Group Members gather around one of many campus sculptures for a photo (June 2008):

Left to right: Zhanyong Guo, Allison Fleshman, Ralph Wheeler, Scott Boesch, Farid Ismail, Hui Tang.

Current Group Members

Professor Ralph A. Wheeler (1990-present), B.S. in 1982 from Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA.  Ph.D. in 1988 from the Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca NY.

Scott E. Boesch (1994-present), M.S. in 1996 from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma.

Zhanyong Guo (2001-present), B.S. in 2001 from the Department of Chemistry, Beijing University, Beijing China. 

Hui Tang (2004-present; joint student with Professor Michael Abraham), M.S. in Biochemistry in 2002 from Hunan Normal University, Hunan, China.

Farid Ismail (2008-present), joint student with Professor Dan Glatzhofer.

Allison Fleshman (2008-present), student of Professor Roger Frech also doing simulations.

Former Graduate Students:

Tim Click, Ph.D. in 2007. Postdoctoral Researcher at Central Michigan University working for George Kaminski.

C. Adam Hixson, Ph.D. in 2006. Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pittsburgh working for David Earl.

Zunnan Huang, Ph.D. in 2005. Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Missouri-St. Louis working for Chung Wong.

Han Zheng, thesis M.S. in June 2004.  Graduate student at New York University.

Haitao Dong, Ph.D. in 2003.  Postdoctoral Researcher at Colorado State University.

Major Jermont Chen, thesis M.S. in 2003.  Promoted to instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO and is currently in Ph.D. program at Princeton.

Christian Matthaeus, thesis M.S. in 2000.  Moved to graduate school at the Technische Universität Berlin.  Completed Ph.D in New York and is currently postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern in Boston.

Dr. Kristopher E. Wise, Ph.D. in 1999.  Graduated to National Research Council postdoctoral fellowship at NASA in Langley, VA.

Dr. A. Kurt Grafton, Ph.D. in 1998.  Graduated to Assistant Professor's position at Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY.

Kevin S. Raymond, M.S. in 1997.  Moved to position as a high school science teacher in Dallas, TX.

Scott E. Boesch, thesis M.S. in 1996.  Employed in the group as a Research Associate.

Former Postdoctoral Researchers:

Dr. Asif Rahaman (2001-2005). Currently in a postdoctoral position at the University of Iowa.

Dr. Jin-Kee Hyun (1999-2001).  Currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Texas-Arlington.

Dr. Susan E. Walden (1998-2001).  Currently a Program Manager in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma.

Dr. Angela K. Wilson (1998-1999).  Moved to Assistant Professor position at Oklahoma Baptist University, Edmond, OK.  Currently Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas in Denton, TX.

Dr. Sergei Skokov (1996-1997).  Moved to postdoctoral position in the Department of Chemistry, Emory University in Atlanta, GA.  Currently a Research Associate at Intel Corporation in San Jose, CA.

Dr. Yue Qin (1992-1995).  Moved to a position with IBM Corporation, New Jersey.

Dr. P.N.V. Pavankumar (1990-1991). Moved to postdoctoral position at the University of Texas-Arlington.   Currently Applications Scientist for BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals in San Antonio, TX.