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Research Group
Faculty and Staff
Dr. Suzanne Bart
Edwin F. Peters Professor of Chemistry
Principal Investigator
Contact: sbart@purdue.edu
Website: https://www.chem.purdue.edu/activity/public/profile/chem/sbart
Dr. Matthias Zeller
Crystallographer and Manager of the Purdue X-ray diffraction laboratory
Post Docs
Dr. Ivan (Jake) Huerfano
Contact: ihuerfan@purdue.edu
Education:
Williams College - Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Chemistry
Indiana University - Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry
Project:
Uranium-Pnictogen Bonding
Experience:
(Undergraduate Research) Christopher Goh. 2014-2015. Synthesis of Bidentate Amine-Ether Ligands and of Their Complexes to Aluminum.
(Graduate Research) Kenneth Caulton / Jeremy Smith, 2016-2022. Multifaceted Approaches to Small Molecule Activation: Surface and Synthetic Strategies for Reductive Transformations.
(Postdoctoral Research) Warren Piers, 2022-2024 Development of Electronically Tunable N-Heterocyclic Borates.
Graduate Students
Lauren Lopez
Contact: lopez578@purdue.edu
Education:
University of Rochester - Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Bachelor of Arts in History
Project:
Low-Valent Uranium-Pnictogen Interactions With Varying Sterics and Electronics
Neptunium Multiple Bond Synthesis
Tetravalent Starting Materials for Berkelium. DOE SCGSR 2026 Fellowship - LBNL, Dr. Jennifer Wacker
Experience:
(Research) Ellen Matson, University of Rochester, 2020-2022. Synthesis and Characterization of Actinide Dipyrrolide Complexes.
Andrew Mitchell
Contact: mitch468@purdue.edu
Education:
University of Missouri - Columbia - Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Project:
Multi-Electron Redox Chemistry With Thorium
Neptunium Multiple Bond Synthesis
Experience:
(Research) Silvia Jurisson, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2018-2022. Development of bifunctional N2O2 Schiff base ligands for Re and Tc radiopharmaceuticals.
Katherine Kloosterman
Contact: kklooste@purdue.edu
Education:
Michigan State University - Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry
Project:
CdTe Photovoltaic Separation and Recycling
Chemical Engineering Collaboration
Experience:
(Research) Michigan State University Health Care Medicine Specialty Center - Endocrinology, Undergraduate Researcher
Ahmed Kangmennaa
Contact: akangmen@purdue.edu
Education:
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)- Ghana - Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Project:
Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Metals Utilizing Chelating Ligands
Experience:
(Research) Eric Selorm Agorku, KNUST, 2021-2024. Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Based Nanoparticles for Adsorption and Photocatalytic Applications.
MacKenzie Weaver
Contact: weave117@purdue.edu
Education:
Saint Mary’s College - Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
University of Notre Dame - Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
Project:
Thorium Multiple Bond Synthesis
Experience:
(Research) Toni Barstis, Saint Mary’s College, 2022-2024. X-Ray Crystallography to Elucidate the Chemical Structures of Famotidine, Cimetidine, Ranitidine, and Their Transition Metal Complexes.
Michael “River” Gallo
Contact: gallo23@purdue.edu
Education:
The College of New Jersey - Bachelors of Science in Chemistry
Project:
Synthesis of Uranium Imido Complexes
Experience:
(Research) Stephanie Sen, The College of New Jersey, 2019-2021. Design and Synthesis of Transition State Analog Inhibitors for Insect Isoprenoid Substrates.
Audrey Davis
Contact: davi2408@purdue.edu
Education:
Drury University- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Project:
Low-Valent Uranium-Pnictogen Direct Bond Interactions
Synthesis of High-Valent Bis-Oxo, Bis-Imido Uranium Species
Experience:
(Research) John Kiernicki, Drury University, 2021-2025. 'Self-Quenching' Hydrogen Bond Donor Organocatalysts
Undergraduates
Landon King
Tate Quinn
Keya Dutta
Post DOGtoral Fellows
Moose, Do.G.
Contact: moose_the_dog@purdue.edu
Education:
Doggy Daycare
Project:
Being the Largest Dog in the Group: An Ongoing Situation.
Countertop Foraging Behavior in Oversized Domestic Canines: A Case Study.
Non-Bowl Hydration Methods in Vertically Advantaged Canines.
Weston, Do.G.
Contact: weston_the_dog@purdue.edu
Education:
Doggy Daycare
Project:
An Analysis of Invisibility Attempts in a Super Cutie Pootootie.
The Effects of Being a Medium-Sized Good Boy with Extra-Large Four-Legged Siblings.
