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Rauchfuss Group

Rauchfuss Group Alumni

Researchers Receiving a PhD

  • Deborah A. Wrobleski (BS Indiana –SB; PhD 1983, Rsch Scientist, Los Alamos Natl Labs)
  • David A. Lesch (BS Iowa St; PhD 1983, Rsch Scientist, United Oil Products)
  • C. Mark Bolinger (BS Wabash; PhD 1984, Rsch Scientist, Shell)
  • Edith F. Landvatter (BS Carleton; PhD 1984, unknown location)
  • John E. Hoots (BS Millikin; PhD 1984, Rsch Scientist, Nalco-Ondeo)
  • Charles R. Ruffing (BS St. Josephs (PA); PhD 1985, Rsch Scientist, Eastman Kodak)
  • Timothy D. Weatherill (BS Augustana (SD); PhD 1985, Tech Mgr, Klöckner Pentaplast)
  • Gregg A. Zank (BS Wisconsin - Superior; PhD 1985, CTO, Dow Corning)
  • Leonard E. Bogan, Jr. (BS Case-Western; PhD 1986, Rsch Scientist, Rohm and Haas)
  • Dean M. Giolando (BS Rochester IT; PhD 1987, Professor, U. of Toledo)
  • Kevin E. Howard (BS West Va.; PhD 1988, Rsch Scientist, Dow)
  • Jay Amarasekera (BS Bowling Green; PhD 1988, Rsch Scientist, GE)
  • David B. Morse (BS Ohio St.; PhD 1989, Rsch Scientist, Dow) 1
  • Anne E. Ogilvy (BS Purdue; PhD 1989, with family, formerly Molec. Probes and Dow Corning)
  • Xiaoguang Yang (MS, Fouzhou; PhD 1990, Rsch Scientist, LANL)
  • Steven E. Gammon (BS Bowdoin; PhD 1990, Prof., Western Washington Univ.)
  • Emannuel Ramli (BS Wooster; PhD 1991, Assoc. Prof., Atma Jaya)
  • Anton E. Skaugset (BS Reed; PhD 1992, Rsch Scientist, Patent Atty, Portland, OR)
  • Shifang Luo (BS Nankai; 1993, PhD Rsch Scientist, Exxon-Mobil)
  • Colin P. Galloway (BS Illinois St.; PhD 1994, Rsch Scientist, Cabot)
  • Eric H. Houser (BS Rockford Coll.; PhD 1994, Rsch Scientist, Naval Research Labs)
  • Ann E. Venturelli (BS SUNY-B; PhD 1996, Rsch Scientist, SRI)
  • David L. Compton (BS West. Illinois; PhD 1996, Rsch Scientist, USDA)
  • Philip R. Stafford (BS TAMU; PhD 1996, Rsch Scientist, Morton Thiokol)
  • Atul K. Verma (MS, IIT-Kanpur; PhD 1996, Rsch Scientist, Paratek Pharmaceuticals)
  • Karen K. Dailey (BS Notre Dame; PhD 1997, with young family formerly American Colloid)
  • Mark D. Westmeyer (BS Truman St.; PhD 1998, Rsch Scientist, General Electric)
  • Jonathan T. Goodman (BS Delaware; PhD 1999, lawyer)
  • Robert F. Pafford (MS, VPI; PhD 2000, Rsch Scientist, Goodyear)
  • Andrew C. Moreland (BS Abilene Christian; PhD 2000, Rsch Scientist, Albemarle Catalysts)
  • Jonathan G. Breitzer (BS Grinnell; PhD 2000, Asst Prof, Fayetteville College)
  • Steven M. Contakes (BS Lehigh; PhD 2001; Asst Prof, Westmont College)
  • Geoffrey A. Holloway (BS Ball St.; PhD 2001, Faculty, Pensacola Christ. Coll.)
  • Amanda L. Eckermann (BS California Technical of Technology; PhD 2002, Res. Asst. Professor, Northwestern Univ.)
  • Markus Wunder (Diplom TU Karlsruhe, Germany; Research Scientist, Ohmx)
  • Joshua D. Lawrence (BS Rhodes College; PhD 2002, Assistant Professor at Centenary College)
  • Daniel E. Schwarz (BS St. Louis University; PhD 2003; Research Scientist, Nalco)
  • Matthew L. Kuhlman (BS University of Toledo; PhD 2004; Research Scientist, GE)
  • Rachel C. Linck (BS Duquense University; PhD 2004; Research Scientist, Chemir Analytical Services)
  • Christine A. Boyke (Dickerson) (BS Lake Forest College; PhD 2006; Research Scientist, Colgate-Palmolive)
  • Zachariah Heiden (BS University of Wisconsin; PhD 2008; Ontario Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
  • Aaron K. Justice (BS TAMU; PhD 2008; Research Scientist, British Petroleum)
  • Philip I. Volkers (BS St. Olaf College; PhD 2008; Senior Editor, Sapling Systems)
  • Julie Boyer (BS Buffalo University; PhD 2008; Research Scientist, Momentive Performance Materials)
  • C. Matthew Whaley (BS University of North Carolina, Wilmington; PhD 2009; Research Scientist, Dow Chemical Co.)
  • Bryan E. Barton (BS Millikin University; PhD 2010; Research Scientist, Dow Chemical Co.)
  • Aaron Royer (BS Indiana University; PhD 2010; Research Scientist, SABIC Innovative Plastics)
  • Mark Ringenberg (BS University of Pittsburgh; PhD 2011; Postdoc, University of Basel
  • Chris Letko (BS, University of California-Riverside; PhD 2011; Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley

Researchers Receiving a MS

(in approximate order of when in group)
  • Stella Bucknor (MD, location unknown)
  • Mark Massa (BS Illinois Wesleyan; MS 1988, Research Scientist, Monsanto, St. Louis)
  • Steve Smith (BS Grand Valley State; MS 2005, Spectroscopist, Dow Chemical)
  • Bradford Gorecki (BS Toledo; MS 2006, research assistant, Lubrizol)
  • Jane L. Stanley (BS Hollins; MS 2007, patent examiner, U.S. Patent Office)
  • Cameron Spahn (BS Wisconsin; MS 2007)
  • Amanda Mack (BS University of Rochester, NY, teacher, Phillips Andover Academy, Andover, MA)