Shepson Group Members: Shepson Atmospheric Chemistry Group: Purdue University
Shepson Atmospheric Chemistry Group

Meet the people of Shepson Group

Principal Investigator

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Paul B. Shepson

Curriculum Vitae (Word)

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Israel Lopez-Coto

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Graduate Students

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Renée Chabot-Mehlin

Resume (Word)

Post-doc Research Associates

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Kris Hajny

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Past Group Members

Updated Sept 2024

York University:

Kirk Gladstone
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1989
Current Position: Application Computer Programmer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ottawa, Canada
Kathleen Hedley
Master's Degree
1991
Current Position: Retired Director of Environmental Appeals, , Ontario, Canada
J. Zhang
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1991
Pierrette Blanchard
Ph.D
1993
Current Position: Retired Senior Manager of National Networks Support, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Ontario, Canada
Anna-Pearl Sirju
Master's Degree
1993
Current Position: Director of Quality, Bora Pharmaceuticals, Ontario, Canada
Kayambu Muthuramu
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1991-1994
Cunshing Hao
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1992-1994
Quanji Wu
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1993-1994
David Plummer
Master's Degree
1995
Meghan Jones
1995-1996
Tom Biesenthal
Ph.D
1997
Current Position: Senior Application Chemist, Sciex, Canada
Gary Impey
Ph.D
1998
Current Position: VP of Product Management in Mass Cytometry, Standard BioTools, Ontario, Canada
Jason O'Brien
Ph.D
1998
Current Position: Physical Scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Ontario, Canada

 

Purdue University:

