William F. Polik Undergraduate Research Students

Undergraduate Research Students of William F. Polik

# Name Dates Project Title Outcome

1 Brian A. Vroon '90 8/88-8/90 Computer control and data acquisition for Fluorescence Excitation and Dispersed Fluorescence experiments M.D. from the University of Michigan, 1994; U.S. Air Force Captain

2 Charles D. Emery '93 1/89-8/91 Rotationally resolved Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Duke University; Employed at Siemens Medical Systems

3 Barry R. Fuller '90 1/89-5/89 Hollow cathode lamp laser frequency calibration device implementation M.D. from Jefferson Medical College

4 John H. Higuchi '89 1/89-5/89 Sample cell and positioning equipment construction M.B.A. from George Washington University; 1995; Employed at American Chemical Society

5 Nicole L. Leitz '89 1/89-12/89 Synthesis of H₂CO and HFCO for spectroscopic study M.S. in organic chemistry from Bucknell University; 1994; Employed at Ferndale Labs

6 Ramin Nourbakhsh '89 1/89-5/89 Fluorescence imaging optics; Chemical literature searching Chemistry graduate school at Iowa State University

7 Matthew T. Vonk '90 1/89-5/89 Design and assembly of sample cell Ph.D. in physics from University of Minnesota

8 David F. DeBoer '91 6/89-5/91 Design and construction of molecular beam chamber; Fluorescence Excitation and Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H2CO Chemistry graduate school at Indiana University

9 Sandra L. Kubala Byrne '90 6/89-5/90 Fluorescence Excitation and Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of CH₃CHO, Rotational relaxation of H₂CO M.S. in chemistry from Indiana University - Purdue University; Employed at Dow-Elanco

10 Kenneth S. Overway '93 9/89-8/93 Synchronization electronics for laser and molecular beam, Rotationally resolved Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO, Rotationally resolved Fluorescence Excitation spectroscopy of CH₃CHO Ph.D. in chemistry from Purdue University; Professor of Chemistry at Bridgewater College

11 Christopher A. Briggs '92 1/90-5/91 Design and assembly of vacuum system; Molecular beam spectroscopy Employed at Parke-Davis

12 Mark G. Fromhold '92 1/90-5/90 Construction of etalon/photodiode array laser linewidth monitor Ph.D. in chemistry from Indiana University; Director of Manufacturing at Koronis Pharmaceuticals

13 Shawn H. Phillips '92 1/90-5/90 Design and construction of vacuum interlock controls for molecular beam chamber Ph.D. in chemistry from University of California, Irvine; Air Force Research Laboratory

14 Amy J. Poel '92 1/90-5/90 Synthesis of H₂CO for spectroscopic study Employed as molecular biology laboratory technician at Hope College

15 Aaron K. Sherwood '92 1/90-5/90 Synthesis of H₂CO for spectroscopic study M.S. in chemical engineering, Wayne State University

16 Donald E. Smart '94 1/90-5/90 Design and construction of temperature monitor Plans to attend physics graduate school

17 Andrew K. (Xin) Chen '92 5/90-8/92 Rotational relaxation studies of H₂CO M.S. in chemical engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Employed at BASF

18 Mei M. Zhang '92 9/90-5/91 Computer interface of digital oscilloscope Employed at Continental Plastic Containers as computer support specialist

19 Richard G. Blair '94 11/90-5/94 Spectroscopy of diatomic molecules; Installation of excimer laser; Fluorescence Excitation spectroscopy of inorganic complexes Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of California, Los Angeles; Professor of Chemistry at University of Central Florida

20 Kevin B. Kar '92 1/91-8/91 Preparation and characterization of monodisperse polymer colloidal arrays M.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue University; Employed at National Semiconductor as process engineer

21 Rychard J. Bouwens '94 5/91-8/94 Theory of rovibronic coupling in polyatomic molecules; Assignment of H₂CO Dispersed Fluorescence spectrum Ph.D. in physics from University of California, Berkeley; Professor at Leiden University

