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Eric Peterson

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Education: B.S. Chemistry, University of Utah; Ph.D. University of Utah

Personal interests: Computer games, reading, gardening, indoor soccer

Jay Kitt

Research Assistant Professor

Education: B.S. Chemistry, University of Utah; Ph.D. University of Utah

Personal interests: Making paper airplanes, playing hallway shuffleboard, surfing the sweet rocky mountains

Grant Myers

Postdoctoral Research Affiliate

Education: B.A. Chemistry, Luther College, Ph.D. University of Utah

Personal interests: Independent films, water sports, cross country skiing, long walks on the beach

Miharu Koh

Graduate Research Assistant

Education: B.S. Chemistry, Allegheny College

Personal interests: Yoga, hiking, baking, tennis, indoor plants

Clista Galecki

Research Assistant

Education: B.S. candidate, University of Utah

Personal interests: Swimming, hiking, painting, and baking

Aric Potter

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education: B.S. candidate, University of Utah

Personal interests: Computer games, hiking, reading, and films

Maran Sardoni

Research Affiliate

Education:  B.S. Candidate, University of Utah

Personal Interests:  crocheting, sewing, hammocking, and spending time with people I love.

Carol Korzeniewski

Adjunct Professor

Professor of Chemistry

Texas Tech University

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/chemistry/Faculty/korzeniewski/

Emily Heider

Visiting Research Fellow

Assistant Professor of Chemistry: Utah Valley University

https://www.uvu.edu/directory/employee/?id=WG9VcXppbFAxSTNzZlUxc0J3cTNTZz09

Michayla Hartenfels

Administrative Assistant

1977-1980 Dr. Norman J. Dovichi, Professor, Notre Dame University, retired
1978-1981 Dr. Fritz J. Knorr, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, retired
1978-1982 Dr. Christine A. Carter, Consultant, Groton, CT, retired
1979-1982 Dr. Michael J. Pelletier, Pfizer, Groton, CT, retired
1980-1984 Dr. Roger A. Leach, Viridos, La Jolla, CA
1981-1984 Dr. Stephen D. Frans, Fein-Marquart, Baltimore, MD, retired
1980-1985 Dr. Kathryn L. Jansen, Rochester Industrial Control, Rochester, NY
1983-1985 Dr. Frank A. Hardcastle, NAMAR Scientific, retired
1983-1986 Dr. Daniel J. McGraw, Energy & Geoscience Institute, retired
1983-1986 Dr. Jeffrey W. Carr, RAPT Industries, Inc., Fremont, CA
1984-1989 Dr. Michael R. Weaver, Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH, retired
1985-1989 Dr. Pete Poston, Professor Emeritus, Western Oregon University
1986-1987 Ms. Linda Leonard, M.S., Oak Ridge Lab, deceased
1986- 1988 Mr. Dean Plumb, M.S., Delta Airlines, St. Paul, MN
1986-1988 Mr. Ken Hartner, M.S., Teva Pharmaceuticals, Salt Lake City, retired
1986-1989 Dr. Xiao-Rong Zhu, Professor of Radiology, Anderson Cancer Center
1986-1990 Dr. Andy Wong, Proctor & Gamble; InnoG Partner, deceased
1987-1989 Dr. Diane Parry, Proctor & Gamble, retired
1989-1993 Dr. Scott Waite, Northland Pioneer College, Show Low, AZ
1990-1996 Dr. William Lacy, Assoc. General Counsel, SharkNinja, Needham, MA
1990-1994 Dr. R. Thomas Cambron, Procter and Gamble, Mason, OH
1990-1994 Dr. Haibo Eric Wang, Whb Investment Adviser LLC, retired
1991-1995 Dr. Julius Fister, Chief of IP, Alere, Boston, MA
1992-1998 Dr. Lydia Olson, Canon USA, Cambridge, MA
1992-1997 Dr. Rich Hansen, VP of Technology, Septerna, San Francisco, CA
1993-1995 Dr. Feiyan Ren, Validant, San Francisco, CA
1993-1998 Dr. Stephanie Shield, SRS Quality Consulting, Ashville, NC
1995-1998 Ms. Shauna Roman, MS, Pharmatech/VMN Liquids, Salt Lake City, UT
1995-2000 Dr. Dion Rivera, Professor of Chemistry, Central Washington University
1995-2002 Dr. James Kleimeyer, US Army, Dugway Proving Ground
1996-2003 Dr. David Hanley, BioXcel Therapeutics, Brookfield, CN
1996-2003 Dr. Rory Uibel, Process Instruments, Salt Lake City
1998-2003 Dr. Vanessa Oklejas, Lawrence Berkeley Labs, Berkeley, CA
1999-2003 Dr. Karla McCain, VP of Academic Affairs, Cottey College, Nevada, MO
2001-2005 Mr. Travis Bridges, MS, Abbvie, Waco, TX
2002-2004 Dr. Dan Cherney, Exxon Mobil, Annandale, NJ
2003-2007 Dr. Chris Fox, Access to Advanced Health Institute, Seattle, WA
2003-2009 Dr. Josh Wayment, Operations Analyst, US Army, Gaithersburg, MD
2004-2009 Dr. Jennifer Ramirez, LGC Biosearch Technologies, Middleton, WI
2005-2010 Dr. Emily Heider, Assistant Professor, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
2005-2011 Dr. Charlie (Chaoxiong) Ma, Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, TN
2006-2011 Dr. Moussa Barhoum, Proctor & Gamble GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
2006-2012 Dr. Eric Peterson, Electronic Biosciences, Salt Lake City, UT
2007-2012 Dr. Grant Myers, WellDog, Inc., Laramie, WY
2007-2012 Dr. Jonathan Schaefer, Exxon Mobil, Houston, TX
2009-2014 Dr. Justin Cooper, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
2008-2015 Dr. Douglas Kriech, Heritage Environmental Services, deceased
2012-2015 Mr. Chris Hardcastle, M.S., Aliri Bioanalysis, Salt Lake City, UT
2011-2016 Dr. Jay Kitt, Research Faculty, University of Utah
2012-2017 Dr. Mike Manhart, Elemental Scientific, Omaha, NE
2015-2017 Ms. Frances Morris, M.S., Intel, Corp., Portland, OR
2015-2017 Ms. Danielle Montanari, M.S., Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM
2014-2018 Dr. David Bryce, Olympus Inc., Wenatchee, WA
2017-2020 Dr. Hershel Lackey, United States Air Force
2017-2020 Dr. Maryam Zare, STC Biologics, Newton, MA
2018-2022 Dr. Grant Myres, Renishaw Inc., Chicago, IL