Graduate Alumni (1990-1999)

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1999

Challa, Hemavathi	PhD	Woski	After graduating from UA, Dr. Challa took a postdoctoral position with Prof. Thomas Bruice at UC-Santa Barbara.
Chen, Bo	PhD	Metzger
Collison, Richard Franklin	PhD	Caine	Dr. Collison spent several years on the faculty at the University of West Alabama. He is currently an associate professor of chemistry at Dalton State College in Georgia.
Deng, Yi	PhD	Kispert	Dr. Deng took a post-doctoral position with John McDermott at the University of Texas after leaving UA.
Ha, Jae Du	PhD	Cha
Hughes, Terry Vincent	PhD	Cava	After graduation, Dr. Hughes completed a two year postdocotral fellowship with Professor Dale Boger at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Ca. He is currently a medicinal chemist working for Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development in Raritan, NJ.
Ren, Qiulei	PhD	Bertsh
Royer, April Carter	PhD	Vincent	Dr. Royer recently joined the faculty of Chattanooga State Community College as an assistant professor of chemistry.
Turner, Gregory Leon	PhD	Baker	Dr. Turner works for the Alabama Department of Forensics in the Implied Consent section.
Acharasatian, Peera	MS	Blackstock	Peera continued his studies in Dr. Blackstock's lab and received a PhD in 2004.
Copeland, Hollie Jill	MS	Szulzcewski	Ms. Copeland works at Southern Ionics, Inc. in West Point, MS.
Geng, Rongxia	MS	Cava	Dr. Geng earned a PhD degree at LSU. She is currently an Associate Professor at Southwest University in China.
Lake, Bradley William	MS
Mallya, Kavita Bantwal	MS	Vincent
Paige, Mikell Atkin	MS	Caine	Dr. Paige, earned a PhD with Jim Marshall at the University of Virginia in 2004. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Oncology Department of Georgetown University Medical Center in the research group of Dr. Milton Brown.
Pyevich, Brian Thomas	MS
Speetjens, James Kristopher	MS	Woski
Sumrall, Krystal Heather	MS	Vincent	Krystal Sumrall is currently employed at the Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL.
Yandell, Eric Bruce	MS	Woski
Yang, Jongtae	MS	Cava

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1998

Kim, Heejin	PhD	Cha
Li, Feiyue	PhD	Metzger	Dr. Li works for Headway Technologies in Milpitas, CA.
Chen, Min	MS	Nikles
George, Joseph Marshall	MS	Thrasher
Turner, Gregory Leon	MS	Bakker	Greg continued his studies and received a PhD degree from UA in 1999.
Zhang, Liming	MS	Cava	Liming is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Michigan.
Zheng, Junying	MS		Junying is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Pennsylvania.

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1997

Burkhalter, Robert Scott	PhD	Timkovich	Dr. Burkhalter is a Research Scientist working for the Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Knoxville, TN.
Cain, Jason Lamar	PhD	Nikles	Dr. Cain works for Read-Rite in California. He works in R&D focusing on wafer fabrication of magnetic recording heads.
Davis, Catherine Michele	PhD	Vincent	Dr. Davis is now an assistant professor of Chemistry at Georgia Southern University. Her research focuses on bioorganic chemistry.
Gao, Guoqiang	PhD	Kispert	After completing his PhD, Dr. Gao accepted a position as post-doctoral associate in the lab of Allan Bard at The University of Texas.
Greer, Melinda	PhD	Blackstock	Dr. Greer is an assistant professor of chemistry at Raymond Walters College.
Lee, Jinhwa	PhD	Cha	Dr. Lee accepted a post-doctoral position at Harvard University upon completing his Ph.D.
Lehmann, Marc N	PhD	Bakker	Dr. Lehman works for Anderson Engineering.
Wurm, David Bradley	PhD	Kim	Dr. Wurm is a a Senior Technical Service Specialist, R&D at the Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, TX.
Bonnett, William Alfred, Jr	MS		Mr. Bonnett is a Laboratory Coordinator at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Hungerford, William M., Jr	MS	Cava	Mr. Hungerford is a research scientist working for Pfizer in Groton, CT.
Lytle, Cory Andrew	MS	Bertsch
Moore, Tracy Lynn	MS	Bertsch
Wichai, Uthai	MS	Woski

