Below is information we have received from past members in
Tim's lab.
If you are a former member of the Swager group , we invite you
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Newest posting(s): November 28, 2011
| Work Information |
Degree Obtained While in Tim's |
Last Year in Group |
About yourself
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Date Submitted |
| Dr. John P. Amara Rohm and Hass Electronic Materials Senior Scientist 455 Forest St Marlborough, MA 01752 USA email: john.p.amara@gmail.com |
Ph.D. | 2006 | 06/26/08 | |
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Dr. Ghislaine C. Bailey
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Ph.D. | 2006 | Just thought I would send an update to the group. I have just returned to work after my one year maternity leave (a benefit of living in Canada!). Zachariah is almost 13 months now and is a busy little boy! Curtis and I are still in Calgary, but we definitely miss Boston! | 10/23/09 |
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Ms. Rebekah E. Bjork email: bjork@mit.edu |
Lab Manager | 2008 | Working over in the Drennan Lab doing Protein Crystallography. | |
| Dr. Hindy E Bronstein Fordham University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Department of Natural Science 113 West 60th Street, LL 817F New York, NY 10023 Ph: 212-636-7141 Fax: 212-636-7217 email: hbronstein@fordham.edu |
Postdoc Appt | 2001 | Well, prison life - I mean teaching at an undergraduate
institute - has been keeping me busy and anti-social. I'm sorry I've been
bad at keeping in touch! I got married to Dan Lifshitz in Aug, 2003. No kids yet but we're working on it :). |
06/03/2004 |
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Dr. Craig A Breen |
Ph.D. | 2005 | 02/19/2007 | |
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Dr. Paul D Byrne |
Ph.D. | 2006 | 06/26/2008 | |
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Dr. Zhihua Chen |
Ph.D. | 2007 | Just had a daughter, Danielle, who is about three months old now. | 05/27/2009 |
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Dr. Khushrav B Crawford |
Postdoc Appt | 1998 | Still working for Firmenich (R&D) but I moved to Switzerland (Geneva) in June 2002. Having a wonderful time here. | 05/05/2004 |
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Dr. Bob Deans Ph: 617-441-8871 ext. 103 |
Postdoc Appt | 1999 | Married in Glasgow University Chapel (Scotland) - July '00; Son born - Dec '03 - Ruadhri Robert Deans (pronounced same as "Rory") | 05/04/2004 |
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Mr. William R Dichtel Ph: 510-682-6656 |
UROP | 2000 |
May 2004: I am a fourth year graduate student working for Jean Frechet
at Berkeley. I hope to graduate before too long. added 9/2005 Take care all, |
05/31/2006 |
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Mr. Robert F Eaton |
M.Sc. | 2003 |
Rob passed away on February 23, 2007 |
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Prof. Stephan Holger Eichhorn |
Postdoc Fellow | 2001 | 05/18/2004 | |
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Prof. Gaku Fukuhara Ph: +81-6-6879-7922 |
Postdoc Fellow | 2008 | Website | 10/08/2009 |
| Prof. Hongwei Gu Soochow University Professor of Chemistry B411, Building 701 College of Chemistry, Chemical Engingeering and Materials Science Suzhou, Jiang Su Province 215123 P. R. China Phone: +86-65880905 Fax: +86-65880905 |
Postdoc Fellow | 02/03/2009 | ||
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Dr. Marc B Goldfinger Ph: 302-695-9273 |
Ph.D. | 1996 |
Married to Lynn (another former Swager student) and have one daughter, Erica (3 years old). Recently marked my 8th year with DuPont. |
05/04/2004 |
