GROUP MEMBERS
ACK! | Post-docs | Grad Students | Undergrads | Staff Scientists | Robyn | Alumni | Post-docs | Grad Students | Undergrads
Principal Investigator
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Prof. Andrew C. Kummel Hometown: NYC - Yeah baby! |
Current Post-docs
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Dr. Darby L. Winn
Hometown: Santa Barbara, California |
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Dr. Tao Song
Hometown:Tangshan, China |
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Dr. Evgeniy
Hometown: Grozniy, Russia |
Current Graduate Students
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Hometown: Richmond, California Nickname: Knock Knock, Ngocenheimer, Ngocmeister Education: BS Chemistry, San Francisco State University (9 years baby!) Favorite color: Dirty black, the color of our clean mech pump oil Favorite music: The high-pitched followed by dull whirring of the traps blowing Favorite movie: She can't get enough of Mlholland Drive Favorite food: Steak, asparagus, and mashed potatoes, preferably at 8 in the morning on a Saturday Favorite beverage: Less talking, more pouring... Can be heard saying: "No, you're not driving" Lab duties: Waiting in the queue with the utmost patience |
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Sarah R. Bishop Nickname: World's Best Dodgeball Player Education: BS Chemistry, THE Ohio State University (There is only ONE.) Favorite color: "Oil stain" or "Dirty smock" Favorite music: The Grouch Favorite movie: Whatever Darby's watching Favorite food: 28 oz. Porterhouse, hold the A-1 Favorite beverage: Absinthe (but only when I'm in Amsterdam, of course) Can be heard saying: "I really like smashing things into small bits, but I don't know how!" Lab duties: Keeping us all up-to-date on our pop culture and college football stats |
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Jeongwon Park Nickname: DonJuan, JuanJohn, JohnWayne Education: BS Metallurgical Engineering, Dong-a University; MS Metallurgical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul Favorite color: SS 304 Favorite music: Whatever Nancy's blaring at the moment Favorite movie: Finding Nemo Favorite food: Really, really, REALLY spicy kimchi flavored ramen Favorite beverage: Frog Juice Can be heard saying: "Engrish, Engrish, Engrish!" Lab duties: Fabricating devices by the thousands and then handing them off to Richard |
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Jonathon B. Clemens Nickname: Young Jon, Juan Education: BS Chemistry, The Evergreen State College Favorite color: The bluest blues and the greenest greens of the great outdoors Favorite music: Ashlee Simpson ("She's legit!), and Avril Levigne ("I loved her first single!") Favorite movie: Steel Magnolias or Beaches Favorite food: Scraps of Ge wafers Favorite beverage: White wine spritzers Can be heard saying: "Hey, how's the experiment going?" Lab duties: Doing all of the crappy jobs that no one else wants to do |
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Hometown: Shaoxing, Zhejinag, China Nickname: Jien Education: BS Physics, Nanjing University; MS Materials Science and Engineering, MIT Favorite color: The yellow of his skin Favorite music: Keep the Faith by Bon Jovi and Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses Favorite movie: Forrest Gump Favorite food: Baked duck Favorite beverage: Hot DP oil Can be heard saying: "Very well, it would be my pleasure to check the pressure." Lab duties: Mastering the German accent Favorite quote: Theorists say: We know everything, but nothing works. Experimentalists say: Everything works but we know nothing. We say: We know nothing, and nothing works. |
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Joon
Sung Lee
Hometown:
Seoul, South Korea |
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Wilhelm Melitz
Hometown:
Racine, Wisconsin |
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Jim Royer
Hometown: Severna Park, MD |
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Manuel E. Ruidiaz Nickname: Man-well Education: BS Computer Engineering, BS Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego Favorite color: Anti-green Favorite music: Favorite movie: Favorite food: Recombinant GFP standard Favorite beverage: Anti-green fluorescent protein, rabbit IgG fraction, Alexa Fluor 647 conjugate (anti-GFP, IgG, Alexa Fluor 647 conjugate for short), 2 mg/mL Can be heard saying: Lab duties: |
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Sergio Sandoval Nickname: Serg Education: BS Chemical Engineering, University of California, San Diego Favorite color: Blue Favorite music: Rock Favorite movie: Interview with the Vampire Favorite food: Chinese Favorite beverage: Horchata Can be heard saying: What? Lab duties: |
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David Martin
Hometown: San Diego, CA |
There are 2 undergrads with us at this time.
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Byron Ho
Hometown: Poway, CA |
Staff Scientists
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Maria Jose Cortes-Mateos Nickname: MJ Education: Ph. D. in Molecular Biology |
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Bernd Fruhberger Nickname: Burnt, Da Grosse German Education: Diplom in Chemistry, PhD in Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg Favorite color: The red, the white, and the blue! Favorite music: The Star Spangled Banner Favorite movie: Dirty Dancing, Havana Nights Favorite food: Hamburgers and Freedom Fries Favorite beverage: Bud Light, "Tastes great, less filling!" Can be heard saying: "Re-elect Bush!" Lab duties: Lab Spokesperson. If you missed him on ABC Nightly News with Peter Jennings, look for him soon on CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. |
Administrative Assistant
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Robyn D. Swanland |
Alumni
Former Post-docs
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Clayton L. Workman, Ph.D. Clayton is a Senior MBE Engineer at RF Micro Devices in Greensboro, NC. You can also check out Clayton's personal website. |
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Jean-Claude Gumy, Ph.D., 2000-
2001 Jean-Claude heads a Food Material Science Group at Nestle's Product Technology Center in Orbe, Switzerland. His group works on the physical characterization of coffees, powdered beverages, and cereals. Jean-Claude also maintains a personal website. |
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Sang I. Yi, Ph.D. Sang is a Senior Process Engineer at Applied Materials in Sunnyvale, CA. |
Temer Ahmadi, Ph.D., 1996-1997
Temer is at Villanova
University in Villanova, PA.
James G. McLean, Ph.D., 1996-1999 James is a Professor of Physics at SUNY at Geneseo in Geneseo, NY. You can visit
both his professional and
personal websites. Yong Liu, Ph.D. He is a staff engineer at Intel working on CMP and gate oxide
development.
Denis Masson, Ph.D. Denis is a Materials Scientist at MetroPhotonics in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ernest Behringer, Ph.D. Ernie is an Associate Professor of Physics Harris Flaum, Ph.D. Harris is a Chicago-based pilot for
AmericanAirlines. Former Graduate Students

mclean at geneseo.edu

denis.masson at metrophotonics.com
ebehringe at emich.edu
at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI.
hflaum at sbcglobal.net
He also is a design consultant for Kimball Physics, a
manufacturer of electron guns.