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1996

Carraway, Angela Dunnam	PhD	Peterson	Dr. Carraway lives in Moundville, AL.
Holm, David Edward	PhD	Peterson	Dr. Holm works in industry in Cape Coral, FL.
Liu, Tea-Lane	PhD	Thrasher	Dr. Liu works for Top Towar Incorp. in Taipei, Taiwan.
Wei, Chih-Chang	PhD	Kispert	Dr. Wei is a Research Scientist in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He carries out analytical HPLC separations in the Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program.
Butler, Joanne Kienzle	MS	Atwood
Daniels, Roderick B	MS	Peterson
Lu, Norman	MS	Thrasher	Mr. Lu returned to UA and completed a PhD degree with Dr. Thrasher in 2001.
Mathew, Susamma	MS	Peterson
Simpson, Shannon Elizabeth	MS
White, Jerrod Craig	MS	Thrasher
Ye, Xiaoyun	MS	Thrasher	Xiaoyun Ye is a research chemist with the National Center of Environmental Health at CDC.

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1995

Billimoria, Adil Dhunjishaw	PhD	Cava	Dr. Billimoria is currently employed by Wyeth Laboratory, Bombay India as a Research Scientist
Blanks, Jeremy Daniel	PhD	Thrasher	Dr. Blanks is currently the Global Technology Manager for the Manufacturing Technical group in DuPont Fluoroproducts. He is married to Dr. Jian Sun-Blanks (PhD 95).
Chacko, Anthony P.	PhD	Nikles	Dr. Chacko works for CTS Industries as a research scientist. He works on the development of polymeric materials for the electronics industry.
Dubois, Raymond Herbert	PhD	Atwood	Dr. Dubois is currently living in Danbury, CT.
Jeevarajan, Judith Anitha	PhD	Kispert	Dr. Jeevarajan is a research scientist working for Lockheed-Martin in Houston. Her work focuses on lithium rechargeable batters for the space shuttle.
Johnson, Carl Patrick	PhD	Atwood	Dr. Johnson is Chair of the Chemistry Department at Southern University at New Orleans.
Matthews, Jeffrey Clay	PhD	Timkovich	Dr. Matthews earned a law degree after completing his studies at UA. He is a patent attorney, with the firm Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz, LLP, representing primarily large pharmaceutical companies. CBLH represents Southern Research Institute and Biocryst Pharmaceuticals in matters before the USPTO.
Oh, Jonghoon	PhD	Timkovich
Parakka, James Paul	PhD	Cava	Dr. Parakka currently works at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL.
Peng, Qinyun	PhD	Cha	Dr. Peng works at Savanah Station, Savannah, GA.
Rogers, Karen Elizabeth	PhD	Atwood/Peterson	Dr. Rogers is a research scientist with Mary Kay Cosmetics, Dallas Texas.
Sun, Jian	PhD	Thrasher	Dr. Sun-Blanks is currently a Senior Scientist with DuPont. She is married to Dr. Jeremy Blanks (PhD 95).
Wu, Xiangli	PhD	Metzger	After completing his PhD, Dr. Wu accpeted a position at the Beckman Institute in California as a post-doctorial associate.
Zong, Kyukwan	PhD	Wallace	Dr. Zong is currently an associate professor at Chonbuk National University in Korea.
Battle, William Dudley, III	MS	Wallace
Cheng, Song	MS	Nikles	Mr. Cheng works on polymeric coatings for advanced lithium batteries at MolTech.
Clark, Terry	MS	Baker
Dennis, Latitia Yuvonne	MS	Cava	Ms. Dennis currently works as a research scientist for Zeneca Corporation, Mobile AL
Lin, Chia-Rong	MS	Caine
Liu, Jinchu	MS	Wallace
Royer, April Carter	MS	Vincent	Dr. Carter remained at UA and earned a PhD from Dr. Vincent in 1999.
Webb, Russell Ira	MS	Nikles	Mr. Webb is employed by ECC International where he works on quality control of kaolin and other clay products.
Zhang, Baili	MS		Mr. Zhang works for Research Technology in Houston.