| Ms. Irina Gorodetskaya Caltech Graduate student 1200 E California Blvd M/C 164-30 Pasadena, CA 91125 email: iragor@its.caltech.edu |
UROP | 2002 | I am a second year graduate student in Bob Grubbs' group at Caltech. | 05/19/2004 |
| Dr. Masasho Hasegawa Kitasaso University Assistant Professor 1-15-1 Kitasato Sagamihara 228-8555 Japan Ph: +81-426-77-8158 Fax: +81-426-77-9961 email: masai.h@kitasato-u.ac.jp |
Postdoc Fellow | 2005 | http://www.kitasato-u.ac.jp/sci/resea/kagaku/HP_kinou/Index.html | 01/15/09 |
| Dr. Johan Hoogboom Avantor Performance Materials Group Leader Photovoltaics Teugseweg 20 Deventer 7418AM Netherlands Ph: +31-570-687-500 email: johan.hoogboom@avantormaterials.com |
Postdoc Fellow | 2006 | 04/11/2011 | |
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Prof. Hsiu-Fu Hsu |
Postdoc Fellow | 1999 | http://www2.tku.edu.tw/~tscx/Teachers/HHF.htm | 05/12/2004 |
| Prof. Jinsang Kim University of Michigan Assistant Professor 2090 H.H.Dow Materials Science and Engineering Ann Arbor 48019-2136 Ph: 734-936-4681 Fax: 734-763-4788 email: jinsang@umich.edu |
Ph.D. | 2001 | 05/14/2004 | |
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Dr. Tae-Hyun Kim Ph: 423-229-5598 |
Postdoc Appt | 2003 | 05/01/2004 | |
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Dr. Douglas M. Knawby |
Ph.D. (UPenn) |
I am still at Merck working as the Automation Manager
for the Vaccine and Deb is fine. |
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| Dr. Paul HJ Kouwer Radboud University Nijmegen - Netherlands Assistant Professor Institute for Molecules and Materials Radboud University Nijmegen Toernooiveld 1 Nijmegen 6525 ED Netherlands Ph: +31-24-365-2464 |
Postdoc Fellow | 2006 | 06/26/2008 | |
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Dr. Kenichi Kuroda Ph: 215-573-7524 |
Ph.D. | 2003 | 04/30/2004 | |
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Prof. Dongwhan Lee Ph: 812-855-9364 |
Postdoc Associate | 2003 |
We are slowly getting used to peaceful life in this midwest college town. Mina started her Ph.D. last year. CS building sits next to Chemistry here, and she can always find out
when I am slacking off! |
03/13/2008 |
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Prof. Mindy Levine Ph: 401-874-4243 |
Postdoc Associate | 2010 |
I've been keeping busy trying to start my own research group at the University of Rhode Island, running after my eleven month old son, spending a little time with my husband, and taking care of our new house. |
09/06/2010 |
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Dr. Jessica H Liao Ph: 858-655-3910 |
Ph.D. | 2007 | Wow! It has been almost two years since being in Tim's group. Nick and I just recently got engaged, we haven't set a date yet but still deciding on what coast to get married at. We do miss Cambridge lots, although can't beat the beautiful San Diego weather. Hope everyone is well! | 07/06/2009 |
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Ms. Cristina E Little Shunk |
M.Sc. | 1995 |
I married Don Shunk in 2000 and we have little boy, Blaise Keegan, who was born in Jan. 2003. My husband is a police officer and army reservist. My work is MUCH more interesting than the title suggests. I love my job, and although a chemistry degree is not the traditional
background of the people I work with, there are a few others. |
6/17/2004 |
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Dr. Timothy M. Long |
Ph.D. | 10/1/04 | ||
| Prof. Mark MacLachlan University of British Columbia Assistant Professor 2036 Main Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1 Canada Ph: 604-822-3070 email: mmaclach_at_chem.ubc.ca |
Postdoc Fellow | 2001 | Enjoying the West Coast! Married (Erin), no kids, no pets. Coffee
consumption has levelled at ca. 12 cups per day.
