People

Pedro joined the group in April 2021, bringing extensive experience with multi-reference calculations on the dynamics of excited states. He got his Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona (Spain) with Prof. Mar Reguero. He then did a postdoc with Keiji Morokuma at Kyoto University. He is focusing on reactions of mercury-containing radicals with ozone and photochemistry of stable Hg(II) compounds. Check him out on ORCHID, Google Scholar, or ResearchGate.

Samantha (Sammi) Freeman  sfreeman04 @syr.edu

Sammi started our Ph.D. program in Fall 2022 after obtaining her B.S. in Environmental Science from Clarkson University. Her research involves atmospheric mercury chemistry.

 

Weiyao Gu   wgu100 @syr.edu

Before joining our Ph.D. program in January 2017, Weiyao obtained an M.S. at Syracuse University studying the interaction of aluminum with organic matter in soil. He is doing computational modeling of electron beam chemistry.

 

 

 

Lyra Sauer   lsauer @syr.edu 

Lyra is a senior in the Chemistry Department. She joined the group in January 2022 and had nearly completed a survey of the atmospheric fate of gaseous urea.

Darshi Tharika  darshihep @gmail.com
Darshi got her B.S. in Environmental Sciences from the University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka). She is a second-year Ph.D. student using computational chemistry to investigate atmospheric chemistry of mercury. She is writing up her quantum chemical studies of the mechanisms and kinetics of  reactions of HOHgO radical with atmospheric trace gases. She is finishing up studies of NO3-initiated oxidation of Hg(0).

 

Collaborators

Ivan Černušák, Department of Physical & Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Slovakia.

Xiaoshan Li and Liqi Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.

Bo Long, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, China.

Florent Louis, Lille University of Science and Technology, France.

Viral Shah and Daniel Jacob, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard.

Yi Su, Chemistry Department, University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Chuji Wang, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mississippi State University.

 

Former Graduate Students and Postdocs

Dr. Jiajue Chai, Ph.D. 2014.  Assistant Research Professor of Research at Brown University working on sources and sinks of NOx and HONO in the atmosphere.
Dr. Pawel Cias, postdoc 2004-06. Now at the University of Innsbruck.
Dr. Wei Deng – Ph.D. 2002. After working with Honeywell Specialty Materials and several promotions, he earned an MBA at Rice University (on a full tuition scholarship). He is now a plant manager for W. R. Grace & Co. in New Orleans.
Hongyi Hu, Ph.D. 2013.
Yuge Jiao, Ph.D. 2017. Yuge is an engineer at McKinsey New Ventures.
Khoa T. Lam, M.S. 2019. Khoa (LK) is working as a Technology Strategy Researcher at Uncharted Power, which is bringing renewable power to underserved communities.
Yuan Sha, M.S. 2013. Yuan is now a technology manager with the Shanghai Auto Industry Corporation.
Xavier Schafer, M.S. 2020. Working in the EPA Region 3 Laboratory and Technical Services Branch in Maryland.
Karen L. Schmitt, M.S. 2010. Now with Galson Laboratories.
Liat Shemesh, M.S. 1999. After working with several start-up companies, she co-founded CardiacSense, which has has developed the world first clinically proven medical wearable device for monitoring heart arrhythmias.
Dr. Chuji Wang, postdoc 1998-2000. Professor of Physics at Mississippi State University.
Dr. Feng Zhang, postdoc 2010-2011. Now a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Science and Technology of China.
Yue Zeng, M.S. 2012. Currently working at the Energy Biosciences Institute.
Lei Zhang, Ph.D. 2005. Now working in analytical biotechnology for manufacturing.

 

Former Undergraduate and High School students

Camille Becket B.S. 2021. Working at Eli Lilly.
Kyle Beiter, B.S. (Env. Sci). 2020  Graduate student in mathematics at Syracuse University.
Christopher Chambers, B.S. 2017. Studying for a Ph.D.
Taiylor Cristman. B.S. 2020. Employed at Norwich Pharma Services.
Andrew J. Davis, B.S. 2001. Currently at Galson Labs.
Melissa A. Ferenac, B.S. 2001. M.S. 2006 from ESF with Dr. David Kieber.
Andrew S. Holloway, B.S. 2000. Currently working in the biotech industry.
Gregory F. Gawinski
Kenson Jeffrey, B.S. 2008. Currently an attorney in NYC.
Joshua Kaplan, B.S. 2008. Working on computer control of chemical processes.
David R. Katz, B.S. 2002. M.S. from University of Rhode Island, now working for EPA.
Ilena Kirby, B.S. 2021. Currently at Laboratory Alliance.
Katherine Kitney, B.S. 2003. Ph.D. from the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Alyson Lanciki, B.S., 2006. Ph.D. North Dakota State University. Now working for Metrohm Applikon in the Netherlands.
Patrick Leonard, B.S. 2008. Enrolled in the Ph.D. program at CUNY.
Michael D. Lilien, B. S. 2003.
David-Anthony Murray, B.S. (Env. Sci.) 2009. Obtained M.S. from SUNY-Albany.
Nathan Phillips, B.S. 2009.
Hanna L. Tetu, B.S. 2019.  Ph.D. student in Engineering at Colorado School of Mines.
Timmy Thanthimia. Timmy is a high school student who is did computations with the group in summer 2019 through ACS Project SEED
William F. Thornton, B.S. 2012.
Melissa Turner, B.S. 2005.
Jessie Wang, B.S. 2009.
Curtis J. Wilhelmsen, B.S. 2017. Now working at Galson, Inc.
Matthew J. Zelie, B.S. 2013 (Paper & Bioprocess Eng.). Now working at Georgia-Pacific.

Research Experience for Undergraduate Students

Jennifer Dabrowski 2005 (Le Moyne College) currently Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Elon University.
Trang Pham 2004 (Emory University, M.S. Public Health, Columbia University). Currently at the George Washington University Biostatistics Center.
Dean Derbyshire 2003 (Le Moyne College). Now a pharmacist in Syracuse.
Karen Callahan 2003 (BS at Ohio State, PhD at UC-Irvine, currently a postdoc at the University of Montreal.