Current Graduate Students & Postdocs

Current Undergraduate Students

Previous Research Group Photos

Former Group Members

(and immediate place of employment/study after graduating from Clarkson)

Graduate Students

Xiang Yu (MS July 2003) - PhD student at Virginia Tech

Stacey Reeder (MS July 2004) - Aquatrols, Inc, NJ.

Kamel Omrane (MS July 2006) - Intel, Oregon

Nuha Salem (PhD July 2007) - Visiting Assistant Professor Clarkson University

Vidyasagar Malepu (MS August 2007) - Lockheed Martin

Ryan McBath (MS in Chemical Engineering, June 2009) - Clarkson University

Brodie Rutherglen (MS July 2010) - MD at University of British Columbia Med School

Pavan S. Chinthamanipeta (PhD March 2011) - IBM

Qin Lou (PhD November 2011) - Cabot Microelectronics

Yongqing Lan (PhD January 2013; co-advised with Dr. Y. Li) - BASF

Yan Mu (MS June 2013; co-advised with Dr. Y. Li) - U. of Arizona

Yuanfang Lu (MS July 2013; co-advised with Dr. Y. Li) - IBM

Mingjie Zhong (PhD September 2013; co-advised with Dr. Y. Li) - BASF

Kaushik Mohan (MS September 2014) - IBM

Kate Knapp (PhD May 2015) - Corning

Katie Poetz (PhD June 2015) - Bausch & Lomb

Olivia Durham (PhD April 2016) - Interface Performance Materials

Ishah Alshehri (PhD January 2019) - Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Kelly Tillman (PhD May 2021) - Ferro Inc.

Yongneng Wu (PhD July 2021) - Applied Materials

Kyle Cassidy (PhD August 2023) - Hermon Manufacturing

Arielle Santeforte (PhD May 2023)

Undergraduate Students (and immediate post-CU employment/studies)

Sarah Ebeltoft* (BS 2001) - Albany Molecular Research Inc.

Carolynn Mosenteen (BS 2002) - MS (Education) student at SUNY Potsdam

John Paige (BS 2002) - Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

Krista Granger* (BS 2002) - PhD student at Boston College

S. Dayana Argoti* (BS 2002) - PhD student at Northeastern University

Jenn Eppstein (BS 2002) - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Justin Richards (BS 2003) - Albany Molecular Research Inc.

Mark Skasko (BS 2003) - PhD student at U. of Rochester

Kirsten Griffiths**,* (BS 2003) - PhD student at UCLA

Brendan Farrell (BS 2004) - PhD student at Clarkson University

Adam Labaff (BS 2004) - MS student at Clarkson University

Brent Whitehead (BS 2005) - Albany Molecular Research Inc.

Alexis Bohrer (BS 2005)- Boston Analytical, Salem NH

Kellie Vercoe* (BS 2005) - AMRI

Matthew Kishpaugh (BS 2006) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, NY

Halimatu Mohammad**,* (BS 2006) - PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University

Danielle Petko** (BS 2006) - GE Global Research, Albany NY

Peter Coneski (BS 2006) - PhD student at U. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Christy Petruczok** (BS 2008) - PhD at MIT (Chemical Engineering)

Sara Stahley (BS 2009) - PhD at Emory University, GA

Jessica Terrell† (BS 2009) - PhD at University of Maryland

Kate Murphy* (BS 2009) - PhD studies at Clarkson University

Chris McQuinn (BS 2009) - MD at SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Sara Zorn (BS 2009) - MS in Nutrition Sciences at New York University

Karyn Cioppa* (BS 2009) - MS Education at Binghamton University

Elizabeth Stairs (BS 2010) - Lonza Biologics

Anastasia Scangas (BS 2011) - PhD studies at Northwestern University

Yu Ling Huang (BS 2011) - MS studies at Cornell Univeristy

Garrett Liddill (BS 2011) - Syracuse Research Corporation

Gwen Burkey (BS 2011) - PhD studies at the Ohio State University

Victoria Vasso* (BS 2011) - PhD studies at the University at Buffalo

Aidan Zebertavage (BS 2012) - GE Oil and Gas

Stephanie Fralick* (BS 2012)