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1994

Arant, Mark E.	PhD	Caine	Dr. Arant is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. His research focuses on organic synthesis.
Fuller, Joan	PhD	Atwood
Hu, Zhongying "Frank"	PhD	Cava
Hollis, Rebecca Vincent	PhD	Atwood	Dr. Hollis is currently working at Los Alamos National Lab.
Johnson, Stephen C.	PhD	Baker
Lee, Wan-Jin	PhD	Metzger	Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Material Science in the Fine Chemicals Engineering Department in Korea.
Oh, Jonghoon	PhD	Cha	Dr. Oh is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Chonnam University in Korea.
Stephenson, E. Kyle	PhD	Cava
Tucker, David	PhD	Kispert	Dr. Tucker is President of a venture capital company in Vance, AL. His company successfully developed a business to turn wood waste into useable products. The resulting company is currently worth $150 million.
Whitlock, Christine	PhD	Cava	Dr. Whitlock is currently an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Georgia Southern University. Her research focuses on organic synthesis of naturally occuring bisindoles.
Wood, Jonathan D.	PhD	Caine	Dr. Wood is a patent lawyer working for Tennesse Eastman Corp. in Kingsport, TN.
Yang, Zhenyu	PhD	Thrasher
Zhongying, Hu "Frank"	PhD	Cava	Dr. Zhongying is a Research Scientist working for Lightwave Microsystems Corp in Santa Clara, CA.
Correa, Julio H.	MS	Bertsch
Schoene, Melissa P.	MS	Wallace

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1993

Scordilis-Kelley, Chariclea Argyro ("Charlie")	PhD	Carlin
Madappat, Krishnan V.	PhD	Thrasher
Hathcock, Stanley Lester ("Lee")	PhD	Bertsch
Koussiafes, Perry M.	MS	Bertsch
Lin, Wen	MS	Timkovich

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1992

Jones, Thomas King, Jr.	PhD	Kendrick
Joshi, Makarand V.	PhD	Cava
Khaled, Mazen Mohammed	PhD	Kispert
Kois, Adam	PhD	Caine	Dr. Kois is a Research Chemist in a biotech company in San Diego, CA.
Kotian, Pravin L.	PhD	Cava	Dr. Kotian is a Senior Scientist at Biocryst, Inc. Birmingham, AL.
May, Michael Todd	PhD	Atwood	Dr. May is a professor of chemistry at Darton College in Georgia.
Niziurski-Mann, Renée	PhD	Cava
Orr, Glenn William	PhD	Atwood
Randolph, John T.	PhD	Baker
Robinson, David Kerry	PhD	Atwood
Schedler, David John Adam	PhD	Baker
Wells, Carl D.	PhD	Bertsch
Yan, Shijia	PhD	Baker
Harris, William Francis, III	MS
Lu, Yansong	MS	Wallace

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1991

Cai, Mengli	PhD	Timkovich
Spears, Dennis Ross	PhD	Kispert
Chen, Xinhai	MS	Kispert

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1990

Al-Akhdar, Walid A.	PhD	Kendrick
Asavaroengchai, Chinnarong	PhD	Metzger
Blazis, Vincent J.	PhD	Baker
Bondoc, Flordeliza Yap	PhD	Timkovich
Chau, Mei Hing	PhD	Timkovich
Chen, Wha	PhD	Cava
Cragg, Peter J.	PhD	Atwood	After leaving Tuscaloosa Dr. Cragg spent a year at SUNY, Stony Brook, as a postdoc with Prof. Tom Bell synthesizing torands before returning to England. He had a further 18 month postdoc in the computational chemistry group of Prof. Mike Drew at the University of Reading. His first faculty position was in the Chemistry Division of the School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences at the University of Brighton in 1993, also in the UK. where he is currently a Reader (a position just below full Professor) in supramolecular chemistry.
Drost, Kevin J.	PhD	Cava
Plishka, Martin J.	PhD	Atwood
Robinson, David A.	PhD	Morrobel-Sosa
Stephens, Keith M.	PhD	Morrobel-Sosa
Williamson, Cynthia K.	PhD	Kispert
Emery, Lori Ann	MS	Baker
Krishnamoorthy, Shankar	MS	Metzger

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