http://www.chem.ubc.ca/personnel/faculty/maclachlan/index.shtml |
05/10/2004 |
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Prof. Michael (Mike) J Marsella Ph: (909) 787-7223 |
Ph.D. | 1995 | http://www.chem.ucr.edu/faculty/marsella/marsella.html
Wife: Caryn (Tim - note spelling); Daughters: Abby and Zoe. |
05/04/2004 |
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Prof. Anne J. McNeil Ph: 734-615-5204 |
Postdoc Fellow | 2007 | Check out my faculty and group websites for updates on my professional career. http://www.umich.edu/~michchem/faculty/mcneil/index.html http://www.umich.edu/~ajmlab/ | 08/24/2007 |
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Prof. D. Tyler McQuade Ph: 607-254-4550 |
Postdoc Fellow | 2001 | http://www.chem.cornell.edu/faculty/index.asp?fac=39 | 04/30/2004 |
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Dr. Koji Miki |
Posdoc Fellow | 2004 | http://www.ehcc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/eh31/home/index-e.html | 08/23/2007 |
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Prof. Joong-Ho Moon Ph: 305-348-1368 |
Postdoc Appt | 2001 | Assistant prof life at age 42(?). I forgot my age. It's been busy but I like it. | 03/09/2009 |
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Dr. Jocelyn M Nadeau Phone: 845-575-3000 |
Postdoc Appt | 2005 | 02/05/2008 | |
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Prof. Yutaka Nishiyama |
Visiting Scientist | 2001 | 06/01/2004 | |
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Dr. Akihiro Ohira
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Postdoc Fellow | 2004 | 4/15/2006 | |
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Dr. Alex J Paraskos Ph: 435-863-2392 |
Ph.D | 2003 |
Mountain biking, skiing, ice hockey, hiking. My wife Stacie and I are expecting our first child May 28th, 2004. We have bought a house in North Ogden and are enjoying the outdoors here as much as possible. Sept 2007 update Stacie and I now have two little girls; Georgia (3 1/2) and Elaina (9 months). Between entertaining the little ones, working, skiing and biking we've got our hands full. If anybody wants to come blow stuff up in the desert for a living give me a call! |
05/03/2004 |
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Dr. Tony Pullen Ph: 617-778-5724 |
Postdoc Appt. | 2000 | After I left Tim's group I worked at E Ink Corp.
for 3 years and now am employed with A123Systems. The wonderful world of
MIT start-ups...
With two children (Jacob 4 and Elizabeth 1), job and perpetual home improvement projects, I have no time for hobbies except an occasional fishing trip. |
06/25/2004 |
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Dr. Sandra Rifai email: srifai@srubiosystems.com |
Postdoc Fellow | 2005 | Married Craig in 2005 (former Swager grad student) and came home with a honeymoon surprise - his name is Briac and he is almost two. Working part-time as a chemist and full-time as a mom :) | |
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Dr. Andrew Satrijo Ph: 651-733-9176 |
Ph.D | 2007 | After graduating in June, I got married two weeks later to Elizabeth. Then we went traveling to Fiji, Australia, and Indonesia! This week, I started in my new position at 3M in the Twin Cities of Minnesota! | 08/30/2007 |
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Mr. Johannes Sprafke
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M.Sc. | 2007 | Started my PhD (here they call it D.Phil.) in Oxford
in October 2007. I am working in the group of Harry Anderson. (http://users.ox.ac.uk/%7Ehlagroup/) Submit: Submit |
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Dr. Kazunori Sugiyasu Ph: +81-29-859-2110 |
Postdoc Fellow | 2007 | 08/23/2007 | |
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Dr. Ryo Takita
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Postdoc Fellow | 2007 | http://www.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/icr-bin/KUICR_info_e.pl?user=takita+ryo | |
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Prof. Yohei Takeda
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Postdoc Fellow | 2011 | Web site: http://www.chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/~minakata-lab/english/index.html or http://www.dma.jim.osaka-u.ac.jp/kg-portal/aspI/RX0011D.asp?UNO=21720&page= | 04/11/2011 |
