Stacy Group
Solid State Chemistry
at UC Berkeley











Alumni
John Badding, An Unusual Series of Magnetic Phase Transitions in EuNi5P3
Ph.D., 1989
Penn State
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Diamond@Chem.psu.edu
 

C. Erin Becker, Structural Characterization of Nanowires and Nanowire Arrays
Ph.D., 2007

Researcher
Rob Bornick, Structure, Bonding, and Europium Valence in EuCo2-xNixP2 and EuCu1.75P2
Ph.D., 1993
Stacey Lowery-Bretz, Freshman Chemistry Assessment
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1995
Youngstown State University
Associate Professor 
slbretz@cc.ysu.edu

Virginia Carlson, Crystallization of Oxide Materials from Molten Metal Hydroxides: The Characterization of New High-Oxidation-State Bismuthates

Ph.D., 1991
Rohm and Haas
Research Scientist
rohmv2.rscvac@rohmhaas.com

Chris Caylor, Synthesis and Characterization of Skutterudite Thin Films and Superlattice Structures
Ph.D., 2000
Lumileds
chris.caylor@lumileds.com

Michael J. Chetcuti, Synthetic and Mechanistic Organometallic Chemistry 

Visiting Scientist, 1998

James Delattre, Plasma Synthesis of High Surface Area Aluminum Trifluoride and Synthesis and Characterization of Barium Iron Oxides
Ph.D. 2002

Mike Dixon, Synthesis and Properties of Barium Copper Oxides
Ph.D., 1989

Anne Dolbecq, Alkali Doped Lanthanum Cobalt Oxides
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1996
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
CNRS Researcher
dolbecq@chimie.uvsq.fr

Mark Fendorf, Microscopy of Novel Oxides 

Postdoctoral Fellow, 1995
Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
Staff Research Scientist
Mark_Fendorf@macmail7.lbl.gov

Todd Friedman, Driving Reactions: Surmounting Activation Barriers in Solid State Chemistry Using Hydroxide Melts and RF Plasmas

Ph.D., 1997
Intel Corporation
Process Engineer 

Maggie Gesselbracht, Superconductivity in the Layered Compounds MxNbO2 (A=Li, Na) 
Ph.D., 1991

Reed College
Associate Professor
mgeselbr@reed.edu


Evan Hajime,
Plasma assisted synthesis of AlF
3 and electrodeposition of Ag2Se nanowire arrays
Ph.D., 2007
3M Corporate Research Laboratory
Senior Research Chemist

William Ham, Oxidation-State Chemistry of Oxide Superconductors
Ph.D., 1989

Renata Hoskins, From Molecular Building Blocks to Solid Polymers: Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Transition Metal Sulfides
Ph.D., 1989

Christopher Jaggers, The Preparation and Characterization of High Surface Area Transition Metal Nitrides
Ph.D., 1988

Steve Keller, Precipitation of Oxide Superconductors and Magnets from Alkali-Metal Hydroxide Fluxes 
Ph.D., 1991
University of Missouri, Columbia
Associate Professor
KellerS@missouri.edu

Jennifer Keyani, Electrodeposition and Device Incorporation of Bismuth Antimony Nanowire Arrays
Ph.D., 2007
Intel Corporation

Douglas G. Klarup, Hydrocarbon Interactions with Ir, Ni, Si, and NiSi2 Surfaces 

Ph.D., 1986

Meredith Knox, Synthesis and Characterization of CuInSe2 and Bi1-xSbx
M.A., 2000

Marc Michael Kollrack, The Surface Chemistry of Si(111) 7x7: Reactions with Co and with Small Organic Molecules 
Ph.D., 1990
Novellus Systems, Inc.

