Katz Group

Members

Ted Amundsen, [CV]
1st Year Graduate Research Assistant
B.S., Chemical Engineering
Michigan State University

Design and Synthesis of Multifunctional Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials

Andrew Solovyov, [CV]
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Ph.D., Chemistry
Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine

Novel Calixarenes for Adsorption and Catalysts

Namal de Silva
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Design and Synthesis of Surfaces Modified by Small Molecule Organics and Well-structured Organometallics

Jeong-Myeong Ha, [CV]
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

Jarred Ghilarducci, [CV]
2nd Year Graduate Research Assistant
B.S., Chemical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles

Design and Synthesis of Surfaces Modified by Small Molecule Organics and Well-structured Organometallics

Brandon McKenna, [CV]
Post-Doctoral Researcher
PhD, Chemistry
University of California, Santa Barbara

AB, Chemistry and Physics
Harvard University

Biofuels Processing Strategies and Synthesis of Catalysts for Cellulosic Biofuel Conversion

Michael Nigra, [CV]
1st Year Graduate Research Assistant
B. S., Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering (Dual Degree)
Carnegie Mellon University

Surface Modification of Metallic Nanoparticles/Clusters for Catalysis

Yong-Gu Kim, [CV]
Post-Doctoral Researcher
PhD, Analytical Chemistry
Texas A&M University

B.S., Applied Chemistry
Ajou University

Preparation and Characterization of Au and Pt Nanoparticle Catalysts

Tatiana Luts, [CV]
Post-Doctoral Researcher
PhD, Chemistry
University of Leipzig, Germany

NOx Storage Compuonds at Near Ambient Temeperature

Yashodhan Bhawe, [CV]
Undergraduate Research Assistant
B.S., Chemical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

Novel Calixarenes for Adsorption and Catalysts

Kaidi He, [CV]
Undergraduate Research Assistant
B.S., Chemical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

Sugar-Modified Silica




Former Members

Justin Notestein , Graduate Research Assistant, 2001-2006
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Design and Synthesis of Multifunctional Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials
Currently: Post Doc, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Illinois
Accepted faculty position at Northwestern University Fall 2007

Wang Feng , Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2005-2006
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
NOx Traps
Currently: Japan

Bhushan Mahadik , Undergraduate Research Assitant, 2004-2006
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Calixarene Synthesis
Currently: Undergraduate, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

John Bass, Graduate Research Assistant, 2000-2005
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
The Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Organic Functional Group Organization in Silica via Imprinting
Currently: Post Doc, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée , Group of Clément Sanchez, Paris France

Jessica Defreese, Graduate Research Assistant, 2000-2004
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
The Design and Synthesis of Nanostructured Silica for Enantioselective Molecular Recognition
Currently: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New Jersey

Santi Ini, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2001-2002
Ph.D. Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Asymmetric Catalysis using Bulk Imprinted Silica
Currently: Teva Pharmaceuticals, Israel

Andy Pascall, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2003-2005
Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Optimizing Heterogeneous Catalysts
Currently: Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara

Ronnie Feng, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2004-2005
Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Calixarene Synthesis
Currently: Undergraduate, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Saran Poovarodom, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2002-2004
Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Imprinting of Gold Colloids
Currently: Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington

Sandra Anderson, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2001-2003
Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Optimizing Heterogeneous Catalysts
Currently: Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michael Chen, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 1999-2002
Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Organization of Organic Functional Groups on Colloidal Length Scales in Bulk Silica
Currently: Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, CalTech

Angus Lam, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2001-2002
Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Surface Organization of Chemical Functionality
Currently: Air Force BioScience Corp

Brian Lee, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2002-2003
Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Surface Organization of Chemical Functionality
Currently: Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California

Nicholas Parra-Vasquez, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 1999-2002
Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Mechanisms of Molecular Recognition in Imprinted Silica
Currently: Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, Rice University