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January 2004 Fly-by NSF Program Evaluation

January 2004 Fly-by NSF Program Evaluation. Matthew Balhoff. Major: Chemical Engineering Home: Baton Rouge Undergrad: LSU Chemical Engineering Years at LSU: 7 (incl. B.S. degree in ChE) CMC-IGERT Rank: Artisan Faculty Team: Daly-Thompson

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January 2004 Fly-by NSF Program Evaluation

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  1. January 2004 Fly-byNSF Program Evaluation

  2. Matthew Balhoff • Major: Chemical Engineering • Home: Baton Rouge • Undergrad: LSU Chemical Engineering • Years at LSU: 7 (incl. B.S. degree in ChE) • CMC-IGERT Rank: Artisan • Faculty Team: Daly-Thompson • Off-campus participant: Dr. Desroches, Schlumberger • Project: Multi-Scale Modeling of Porous Media Flow • Apprenticeship Project: Schlumberger • Minithesis completed? Yes • Current career objective: Unkown • Hobbies: Sports

  3. Michael Baylis • Major: Chemistry • Home: Petal, Mississippi • Undergrad: B.S. Polymer Science, University of Southern MS 1992 • Graduate: M.S. Chemistry, LSU 1999 • Years at LSU: 3+ (incl. M.S. degree work  return for Ph.D.) • CMC-IGERT Rank: Recruit • Faculty Team: Russo Off-campus: TBA • Project: Gold Nano-Rods for Polymer Physics • Apprenticeship Project: TBA • Minithesis completed? No. • Current career objective: Academia • Hobbies: Computing

  4. Brian Benson • Major: Biochemistry • Home: Baton Rouge, LA • Undergrad: B.S. Biochemistry, LSU-Baton Rouge (2002) • Years at LSU: 1+ • CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice • Faculty Team: Laine/Waldrop • Off-Campus: Ralph Freedman, M.D. Anderson • Project: GDP-mannose 4,6-dehydratase (GMD) assay development and • pH rate profiles • Minithesis completed? No. • Current career objective: Oncology Physician/Scientist • Hobbies: Cooking, Marine Aquaculture, Music

  5. Alan Bussard • Major: Chemical Engineering • Home: San Mateo, CA • Undergrad: B.S. Chemical Engineering, U.C. Berkeley (2003) • Years at LSU: < 1 • CMC-IGERT Rank: recruit • Faculty Team: Prof. Kerry Dooley & Other • Off-campus: TBA • Project: Hydrogenation of Polymers in Oscillating Systems • Minithesis completed? No • Current career objective: Industry • Hobbies: Practical Pistol Competitions

  6. Jason Campbell • Major: Chemistry • Home: Bossier City, LA • Undergrad: B.S. Chemistry, LSU-Shreveport (1999) • Years at LSU: 4 • CMC-IGERT Rank: Artisan • Faculty Team: Russo, Spivak • Off-campus: Patricia M. Cotts, Dupont • Project: Molecular recognition • Apprenticeship Project: Scattering from influenza (completed) • Minithesis completed? Yes. • Current career objective: Industry • Hobbies: Sports, Computers, Movies. • Geaux Tigers.

  7. Colleen Colson • Major: Chemistry • Home: New Orleans, LA • Undergrad: B.S. Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi (2002) • Years at LSU: 2 • CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice • Faculty Team: Dr. Thomas • Off-campus: Noel Clark (University of Colorado, Boulder) and P.J. Persichini III (Allegheny College) • Project: Large and small molecule interactions with phospholipid tubules • Apprenticeship Project: Not yet • Minithesis completed: No • Current career objective: Industry • Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, and Planning my Wedding

  8. Derek Dorman • Major: Chemistry • Home: Jackson, MS • Undergrad: B.S. Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi (2000) • Years at LSU: 2 • CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice • Faculty Team: Russo, McCarley • Off-campus: R. Epand (McMaster University) and Iris Torriani (Brazil) • Project: Lipid-Dendrimer Interactions • Apprenticeship Project: Not yet • Minithesis completed? No. • Current career objective: Industry • Hobbies: Watching Football and Gaming

