Surface Chemistry Group at NDSU
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Dr. Uwe Burghaus - Associate Professor [ CV ]-link
Email Uwe.Burghaus@ndsu.edu
web www.uweburghaus.de
Phone 701.231.9742 (PI office)
Department FAX 701.231.8831
Lab: Sugihara Hall 358
Student office: Sugihara 360
Faculty office: Sugihara 322
Mailing address:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
North Dakota State University (NDSU)
Sugihara Hall
Stockroom Rm.123
1311 Albrecht Blvd N
Fargo, ND 58102, USA
Current Surface Chemistry Group
Graduate Student
Thomas Stach (Jan 2021-)
Collaborations (prior / current) - joint projects
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL): I. Lyubinetsky, L. Saraf, B.W. Arey
Argonne National Laboratory: R. Divan, L. Ocola, Ming Lu
Brookhaven National laboratory: Ming Lu
Berkeley Molecular Foundry (LBNL): S. Cabrini, A. Liddle
Columbia University: N.Turro, B.White, S. O'Brien
NASA: G. Bozzolo, J.E. Garces (Argentina), K.W. Street, P.B. Abel, G. Hunter
University of North Dakota (UND): M. Hoffmann, W. Seames, D. Nuri, D. Cakir
Erlangen-Nuernberg University (Germany): A. Ghicov, P. Schmuki
Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel): Reshef Tenne
Teaching collaborations: D. Ulness (Concordia College, MN), W. Lin, R.V. Pieri, E. Khan, Chad Ulven (NDSU)
NDSU: D. Wang
Alumni
guests and prior group members
I did keep track of most of you over time ...more or less ...
perhaps send me an e-mail & let me know how you are doing...
Postdocs
- Dr. Ashish Chakradhar - postdoctoral fellow - 2015, lecturer at MSUM in MN, then lecturer in Maryland, next science college teacher in Florida, in the meanwhile Assistant Professor of Chemistry (tenure-track), in the department of Chemistry and Physics at Hood College, Frederick, MD
- Dr. Junjun Shan - postdoctoral fellow - January 2011 to August 2012, last known location postdoc at University of Notre Dame
- Dr. Zhongqing Yu - postdoctoral fellow - September 2010 to November 2011, last known location postdoc/staff in UK
- Dr. Reine Abba Ghaleb (postdoctoral fellow, visitor, June - August and October - December 2009), went back to France
- Dr. Evgueni Kadossov - postdoctoral fellow - Feb. 2007 to Feb. 2008 and Sept. 2008 to Dec. 2010 - now with Xplosafe, LLC., OK, (Development of safety equipment, hazardous materials detection, etc. ) & adjunct faculty at Oklahoma State University
- Dr. Jinhai Wang - postdoctoral fellow - January 2004 to July 2005 - in industry (NJ)
Graduate students
- Dr. Mindika Tilan Nayakasinghe, Spring 2014-Spring 2019, industrial position at "Cass Clay Creamery" / "Dairy Farmers of America" then postdoc at Riverside, CA, meanwhile with Intel
- Dr. Nilushni Sivapragasam, Spring 2014- Spring 2018, last known location postdoc: postdoc at University of Minnesota
- Dr. Ashish Chakradhar - chemistry graduate 2010 - 2014, lecturer at MSUM in MN, then lecturer in Maryland, next science college teacher in Florida, in the meanwhile Assistant Professor of Chemistry (tenure-track), in the department of Chemistry and Physics at Hood College, Frederick, MD
- Dr. Mallikharjuna Komarneni - chemistry graduate 2008 - 2012 - awarded the 2012 NDSU graduate student research award from our college.- postdoc at University of Oklahoma, faculty at Connors State College (Warner, OK), now at Xplosafe.
