Mentors

Influence can be fleeting, or it can linger a lifetime and beyond. This list will also be, be definition, incomplete and always under construction. Anything interesting of what I have passed on to those people over there on the left hand side of the page, I probably first picked up from these folks. I thank them all.

Seyhan N Ege
1931-2007
Professor Emerita
University of Michigan

Roberta Kieronski
(Pinkerton Academy)
UNH Manchester

Richard G Lawton
Professor Emeritus
University of Michigan


Robert E Lyle
1926-2011
Professor Emeritus
U of New Hampshire
U of North Texas

Bassam Z Shakhashiri
Professor
University of Wisconsin

Marie Bauer Smith
Retired Teacher/Chancellor

Barry M Trost
Professor
Stanford University

Gary R Weisman
Professor
U of New Hampshire

 

 

One of the great joys of this profession, of course, is the interesting students whose lives intersect with yours. In my career, I have had a network of people with whom I collaborate - rather than the more typical research group that is common in the sciences. I've had research students in chemistry, in education, and some that do both. I've worked with students since 1994 who were the instructors, with me behind the curtain, for the Honors Organic Chemistry program. I've worked with graduate students and post-docs who wanted to add some measure of future faculty preparation to their education - each according to his or her own interests and goals. The list of students below is necessarily incomplete (in fact, if you're not here, and you're looking at this, please drop me a message - and a picture - and tell me what you are up to).

Robert L Abdon
1987-1991 BS (University of Michigan)
1991-1997 PhD (UT-Austin)
1997-2000 JD (UT-Austin)
2000-date Lawyer (Houston)
Peter J Alaimo
alaimop at seattleu dot edu
1990-1994 BS (University of Michigan)
1994-1999 PhD (UC-Berkeley)
1999-2004 Post-Doc (UCSF)
2004-2010 Assistant Professor (Seattle University)
2010-date Associate Professor (Seattle University)
Suzanne A Blum
blums at uci dot edu
1996-2000 BS (University of Michigan)
2000-2004 PhD (UC-Berkeley)
2004-2006 Post-Doc (Harvard)
2006-date Assistant Professor (UC-Irvine)
Eric Chanowski
echanows at med dot umich dot com
2003-2007 BS (University of Michigan)
2007-date MD student (University of Michigan)
 
Douglas S Daniels
dsdaniels at gmail dot com
1992-1995 BS (University of Michigan)
1995-2001 PhD (The Scripps Research Institute)
2001-2004 P
ost-doc (The Scripps Research Institute)
2004-2006 Post-doc (Yale University)
2006-date Novartis (Boston)
 
Jean-Paul Desaulniers
Jean-Paul.Desaulniers at uoit dot edu
1996-2000 BS (University of Western Ontario)
2000-2005 PhD (Wayne State Univeristy)
2005-2008 P
ost-doc (University of Michigan)
2008-date Asst Prof (U Ontario Institute of Technology)
 
Megan C Frost
mcfrost at mtu dot edu

 

1990-1994 BS Biological Sciences (Notre Dame)
1994-1997 BS Chemistry (IUPUI)
1997-1999 MS (IUPUI)
1999-2003 PhD (University of Michigan)
2003-2007 Post-Doc (University of Michigan)
2007-date Asst Prof Biomed Engin (Michigan Tech U)

 
John Henssler
henssler at umich dot edu

2000-2004 BS (University of Pittsburgh)
2004-2009 PhD (University of Michigan)
2010-date post-doc (NYU)

James W Hovick
(1965-2007)

 
1983-1987 BS (Franklin & Marshall)
1987-1995 PhD (University of Michigan)
1995-1996 Lecturer (University of Michigan)
1996-2007 Asst Prof/Instructor (UNC-Charlotte)
 
Alan L Kiste
akiste at umich dot edu

 
1989-1993 BS (Calvin College)
1993-1995 MS (University of Michigan)
1997-1998 MA (University of Michigan)
1998-2002 teacher, Lakeview Schools (Battle Creek, MI)
2002-2009 PhD Chem & Educ (University of Michigan)
2009-2011 Post-Doc (University of Michigan)
2011-date Asst Prof (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)
 
