Fulbright Scholar Program
2006 - 2007 Visiting Scholar Directory
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Amorin Lopez, Manuel
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Research: Single-Molecule DNA Capture and Nanopore Sequencing
Scripps Research Institute, Departments of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, La Jolla, CA, c/o Dr. M. Reza Ghadiri
October 2006 - September 2008

Arceo Rebollo, Elena
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Research: Organometallic and Organic Chemistry
University of California--Berkeley, Department of Chemistry, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Robert G. Bergman
October 2006 - September 2008

Baraldo Victorica, Luis Mario
Assistant Professor, Department of Inorganic, Analytic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research: Incorporation of Transitional Metal Dyes on Molecular Magnets: Preparation of New Photomagnetic Materials
University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, Gainesville, FL, c/o Dr. Daniel Talham
December 2006 - February 2007

Barseghyan, Svetlana
Research Scientist, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
Research: A Novel Approach to Metallic Surface Modification and Coating
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, c/o Dr. Michael Atzmon
November 2006 - November 2007

Blanco Canosa, Juan Bautista
Investigator, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Research: Synthesis of Quantum Dots Linked to Biomolecules and the Study of the Systems in Living Cells
Scripps Research Institute, Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Departments of Cell Biology and Chemistry, La Jolla, CA, c/o Dr. Philip Dawson
October 2006 - September 2008

Bratulescu, George
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
Research: Discovery of Environmental "Green" Proceedings for the Synthesis of the Organic Compounds by Means of Microwave Activation
Washington University, Department of Chemistry, St. Louis, MO, c/o Dr. Kevin Moeller
September 2006 - March 2007

Casanova Casas, David
Assistant Professor, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Research: The Molecular Electronic Structure of Excited States
University of California--Berkeley, Department of Chemistry, Berkeley, CA, c/o Prof. Martin Head-Gordon
April 2007 - March 2009

Cesiulis, Henrikas
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Chemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Research: Cobalt Alloys With Tungsten and Molybdenum for Microdevice Manufacturing and Technology
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge, Gordon A. and Mary Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Baton Rouge, LA, c/o Dr. Elizabeth J. Podlaha
September 2006 - February 2007

Cuesta Orcoyen, Luciano
Researcher, Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Research: Synthesis of New Binuclear Complexes With High Activity in the Hydrolysis of Phosphates and Peptide Bonds
University of Texas--Austin, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Austin, TX, c/o Dr. Jonathan L. Sessler
April 2007 - March 2009

de Castro de la Osa, Sonia
Associate Research Scholar, Institute of Medical Chemistry, Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Madrid, Spain
Research: Engineering of Receptors for Extracellular Nucleosides and Nucleotides and Their Ligands
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Bethesda, MD, c/o Dr. Kenneth A. Jacobson
April 2007 - March 2008

Fraguio, Maria Sol
Doctoral Candidate, Research and Development of Alternative Sources of Raw Materials and Energy, Department of Industries, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research: Use of Computer-Automated Radioactive Particle Tracking for Studying Malfunctions and Dynamics of Bubble Columns
Washington University, Department of Chemical Engineering, St. Louis, MO, c/o Dr. Milorad P. Dudukovic
August 2006 - November 2006

Freire Iribarne, Felix
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Research: NMR-Based Quantitative Analysis of Beta-Peptide Folding
University of Wisconsin--Madison, Department of Chemistry, Madison, WI, c/o Dr. Samuel H. Gellman
October 2006 - September 2008

Juan, Alfredo
Professor, Department of Physics, University of the South, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Research: Hydrogen Embrittlement in Iron-Palladium Alloys: A Theoretical Approach to the Hydrogen-Metal Interaction
Princeton University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton, NJ, c/o Dr. Emily Carter
February 2007 - April 2007

Kalnina, Daina
Head, Environmental Pollution Laboratory, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
Research: Kinetic Models for the Free Radical Destruction of Microconstituents of Concern
University of California--Irvine, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Irvine, CA, c/o Dr. William J. Cooper
September 2006 - June 2007

Khan, Fazlullah
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
Research: Interaction of Soil Contaminants in Aqueous Solution With Clays and Mineral Oxides
Johns Hopkins University, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. D. Howard Fairbrother
September 2006 - September 2007

Lambert, Stephanie
Researcher, Department of Applied Chemistry, Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Research: Fundamental Studies of Fuel Cell Electrocatalyst Synthesis
University of Illinois--Chicago, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chicago, IL, c/o Dr. John R. Regalbuto
September 2006 - November 2006

Lotz, Simon
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Research: Organometallic Supramolecular Structures, Reactivity Correlations and Organometallic Networks as Hosts for Metallic Nanoparticles in Nanomaterials
Brown University, Department of Chemistry, Providence, RI, c/o Dr. Dwight Sweigart
September 2006 - August 2007

