalytic Alkene Transformations	Theopold
Xiaochun Zhang B.S., Peking University	Design and Characterization of Biomolecule/Semiconductor Interfaces	Teplyakov
Jianfei Zheng B.S., Dalian University of Technology	Development of Thyroid Hormone Receptor-Targeting Conjugates	Koh

2009 BA/BS/MA/MS/Ph.D. Graduates

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