Reed G Konsler
konslerr at mail dot weston dot org

 
1999-1994 BS (University of Michigan)
1995-2001 gradaute student (Harvard University)
2002-date teacher, Weston High School (Weston, MA)
 
Lori W Lee
lwlee at umich dot edu
1996-2000 BS (UC Berkeley)
2000-2007 PhD (Cal tech)
2007-2010 P
ost-doc (University of Michigan)
2010-date instructor (Santa Clara University)
 
Justin P Lomont
jplomont at berkeley dot edu

2004-2008 BS (University of Michigan)
2000-2009 my good right hand
2009-date graduate student (UC-Berkeley)


Jeffrey P McMahon
jmcmaho at gmail dot com
1996-2000 BS (University of Michigan)
2000-2006 PhD (UC-Berkeley)

2006-date Chemocyntrix (Mountain View)
 
Mark C Noe
mark.c.noe at pfizer dot com
1987-1991 BS (University of Michigan)
1991-1996 PhD (Harvard University)

1996-date Pfizer (Groton)
 
Sam Pazicni
sam dot pazicni at unh dot edu
1997-2001 BS (Washington & Jefferson College)
2001-2006 PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
2006-2009 Post-Doc (University of Michigan)
2009-date Asst Prof (University of New Hampshire)
Trilisa Perrine
t-perrine at onu dot edu
1995-1999 BS (Western Michigan University)
1999-2005 PhD (Univeristy of Chicago)
2005-2008 P
ost-doc (University of Michigan)
2008-date Asst Prof (Ohio Northern University)
 
Jason K Pontrello
pontrell at brandeis dot edu
1994-1998 BS (University of Michigan)
1998-1999 my good right hand
1999-2005 PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
2005-2006 Lecturer (SUNY at Oneata)
2006-2008 Assistant Prof (SUNY at Courtland)
2008-2010 Lecturer (Brandeis University)
2010-date Assistant Prof (Brandeis University)
Melissa R Reynolds
akiste at umich dot edu

 
1993-1997 BS (Washington State University)
1997-2004 PhD (University of Michigan)
2004-2009 Post-Doc (University of Michigan)
2009-date Assistant Prof (Colorado State U)
 
Milad Sharifpour
milad.sharifpour at gmail dot com
2003-2007 BS (University of Michigan)
2007-date MD student (University of Michigan)
 
Jay Stasser
stasser at umich dot edu

1989-1993 BS (Evergreen State University)
1999-2004 PhD (Oregon Health & Science University)
2004-2008 P
ost-doc (University of Michigan)
2008-date instructor (Eastern Illinois University)

Ian C Stewart
i.c.stewart at gmail dot com
1998-2002 BS (University of Michigan)
2002-2006 PhD (UC-Berkeley)
2006-2009 P
ost-doc (California Institute of Technology)
2009-date Exxon (Houston)
 
Anne Vazquez
avv at umich dot edu
2001-2004 BS (Muhlenberg College)
2005-2010 PhD (University of Michigan)

2010-2011 instructor (Prairie State University)
2011-date Asst Prof (North Park University)
Terry Watt
tjwatt at umich dot edu

1998-2002 BS
2002-2007 PhD (Georgia Institute of Technology)
2007-2010 Post-doc (University of Michigan)

2010-date Assistant Prof (Xavier U, NOLA)
James A Zimmerman
jzimmerman at rollins dot edu

1990-1994 BS (IUIC)
1994-2000 PhD (University of Michigan)
1999-2002 Asst Professor (U Wisconsin-Marinette)
2002-2007 Asst/Assoc Professor (Missouri State U)
2007-2010 Assoc Prof/Assoc Dir Res Acad (Montclair St U)

2010-date Director, CAJ Inst for Eff Teaching (Rollins C)