Kenttämaa Labs
Analytical & Physical Organic Chemistry
Alumni 1990-2025
| Name | Degree Earned |
Year Graduated |
Where they are now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Blaudeau | Ph.D. | Fall 2024 | ||
| Caroline Rowell | Ph.D. | Fall 2024 | Post-Doctoral Fellow at NASA | |
| Caleb Buchanan | M.S. | Fall 2024 | ||
| Lan Xu | Ph.D. | Fall 2023 | ||
| Ruth Anyaeche | Ph.D. | Fall 2023 | Corteva | |
| Jacob Guthrie | Ph.D. | Summer 2023 | U.S. Naval Research Lab | |
| Tanya Peng | M.S. | Spring 2023 | ||
| Yue (Nancy) Fu | Ph.D. | Spring 2023 | Corteva | |
| Brent Modereger | Ph.D. | Spring 2023 | Inotiv | |
| Victoria Boulos | Ph.D. | Fall 2022 | ||
| Yuyang Zhang | Ph.D. | Fall 2022 | ||
| Hao-Ran (Ben) Lei | Ph.D. | Fall 2022 | ||
| Wanru Li | Ph.D. | Summer 2022 | Gilead | |
| Judy Kuan-Yu Liu | Ph.D. | Spring 2022 | Eli Lilly | |
| Erlu Feng | Ph.D. | Spring 2022 | Amgen | |
| Kawthar Alzarieni | Ph.D. | Fall 2021 | Jordan University of Sience and Technology | |
| Jacob Milton | jrmilton@lbl.gov | Ph.D. | Summer 2021 | Post-Doctoral Fellow at Berkeley National Lab |
| Jifa Zhang | jzhang3326@gatech.edu | Ph.D. | Summer 2021 | Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Xin Ma |
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Ph.D. | Fall 2020 | Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota |
| Rashmi Kumar | Ph.D. | Summer 2020 | Stanford University School of Medicine | |
| Jeremy Manheim | jeremy.manheim@merck.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2020 | Merck |
| Duanchen Ding | duanchen_ding@163.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2019 | |
| Zaikuan (Josh) Yu | zyu45@jhmi.edu | Ph.D. | Summer 2019 | Post-Doctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins |
| Edouard Niyonsaba | Ph.D. | Summer 2019 | DuPont | |
| Xueming Dong | Ph.D. | Spring 2019 | NREL | |
| Mark Romanczyk | Ph.D. | Spring 2019 | Peraton | |
| McKay Easton | Finished Post-Doc with group | 2018 | ||
| Yuan Jiang | yuan.jiang1@merck.com | Ph.D. | Summer 2018 | Senior Scientist at Merck & Co., Inc. |
| Joann Max | joannmax@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2018 | Post-Doctoral Scientist at Eli Lilly and Company |
| John Kong | John.kong@merck.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2018 | Merck |
| Ravikiran Yerabolu | Ph.D. | Spring 2018 | Scientist at Moderna Therapeutics | |
| Raghu Kotha | raghukotha11@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2017 | Post doc at the department of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| Chunfen Jin | Chunfen.jin@honeywell.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2017 | Honeywell UOP, Chicago, senior R&D engineer/scientist |
| Priya Murria | pmurria@purdue.edu | Ph.D. | Spring 2017 | Staff scientist, Bindley Purdue University |
| Christopher Marcum | chrislmarcum@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Summer 2016 | Indiana State Department of Toxicology |
| Hanyu Zhu | hanyu_zhu@vrtx.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2016 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals |
| Mingzhe Li | left the program in 2016 | in China | ||
| Mckay Easton | Ph.D. in chemical engineering | Summer 2016 | Post Doc, C3Bio Purdue University | |
| Guannan Li | liguannan913@cmbchina.com | M.S. | Spring 2015 | |
| Alex Dow | alexrdow@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Summer 2015 | Merck |
| Weijuan Tang | weijuantang@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2015 | Dupont Valley, PA now at Merck |
| James Kennady | james.m.kennady@gsk.com | Ph.D. | Materials Science Lead, USMZEBTEC Technical, GMS Japan & Global RX Supply, GlaxoSmithKline | |
| Peggy Williams | Ph.D. | Summer 2014 | Post doc in University of Texas at Austin, with Jenny Brodbelt; CRANE, IN | |
| James Riedeman | jriedeman@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2014 | Senior Scientist, Global Analytical; Procter & Gamble, Winton Hill Business Center, 6280 Center Hill Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45224 |
| John Degenstein | john.degenstein@gmail.com | Ph.D. | ||
| Mohammad Sabir Aqueel | msaqueel1@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2014 | Lecturer, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette, IN; Orise Fellow at FDA/CDER |
| Huaming Sheng | huaming.sheng@merk.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2014 | Merck, Rahway, NJ 07065 |
| Ashley Wittrig | awittrig@gmail.com | Ph.D | Summer 2014 | ExxonMobil |
| Tiffany Jarrell (Prentice) | tprentice@anivive.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2014 |
Assoc. Director, Analytical & Quality Control, Anivive Life Sciences, 3250 Airflite Way, Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 9080, 337-372-0020 |
