Group Alumni

Matthew Chambers (2004-2007)
Graduate student for Dan Nocera, MIT
Michael Marshak (2003-2006)
Graduate student for Dan Nocera, MIT
Andrew Chadeayne (2001-2006)
Technical specialist for Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, and Dunner
Kurt Hirsekorn (2001-2006)
Currently at Dow Chemical
Devon Rosenfeld (1999-2004)
Postdoc for John Hartwig, Yale University
Orson Sydora (1999-2004)
Postdoc for Richard Jordan, University of Chicago
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
http://web.chem.ufl.edu/people/faculty/contact.php?id=14
Assistant Professor
Vassar College
http://faculty.vassar.edu/jotanski/tanski.htm
LeGrande Slaughter (1995-2000)
Thesis:
Synthesis and reactivity of early transition metal complexes: Equilibrium isotope effects in a titanium imido carbon-hydrogen bond activation system. Low valent tungsten compounds, and early-late heterobimetallic complexes.
Stephanie Strazisar (1995-2000)
Thesis:
Early transition metal insertion chemistry of polar monomers and the development of tetradentate amide based ligands for olefin oligomerizatino catalysts.
Ana-Rita Mayol (1994-1999)
Department of Chemistry
University of Puerto Rico

Thesis:
Synthesis and reactivity of low coordinate lowvalent titanium and tungsten complexes containing silox.

Tom Henry (1993-1996)
Daniel Schafer II (1993-1998)
Applications Chemist
Schrodinger Scientific Software
http://www.schrodinger.com
Troy Kleckley (1993-1998)
Thesis:
Carbon-nitrogen bond activatino of pyridines mediated by tris-silox niobium
Professor
University of York
Thomas Vaid (1992-1997)
Postdoc at Caltech with Nate Lewis, 1997-2000
Washington University in St. Louis, 2000- death, denial of tenure, or the offer from Harvard that Pete turned down
http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/faculty/vaid
vaid@wustl.edu
Jordan Bennett (1991-1996)
Thesis:
A kinetic and thermodynamic study of carbon-hydrogen bond activatino by a titanium imido complex.
Jeffrey Bonanno (1990-1995)
Thesis:
Synthesis and reactivity of tantalum silox complexes (silox = tri-tertbutyl-siloxide): tantalum-main group multiple bond formation (main group = nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, carbon), carbon-nitrogen bond oxidative addition, dative bonding to boron.
jbonanno@nysbc.org
Christopher Cummins (1987-1989)
Undergraduate Student at Cornell
Ph.D with R. Schrock, MIT
Professor of Chemistry at MIT
http://www.web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/faculty/cummins.html
Chris Shaller (1988-1993)
Thesis:
Carbon-hydrogen bond activation and related reactions involving early metal amido and imido complexes.
Katherine Covert (1987-1991)
Thesis:
Synthesis and reactivity of low-coordinate group 4 silox compounds: Oxidative addition of carbon-oxygen bonds.
Steve Baxter (1984-1989)
Thesis:
Synthesis and mechanistic studies of heterobimetallic complexes as models for heterogenous catalysts.
David Neithamer (1984-1989)
Currently at Dow Chemical

Thesis:
Perparation of novel pi-complexes and deoxygenation of small molecules and organic oxygenates by tris-silox tantalum in cluding a detailed mechanistic investigation into the carbon monoxide cleavage reaction.

Undergraduate student
Tim Lubben (1981-1986)
Thesis:
Reactivity of dioxygen with group 4 alkoxy alkyls: Insertion and oxygen atom transfer.
Bob LaPointe
Mark Banaszak Holl
Professor of Chemistry at University of Michigan
http://www.umich.edu/~bhgroup/
mbanasza@umich.edu

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