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Dr. Masayuki Takeuchi |
Visiting Scientist | 2001 | 08/02/2007 | |
| Prof. Mark Taylor University of Toronto Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, LM622 80 St. George St Toronton, ON M5S 3H6 Canada Ph: 416-946-0571 |
PostDoc Appt | 2007 | http://www.chem.utoronto.ca/peoples/faculty_profile.php?id=165 Between being an assistant professor and being a dad I manage to keep pretty busy. Be sure to drop me a line if you are planning to head north of the border. | 06/26/2008 |
| Dr. Sam Thomas Harvard University Postdoc 12 Oxford Street Box #238 Cambridge, MA 02138 USA email: sthomas@fas.harvard.edu |
Ph.D. | 2006 | I'm about 6 months away from wrapping up a 3-year postdoc with George Whitesides. I've been on the academic job market this year, with high hopes for a position somewhere good. Arabela and I have no kids yet, but we have a puppy, so that keeps life interesting enough! | 01/15/09 |
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Dr. J. D. Tovar Ph: 847-467-4928 |
Ph.D. | 2002 |
I am in the middle of a postdoc with Sam Stupp focused on incorporating useful electronic properties into self-assembling biomaterials. Aside from that, Melissa and I will have our wedding in Chicago in August 2004. I've just recently accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins starting in the fall |
04/30/2004 |
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Dr. Koushik Venkatesan Tel: 044-6354694 (office) |
Postdoc Appt. | 2007 | ||
| Dr. Arkadi Vigalok Tel Aviv University Senior Lecturer (tenure track) School of Chemistry Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv 69978 Israel Ph: 972-3-6408617 Fax: 972-3-6406205 email: avigal@post.tau.ac.il |
Postdoc Appt. | 2002 |
Rachel will be three years old this year. She doesn't leave too much time for hobbies! But we've already seen one movie since we moved here. |
06/01/2004 |
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Prof. Yossi Weismann Ph: 773-702-6107 |
Postdoc Appt. | 2011 | 11/28/2011 | |
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Prof. Vance E Williams Ph: 604-291-3352 |
Postdoc Fellow | 2000 | Started at SFU in 2000. Birth of daughter, Lily Camille, February 16, 2004. Between work and family, there's no time for hobbies.... | 04/30/2004 |
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Dr. Jordan Wosnick |
Ph.D. | 2004 | Baby Jonathan Wosnick was born in May 2008 and is keeping Caroline and I very busy! | 07/14/2008 |
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Prof. Bing Xu |
Ph.D. | 1996 | 05/04/2004 | |
| Prof. Shigehiro Yamaguchi Nagoya University Associate Professor Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science Nagoya University, Furo, Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 JAPAN Ph: +81-52-789-2291 Fax: +81-52-789-5947 email: yamaguchi@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp |
Visiting Scientist | 2001 | http://www.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~yamaguchi/index.html | 05/06/2004 |
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Prof. Jye-Shane Yang Ph: +886-3-4227402 |
Postdoc Fellow | 1998 | 05/04/2004 | |
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Dr. Yong Yang Ph: 908-730-2984 |
Ph.D. | 2008 | Moved to ExxonMobil in September 2010. Allergic reaction to DCC resumed (neighboring chemists love it!). | 01/05/2011 |
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Dr. Hsiao-hua (Bruce) Yu Ph: +81 (0)48-467-9512 |
Ph.D. | 2003 | http://www.riken.jp/lab/yuiru/index.htm | 07/22/2009 |
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Prof. Wei Zeng |
Postdoc Appt. | 2008 | 8/17/2008 | |
| Dr. Hanxing Zheng DuPont Senior Research Chemist 600 Coralberry Ct. Wilmington, DE 19808 Ph: (304)863-4635 Fax: (304)863-4391 email: hanxing.zheng@usa.dupont.com |
Ph.D. | 1995 |
Married to Shuang Wang and have a daughter Michelle (4 year old). Worked for Elsicon Inc. after graduation and joined DuPont six months ago. |
05/10/2004 |
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Dr. S. Sherry Zhu |
Ph.D. | 1997 |
Moved back to US from Guangzhou at the end of 2007. Son is in the second grade now. |
03/30/2010 |