22 Dirk B. Joldersma '95 10/91-5/92 Alignment and calibration of monochromator M.P.A. in Economics, Harvard University

23 Feler Bose '94 1/92-5/93 Installation and alignment of dye laser system M. S. in chemistry from Georgia Tech; Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University; Professor of Economics at Alma College

24 Andrew J. Toering '93 1/92-5/92 Assembly of gas sample cell and fluorescence detection system M.S. in chemistry from Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech; Employed as Research Scientist at Rhone Povlenc

25 Tineke A. Stegink (exchange student) 5/92-8/92 Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO M.S. in chemistry, University of Gronigen

26 Patrick M. Yorba (NSF-REU student) 5/92-8/92 Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO M.D. from Georgetown University

27 Esther Rivas (high school sudent) 5/92-8/92 Ester hydrolysis reaction rates and mechanisms Graduated from Northwestern University

28 David J. LaPointe '95 9/92-12/92 Ester hydrolysis reaction rates and mechanisms Moved to Germany

29 Jon A. Hammerschmidt '94 1/93-5/94 Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Minnesota

30 Xavier Y. Lauteslager (exchange student) 5/93-8/93 Rotationally resolved Fluorescence Excitation spectroscopy of CH₃CHO Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Amsterdam

31 Martha M. Grzeskowiak (NSF-REU student) 5/93-8/93 Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO M.D. from Michigan State University

32 Derek M. Draft '93 9/93-5/94 Raman spectroscopy of liquids and gases D.D.S. from University of Michigan

33 Tyson O. Friday '96 9/93-8/96 Photodissociation dynamics of Co(CO)₃NO; Cavity ringdown spectroscopy of CH₂CHCHO M.S. in Chemistry from University of Iowa; employed at Frontier Natural Products Co-op

34 Bryan R. Goodman '94 1/94-5/94 Photodissociation dynamics of Co(CO)₃NO Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Employed at Ford Motor Company

35 Steven E. Kooi '94 1/94-5/94 Photodissociation dynamics of Co(CO)₃NO Ph.D. in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University

36 Gregory D. Martin '97 1/96-5/97 Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of D₂CO M.S. in Environmental Science from Indiana University; Employed at Dow Chemical Company

37 Todd P. Chassee '99 5/96-8/97 Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of D₂CO; Synthesis of HFCO for Spectrocopic Study M.D. from University of Michigan

38 Margaret L. Graske '99 5/96-5/97 Cavity ringdown spectroscopy of CH₂CHCHO Ph.D. in chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Employed at Cayman Chemical

39 J. Ruud van Ommen (exchange student) 6/96-8/96 Polyad model for molecular vibrational states Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Delft University of Technology; Professor of Chemical Engineering at Delft University of Technology

40 Katie M. Horsman '00 1/97-5/00 Dispersed Fluorescence Spectroscopy of HFCO Ph.D. in Forensic Chemistry Graduate from University of Virginia

41 Kevin W. Paulisse '99 3/97-8/99 Computation and Assignment of the Acrolein S₁Vibronic Spectrum; Discus Discussion Forum Software Graduate School in chemistry at University of Wisconsin; Independent Software Developer

42 Michael V. Harris '01 10/97-4/98 Computer Installation and Java Applet Development and Testing Plans to attend graduate school

43 Jordan R. Schmidt '01 10/98-6/01 WebMO Web-Based Computational Chemistry Software Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Wisconsin, Madison; Professor of Chemistry at University of Wisconsin

44 Karen E. Hahn '02 1/99-7/01 Dispersed Fluorescence Spectroscopy of HFCO M.D. from University of Michigan

45 Joel C. Berrier '02 1/99-5/99 Set up Sample Transfer and Vacuum System

46 Ronald J. Heemstra '01 3/99-12/00 Synthesis of HFCO; Analysis of D₂CO Dispersed Fluorescence Spectra Senior Associate Scientist at Pfizer

47 Benjamin A. Ellingson (NSF-REU student) 5/00-8/00 Analysis of highly mixed vibrational states Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Minnesota; Senior Scientist at Abbvie

