Graduate Students

Amy Leung

Amy's research is focused on studies using fluorescence anisotropy to evaluate chiral recognition and enantiomeric composition.

Lin Wang

Lin's research is focused on the development of fluorescence anisotropy in protein binding assays.

Undergraduate Researchers

Dan Brandys

Dan is primarily working to build a Raman spectrometer in order to study chiral recognition precesses.

Travis Guynn

Travis is working on studies in chiral recognition, with an emphasis on using fluorescence anisotropy to determine enantiomeric composition.

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Irene W. Kimaru, PhD, 2006
Dissertation:  “Characterization of Chiral Interactions by Fluorescence Anisotropy and Development of Fluorescence Sensors for Recognition of Molecular Species”
                             
Current Position:  Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY

Tim Roberts, MS, 2005

Thesis: "Development of Amino Acid Polymer Brushes as Chiral Stationary Phases"

Current Position: Spectrum Chemical and Laboratory Products, NJ

Joan Garrison MS, 2005

Thesis:"Spectroscopic Investigation of Chiral Recognition"

Yafei Xu, PhD, 2004
Dissertation: "Measurement of Chiral Recognition by Fluorescence Anisotropy"

Currently at Frontage Laboratories, Malvern PA.

Jeremy "Buck"Buckinham, BS, 2006

Jeremy worked toward making novel chiral stationary phases via brush polymers. In his spare time he llikes to repair capilary electrophoresis instrumentation. He has also recently become the group fluorescence sensor guru. He recently completed his BS degree from SIU and is pursuing graduate studies at Washington University.

Lisa Ridgley

Lisa worked on the development of fluorescence sensors and studies in chiral recognition.

Peter Ruggle (NSF REU Program)

Peter is working on making chiral brush polymers as part of the NSF REU program.

Yu Shi

Yu is currently a PhD student at the University of Delaware.

Chris Moushon, BS, 2007

Chris worked as an undergraduate researcher and graduated in May of 2007. He will be attending Vanderbilt for graduate studies in chemistry beging the Fall of 2007.

Shavonne Montgomery
(McNair Scholar)

Shavonne worked as an undergraduate research 2003-2004.

Jamie Kear, BS, 2005
(University Undergraduate Research Assistant)

Currently PhD student at U. of Florida.

Currently PhD student in Zoology at SIUC.

Currently PhD student in Chemistry and Biochemistry at SIUC.

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Ryan Zeich, BS, 2004

Amy Eisner, BS, 2001

Simantha Harris, Summer Research Fellow, 2004 and 2005

Krystal Owens, BS, 2006

Brad Brachear, BA, 2006