| Matt Hurt | hurtmatt@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2013 | Chevron |
| Vanessa Gallardo | vgallardov@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2013 | |
| Padmaja Narra | M.S. | Fall 2012 | ||
| Benjamin Owen | Ph.D. | Fall 2012 | Agilent | |
| Jinshan Gao | jinshqao@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Summer 2012 | Faculty Montclair State University, NJ |
| Enada Archibold | earchibold78@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2012 | Centers for disease Control and Prevention, GA |
| David Borton | jotunn518@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Summer 2012 | LECO |
| Fanny Widjaja | Fannydotwidjaja@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Summer 2012 | Agilent Indonesia |
| Lucas Amundson | lucas.mark.amundson@basf.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2011 | BASF |
| Laura Haupert | Ph.D. | 2011 | OMI Industries Indiana | |
| George O. Pates | Ph.D. | Spring 2011 | UCB Pharma, Indianapolis, IN | |
| Nelson Vinueza | nvinuez@ncsu.edu | Ph.D. | Summer 2010 | Faculty at North Carolina State University |
| Lindsey Kirkpatrick |
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Ph.D. | Summer 2010 | Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO |
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David Pinkston
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Ph.D | Fall 2010 |
Department of Chemistry, IUPU Fort Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805 |
| Zhicheng Jin | zhicheng.jin2@gmail.com | Ph.D | Summer 2010 |
Research Assistant Professor, Northeast Ohio Medical University |
| Jennifer Reece | jennifer.nicole.reece@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2010 | |
| Sonoeun Yem | M.S. | Spring 2009 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | |
| Steven Habicht | Steven.CTR.Habicht@faa.gov | Ph.D | Fall 2009 | CNA 600 Maryland Ave. SW, Suite 800 W Washington, DC 20024 |
| Mingkun Fu | mingkun.fu@mpi.com | Ph.D | Summer 2009 | Scientist I Analytical Development, Small Molecules Millennium:The Takeda Oncology Company 40 Landsdowne Street Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| Putuma Gqamana | putuma.gqamana@uct.ac.za | Ph.D. | Summer 2008 |
Application Specialist, UWC/ARC Proteomics Facility, University of the Western Cape, South Africa |
| Bartlomiej Jankiewicz | bjankiewicz@wat.edu.pl | Ph.D. |
Fall 2008 |
Institute of Chemistry Military University of Technology ul. Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2 00-908 Warsaw 49 Poland |
| Penggao Duan | penggao.duan@modernatx.com | Ph.D. | Summer 2008 | Sr. Scientist, Analytical Development, Moderna Therapeutics |
| Michael Yurkovich | michaelY@phenomenex.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2008 | |
| Sen (Jason) Li | senli@eastman.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2008 | Analytical Chemistry Research Labs, Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Road B230, P.O. Box 1974 Kingsport, TN 37662-5230 Tel: (423) 229-3396 Fax: (423) 224-0414 |
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Ben Kirk |
bbk84@uow.edu.au | Year Visited: 2008 |
School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. |
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| Nicole C. Carreras | nikkic32@hotmail.com | Year Visited: 2008 | University of Puerto Rico | |
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Karinna Campbell |
karinnac@gmail.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2007 |
Covance Labs |
|
Linan Yang |
Ph.D. |
Fall 2007 |
144PL Bartlesville Technology Center, |
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Jayalakshmi Somuramasami |
Ph.D. |
Fall 2006 |
Senior Scientist - Analytical Chemistry in Development & Supply Merck & Co., 1011, Morris Avenue U-22-1-1200 laboratories, Union, NJ, 07083 Phone# 908-820-6664 | |
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Ryan Shea |
Ph.D. |
Summer 2006 |
Associate Research Scientist, Corteva, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268 | |
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John Torchia |
Ph.D. |
Summer 2005 |
BASi (Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.) |
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Katrina Nizzi |
Ph.D. |
Summer 2005 |
BASi (Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.) |
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Anthony Adeuya |
Ph.D. |
Fall 2005 |
Chemist, Arkansas Regional Lab |
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Kenroy E. Crawford |
Ph.D |
Summer 2005 |
Adjunct Professor at Gwinnett Technical College Center for Disease Control and Prevention, |
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Ji-ang Liu |
Ph.D. |