48 Elijah T. Scheele '06 10/02-12/03 Building a Computational Chemistry Cluster Computer Employed in Computer Services Industry

49 David M. Gorno '06 1/03-7/03 Production of Narrow-Band Laser Light Independent Business Person

50 Jennica A. Skoug '06 2/03-7/03 Synthesis of HFCO and DFCO Mathematics Major

51 Michael A. Cortez '05 10/03-8/05 High-Accuracy Harmonic Frequency Calculations of Polyatomic Molecules Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University; Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Utah State University

52 Stephanie N. Harrier '07 10/03-5/04 Alignment of Laser Systems D.V.M. from Michigan State University

53 Brian D. Lajiness '07 11/03-5/07 Construction of Pyrolysis Nozzle M.D. from University of Indiana

54 James P. Lajiness '07 11/03-8/05 Synthesis of HDCO Ph.D.in Chemistry from Scripps Insitute

55 Michael L. Poublon '06 2/04-7/06 Automation of Computer Cluster Installation and Administration Information Technology Specialist, Kalamazoo School System

56 Jennifer D. Herdman (NSF-REU student) 5/04-5/05 Dispersed Fluorescence Spectroscopy of H₂CO Ph.D. in Chemistry from George Washington University

57 John L. Davisson '07 5/04-5/08 Quartic Force Field Calculations of Polyatomic Molecules M.D. from University of Indiana

58 Kristin K. Ellsworth '08 5/05-7/08 Dispersed Fluorescence Spectroscopy of HDCO Dental School at University of Michigan

59 Benjamin E. Van Kuiken (NSF-REU student) 5/05-8/05 Coupled Cluster Calculations of H_nC₂N and H_nC₂P Ph.D. in chemistry, University of Washington

60 Danielle M. Ladd (NSF-REU student) 5/06-8/06 Computational Ab Initio Study of Diazene and Diphosphene Ph.D. in chemistry, Arizona State University

61 Ross A. Ogilvie '09 5/06-8/06 Potential Energy Scans of Ketene M.D. from Michigan State University

62 Benjamin M. Strong '09 5/06-12/06 Potential Energy Scans of Water M.D. from Wayne State University

63 Forrest S. Gordon '09 4/07-5/08 Using Multiple Configurations in Potential Energy Scans Graduate School in Mathematics at Louisiana State University

64 Christopher D. Jordan '09 4/07-8/08 Assignment and Modeling of Highly Excited Vibrational States in CHF and CDF Ph.D. in chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison

65 Kent C. Kammermeier '11 1/10-5/11 Development of a Pulsed Elecrtic Discharge Nozzle for production of Radicals Graduate School in Chemistry at UC Colorado, Boulder

66 Howard A. Dobbs '13 3/10-5/12 Implementation of a new Intensified Charge Coupled Device Detector Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara; Employed at Raytheon

67 Robert A. Polik (high school student) 6/10-7/10 Computer Interfacing the Physical Chemistry Laboratory Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan, Employed at 3M Corporation

68 Nathan Redder (high school student) 6/10-7/10 Computer Interfacing the Physical Chemistry Laboratory Nuclear Engineering at College at University of Michigan, U.S. Navy Officern

69 Andreana M. Rosnik '13 9/10-7/13 Transforming the Vibrational Hamiltonian of a Polyatomic Molecule using Van Vleck Perturbation Theory Ph.D. in Chemistry, UC Berkeley

70 R. Jeffrey Largent '11 4/11-7/11 Algorithmic Determination of Point Groups in Nearly Symmetric Molecules M.S. in Computer Science from Indiana University

71 Benjamin J. Pollock '13 9/12-5/13 Computation of Photochrome Reaction Pathways M.S. in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Employed at Thermo Fischer Scientific

72 Joshua A. Kammeraad '14 1/13-5/14 Predicting and Fitting Mixed Vibrational States to a Multi-Resonant Hamiltonian Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Michigann