  9. Garrett Doucet • Major: Chemistry • Home: Luling, LA • Undergrad: B.S. Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi (1997) • Years at LSU: 6.3 • CMC-IGERT Rank: Honorary Craftsperson (Guinea pig again!) • Faculty Team: Russo • Off-campus: Not Applicable • Project: Matrix Fluorescence Photobleaching Recovery and Complex Solutions of Rodlike Polymers • Apprenticeship Project: Not Applicable • Minithesis completed? Not Applicable • Current career objective: Acadamia • Hobbies: Reading, Learning History, Playing Pool, Board Games, Traveling

  10. Angela N. Douglas Major: Chemistry Home: Grambling, LA Undergrad: Grambling State University; Grambling, LA (May 2000) Years at LSU: 3+ CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice Faculty Team: Isiah Warner, Steven Soper Off-campus: TBA (probably at NIST) Project: Surface Modification of Microfluidic Devices Apprenticeship Project: Surface Modification of Microchips Using a Zwitterionic Polymer Minithesis completed: No Current career objective: Industry Hobbies: eating, shopping, dreaming about sleeping

  11. Nadia J. Edwin Major: Chemistry Home: St.Croix, USVI Undergrad: B.S. Chemistry, UVI-St.Thomas (2000) Years at LSU: 3+ CMC-IGERT Rank: Artisan Faculty Team: Dr. Paul Russo, Dr. Robin McCarley Off-campus: Dr. Andrea Liu, UCLA Project: Inhibiting Alzheimer’s Disease Apprenticeship Project: Light Scattering Characterization of Dow Particles (completed) Minithesis completed? YES Current career objective: MD/PhD Academic Professor Hobbies: Traveling, Reading, Writing…

  12. Christopher W. Guillory • Major: ELRC = Educational Leadership Research & Counseling • Home: Sorrento, LA • Undergrad: B.S, Mathematics, USL (1997) • Years at LSU: 4+ • CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice • Faculty Team: Kennedy, Monlezun Off-campus: Jean Fields • Off-campus participant: TBA • Project: IGERT Program review • Apprenticeship Project: Retention Rates at Public Universities in Louisiana • Minithesis completed? No. • Current career objective: ??? • Hobbies: Comic books and spending free time with my wife

  13. Veronica Holmes Major: Chemistry Home: Baton Rouge, LA Undergrad: B.S, Chemistry, Southern University (1999) Years at LSU: 4 CMC-IGERT Rank: Artisan Faculty Team: Daly, Thompson Off-campus: Drew Poche’ (Dow) Project: Flow Through Porous Media Apprenticeship Project: Related to Project, completed. Minithesis completed? Soon, very, very soon. Current career objective: Agriculture Innovations Hobbies: Marathon training

  14. Allison M. Joubert • Major: Biochemistry • Home: Opelousas, LA • Undergrad: B.S. Biological Sciences, LSU-BR (2001) • Years at LSU: 6+ (including undergraduate) • CMC-IGERT Rank: Artisan • Faculty Team: Vince J. LiCata and Jackie Stephens • Off-campus: Alexandra Klinger ( Johnson & Johnson) • Student Team Member: Greg Thompson • Project: Bridging the In Vitro – In Vivo Gap: Structure-Function Studies of • a DNA Binding Protein • Apprenticeship Project: Hydrodynamic and X-ray Scattering Properties of Type I • DNA Polymerases from E. coli and T. aquaticus (completed) • Minithesis completed? Yes • Current career objective: Pharmaceutical Research • Hobbies: Watching Movies, Hanging out with friends • and playing Tennis

