The Group
The group is constantly growing and this fall new members have joined us.
Matthew Lenze
Ph.D student since fall 2008.
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2008.
M.S. in Chemistry, 2010, University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Pushkar Shejwalkar
Ph.D student since fall 2008. e-mail
M.S. in Chemistry, Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, India, 2005.
M.S. in Chemistry, 2010, University of Missouri-St. Louis.
I received my Bachelor's Degree from Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, India. I received my Master's degree from the same institution in 2005 when I was awarded a GOLD Medal for academic excellence. I am interested in Synthetic Organometallic Chemistry and joined the group in Oct 2008.
Andria Widaman
PhD student since summer 2010.
M.S. in Chemistry, University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2010.
B.S. in Chemistry Knox College, 2005.
Erin Martin
Undergraduate research student. Erin is Secretary of the Chemistry Club.
Undergraduate student at UMSL, chemistry major.
Bryan Schoolman
Undergraduate research student.
Undergraduate student at UMSL.
Corey Hastings
Laboratory Volunteer.
Biochemistry and Biotechnology Masters student at UMSL.
Former Coworkers
Dr. Sergey Sedinkin
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2011, University of Missouri - St. Louis.M.S. in Chemistry, 2009, University of Missouri-St. Louis.
M.S. in Chemistry, 2006, Higher Chemical College of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Mai Nguyen
High school student, performed summer research in 2011 in our group within the Project SEED.
Kaylyn Bauer
High school student at Wentzville Holt High School, performed summer research in 2011 within the STARS program in our group.
Maria Martinez
Undergraduate Student at UMSL.
Matthew Brinker
Undergraduate student at UMSL.
Nichole Curvey
PhD student since fall 2009.
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2009.
Dr. Stephen Costin
Currently postdoctoral researcher at Louisiana State University - Health Sciences Center.
PhD in Chemistry, UMSL, 2010.
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 2006.
I grew up in St. Louis, moved to Wyoming in 1996 and returned to obtain my PhD at the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
I did undergraduate research at the University of Wyoming for one year
with Dr. Robert Corcoran. My research interests are organic
and organometallic synthesis.
Sabine Grupe
German exchange student in summer 2010. PhD student at the University of Cologne
I graduated with a Diploma (equivalent of a Thesis Master degree) from the University of Cologne (03/2005-09/2009).
I'm currently working on my dissertation in the group of Dr. Axel Jacobi von Wangelin in the Department of Chemistry after I finished my Diploma Thesis in September 2009.
Diploma Thesis (03/2009-9/2009) - "Optimized reaction conditions for iron catalyzed cross couplings"
PhD Thesis (since 11/2009) -"Iron catalyzed cross coupling reactions"
I received a DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - German Academic Exchange Service) fellowship, which has enabled me to spend a research period of four months at the University of Missouri with Prof. E. Bauer (05-09/2010).
Nandini Rajashanmugam
Undergraduate student at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, here presenting her poster at the 2010 ACS undergraduate research symposium at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Tia Harper
Student at Wentzville Holt High School. Tia performed in 2010 summer research with us within the STARS program.
Samantha Montoia
Undergraduate student at Westminster College, performed summer research in 2010 in our group.
Ryan McDonough
Intern. Graduated from UMSL in 2010.
And more former coworkers
Tim Meier (undergraduate Student)
Trang Truon (undergraduate student)
Tihana Thomas (undergraduate student)
Chao Lin (graduate student)
Chidume Aningo (undergraduate student)
Michael Lantzy (undergraduate student)
Nathan Birhanu (undergraduate student)
Alemu Azanaw (undergraduate student)
Christian Paeng (undergraduate student)
Interested?
You are looking for a summer internship or PhD program?
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Missouri - St. Louis accepts applications for our Ph.D. program all year long. You also might contact me if you are looking for a position as an undergraduate researcher. Please send me an email (contact data here).