Makhlouf, Abdel Salam
Researcher, Department of Corrosion and Surface Technology, Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Cairo, Egypt
Research: Development of High Performance Ceramic Coatings With Excellent Adhesion and Corrosion Resistance for Industrial Applications
Boise State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise, ID, c/o Dr. Darryl P. Butt
January 2007 - June 2007

Mokari, Taleb
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physical Chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Research: Synthesis, Characterization and Self-Assembly of New Inorganic Nanowires for Optical, Electrical and Solar Cell Devices
University of California--Berkeley, Department of Chemistry, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Peidong Yang
September 2006 - August 2007

Munteanu, Grigore
Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova
Research: Anodic Stripping Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy With Monolayer-Mercury Carbon-Fiber Microelectrodes
Mississippi State University, Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State, MS, c/o Dr. David Wipf
September 2006 - May 2007

Nystrom, Martin Andreas
Researcher, Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Research: Integrated Nanosystems for Diagnosis and Therapy
Washington University, Department of Chemistry, St. Louis, MO, c/o Prof. Karen Wooley
November 2006 - December 2006

Onocha, Patricia
Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Research: Plant Antitumor, Antileishmanial, Antimalarial and Antimicrobial Agents: Isolation and Synthesis
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Chemistry, Blacksburg, VA, c/o Dr. David Kingston
October 2006 - September 2007

Pino, Gustavo
Research Associate and Teaching Assistant, Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Research: Conformational and Solvation Effects on the Photoreactivity of Adenine Clusters
University of California--Santa Barbara, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Santa Barbara, CA, c/o Dr. Mattanjah De Vries
December 2006 - March 2007

Pokroy, Boaz
Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Materials Engineering, TECHNION--Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Research: Synthetic Inorganic Materials Templated by Organic Surfaces: A Study of Crystal Nucleation and Growth Inspired by Nature
New York University, Molecular Design Institute, Department of Chemistry, New York, NY, c/o Prof. Michael D. Ward
Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Joanna Aizenberg
February 2007 - January 2008

Porcel, Claudine
Postdoctoral Student, Department of Chemistry, Louis Pasteur University (Strasbourg I), Strasbourg, France
Research: Cellular Motility as a Function of Surface Chemistry
Florida State University, Center for Materials Research and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tallahassee, FL, c/o Dr. Joseph B. Schlenoff
January 2007 - January 2008

Qamhieh, Khawla
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Colllege of Science and Technology, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, West Bank
Research: Solvation Effects on DNA and Protein Functions, Structure and Dynamics via Computer Simulations
University of Houston, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Molecular Design, Houston, TX, c/o Dr. B. Montgomery Pettitt
September 2006 - June 2007

Rahinov, Igor
Doctoral Candidate, Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Research: Dynamics of Reactions of Oxides at Aluminum Surfaces
University of California--Santa Barbara, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Santa Barbara, CA, c/o Prof. Alec M. Wodtke
December 2006 - November 2007

Rios Gomez, Ma
Professor, Natural Products Department, Center for Chemical Research, Autonomous State University of Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Research: Total Synthesis of Ylidenetetronate Pyrroloazepine Stemona Alkaloids
University of Iowa, College of Pharmacy, Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, Iowa City, IA, c/o Dr. Horacio F. Olivo
August 2006 - July 2007

Ruiz Delgado, Maria del Carmen
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
Research: The Influence of Intermolecular Interactions on the Electronic, Optical and Transport Properties of Pi-Conjugated Organic Materials
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Atlanta, GA, c/o Dr. Jean-Luc Bredas
April 2007 - March 2009

Salem, Jamil
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Al-Azhar University of Gaza, Gaza City, Gaza
Research: Kinetic Studies on the Application of Metal Assembled Host-Guest Complexes for Removing Chloramines From Water
Brigham Young University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Provo, UT, c/o Dr. Roger G. Harrison
February 2008 - September 2008

Sklute, Genia
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, TECHNION--Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Research: Asymmetric Michael Addition Catalyzed by a Dinuclear System
Stanford University, Department of Chemistry, Stanford, CA, c/o Prof. Barry M. Trost
April 2007 - March 2008

Szabelski, Pawel
Assistant Professor, Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland
Research: Naturally Chiral Surfaces for Adsorption and Separations
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. David Sholl
July 2006 - December 2006

Temprado Morena, Manuel
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Physical Chemistry--Rocasolano, Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Madrid, Spain
Research: The Role of Axial Base Coordination in Binding of Dinitrogen to Mo[N(R)Ar](3) Complexes
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Christopher C. Cummins
University of Miami, Department of Chemistry, Coral Gables, FL, c/o Dr. Carl D. Hoff
April 2007 - March 2009

Ul Haq, Zaheer
Assistant Professor, International Center for Chemical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Research: Discovery of New Cholinesterase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Using Computer Assisted Drug Design Approach
Duquesne University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Jeffy D. Madura
September 2006 - June 2007

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