Research Alumni
Schaller Lab -- College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University
Research in our lab provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to develop essential skills that they can take with them into industry or graduate school. We work on a range of projects in organic, organometallic and polymer chemistry.
Past alumni of the lab (and where they went next):
• Faith Kersey-Bronec, AY’14-’15, Methodological Studies on Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation vs. Epoxidation Using Oxone.
(summer ’15: SUR at Colorado School of Mines)
• Clare
Buysse, AY ’14-’15, Methodological Studies on Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation vs.
Epoxidation Using Oxone.
(summer ’15: SUR at University of Washington)
• Levi
Salzl, Summer ’14 and AY ’14-15, Post-Polymerization Modification of a Polyester
Prepared from Dihydrocarvone and Menthone.
(technician at Legend Technical Services, St. Paul)
• Clare
Johnston, Summer ’13 and summer ‘14, Post-Polymerization Modification of a
Polyester Prepared from Dihydrocarvone and Menthone.
(graduate school, chemistry, University of Minnesota)
• Ellen
Black, Summer ’13, Co-polymerization of Dihydrocarvone and Menthone.
(dental school, University of Minnesota)
• Chris
Stevermer, AY 12-13, Synthesis of Polyurethane from Natural Products.
(chemist, Cargill)
• Haosen
Wang, Summer ’11 Halogen Exchange Between Alkylmagnesium Halides and Ruthenium
Complexes.
(graduate school, chemistry, UCLA)
• Joseph
Gair, Summer '10, Alkylation Studies of Polyphosphino Ruthenium Complexes.
(Benedictine Volunteer Corps, Tanzania; National Science Foundation Fellowship for graduate school, chemistry, University of Chicago)
•
Stephanie Roe, Summer '08, Development of Zinc NHC Complexes as Catalysts for
Lactide Ring-Opening Polymerization. Summer '09, Kinetic Studies of an Aluminum
Catalyst for Polymerization of Caprolactone.
(National Science Foundation Fellowship for graduate school, chemistry, University of Minnesota; teacher certification, University of Minnesota)
• Jessica
Anderson, Summer '07, Michaelis-Menten Kinetic Studies of an Aluminum Catalyst
for Polymerization of Caprolactone.
• Nate
Sandquist, Summer '07 and AY '07-'08, Development of Zinc NHC Complexes as
Catalysts for Lactide Ring-Opening Polymerization.
(lab technician, Mayo Clinic)
• Ben
Durheim, spring '06 and Summer '06, Michaelis-Menten Kinetic Studies of an
Aluminum Catalyst for Polymerization of Caprolactone.
(Ph.D., Theology, Boston College)
• Jeremiah
Scepaniak, Summer 03 and AY 03-04, Halogen Exchange in Polyphosphino Ruthenium
Complexes.
(Ph.D., chemistry, New Mexico Tech; postdoc, UC Santa Barbara; postdoc, U Washington)
•
Williamson Oloo, Summer 03, Alkylation Studies of Polyphosphino Ruthenium
Complexes.
(Ph.D., chemistry, University of Maryland; postdoc, University of Minnesota)
• Thu N.
Nguyen, Summer 02, Vanadium and Molybdenum Complexes of DACO' and pzpy' Ligands.
(Ph.D., chemistry, Michigan State University; postdoc, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh; adjunct faculty, Lake Superior State University)
• James E.
Kuderer, Spring 02, Studies of Polyphosphino Ruthenium Complexes.
(professional school, chiropractic medicine, Northwestern College)
• Peter M.
Simone, Summer 02, Alkylation Studies of Polyphosphino Ruthenium Complexes.
(Ph.D., chemistry, University of Minnesota; scientist, HB Fuller)
• Alexi J.
Young, AY 02-03, AY 03-04, Summer 02 & 03, Alkylation Studies of Polyphosphino
Ruthenium Complexes.
(Ph.D., chemistry, University of Minnesota; 3M)
• Thomas
N. Tekavec, Summer 01 and AY 01-02, Molybdenum Complexes with DACO' and pzpy'
Ligands.
(Ph.D., chemistry, University of Utah; Production Chemist, Shell Oil)
• Chen T.
Chau, Summer 01 and 02, Halide Effects in Polyphosphino Ruthenium Complexes.
(M.D. University of Missouri; Residency, University of Minnesota; Anaesthesiology)
• Alicia
A. (Bossen) Peterson, AY 01-02 and summer 01 and 02, NMR Studies of
Polyphosphino Ruthenium Complexes.
(Ph.D., chemistry, University of Minnesota; CSB/SJU faculty)
• Jon I.
Siverson, Summer 01, Synthesis of Ruthenium Hydride Complexes.
(DDS, University of Minnesota; private practice, Siverson Dental Care)
• Aaron M.
Mohs, AY '00-'01, Synthesis of Bidentate Nitrogenous Ligands for Molybdenum Oxo
Complexes.
(Summer '01, SUR, Kansas; Ph.D, pharmaceutical chemistry, University of Utah; Postdoctoral, Emory; Professor, University of Nebraska)
•
Christina Foster (high school student, with Brian Johnson), Summer '00,
Synthesis of Bidentate Nitrogenous Ligands for Copper Enzyme Models.
• Heather
Towle (high school student, with Brian Johnson), summer '00, "Synthesis of
Bidentate Nitrogenous Ligands for Copper Enzyme Models"
• Amy
Geissler, Summer '00, Synthesis of Allyl Ruthenium Hydride Complexes.
(Ph.D., chemical engineering, North Carolina State University; IBM)
• Eric
Moldestad, Summer '00, Synthesis of Ethyl Ruthenium Hydride Complexes.
(M.D., University of Minnesota; radiology practice, Las Vegas, NV)
• Nicole
(Tuma) Macalena, Spring '00, Synthesis of Ruthenium Phosphine Complexes.
(Summer '00, SUR, Kansas; M.S. medicinal chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 3M)
• Daniel
Welna, AY '99-'00 and Summer '00, Purification of Ruthenium Phosphine Complexes.
(Ph.D.
chemistry, Penn State; U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories)
• Adam
Westman, Summer '99, Chromatographic Separation of Hydrido Ruthenium Acetate
Complexes.
(SUR '00, SUR, Minnesota; software developer for The St. Paul Company and Target)
• Daniel
Ferraro, AY '98-'99, Summer '99, AY '99-'00, Alternate Routes to Phosphino
Ruthenium Acetate Complexes.
(M.D.-Ph.D., University of Iowa; residency, Washington University, St. Louis; Radiation Oncologist, Springfield, IL)
•
Christopher Brueske, Summer '98, Synthesis of Bidentate Nitrogenous Ligands for
Molybdenum Oxo Complexes.
(Summer '99, SUR, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; Assistant Director, Public Health Laboratory, Minnesota Department of Health)
• Alyson
Raedeke (high school student), Summer '98, Synthesis of Bidentate Nitrogenous
Ligands for Molybdenum Oxo Complexes.
• Rose Lo
(high school student), Summer '97, Synthesis of Bidentate Nitrogenous Ligands
for Molybdenum Oxo Complexes.
•
Elizabeth Nesset, Summer '97, AY '97-'98, Summer '98, AY '98-'99, Synthesis of
Ruthenium Alkyl Hydride Complexes.
(MD, University of Minnesota; emergency reconstructive surgery, Phoenix, AZ)
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