  15. Mariah McMasters Major: Chemistry Home: Paragould, Arkansas Undergrad: Chemistry and Mathematics, B.S., Arkansas State University (1999) Years at LSU: 3 CMC-IGERT Rank: Artisan Faculty Team: Robin McCarley, Paul Russo, Bob Hammer Outside Participant: TBA Project: Inhibiting Alzheimer’s Disease Apprenticeship Project: Surface-Induced Aggregation of Beta Amyloid Peptide Minithesis completed: Yes Current Career Objective: Academics Hobbies: Reading, Cooking

  16. Matthew Malwitz Major: Chemistry Home: Currently – Baton Rouge Undergrad: University of Southern Mississippi Years at LSU: 3 CMC-IGERT Rank: ???? Faculty Team: Schmidt Off-campus: TBA (possibly SANS expert at NIST or ORNL) Project: Examination of Shear Induced Orientation of Polymer-Clay Solutions and Films by Rheology, Scattering, and Microscopy Techniques Minithesis completed: No Current career objective: Eventually to work in either a national lab or industry. Hobbies: Gaming

  17. Rhonda Nichols Major: Human Ecology Home: Baton Rouge, LA Undergrad: B.S, Textile Science, LSU (1996) Years at LSU: 4+ CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice Faculty Team: Negulescu, Kuttruff Off-campus: Billie Collier Project: Textile End-Use Applications of Recycled Commercial Polymer Materials and Textiles Apprenticeship Project: Evaluation of Effect of Color Component in Naturally Colored Cotton Minithesis completed? Yes. Current career objective: Agriculture Innovations Hobbies: Science and Research

  18. James Rucker • Major: Chemistry • Home: Scott, AR • Undergrad: B.S. Chemistry, University of Central Ark. (2002) • Years at LSU: 2 • CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice • Faculty Team: Hall, Hammer, Browne • Off-campus: John Straub, BU • Project: Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Beta Sheet Peptides • Apprenticeship Project: TBA • Minithesis completed? No • Current career objective: ??? • Hobbies: Sports, Computers

  19. Christopher Sparrow Major: Chemistry Home: Louisiana Undergrad: B.S. Chemistry, Xavier New Orleans Years at LSU: 2 CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice Faculty Team: Maverick-Cleij (departed, to be replaced) Project: Inorganic functional polymers Apprenticeship Project: N Minithesis completed? N Current career objective: ????? Hobbies: Sports

  20. Greg Thompson Major: Biochemistry Home: Slidell, LA Undergrad: B.S. Biology Millsaps College, Jackson, MS Years at LSU: 1.5 CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice Faculty Team: LiCata, Batista, Stephens Student Team Member: Allison Joubert Project: Protein: Bridging the in vivo in vitro gap. Apprenticeship Project: DNA Type I Polymerases Minithesis completed? No. Current career objective: Undecided Hobbies: Likes watching football, and playing golf.

  21. Kanika Vessel Major: Mechanical Engineering (M.E.) Home: Detroit, MI Undergrad: B.S. M.E., Southern University-Baton Rouge (SUBR) (1999) Years at LSU: 4 CMC-IGERT Rank: Artisan Faculty Team: Dr. Su-Seng Pang, Dr. Yitshak Ram & Dr. Ioan Negulescu Off-campus: Dr. Guoqiang Li-LSU/SUBR Project: Biodegradable Polymers and Sensitivity of Eigenvalues Apprenticeship Project: Parametric and Sensitivity Analysis of a Vibratory Automobile Model. Minithesis completed? Yes. Current career objective: Industry first, eventually Professor Hobbies: Reading, Bowling and Skating.

  22. John K. Whitehead Major: Chemistry Home: Texas Undergrad: Texas A&M branch campus Years at LSU: 2 CMC-IGERT Rank: Apprentice Faculty Team: Hammer-Fields-Newcomer Off-campus: TBA Project: Peptide design characterization Apprenticeship Project: Synthesis and Characterization of Fmoc-aminomethylphosphinate Minithesis completed? Yes Current career objective: Synthetic Chemist Hobbies: Reading and Sports

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