73 Richard C. Edwards '17 1/13-7/14 Development of Computational Chemistry Educational Resources Chemical Industry

74 Nathan R. Vance '17 1/13-7/17 Computer Clusters, Android Apps, and Cloud Computing Ph.D. in Computer Science, Notre Dame

75 Daniel J. SantaLucia '16 5/15-4/16 Calculation of Tetrathiooxalate Complexes Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison

76 Kyra D. Ross '20 3/17-11/2 Laser Repair and Alignment Pfizer Process Engineer

77 Peter E. Timperman '18 5/17-5/18 PyScan: Computer Interfacing of Laboratory Instrumentation Software Engineer, Snapdragon Chemistry, Waltham, MA

78 Julian N. Payne '19 12/17-4/19 Interfacing Laboratory Instrumentation with a Raspberry Pi Software Consultant, Cognizant, Munich, Germany

79 Gregory J. Campbell '19 1/19-8/20 Cloud-Based Chemistry Applications Acumen Solutions, Cleveland, OH

80 Carl I. Best '23 5/19-7/19 OmniScan: Interfacing Laboratory Instruments with Python Holland Hospital IT Customer Support, Holland MI

81 Claire J. Benedict '23 9/19-11/20 Alignment of Laser System and Monochromator Repair Hope student

82 Anna Prins '22 7/20-8/20 Interfacing Laboratory Instruments with Python Code Blue Corporation

83 Grace Zwiers '22 1/21-9/21 Developing a Framework for Assessing Online Labs to Maximize Student Experience P.A. program, Midwestern University

