Bohn Group Alumni

The following is a list of students, postdoctoral associates, and visiting scientists who have worked in our laboratory, along with their current place of employment.

• Soma Chattopadhyay, “Material Characterization, Patterning and Adsorbate-Induced Modulation of Light Emission of Porous Silicon Produced by Metal-Assisted Electroless Etching,” Ph.D. 2006. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL).
  
  
• Donald M. Cropek, “Orientation in Adsorbate-Adsorbate Complexes Studied by a Waveguide Linear Dichroism Technique,” Ph.D. 1991. (U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, IL).
  
  
• Jeffrey F. Dorsten, “Spectroscopic Characterization of the Near Surface Electronic Structure of Surface Modified III-V Semiconductors,” Ph.D. 1996. (Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX).
  
  
• Phillip A. Drake,“Surface-Enhanced Raman and Surface Plasmon Resonance Measurements of Case II Diffusion Events on the Nanometer Length Scale,” Ph.D. 1995. (Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH).
  
  
• Christine E. Evan, Postdoctoral Associate, 2/91 - 6/93 (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI).
  
  
• Keqing Fa, Postdoctoral Associate (Ph.D., University of Utah) Molecular Gates, 6/04 – 5/06 (Ciba Fine Chemicals, Tarrytown, NY).
  
  
• Nicholas F. Fell, Jr, “Characterization of Diffusion Processes in Thin Polymer Films via Optical Waveguide Techniques,” Ph.D. 1993. (U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD).
  
  
• Christine M. Finni, “Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy: Instrument Engineering and the Investigation of Porous Gallium Arsenide Structure-Property Relationships,” Ph.D. 1998. (Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR).
  
  
• Millicent A. Fireston, Postdoctoral Associate, 1/94 - 1/96 (Staff Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL).
  
  
• Pamela R. Fische, Postdoctoral Associate, 7/95 - 6/97 (Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR).
  
  
• Glenn A. Fried, Postdoctoral Associate, 5/98 - 12/99 (Beckman Institute, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL).
  

• Enid N. Gatimu, Postdoctoral Associate, 5/04 - 6/08 (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL).
  

• Hun-Gi Hong, Postdoctoral Associate, 8/91 - 2/93 (Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea).
  
  
• Kenneth D. Hughes, Postdoctoral Associate, 5/89 - 7/91 (Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA).
  
  
• Paula J. Kemery, Postdoctoral Associate, 7/96 - 6/98 (Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH).

• Travis L. King, "Fabrication, Metrology, and Transport Characterization of Single Polymeric Nanopores in Three-Dimensional Hybrid Microfluidic/Nanofluidic Devices," Ph.D. 2009. (ERDC-CERL, Champaign, IL).
  
  
• John S. Kirk, VIII, “Colloidal Gold as Molecular Capture Devices in Hybrid Nano/Microfluidic Systems for Mass-Limited Sample Analysis,” Ph.D. 2005. (University of Arizona, Department of Chemistry, Tucson, AZ).
  
  
• Scott R. Kisting, “Optical Properties of III-V Semiconductors,” Ph.D. 1991. (Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI).
  
  
• Sharon Y. Lau, “Studies of Reaction Mechanisms of Benzotriazole on Copper Oxides Using Optical and Electron Spectroscopies,” M.S. 1994. (Hitachi Instruments, Parsippany, NJ).
  
  
• Xiuling Li, Research Assistant Professor, 8/98 - 3/01 (Epiworks, Champaign, IL).
  
  
• Ishika Lokuge, “Nanoscale Hydrogel Films and Polymer Brushes Grafted onto Nanocapillary Array Membranes for Externally Controllable Size-Selective Molecular Transport,” Ph.D. 2006. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL).
  
  
• Wenyuan L, Postdoctoral Associate, 5/92 - 6/95 (Beckman Instruments, Chaska, MN).
  
  
• Amy. L. Lusk (Weinheimer), “Spectral and Spatial Heterogeneity in Molecular Assemblies of Amino Styryl Pyridinium Dyes,” Ph.D. 2000 (Kimberly Clark, Neenah, WI).
  
  
• James E. Maslar, “Spectroscopic Characterization of Dry Etch-Induced Modification in III-V Semiconductors and Semiconductor Heterostructures,” Ph.D. 1993. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD).
  
  
• Daniel R. Miller, “Depth Profiling in Thin Films via Waveguide Spectroscopy,” Ph.D. 1987. (Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI).
  
  
• Jill M. Olinger, Postdoctoral Associate, 9/89 - 7/91 (Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN).
  
  
• Guoguang Qian, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 6/05 - 6/07 (Ball State University, Muncie, IN).
  
  
• Steven W. Rynders, “Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Hydrogenated Silicon Carbide Films from Novel Precursors,” Ph.D. 1991. (Air Products, Allentown, PA).
  
  
• Quan Song, Postdoctoral Associate, 6/92 - 8/95 (Rexham Custom, Charlotte, NC).
  
  
• Jack Steehler, Visiting Professor 6/92 - 8/92, 8/95 - 7/96 (Roanoke College, Salem, VA).
  
  
• Dennis A. Stephens, “Enhanced Pathlength Absorption Measurements Using Optical Waveguide Structures,” Ph.D. 1988. (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL).
  
  
• Troy A. Tanzer, “Near-surface electronic structure on InAs(100) modified with self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiols,” Ph.D. 1999. (Advanced Micro Devices, Dreseden, Germany).
  
  
• Roger H. Terri, Postdoctoral Associate, 8/95 - 7/98 (San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA).
  
  
• Dennis J. Walls, “Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy at Dielectric Interfaces,” Ph.D. 1989. (E.I. duPont de Nemours Co., Wilmington, DE).
  
  
• Kris (Xiaofeng) Wang, Postdoctoral Associate (Ph.D., University of Toronto) Molecular Gates, 5/05 – 7/06 (Astra-Zeneca, Wilmington, DE).
  
  
• Qian Wang, Postdoctoral Associate (Ph.D., Beijing University) Artificial Chemotaxis, 3/02 – 5/06 (Unilever, Chicago, IL).
  
  
• Xuejun Wang, Research Assistant Professor, 6/05 - 6/07 (Nalco Chemical Co., Wheaton, IL).
  
  
• Todd L. Williamson, “Porous Gallium Nitride Generated by Electroless Etching: Morphology Optical Properties and Sensing Applications,” Ph.D. 2005. (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM).
  
  
• Susan T. Wollman, “Surface Raman Scattering from Assemblies of Genetically Engineered Metalloproteins,” M.S. 1992.
  
  
• Zhi Xu, Postdoctoral Associate, 11/91 - 6/94 (Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis).
  
  
• Jing Yang, Postdoctoral Assocate (Ph.D., University of Connecticut) Molecular Gates, 10/04 – 7/06 (PharmaForce, Columbus, OH).
  
  
• Yang Zhang, “Structural Characterization of Sulfur-Based Monomolecular Thin Films I. Langmuir-Blodgett Films Derived from Multisulfur Heterocycles II. Second-Harmonic Generation Studies of Alkanethiolates on Ag and Au”. Ph.D. 1997. (China National Scientific Instruments & Materials Import-Export Corporation, Beijing, P.R. China).
  
  
• Yumo Zhang, “Studies of Structure and Reactivity in Monolayer Assemblies. 1. Ozonolysis of Alkanethiolate Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au. 2. In-Plane Resistivity of Ultrathin Au Films as a High Sensitivity, Molecularly Differentiated Probe of Chemisorption at the Liquid-Metal Interface,” Ph.D. 1999 (Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH).