Members

• LSU H. M. "Hub" Cotton Award for Faculty Excellence, 2023
• Dr. Philip W. & Foymae Kelso West Distinguished Professor in Chemistry, 2008-2024
• American Chemical Society Fellow, 2018
• Charles E. Coates Award, ACS Baton Rouge Local Section, 2009
• LSU Distinguished Faculty Award, 2004

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Former Students and Postdocs:

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Laurie A. Brown, Ph.D. December 1995.  Emergency Program Coordinator, Louisiana Division of Administration, Baton Rouge, LA.

Sylvester Burton, Ph. D. May 2006.  Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA.

Banglin Chen, Postdoc, 2002-2003.  Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas – San Antonio.

Jackson K. Cherutoi, Ph. D. August 2012.  Head, Department of Chemistry, Eldoret University, Eldoret, Kenya.

Zuzanna Cygan Donnelly, B. S. May 1999. Principal Scientist, Arkema, King of Prussia, PA.

Siddieg Elsiddieg, Ph. D. August 2017. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA.

Sen Gao, Ph. D. December 2020.  Assistant Professor, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang (Liaoning Province), China.

Ralph A. Isovitsch, Ph. D. May 1997.  Professor, Department of Chemistry, Whittier College, Whittier, CA. 

Alicia M. James, Ph. D. May 1999.  Professor of Chemistry, Lone Star College, Kingwood, TX.

Fatemeh Khamespanah, Ph. D. August 2020. Postdoctoral Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Ravi K. Laxman, Postdoc, 1989-1992.  Vice President for Electronics Business Development, Digital Specialty Chemicals, San Jose, CA.

Yoseph S. Marcos, Ph. D. August 2009.  Instructor in Chemistry, Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX.

Abdul K. Mohammed, Ph. D. December 1992.  Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC.

Chandi Pariya, Postdoc, 2004-2010.  Information Analyst, Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, OH.

Uttam R. Pokharel, Postdoc, 2012-2015. Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Houston – Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

Jasmine S. Sanford, Ph. D. December 2023. Chemist, Oxbow Calcining, Baton Rouge, LA.

S. Sadiq Shah, Ph. D. June 1986.  Vice Provost for Research, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.

Ruchika Sharma, Ph. D. August 2023. Instructor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC.

Takia Sultana, M. S. May 2024. Currently a graduate student at the University at Albany (SUNY), Albany, NY.

Kyron Thomas, B. S. August 2024. Currently a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

Yixun Zhang, Ph. D. August 2006.  Product Manager, Performance Chemical Co., Midland, TX.