Group Alumni
Former Group Members
This list isn’t quite complete. We’ve lost touch with a few of you. If you’re not on this list, or if you are on the list and have an update for us, please send Stephen your info!
Aaron Bloomfield
(2005-2007)
Undergraduate Cornell ’08
Banglin Chen
(2002)
Postdoctoral Researcher Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
University of Texas-Pan Am
Wonyoung Choe
(1998)
“Structural studies on silver (I) coordination networks of low-symmetry ligands and on dysprosium copper tellurides” Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
University of Nebraska
Barbara Fallon
(2008)
Undergraduate Cornell ’11
Brendan Foran
(1991-1996)
“Superlattice structure in chalcogen square-net charge density wave phases” Research Scientist
Electronics & Photonics Lab
The Aerospace Corporation
Daniel Fredrickson
(2000-2005, joint with Roald Hoffmann)
“The Nowotny chimney ladder phases: The role of electron counts and interfaces in the stability of intermetallic compounds” Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
Geoffrey Gardner
(1998)
“Porous coordination networks based on trigonal ligand topologies and silver (I) trifluoromethanesulfonate”
Laura Hoistad Strauss
(1988-1993)
“Second moment scaling and the relationship of geometric and electronic structure” Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Northern Iowa
Nate Johnson
(2007-2008)
Undergraduate Cornell ’10
Yuan-Hon Kiang
(1994-2000)
“Structure, reactivity, and tailoring of porous organic solids based on phenylacetylene silver coordination networks” Senior Scientist
Amgen Inc.
Abhijit Mallik
(1998-2004)
“Small amphiphilic organics, coordination extended solids, and minimal curvature structures” Process Engineer
Applied Materials
Gap Fill Dielectrics
Ben Nebgen
(2007-2008)
Undergraduate Cornell ’10
Roger Rousseau
(1991-1995)
“Molecular orbital models for electronic and structural properties of organic and inorganic materials” Senior Staff Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Lab
Joshua Teal Schmidt
(2006)
“Orthorhombic γ-brasses in the Pd-Cd system: Their long c-axis and composite crystal description, chemical twinning, and atomic site preferences” Physics Teacher
Marianapolis Prep School
Fernando Sha
(2006-2007)
Undergraduate Cornell ’09
Michael Shatruk
(2001-2003)
Postdoctoral Researcher Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
Florida State University
Adrian So
(2005-2007)
Undergraduate Cornell ’08
Junliang Sun
(2004-2005, 2006-2007)
Postdoctoral Researcher Postdoctoral Researcher
Structural Chemistry
Stockholm University
Evgeny Todorov
(2001)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Lieu Tran
(2001-2003)
Undergraduate Medical Student
University of Rochester
Dhandapani Venkataraman
(1992-1996, joint with Jeff Moore)
“Structural studies of coordination networks based on multitopic organic ligands and silver (I) salts” Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
University of Massachusetts
Min Yuan
(2000-2005, joint with Frank DiSalvo)
“Metal clusters and pi-organics: In pursuit of multi-dimensional molecular metals” Postdoctoral Researcher
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Zhengtao Xu
(1996-2001)
“Structure rationalization and prediction of two-component organic crystals: Volume fraction, interface topology, and porous covalent networks” Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biology & Chemistry
City University of Hong Kong
Qiyu Zheng
(2004-2005)
Postdoctoral Researcher Associate Professor
Institute of Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Baoqing Zhou
(2008)
Undergraduate Cornell ’11