Living Large by Association: A Study in Relative Smallness.
Rio, Do.G.
Contact: rio_the_dog@purdue.edu
Education:
Doggy Daycare
Project:
Steric Hindrance Effects in High-Density Canine Systems.
Mass, Momentum, and the Accidental Knockover of Household Objects.
Living with Another Horse: Competitive Giantism in Great Danes.
Otto, Do.G. (In Doggy Heaven)
Contact: otto_the_dog@purdue.edu
Education:
Puppy Kindergarten
Blair Animal Clinic, 2009
Project:
The Effects of Licking and Cute Faces on Bart Group Energy States.
Alumni
Post Doc
Dr. Kelly Gullett
Current position: Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Richland, WA
Dr. Jerod Kieser
Current position: Research and Development Chemist/ Engineer II, Gentex - Zeeland, MI
Dr. Shane Galley
Current position: Principal Radiochemist, Curio LV - Washington, DC
Dr. Arnab Maity
Current position: Lead Chemist, Ecolab - Naperville, IL
Dr. Marco Crestani (deceased)
Dr. Adil Mohammad
Current Position: Senior Staff Fellow, Food and Drug Administration - Silver Spring, MD
Ph.D.
Dr. Madeleine Uible, 2024
Current postition(s): Project Manager, Pure Green Agriculture, Inc. - Raleigh, NC
Founder & Principal Project Manager and Consultant, Uible Solutions, LLC - Columbus, OH
Dr. Nathan Lin, 2024
Current postition: Senior Wet Process Engineer NVM, Micron Technology - Boise, ID
Dr. Diana Perales, 2022
Current position: Scientist, Boulder Scientific Company - Longmont, CO
Dr. Ramitha Rupasinghe, 2022
Current position: Advanced DRAM/ 3D DRAM Wet Process Staff Engineer, Micron Technology - Boise, ID
Dr. Tyler Collins, 2022
Current position: Visiting Professor, Grand Valley State University - Allendale, MI
Dr. Matthew Hewitt, 2021
Current position: CR&D Scientist II, Sterling Pharma Solutions - Germantown, WI
Dr. Caleb Tatebe, 2019
Current position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Presbyterian College - Clinton, SC
Dr. Ezra Coughlin, 2019
Current position: Principal Systems Engineer, Vantive - Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Dr. Kristen Gettys, 2018
Current position: Assistant Vice President, Indiana Agency Account Manager, Fidelity National Financial - Chicago, IL
Dr. Scott Pattenaude, 2018
Current position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Hygiene Officer, Greenville University - Greenville, IL
Dr. Sara Johnson, 2017
Current position: HSE R&D Advisor, AkzoNobel - Cincinnati, OH
Dr. John Kiernicki, 2016
Current position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Drury University - Springfield, MO
Dr. Christopher Clark, 2016
Current position: U.S. Pharma/Biopharma National Sales Manager, Bruker Daltonics - Chicago, IL
Dr. Nickolas Anderson, 2016
Current position: Manager, Los Alamos National Laboratory - Los Alamos, NM
Dr. Ellen Matson, 2013
Current position: Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Rochester - Rochester, NY
Dr. Steve Kraft, 2012
Current position: Director of Slurry Product Development and NA Development Manager, Entegris - Aurora, IL
M.S.
Isabella Portal, 2023
Current position: Chemistry Scientist, Gryffyn Life Sciences - West Lafayette, IN
Courtney Newberry, 2022
Current position: Technical Editor, ACS - Columbus, OH
Hannah Kline, 2022
Current position: Chemist II, Antylia Scientific - Raleigh, NC
Megan Whitefoot, 2021
Current position: Director of Marketing And Development, Medical Slim Florida - Winter Garden, FL
Dennis Cladis, 2012
Current position: Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, VA
Jessica Burkett, 2010
Current Position: Grade Teacher, Cambridge School - Baltimore, MD
Jill Lockhart, 2010
Current position: Southeast Division Manager, B. United International Inc - Orlando, FL
B.S.
- Allison Smolek
- Brandon Prokop
- Ace Rounds
- Eric George
- Michael Schwebach
- Colby Kayrouz
- Dalton Stanley
- Makayla Baxter
- Michaela Bronstetter
- Shannon Ford
- Joe McNaughton
- Shelby Croskey
- Grant Barnett
- Jaron Tong
- Selena Staun
- Stephanie Gonzalez
- Nathan Gignac
- Christopher Kuehner
- Justin Carter
- Mitchell Sheldrake
- Michael Wisthoff
- Derek Jorgensen
- Kyle Davis
- Brian Schaefer