Emma Bonan (BS 2012) - Masters in Education at SUNY Potsdam

Brianne Killiman (BS 2013) - Global Foundaries

Shane Lanahan* (BS 2013)

Nicole Traphagen** (BS 2015) - University of South Florida

Lily Dayter** (BS 2015)

Adam Knauf (BS 2015) - Dow Chemical Company

Kara DiNatale** (BS 2015) - Novelis

Khrystyna Dilai (BS 2015) - PhD studies at the U. of Washington

Brittany Snyder** (BS 2016) - Duke University (PhD studies)

Hannah Norton* (BS 2016) - U. Buffalo (Pharmacy)

Rachel Fromme (BS 2016) - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Rebecca Whitman (BS 2016, Cornell University)

Mitchell Laughlin (BS 2016)

Dana Chapman** (BS 2017) - PhD studies at Cornell University

Reina Beltran (BS 2018)

Chris Bankaitis (BS 2018) - Corning Inc.

Sarah Lilholt** (BS 2019) - Regeneron

Meagan Arguien** (BS 2020) - PhD studies at U. of Colorado at Boulder

Ana Witkowski** (BS 2020) - PhD studies at Cornell University

Rebecca Meacham** (BS 2021) - PhD studies at MIT

Sarina Matalon** (BS 2021, RPI)

Emily Adams (BS 2021) - Pfizer

Anne Rolsma (BS 2021) - Graduate studies at U. Nevada at Reno

Mikenzie Barankovich** (BS 2022)

Jenette DiLaura** (BS 2022) - Regeneron

Mason Kozody** (BS 2023) - PhD studies at the University of Minnesota

Spencer Redding (BS 2023)

Fatime Abakaar Khatir Adam (BS expected 2024)

Alayna Appolon (BS expected 2024)

Cayden Fernandez (BS expected 2024)

Avery Hilderbran (BS expected 2025)

Elise Smith** (BS expected 2026)

** = Clarkson University Honors students

* = Senior Thesis students

Summer Research Students (CUPO, McNair, REU or NIH Scholars)

Magdalena Reyes (2000) - from Jefferson Community College (NY)

Justin Philippi (2001) - from Clarkson University

Adil Ahmed (2002) - from Housatonic College (CT)

Matthew Kishpaugh (2004) - from Clarkson University

Tu Trinh Tran (2004, 2005) - from Clarkson University

Dustin Phillips (2008) - from Louisiana State University

Yu Ling Huang (2009) - from Clarkson University

Bianca Garcia (2010) - from Texas A&M Kingsville

Reina Beltran (2016) - from Clarkson University

Ahlam Hussein (2018) - from the University of Jordan

Gillian Martin (B2019) - from U. New Hampshire

Mesha Iqbal (2019) - from Iona College

Alayna Appolon (2021) - from Clarkson University

Fatime Abakaar Khatir Adam (2021) - from Clarkson University

Luke Cowart (2022) - from Penn State University

Postdoctoral Research Fellows (and immediate post-CU employment)

Nick Stucchi (2024) - Xerox, Webster NY

John Hadynski (2023) - EPA

Halimatu Mohammed (2013-2015) - University of the Sciences, Philadelphia

Yan Li (2013-2015) - Chinese University

Mustafa Dolaz (2010) - visiting fellow from Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Turkey

Drazen Pavlovic (2007-2009) - University of Bordeaux, France

Dalia Abdallah (2006-2007) - ADCO, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Tianxi Zhang (2004-2005) - Postdoctoral position, Washington State University

Hanying Zhao (2002-2003) - Faculty position, Nankai University, China

Ho-Cheol Kang (2002) - Postdoctoral position, Clarkson University

Li Liu (2002-2003) - Faculty position, Nankai University, China