Kevin Leary, A Temperature Programmed Desorption Study of Subsurface Diffusion in High Surface Area Catalysts 
Ph.D., 1987

Susan Leonard, Thermochemistry of Early-Late Transition Metal Alloys and Their Ternary Oxides and Nitrides
Ph.D., 1991

Karen Lin, Synthesis and Characterization of Sodium Doped Strontium Iron Oxides
B.S., 1996
karenlin@uclink.berkeley.edu

Jeanne Luce, Crystallization of the Lanthanide Cuprates LnCu2O4 from Hydroxide Melts: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetism (Ln=La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Y, Er) 

Ph.D., 1996
Quester Technology, Inc.
Process Engineer
Jeanne.Luce@quester.com

Carri Lyda, Solid State MAS NMR of Layered Alkali Niobates 

Postdoctoral Fellow, 1995
Eastern Oregon University
Assistant Professor
lydac@eou.edu

Linda Marquez, Synthesis of Copper and Bismuth Oxide Superconductors by Direct Precipitation from Molten Alkali Metal Hydroxides and Nitrates 

Ph.D., 1993
Lam Research Corporation
Senior Process Engineer
linda.marquez@lamrc.com Dr.

Marisol Martin-Gonzalez, Electrodeposition of Doped and Undoped Bi2Te3 Thermoelectric Nanowires
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2002

Janell Neulinger, Synthesis, Structure and Magnetism in Copper Chalcochromite Spinels
Ph.D., 2006
Intel Corporation

Amy Prieto, Electrodeposition of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials
Ph.D., 2001
Colorado State University
Assistant Professor 
alprieto@lamar.colostate.edu

Eugene Pruss, Synthesis and Characterization of Low-Dimensional Transition Metal Sulfides Precipitated from Organic Solvents 

Ph.D., 1994
University of New Mexico
Postdoctoral Fellow
gpruss@unm.edu

Barbara Reisner, Rhodium Oxides in Unusual Oxidation States
Ph.D., 1998
James Madison University
Assistant Professor
reisneba@jmu.edu

Steven Russek, Air Separation with Perovskite-type Oxide Membranes; Membrane Materials Considerations 

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 1993
Air Products
Research Scientist
russeksi@ttown.apci.com

Maria Rzeznik, Synthesis and Characterization of the Layered Transition Metal Oxides AxNbO2 (A=Li, Na, K) 

Ph.D., 1995
Shipley Company L.L.C.
Senior Chemist
mrzeznik@shipley.com

Melissa Sander, Fabrication and Assessment of Structure, Composition, and Electronic Properties of Nanowire Arrays
Ph.D., 2001
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)
m-sander@imre.org.sg

David Sandford, Synthesis and Characterization of Cuprates Precipitated from Molten Hydroxide Fluxes 

Ph.D., 1995
Kodak Corporation
Research Scientist
sandford@violet.berkeley.edu

Marc Schrier, Oxidation Control of Fluxes for Mixed-Valent Inorganic Oxide Materials Synthesis

Ph.D., 2001
Calchemist

Sarah Stoll, Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Alkali Metal Doped Lanthanum Copper Oxides
Ph.D., 1993
Oberlin College
Assistant Professor
sarah.stoll@oberlin.edu

Lynn Trahey, Electrodeposition of Bi:Te Nanowire Arrays into Porous Alumina Templates for Thermoelectric Applications
Ph.D., 2002
Argonne National Laboratory
Post-Doctoral Researcher
trahey@anl.gov

Paul VerNooy, Synthesis and Characterization of New High Oxidation State Barium Copper Oxides 

Ph.D., 1991
E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Company
Research Scientist 

Andy Wang, Synthesis of EuNi2P2 and EuCu2P2

B.S.E., 1995

Newell Washburn, Properties of Na-doped Lanthanum Manganite Grown in Hydroxide Flux
Ph.D., 1998
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Post-Doctoral Researcher
newell.washburn@nist.gov

 
Joseph Womack, The Surface Chemistry of Niobium Monoxide: Three Low Miller Index Crystal Faces
Ph.D., 1989
Novellus Systems, Inc.
Senior Process Engineer 

Hans-Conrad zur Loye, Magnetic, Chemisorption, and Infrared Studies of Ni/TiO2: An Example of an Epifacial Reaction 

Ph.D., 1988
University of South Carolina
Professor, Director of Graduate Admissions
zurloye@mail.chem.sc.edu



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