84 Colin D. Bradley '23 5/22-8/22 WebMO Video Tutorials Hope student

85 Caleb D. Brzezinsky '26 9/22-pres Layered Quantum Chemistry Calculations Hope student

#	Name	Dates	Project Title	Outcome
1	Brian A. Vroon '90	8/88-8/90	Computer control and data acquisition for Fluorescence Excitation and Dispersed Fluorescence experiments	M.D. from the University of Michigan, 1994; U.S. Air Force Captain
2	Charles D. Emery '93	1/89-8/91	Rotationally resolved Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO	Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Duke University; Employed at Siemens Medical Systems
3	Barry R. Fuller '90	1/89-5/89	Hollow cathode lamp laser frequency calibration device implementation	M.D. from Jefferson Medical College
4	John H. Higuchi '89	1/89-5/89	Sample cell and positioning equipment construction	M.B.A. from George Washington University; 1995; Employed at American Chemical Society
5	Nicole L. Leitz '89	1/89-12/89	Synthesis of H₂CO and HFCO for spectroscopic study	M.S. in organic chemistry from Bucknell University; 1994; Employed at Ferndale Labs
6	Ramin Nourbakhsh '89	1/89-5/89	Fluorescence imaging optics; Chemical literature searching	Chemistry graduate school at Iowa State University
7	Matthew T. Vonk '90	1/89-5/89	Design and assembly of sample cell	Ph.D. in physics from University of Minnesota
8	David F. DeBoer '91	6/89-5/91	Design and construction of molecular beam chamber; Fluorescence Excitation and Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H2CO	Chemistry graduate school at Indiana University
9	Sandra L. Kubala Byrne '90	6/89-5/90	Fluorescence Excitation and Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of CH₃CHO, Rotational relaxation of H₂CO	M.S. in chemistry from Indiana University - Purdue University; Employed at Dow-Elanco
10	Kenneth S. Overway '93	9/89-8/93	Synchronization electronics for laser and molecular beam, Rotationally resolved Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO, Rotationally resolved Fluorescence Excitation spectroscopy of CH₃CHO	Ph.D. in chemistry from Purdue University; Professor of Chemistry at Bridgewater College
11	Christopher A. Briggs '92	1/90-5/91	Design and assembly of vacuum system; Molecular beam spectroscopy	Employed at Parke-Davis
12	Mark G. Fromhold '92	1/90-5/90	Construction of etalon/photodiode array laser linewidth monitor	Ph.D. in chemistry from Indiana University; Director of Manufacturing at Koronis Pharmaceuticals
13	Shawn H. Phillips '92	1/90-5/90	Design and construction of vacuum interlock controls for molecular beam chamber	Ph.D. in chemistry from University of California, Irvine; Air Force Research Laboratory
14	Amy J. Poel '92	1/90-5/90	Synthesis of H₂CO for spectroscopic study	Employed as molecular biology laboratory technician at Hope College
15	Aaron K. Sherwood '92	1/90-5/90	Synthesis of H₂CO for spectroscopic study	M.S. in chemical engineering, Wayne State University
16	Donald E. Smart '94	1/90-5/90	Design and construction of temperature monitor	Plans to attend physics graduate school
17	Andrew K. (Xin) Chen '92	5/90-8/92	Rotational relaxation studies of H₂CO	M.S. in chemical engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Employed at BASF
18	Mei M. Zhang '92	9/90-5/91	Computer interface of digital oscilloscope	Employed at Continental Plastic Containers as computer support specialist
19	Richard G. Blair '94	11/90-5/94	Spectroscopy of diatomic molecules; Installation of excimer laser; Fluorescence Excitation spectroscopy of inorganic complexes	Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of California, Los Angeles; Professor of Chemistry at University of Central Florida
20	Kevin B. Kar '92	1/91-8/91	Preparation and characterization of monodisperse polymer colloidal arrays	M.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue University; Employed at National Semiconductor as process engineer
21	Rychard J. Bouwens '94	5/91-8/94	Theory of rovibronic coupling in polyatomic molecules; Assignment of H₂CO Dispersed Fluorescence spectrum	Ph.D. in physics from University of California, Berkeley; Professor at Leiden University
22	Dirk B. Joldersma '95	10/91-5/92	Alignment and calibration of monochromator	M.P.A. in Economics, Harvard University
23	Feler Bose '94	1/92-5/93	Installation and alignment of dye laser system	M. S. in chemistry from Georgia Tech; Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University; Professor of Economics at Alma College