Summer 2005 |
Schering-Plough Company |
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Michael A. Watkins |
Ph.D. |
Spring 2005 |
Analytical Sciences Research & Development |
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Yiqun Huang |
yhuang03@nmsu.edu |
Ph.D. |
Fall 2005 |
New Mexico State University |
|
Larry Campbell |
Ph.D. |
Fall 2004 |
Research Scientist |
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Linhong Jing |
Ph.D. |
Fall 2004 |
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, |
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F. Sedinam Amegayibor |
sburton@glycomimetics.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2004 | Sr. Manager, Quality Control & Analytical Development, GlycoMimetics |
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Leo Guler
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leonard.p.guler@intel.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2002 | Intel Corporation |
| Rukeyser Thompson | Thompson8@dow.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2002 | Dow Chemical Company |
| Chris Petzold | cjpetzold@lbl.gov |
Ph.D. |
Fall 2002 | Joint BioEnergy Institute Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. 5885 Hollis St. - 4th Floor Emeryville, CA 94608 Tel: 510-495-2492 |
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Jason Price |
Ph.D. | Fall 2002 | Procter & Gamble | |
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Jenny Heidbrink
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HeidbrinkJ@MedImmune.com | Ph.D. | Fall 2001 | Celera |
| Shane Tichy | www.chem.tamu.edu/services/ms | Ph.D. | Fall 2001 |
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University |
| Chris Petucci | cpetucci@sbpdiscovery.org | Ph.D. | Fall 2001 | Director, Metabolomics Core, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute 6400 Sanger Rd.Orlando, FL 32827 407.745.2129 |
| Luis E. Ramirez-Arizmendi | luis.ramirez-arizmendi@exxonmobil.com |
Ph.D. |
Spring 2001 | ExxonMobil |
| Kami Thoen | kthoen@mmm.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2001 | 3M Drug Delivery Systems St. Paul, MN 651-733-2073 |
| Eric Nelson | enelson3@transformpharma.com |
Ph.D. |
Spring 2001 |
Transform Pharmaceuticals |
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Alex Artau |
alexander.artaucharriez@bms.com
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Ph.D. |
Spring 2001 |
Amgen Manufacturing,LTD P.O. Box 4060, Juncos, PR 00777 |
| Chris Stumpf | Chris.Stumpf@novartis.com | Ph.D. | Summer 2000 | Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research |
| Ying-Qing Yu | Ying_Qing_Yu@waters.com | Ph.D. | Summer 2000 | Principal Scientist Waters Corporation 34 Maple Street, MS-WM Milford MA 01757 |
| James Pérez-Marcano | jperez@pridco.com | Ph.D. | Spring 2000 |
Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company |
| Brian T. Hill | Ph.D. | Spring 2000 | Dow | |
| Michelle Byrd | byrdcm_a@hotmail.com | Ph.D. | Summer 1998 | |
| Rebecca Smith | Rebecca.L.Smith-1@usa.dupont.com | Ph.D. | Fall 1995 | DuPont |
| Diane Tutko Francisco | Diane.Francisco@covance.com | Ph.D. | Fall 1995 | Covance |
| Thilini Ranatunga | thilini.ranatunga@email.aamu.edu | Ph.D. | Spring 1995 | Research Associate Professor, Alabama A&M University, Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences |
| Krista (Gunther) Stirk | Ph.D. | Fall 1993 | ||
| Lori Zeller | zeller2@llnl.gov | Ph.D. | Spring 1993 | Advanced Scientific Consulting - Livermore, CA |
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Craig Claussen |
1992
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Phil Chou |
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Len Chyall
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| John Farrell, Jr. |
1990
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| Lan Gao |
1995
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Jared Gilbert
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Jim Kennady |
james.m.kennady@gsk.com |
Investogator |
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Marjatta Kiminkinen |
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Ruomei Li |
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Jaakko Nousiainen |
Ph.D. |
2001 |
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Marianne Nyman |
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Jaana Pakarinen |
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| Peiping (Patrick) Lin | patrick.lin@pharmoutlabs.com | Ph.D. | 1998 | Alta Analytical Lab as Director |
| Chad Trout | cct107@psu.edu | |||
| Pirjo Vainiotalo | Faculty at Joensuu University | |||
| Tom Hwang | a_tong525@yahoo.com | M.S. | 1995 | |
| Lori Castro | loricastro@cox-internet.com | M.S. | 1994 |