Tim Starn
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1995-1996
Current Position: Professor, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, USA
https://www.wcupa.edu/sciences-mathematics/chemistry/tStarn.aspx
Xiaohui Chen
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1996-1997
Armando Colorado
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1997-1998
Current Position: Technical Directory of Chemistry, Midwest Laboratories, Nebraska, USA
Tara Couch
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1997-1999
Current Position: Owner, TLC Regulatory and Laboratory Consulting, Colorado, USA
David Hulbert
Master's Degree
1998
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Pfizer, Missouri, USA
Orlando Herrera-Gomez
Master's Degree
1998
Current Position: Associate Principal Scientist, Mondelēz International, New Jersey, USA
Bryan Splawn
Master's Degree
1999
Current Position: Associate Director of Business Development, WuXi STA, USA
Ralph Holler
Bachelor's Degree
1999
Brian Michalowski
Master's Degree
1999
Current Position: President, Frederic Thomas, Wisconsin, USA
Brad Campbell
Master's Degree
1999
Current Position: Senior Advisor, Eli Lilly and Company, Indiana, USA
Christophe Guimbaud
Post Doctoral Research Associate
1999-2001
Current Position: Teaching Assistant in Physical Chemistry, Université d'Orléans, France
http://lpc2e.cnrs-orleans.fr/~guimbaud/
Ann Louise Sumner
Ph.D.
2001
Current Position: Director of Operations, METSS Corporation, Ohio, USA
Kevin Ford
Master's Degree
2001
Current Position: Director of Credit Risk Analysis and Senior Manager of Business Intelligence, Discover Financial Services, Illinois, USA
Stormy Rataczak
Bachelor's Degree
2001
Julia Hurst
Ph.D.
2001
Dennis Barket
Ph.D.
2001
Current Position: Founder and Senior Partner, Gryffyn Ventures, Indiana, USA
John Grossenbacher
Ph.D.
2001
Current Position: Lab Manager, INEOS Nitriles, Ohio, USA
Amanda Grannas
Ph.D.
2002
Current Position: Professor and Vice Provost for Research and Chief Research Officer, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA
https://agrannas.clasit.org/
Cyntia Espada
Ph.D.
2003
Current Position: Senior R&D Scientist, Honeywell, Missouri, USA
Pete Giacopelli
Master's Degree
2003
Current Position: Senior Chemist, International Vitamin Corporation, South Carolina, USA
Gavin Edwards
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2003-2005
Current Position: Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University, Michigan, USA
https://www.emich.edu/chemistry/faculty/g-edwards.php
Adam Keil
Ph.D.
2005
Current Position: Scientist and Owner, Broadway Analytical, Illinois, USA
Terra Dassau
Ph.D.
2005
Current Position: Special Advisor of the Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Arizona, USA
Cory Moffat
Master's Degree
2006
Current Position: Manager of Chemical Analysis, Vetter Development, Illinois, USA
Kimberly Hill
Ph.D.
2006
Current Position: Part-Time faculty, Washtenaw Community College, Michigan, USA
Aubrey Cavender
Ph.D.
2008
Current Position: Senior Manager of R&D Formulation Development, International Vitamin Corporation, South Carolina, USA
Phil Tackett
Ph.D.
2008
Current Position: Senior Technology Program Manager of Urban Security and Checkpoints, Smiths Detection, Maryland, USA
Amanda Lockwood
Ph.D.
2008
Current Position: Associate Professor, Pennsylvania Western University Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA
Marc Fiddler
Ph.D.
2009
Current Position: Senior Research Associate, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina, USA
https://ncat.edu/faculty-research/bililign/group-members.php
Doug Martins
Ph.D.
2009
Current Position: Program Manager and Scientist, Teledyne FLIR, Indiana, USA
Kelly Mays
Master's Degree
2009
Current Position: Senior Project Manager, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, Pennsylvania, USA
Levi Mielke
Ph.D.
2009
Current Position: Advanced Scientist, Owens Corning, Ohio, USA
Nate Slade
Master's Degree
2009
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2015-2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of California San Diego, California, USA
https://sites.google.com/ucsd.edu/slade-lab
Marjan Alaghmand
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2007-2009
Current Position: Senior Professorial Lecturer, American University, Washington DC, USA
https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/alaghman.cfm
Karl Garman
Ph.D.
2009
Current Position: Aerospace Engineer, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Washington DC, USA
Travis Knepp
Ph.D.
2010
Current Position: Acting Branch Head for Lidar Science Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA
https://science.larc.nasa.gov/people/travis-knepp/
Tennie Renkens
Bachelor's degree
2010
Current Position: Physician, Columbus Regional Health, Indiana, USA
Ivan Gladich
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2009-2010
Current Position: Scientist, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Qatar
https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-ivan-gladich
Jade Jones
Master's Degree
2011
Current Position: Education Consultant, Indiana Department of Child Services, Indiana, USA
Benjamin Nault
Bachelor's Degree
2011
Current Position: Assistant Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA
Allyson Wright Costa
Ph.D.
2011
Current Position: Director of Sales Management in Pharma Solutions, BASF, New Jersey, USA
Nick Veselka
Master's Degree
2011
Rachel Svetanoff
Undergraduate Researcher
2012
Current Position: Visiting Associate of Policy and Practice, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
https://pulte.nd.edu/research-policy/visiting-associates-program-publications/rachel-svetanoff/
Lemuel Perez
Undergraduate Researcher
2012
Current Position: Research Support Engineer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA
Brittany Moser
Undergraduate Researcher
2012
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California San Francisco, California, USA
Chelsea Stephens
Ph.D.
2012
Current Position: Chemical Sciences Laboratory Communications Lead, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Colorado, USA
https://csl.noaa.gov/staff/chelsea.thompson/
Charles Obermeyer
Undergraduate Researcher
2012
Current Position: Environmental Protection Specialist, Colorado Department of Public Health, Colorado, USA
Cyrus Baker
Bachelor's Degree
2013
Chase Miller
Undergraduate Researcher
2012-2013
Current Position: Real Estate Agent, Coldwell Banker, Illinois, USA
Alyssa Hendricks
Undergraduate Researcher
2012-2013
Current Position: Senior Meteorologist, Dewberry, USA
Eric Boone
Bachelor's Degree
2012-2013
Kerri Pratt
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2010-2013
Current Position: Professor, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA
https://prattlab.chem.lsa.umich.edu/
Carlos Rivera
Graduate Researcher
2011-2013
Christopher Wirth
Graduate Researcher
2012-2014
Current Position: Chemical Technician, Electrosynthesis Company Inc., New York, USA
Maria Obiminda L Cambaliza
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2010-2014
Current Position: Associate Professor, Ateneo de Manila University, Phillippines
https://www.apn-gcr.org/person/maria-obiminda-l-cambaliza/
Dana Caulton
Ph.D.
2014
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming, Wyoming, USA
https://www.drcaulton.com/people
Kyle Custard
Ph.D.
2015
Current Position: Research and Development Chemist, SolEpoxy Inc., New York, USA
Kevin McAvey
Ph.D.
2015
Current Position: Analytical Scientist and Senior Manager, Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Illinois, USA
Christopher Groff
M.S.
2015
Current Position: Laboratory Supervisor, H. Kramer and Co, Illinois, USA
Joel Rindelaub
Ph.D.
2015
Current Position: Senior Lecturer, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/j-rindelaub
Fulizi Xiong
Ph.D.
2015
Current Position: Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls Director, Hope Medicine Inc., China
Ye Xuan Gan
B.S.
2016
Current Position: Catalysts Technical Consultant, Shell, Singapore
Alexie Heimburger
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2014-2016
Current Position: Field Application Engineer, KLA, Oregon, USA
Chloe Susdorf
B.S.
2016
Current Position: Staff Scientist, DSG Solutions LLC, Washington, USA
Tegan Lavoie
Ph.D.
2016
Current Position: Physical Scientist in the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, North Carolina, USA
John W. Halfacre
Ph.D.
2016
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of York, United Kingdom
Ana Kerlo
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2015-2016
Current Position: Principal R&D Engineer, Shockwave Medical Inc., California, USA
Rebecca Harvey
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2016-2017
Current Position: Chief Executive Officer, Woods End Laboratories, Maine, USA
Sarah Desrochers
Graduate Researcher
2018
Current Position: Research Scientist 3, New Jersey Department of Health, New Jersey, USA
Krissy Morgan
B.S.
2018
Current Position: Atmospheric Scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center, Washington DC, USA
https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/kristan.l.morgan
Angela Raso
Ph.D.
2018
Current Position: Permitting Section manager in the Climate Change Bureau, New Mexico Environment Department, New Mexico, USA
Olivia E. Salmon
Ph.D.
2018
Current Position: Environmental Policy and Governance Associate, Abt Global, Connecticut, USA
Thilina Jayarathne
 Post Doctoral Research Associate
2017-2019
Current Position: Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Jersey, USA
Kris D. Hajny
Ph.D.
2020
Ana Morales
Ph.D.
2022
Current Position: Research Chemist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Washington DC, USA
Jay Tomlin
Ph.D.
2022
Current Position: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Postdoctoral Program Fellow, NASA AMES Research Center, California, USA
https://www.nasa.gov/people/jay-tomlin/

 

Stony Brook University:

Joseph Pitt
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2019-2021
Current Position: Research Associate, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/joseph-r-pitt

Austin Hope
Post Doctoral Research Associate
2021-2024
Current Position: Coding & Product Development for NOAA contract with
Science and Technology Corporation