Past Members | Department of Chemistry

	Robert Palomino- Graduate Student B.S. Chemistry, St. John's University, 2007 Ph.D. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2015 Thesis: In Situ Characterization of Promoted Rh Nanocatalysts During CO Hydrogenation. Current Position: Post Doctoral Researcher, NSLS-II, BNL
	Yixiong Yang- Graduate Student B.S. Applied Chemistry, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2007. Ph.D Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2013 Thesis: Rational Design of Cu-based Nanocatalysts for the Production of Methanol Current Position: Process Engineer at Applied Materials

	John Lofaro- Graduate Student B.S. Chemistry, New Haven University, 2005 Ph.D Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2013 Thesis: A Surface Science Study of Metal Oxide and Supported Nanoparticles for the Production of Hydrogen Current Position: Chemistry Teacher at Bard High School Early College, NYC

	Lizhou Nie- Graduate Student B.S. Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 2011 M.S. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2013 Thesis: An Investigation of Charge Transfer at the Cluster-Substrate Interface using Size Selected Clusters. Current Position: Graduate Student in the Department of Applied Mathematics, Stony Brook University

	Dan Wilson- Graduate Student B.S. Chemistry, Lock Haven University, 2006 Ph.D. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2012 Thesis: Photoxodiation Processes on TiO₂(110) Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Indian Head Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center

	Jing Zhou - Graduate Student B.S. Chemistry, Nanjing University, 2002 M.S. Chemistry, Nanjing University, 2006 Ph.D. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2011 Thesis: The Electronic Structures of Organic Molecules on Metal Surface and Size-Selected Clusters on Oxide Surface Current Position: Process Engineer at Applied Materials

	Jia Zhou - Post Doc B.S. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2002 Ph.D. Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 2008 Postdoc Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 2010 BNL: Worked on 2PPE of Clusters between July 2010 and June 2012 Current Position: Scientist at UW-Madison

	Andrei Dolocan - Post Doc B.S. Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania Ph.D. Physics, University of Zurich, Switzerland BNL: Involved in Chemical Imaging Project between June 2007 and March 2010 Current Position: Post Doc at University of Texas, Austin with Prof. Xiaoyang Zhu

	Melissa J. Patterson - Graduate Student B.S. Chemistry, Binghamton University, 2003 Ph.D. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2009 Thesis: Structure and Reactivity of Size-Selected Transition Metal Sulfide Nanoclusters in the Gas Phase and Supported on Au(111) Current Position: Post Doc at FOM Institute for Plasma Physics

	David Sporleder - Graduate Student B.S. Chemistry, Illinois State University, 1995 M.S. Chemistry, Indiana University, 2001 Ph.D. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2008 Thesis: Photooxidation Processes on Single Crystal Titanium Dioxide Surfaces Current Position: NRC Research Associate with the Air Force Research Laboratory

	James Lightstone - Graduate Student B.S. Chemistry, Southampton College/LIU, 1999 Ph.D. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2006 Thesis: Reactivity and Structure of Size-Selected Transition Metal Carbide and Sulfide Clusters: An Experimental and Density Functional Theory Study Current Position: Scientist; Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center

	Yong Soo Hoo - Graduate Student B.A. Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2001 M.S. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2006 Current Positon: Ph.D. Student at Marquette University

	Jillian Horn - Graduate Student B.S. Chemistry, Indiana University-Purdue University, 2001 Ph.D. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2005 Thesis: The Morphology and Reactivity of Transition Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Au(111): Mo, MoC_x, and MoS_x Current Position: Research Scientist; Sabic Americas, INC.

	Denis V. Potapenko - Post Doc M.S. Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1996 Ph. D. Chemistry, Rutgers University, 2002 Current Position: Post Doc at Columbia University, Dept. of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics

	Robert J. Beuhler - Chemist, Emeritus B.S. Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1963 Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1968