Katz Group

Members

Ted Amundsen, [CV]
2nd Year Graduate Research Assistant
B.S., Chemical Engineering
Michigan State University

Design and Synthesis of Multifunctional Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials

amundsen at berkeley dot edu

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

solovyov at berkeley dot edu

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

ndesilva at berkeley dot edu

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

Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

jmha at berkeley dot edu

Jarred Ghilarducci, [CV]
3rd 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

jarredghilarducci at gmail dot com

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

bmckenna at berkeley dot edu

Michael Nigra, [CV]
2nd Year Graduate Research Assistant
B. S., Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering (Dual Degree)
Carnegie Mellon University

Surface Modification of Metallic Nanoparticles/Clusters for Catalysis

nigra at berkeley dot edu

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

ygkimucb at berkeley dot edu

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

NOx Storage Compuonds at Near Ambient Temeperature

luts at berkeley dot edu

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

Novel Calixarenes for Adsorption and Catalysts

yash008 at gmail dot com

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

Sugar-Modified Silica

kaidihe at berkeley dot edu




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: Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Illinois

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