- John Goering, MS - chemistry graduate - 2007/2008 - went back into his old profession: teacher at a HS in Minnesota
- Dr. Shamus Funk - chemistry graduate - 2004 to 2007 - awarded the 2007 NDSU graduate student research award from our college. First at R&D Agave biosystems, New York; in the meanwhile Physical Science Instructor & Dean at Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Professor at 2-year-undergraduate college, http://www.cvtc.edu/about/staff-directory/pages/default.aspx
Visitors - graduate students
- Dr. Yuan Liu (visiting graduate student from Tinjin (China) at that point in time - January to April 2010) - permanent staff scientist at National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, Beijing, China
Undergraduates
- Samuel (Sam) Stevens - undergraduate chemistry - (Jan-June 2021)
- Catherine Bartholomew - undergraduate chemistry - 2012/13 - went to NDSU graduate school (cereal science)
- Kyle Anderson - undergraduate chemistry - 2011/12 - went to NDSU graduate school (organic chemistry), now in industry
- Jordan Schmidt - undergraduate physics/chemistry - 2010/11 -at industry
- Andrew Sand - undergraduate chemistry - 2008 to 2010 - went to graduate school at the University of Chicago
- John Justin - undergraduate chemistry - spring / fall term 2009/2010 - now in industry
- Jordan Hjelle - HS/Freshmen - summer job 2009
- Razdan Mahalakshmi - Undergraduate biotechnology - 2009 - back to India (?)
- Philip Nevin - Undergraduate (exchange student from Sweden) - 2009 - went to graduate school, Northeastern University
- Shweta Sah - biotechnology undergraduate - June 2007 to March 2008 - went to graduate school, New York
- Tarik Nurkic - undergraduate chemistry - January 2006 to December 2007 - URM fellow - finished UND medical school in 2013, found employment in hospital
- Elliott Johnson - undergraduate physics - August 2004 to August 2006 - went to graduate school, Stony Brookes New York
- Nathan Gubbins - undergraduate - September/October 2004, went to polymers & coatings
- Brian Hokkanen, BS - undergraduate chemistry - 2004 to 2007- now at Celanese, Houston, TX
Special programs / teaching - outreach
Native American tribal community college students
NATURE NDSU / UND summer camps etc.
2016: Eagle Horse and Julian Cavanaugh (one week summer research project)
2012: Craig Hall
2010: Sylvester Belgarde, Jay Tyler Rodriguez (UND/NDSU SUNRISE freshmen program)
2009: Channing Swimmer, Jenna Bull, Sydney Paige Bailey (UND/NDSU SUNRISE freshmen program)
2008: R. Lafromboise, J. Henry, F. Laverdure (NDSU NATURE summer camp)
2007: Shannon Weidman
2005: James Henry and Theresa Church (NDSU NATURE summer camp)
Nanoscience laboratory class event together with Concordia College (MN):
2013-current: Dr. D. Ulness (ulnessd@cord.edu)
2011/12:
Dr. Eric S. Peterson (epeterso@cord.edu)
2007-2011: Dr. D. Ulness (ulnessd@cord.edu)
ND Governor's school:
Program was canceled by the state of ND.
2012: Sabrina Goetz-Padilla
went to grad school at University of Minnesota (chemical engineering)
2010: Josef Arner
2009: Rachel Tharalson
2008: Jordan Hjelle
2007: Lisa Hilleren
NSF REU:
2013: Kevin Trettel
Graduate student orientation:
2023 (fall): Ifeanyi Nwanegbo, Md. Razzak
2022 (fall): Benjamin Labeau, Max Bultman
2021: (fall) Md. Hamidul Islam, Anthony Avalos
2020 (fall): John K. Kennedy
2019 (fall): Victor Arnold Blayze, Trinh Pham
2018 (fall): Cristian Artiga, David Grauper
2018 (spring): Norah Almowahas
2017: Daniel Ramirez, Esin Karanki
2014: Mohammed Jabed, Nilushni Sivapragasam, Mindika Tilan Abeyrathna
2011: Brendan Gifford
2010: David Hogle, Josiah Bjorgaard
2009: Ashish Chakrad
2008: Mallikharjuna Komarneni
2007: Richard Wienhold
2006: John Goering
2005: Rebecca Ober , Landon Bladow
2004: Darci Block, Shamus Funk
2003: Scott Rothstein
I am prepared for everything, even your graduation.
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