24	Andrew J. Toering '93	1/92-5/92	Assembly of gas sample cell and fluorescence detection system	M.S. in chemistry from Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech; Employed as Research Scientist at Rhone Povlenc
25	Tineke A. Stegink (exchange student)	5/92-8/92	Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO	M.S. in chemistry, University of Gronigen
26	Patrick M. Yorba (NSF-REU student)	5/92-8/92	Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO	M.D. from Georgetown University
27	Esther Rivas (high school sudent)	5/92-8/92	Ester hydrolysis reaction rates and mechanisms	Graduated from Northwestern University
28	David J. LaPointe '95	9/92-12/92	Ester hydrolysis reaction rates and mechanisms	Moved to Germany
29	Jon A. Hammerschmidt '94	1/93-5/94	Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO	Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Minnesota
30	Xavier Y. Lauteslager (exchange student)	5/93-8/93	Rotationally resolved Fluorescence Excitation spectroscopy of CH₃CHO	Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Amsterdam
31	Martha M. Grzeskowiak (NSF-REU student)	5/93-8/93	Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of H₂CO	M.D. from Michigan State University
32	Derek M. Draft '93	9/93-5/94	Raman spectroscopy of liquids and gases	D.D.S. from University of Michigan
33	Tyson O. Friday '96	9/93-8/96	Photodissociation dynamics of Co(CO)₃NO; Cavity ringdown spectroscopy of CH₂CHCHO	M.S. in Chemistry from University of Iowa; employed at Frontier Natural Products Co-op
34	Bryan R. Goodman '94	1/94-5/94	Photodissociation dynamics of Co(CO)₃NO	Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Employed at Ford Motor Company
35	Steven E. Kooi '94	1/94-5/94	Photodissociation dynamics of Co(CO)₃NO	Ph.D. in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University
36	Gregory D. Martin '97	1/96-5/97	Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of D₂CO	M.S. in Environmental Science from Indiana University; Employed at Dow Chemical Company
37	Todd P. Chassee '99	5/96-8/97	Pure vibrational Dispersed Fluorescence spectroscopy of D₂CO; Synthesis of HFCO for Spectrocopic Study	M.D. from University of Michigan
38	Margaret L. Graske '99	5/96-5/97	Cavity ringdown spectroscopy of CH₂CHCHO	Ph.D. in chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Employed at Cayman Chemical
39	J. Ruud van Ommen (exchange student)	6/96-8/96	Polyad model for molecular vibrational states	Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Delft University of Technology; Professor of Chemical Engineering at Delft University of Technology
40	Katie M. Horsman '00	1/97-5/00	Dispersed Fluorescence Spectroscopy of HFCO	Ph.D. in Forensic Chemistry Graduate from University of Virginia
41	Kevin W. Paulisse '99	3/97-8/99	Computation and Assignment of the Acrolein S₁Vibronic Spectrum; Discus Discussion Forum Software	Graduate School in chemistry at University of Wisconsin; Independent Software Developer
42	Michael V. Harris '01	10/97-4/98	Computer Installation and Java Applet Development and Testing	Plans to attend graduate school
43	Jordan R. Schmidt '01	10/98-6/01	WebMO Web-Based Computational Chemistry Software	Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Wisconsin, Madison; Professor of Chemistry at University of Wisconsin
44	Karen E. Hahn '02	1/99-7/01	Dispersed Fluorescence Spectroscopy of HFCO	M.D. from University of Michigan
45	Joel C. Berrier '02	1/99-5/99	Set up Sample Transfer and Vacuum System
46	Ronald J. Heemstra '01	3/99-12/00	Synthesis of HFCO; Analysis of D₂CO Dispersed Fluorescence Spectra	Senior Associate Scientist at Pfizer
47	Benjamin A. Ellingson (NSF-REU student)	5/00-8/00	Analysis of highly mixed vibrational states	Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Minnesota; Senior Scientist at Abbvie
48	Elijah T. Scheele '06	10/02-12/03	Building a Computational Chemistry Cluster Computer	Employed in Computer Services Industry
49	David M. Gorno '06	1/03-7/03	Production of Narrow-Band Laser Light	Independent Business Person
50	Jennica A. Skoug '06	2/03-7/03	Synthesis of HFCO and DFCO	Mathematics Major
51	Michael A. Cortez '05	10/03-8/05	High-Accuracy Harmonic Frequency Calculations of Polyatomic Molecules	Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University; Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Utah State University
52	Stephanie N. Harrier '07	10/03-5/04	Alignment of Laser Systems	D.V.M. from Michigan State University
53	Brian D. Lajiness '07	11/03-5/07	Construction of Pyrolysis Nozzle	M.D. from University of Indiana
