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Past Laboratory Members
Visiting Professors
It was a great pleasure to welcome collaborators in the laboratory and work together on joint publications.
Dr. György Lendvay
Professor of Chemistry
University of Pannonia
Budapest, Hungary
July 2017
electronic structure of Ru complexes
Dr. Yuichi Shimazaki
Professor of Chemistry
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
December 2014
coordination chemistry of non-innocent ligands
Dr. Kenji Hara
Professor of Chemistry
Tokyo University of Technology
Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
August 2014
XAS data collection and analysis
Dr. Seiji Mori
Dr. Karen McFarlane Holman
Postdoctoral Research Associates
The lab would have not been where it is without the significant contributions of the following young scientists.
Dr. Manjinder Kour
Postdoctoral scholar at Montana State University - Bozeman.
April 2022 - December 2023
Development of computational models for Fe-S mineral surfaces, nano-particles, and maquette clusters. Evaluation of Fe-S redox chemistry, reactivity by hydrogen gas, thiols, and other small molecules.
See Manjinder's recognition in the Peer J blog and in MSU's newsfeed.
She was co-advised by Dr. Eric Boyd at Montana State University - Bozeman.
Dr. Viki Kumar Prasad
After being a postdoctoral scholar at University of Toronto, he is starting his independent academic career at University of Calgary.
January 2022 - May 2022
Atomic-scale description of Temperature Desorption Processes of N-doped carbon-based materials; development of computational models for simulation of mechanical properties and ion conductivity of IONOGELs.
Viki was part of the AtomDeC Consortium.
Dr. Savio Poovathingal
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lexington, KY
April 2017 - August 2018
(joint research associate with Dr. Tim Minton)
development of the density functional treatment of Ru-Cl-P complexes for beam/ionic-liquid surface scattering studies
Dr. Mercédesz Kiss
July 2015 - June 2016
(MTA-"Lendület" Chemical Structure/Function Laboratory, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary)
synthesis of Ir-Cl complexes, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (SSRL, Electra), density functional electronic structure
Dr. Mike Vance
Magician, Science Editor, and Professional "Student"
May 2009 - May 2011
computational analysis of H-cluster of the FeFe-hydrogenase, roles of Fe-S minerals in activation of small molecules, such as dinitrogen, nitrite, nitrate
Dr. Gnana Sutha Siluvai Pitchai
Research Associate
Department of Chemistry
Toronto, ON Canada
August 2009 - November 2010
electronic structure in Mo-3Fe-4S clusters and synthesis of 3:1 site differentiated [4Fe-4S] clusters
Dr. Dalia Rokhsana
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Walla Walla, WA
September 2005 - August 2010
(joint research associate with Dr. David Dooley)
virtual chemical models for ground state electronic and geometric structures of the Cu-O(Tyr) biradical active site of galactose oxidase
Dr. Alexios Grigoropoulos
Research Associate
Department of Chemistry
Liverpool, U.K.
December, 2007 - May, 2010
synthetic lab installation, collect and analyze multi-edge X-ray edge data, and biosynthesis of H-cluster
Dr. Ju-Guang Han
National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
University of Science and Technology of China
Hefei, China
October, 2005 - June, 2006
virtual chemical models of metalloenzymes using ONIOM
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Graduate Students
I celebrate with great pride the achievements of every student who joined the lab and took their projects to successful defense.
Mr. James "Teddy" Herriman
UBC Okanagan
Defense: August 24, 2023 (M.Sc.)
Thesis: Peptide Bond Formation Mechanism for Understanding Plausibility of in aquo Emergence of Metabolism Hypothesis
Teddy joined me after an ELSI conference in Tokyo and was interested in astrobiology and computational chemistry. He was funded by UBC's Aspire Funds. Recipient of the 2023 Judith Moldovan Award for TA-s.
Ms. Alexis England
Montana State University
Alexis carried out bioinformatics analysis of iron-sulfur metalloproteins and metalloenzymes, identified peptide sequences and synthesized [4Fe-4S] maquetters. She was co-advised with Prof. Eric Boyd, MSU; funded by NSF CLP and DOE EPSCoR.
Mr. Garrett Olrogg
Montana State University
Garrett was involved in chemical synthesis of [4Fe-4S]-maquettes and their spectroscopic characterization. He was co-advised with Research Professor Eric Shepard, Ph.D.; funded by NSF CLP.
Mr. Attila Táborosi
Pannonia University
Defense: October 25, 2017 (Ph.D.)
Thesis: Development and Application of Nano-Kaolinite Molecular Cluster Models
After postdoctoral research at Ibaraki University in Prof. Kohzuma's followed by Mori's laboratory, he is an Assistant Professor at Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
Mr. Takahide Yamaguchi
Ibaraki University
Defense: February 5, 2016
Thesis: Electronic Structure Regulation of Blue Copper Protein through Non-covalent Weak Interaction
Co-advised with Prof. Takamitsu Kohzuma. Yamaguchi san is Assistant Professor at Ibaraki University, Quantum Beam Science program.
Mr. Jeffrey Richards
Montana State University
Defense: April 28, 2016
Thesis: Computational Investigating C-H/C-O/C-C Bond Activation by Ni(0)-Phosphine-Olefin Complexes
Jeffrey is an organic chemistry graduate student UTEP.
Mr. Matt Queen
Montana State University
Defense: July 7, 2014
Thesis: Development of the Molecular Level Description for Nickel(II)-Based Ligand-Exchange Thermochromism
Matt is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Montana State University - Billings. In addition to considerable teaching load, he continues inorganic/materials science research with undergraduates.
Ms Rhonda Barton
Montana State University
Defense: November 2013 (M.Sc.)
Environmental Engineer, City of Fort Collins, CO
Mr. Bradley Towey
Montana State University
(left the lab without graduating)
QPS Holdings, LLC, Moorhead, MN
Ms Katie Burbank
Montana State University
(left the lab without graduating)
US Ski Mountaineering Association, Salt Lake City, UT
Mr. Logan Giles
Montana State University
Defense: April 17, 2012 (Ph.D.)
Thesis: Biomimetic chemistry of FeFe-hydrogenase's catalytic cofactor, the H-cluster
Logan is a Principal Scientist at Point One USA, LLC, in Virginia Beach, VA.
Mr. David Gardenghi
Montana State University
Defense: April 10, 2012 (Ph.D.)
Thesis: X-ray absorption characterization of Fe-S clusters, metalloenzymes, nanoparticles, and minerals
David is an Associate Professor/Department Head at Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
Mr. Travis Harris
Montana State University
Defense: November 21, 2011 (Ph.D.)
Thesis: Composition and molecular structure of nitrogenase FeMo-cofactor
Travis is an Assistant Professor at Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle, WA
Ms Linda Barr
Montana State University
(left the lab without graduation)
Ms Brittany Fonner
Montana State University
(left the lab without graduation)
Macy's, Colombus, OH
Mr. David Schwab
Montana State University
(left the lab without graduation)
Kroff Lab Services, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Mr. Ryan Boysen
Montana State University
Defense: November 21, 2005 (M.Sc.)
Thesis: Development of Palladium L-edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
MeasureMeNow, Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN
Mr. Miklós Szabó
University of Veszprém
Defense: July 1, 2003 (Ph.D.)
Thesis: Atomic-scale Description of a Molecular Clockwork Mechanism
Staff Scientist, Richter Gedeon, LLC, Hungary