54	James P. Lajiness '07	11/03-8/05	Synthesis of HDCO	Ph.D.in Chemistry from Scripps Insitute
55	Michael L. Poublon '06	2/04-7/06	Automation of Computer Cluster Installation and Administration	Information Technology Specialist, Kalamazoo School System
56	Jennifer D. Herdman (NSF-REU student)	5/04-5/05	Dispersed Fluorescence Spectroscopy of H₂CO	Ph.D. in Chemistry from George Washington University
57	John L. Davisson '07	5/04-5/08	Quartic Force Field Calculations of Polyatomic Molecules	M.D. from University of Indiana
58	Kristin K. Ellsworth '08	5/05-7/08	Dispersed Fluorescence Spectroscopy of HDCO	Dental School at University of Michigan
59	Benjamin E. Van Kuiken (NSF-REU student)	5/05-8/05	Coupled Cluster Calculations of H_nC₂N and H_nC₂P	Ph.D. in chemistry, University of Washington
60	Danielle M. Ladd (NSF-REU student)	5/06-8/06	Computational Ab Initio Study of Diazene and Diphosphene	Ph.D. in chemistry, Arizona State University
61	Ross A. Ogilvie '09	5/06-8/06	Potential Energy Scans of Ketene	M.D. from Michigan State University
62	Benjamin M. Strong '09	5/06-12/06	Potential Energy Scans of Water	M.D. from Wayne State University
63	Forrest S. Gordon '09	4/07-5/08	Using Multiple Configurations in Potential Energy Scans	Graduate School in Mathematics at Louisiana State University
64	Christopher D. Jordan '09	4/07-8/08	Assignment and Modeling of Highly Excited Vibrational States in CHF and CDF	Ph.D. in chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison
65	Kent C. Kammermeier '11	1/10-5/11	Development of a Pulsed Elecrtic Discharge Nozzle for production of Radicals	Graduate School in Chemistry at UC Colorado, Boulder
66	Howard A. Dobbs '13	3/10-5/12	Implementation of a new Intensified Charge Coupled Device Detector	Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara; Employed at Raytheon
67	Robert A. Polik (high school student)	6/10-7/10	Computer Interfacing the Physical Chemistry Laboratory	Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan, Employed at 3M Corporation
68	Nathan Redder (high school student)	6/10-7/10	Computer Interfacing the Physical Chemistry Laboratory	Nuclear Engineering at College at University of Michigan, U.S. Navy Officern
69	Andreana M. Rosnik '13	9/10-7/13	Transforming the Vibrational Hamiltonian of a Polyatomic Molecule using Van Vleck Perturbation Theory	Ph.D. in Chemistry, UC Berkeley
70	R. Jeffrey Largent '11	4/11-7/11	Algorithmic Determination of Point Groups in Nearly Symmetric Molecules	M.S. in Computer Science from Indiana University
71	Benjamin J. Pollock '13	9/12-5/13	Computation of Photochrome Reaction Pathways	M.S. in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Employed at Thermo Fischer Scientific
72	Joshua A. Kammeraad '14	1/13-5/14	Predicting and Fitting Mixed Vibrational States to a Multi-Resonant Hamiltonian	Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Michigann
73	Richard C. Edwards '17	1/13-7/14	Development of Computational Chemistry Educational Resources	Chemical Industry
74	Nathan R. Vance '17	1/13-7/17	Computer Clusters, Android Apps, and Cloud Computing	Ph.D. in Computer Science, Notre Dame
75	Daniel J. SantaLucia '16	5/15-4/16	Calculation of Tetrathiooxalate Complexes	Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison
76	Kyra D. Ross '20	3/17-11/2	Laser Repair and Alignment	Pfizer Process Engineer
77	Peter E. Timperman '18	5/17-5/18	PyScan: Computer Interfacing of Laboratory Instrumentation	Software Engineer, Snapdragon Chemistry, Waltham, MA
78	Julian N. Payne '19	12/17-4/19	Interfacing Laboratory Instrumentation with a Raspberry Pi	Software Consultant, Cognizant, Munich, Germany
79	Gregory J. Campbell '19	1/19-8/20	Cloud-Based Chemistry Applications	Acumen Solutions, Cleveland, OH
80	Carl I. Best '23	5/19-7/19	OmniScan: Interfacing Laboratory Instruments with Python	Holland Hospital IT Customer Support, Holland MI
81	Claire J. Benedict '23	9/19-11/20	Alignment of Laser System and Monochromator Repair	Hope student
82	Anna Prins '22	7/20-8/20	Interfacing Laboratory Instruments with Python	Code Blue Corporation
83	Grace Zwiers '22	1/21-9/21	Developing a Framework for Assessing Online Labs to Maximize Student Experience	P.A. program, Midwestern University
84	Colin D. Bradley '23	5/22-8/22	WebMO Video Tutorials	Hope student
85	Caleb D. Brzezinsky '26	9/22-pres	Layered Quantum Chemistry Calculations	Hope student

William F. Polik

Department of Chemistry

Hope College

Holland, MI 49422-9000

phone: (616) 395-7639

fax: (616) 395-7118

email: polik@hope.edu

url: http://www.chem.hope.edu/~polik