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    Julia Kirpich

    Graduate Student Researcher, 2014-present
    Biophysics Graduate Group, Chem Annex 0450
    BS Physics, emphasis in Biophysics. Belarusian State University 2013

    Project: Characterizing the photo-induced Activity of Bilin-binding Cyanobacteriochrome and Phytochrome Photoreceptors

    • Reverse Photodynamics of the Noncanonical Red/Green NpR3784 Cyanobacteriochrome from Nostoc puntiforme, Julia S. Kirpich, L. Tyler Mix, Sean M. Gottlieb, Che-Wei Chang, Shelley Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen Biochemistry, 58 (18), 2307-2306 (2019). pdf
    • Forward Photodynamics of the Noncanonical Red/Green NpR3784 Cyanobacteriochrome from Nostoc puntiforme, Julia S. Kirpich, L. Tyler Mix, Sean M. Gottlieb, Che-Wei Chang, Shelley Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen Biochemistry, 58 (18), 2297-2317(2019). pdf
    • Protonation Heterogeneity Modulates the Ultrafast Photocycle Initiation Dynamics of Phytochrome Cph1, Julia S. Kirpich, L. Tyler Mix, Shelley S. Martin, Nathan C. Rockwell, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 9, 3454-3462 (2018). pdf
    • Noncanonical  Photodynamics of the Orange/Green Cyanobacteriochrome Power Sensor NpF2164g7 from the PtxD Phototaxis Regulator of Nostoc punctiforme, Julia S. Kirpich, Che-Wei Chang, Dorte Madsen, Sean M. Gottlieb, Shelley S. Martin, Nathan C. Rockwell, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 57, 2636-2648 (2018). pdf
    • Bifurcation in the Ultrafast Dynamics of the Photoactive Yellow Proteins from Leptospira biflexa and Halorhodospira halophila, L. Tyler Mix, Julia Kirpich, Masato Kumauchi, Mikas Vengris, Wouter Hoff, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 55 (44), 6138–6149 (2016). pdf

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    Jack Fuzell

    Graduate Student Researcher, 2012-2018
    Chemistry Department, Chem Annex 0450
    MS Physics San Jose State University 2011
    BS Physics UC Santa Cruz 2007

    Current Position: Physics Engineer at Raytheon

    Project: Organic Photovoltaics

    • Put Your Backbone into It: Excited-State Structural Relaxation of PffBT4T-2OD Conducting Polymer in Solution, Varuni Dantanarayana, Jack Fuzell, Ian E. Jacobs, Roland Faller, Delmar S. Larsen, and Adam J. Moulé, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122 (12), 7020–7026  (2018). pdf
    • Optical Dedoping Mechanism of P3HT/F4TCNQ Mixtures, Jack Fuzell, Ian Jacobs, Sophia Ackling, Thomas Harrelson, David Huang, Delmar S. Larsen, and Adam Moulé, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 7, 4297−4303 (2016). pdf
    • Red States versus Blue States in Colloidal Silicon Nanocrystals: Exciton Sequestration into Low-Density Traps, Jack Fuzell, Arthur Thibert, Tonya M. Atkins, Erik Busby, John Vienot, Susan M. Kauzlarich, and Delmar S. Larsen, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 4 (21), 3806–3812 (2013). pdf

     

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    Dr. L Tyler Mix

    Graduate Student Researcher, Jan 2014-Nov 2018
    Chemistry Department, Chem Annex 0450
    MS Chemistry Brigham Young University 2013
    BS Chemistry Brigham Young University 2012

    Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Los Alamos National Lab

    Project: Photoactive Yellow Protein

    • Excitation-Wavelength-Dependent Photocycle Initiation Dynamics Resolve Heterogeneity in the Photoactive Yellow Protein from Halorhodospira halophila, L. Tyler Mix, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Dmitry Morozov, Jie Pan, Wendy Ryan Gordon, Andrew Philip, Jack Fuzell, Masato Kumauchi,Ivo van Stokkum, Gerrit Groenhof, Wouter D. Hoff, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 57 (11), 1733–1747 (2018). pdf
    • Non-Canonical Photocycle Initiation Dynamics of the Photoactive Yellow Protein Domain of the PYP-Phytochrome-Related (Ppr) Photoreceptor, L. Tyler Mix, Miwa Hara, Rachana Rathod, Masato Kumauchi, Wouter D. Hoff, and Delmar S. Larsen J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 7 (24), 5212–5218 (2016). pdf
    • Bifurcation in the Ultrafast Dynamics of the Photoactive Yellow Proteins from Leptospira biflexa and Halorhodospira halophila, L. Tyler Mix, Julia Kirpich, Masato Kumauchi, Mikas Vengris, Wouter Hoff, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 55 (44), 6138–6149 (2016). pdf

     

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    Dr. Rewa Rai

    Visiting Scholar, Feb 2015- Nov 2015
    PhD Physical Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India 2015
    MS Physical Chemistry; VBS Purvanchal University Jaunpur, India 2004
    BS Chemistry; VBS Purvanchal University Jaunpur, India 2002

    Project: Ultrafast dynamics of Photoreceptors

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    Dr. Peter Kim

    BS University of California Berkeley, 2006

    Biophysics Graduate Student, 2007-2013

    ProjectPhytochromes Photoceptor Dynamics

    • Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Red/Green Cyanobacteriochrome NpR6012g4 from Nostoc punctiforme: 1. Forward Dynamics, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 51, 608−618 (2012). pdf
    • Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Red/Green Cyanobacteriochrome NpR6012g4 from Nostoc punctiforme: 2. Reverse Dynamics, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 51, 619−630 (2012). pdf
    • Second-Chance Initiation Dynamics of the Cyanobacterial Photocycle in the NpR6012 GAF4 Domain of Nostoc Punctiforme, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (1), 130–133 (2012). pdf
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    Dr. Sean Gottlieb

    BS University of California Davis, 2009

    Chemistry Graduate Student, 2009-2014

    Project: Phytochromes Photoceptor Dynamics

    • A Flexible LED-based Broadband Transient-Absorption Spectrometer, Sean M. Gottlieb, Scott C. Corley, Dorte Madsen, and Delmar S. Larsen, Review of Scientific Instruments, 83, 056107 (2012). pdf
    • Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Green/Red Photoswitching Regulator of Chromatic Adaptation E Domain from Fremyella Diplosiphon, Sean M. Gottlieb, Peter W. Kim, Nathan C. Rockwell, Yuu Hirose, Masahiko Ikeuchi, J. Clark Lagarias, Delmar S. Larsen, in preparation (2012).
       

    Che-Wei Chang

    Chemistry Graduate Student, 2012-2015

    Project: Phytochromes Photoceptor Dynamics

    • Ultrafast E to Z Photoisomerization Dynamics of the Cph1 Phytochrome, Peter W. Kim, Jie Pan, Nathan C. Rockwell, Che-Wei Chang, Keenan C. Taylor, J. Clark Lagarias, Delmar S. Larsen, Chem. Phys. Letters, 549, 86–92 (2012). pdf
       

    Ken Chen

    Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2011

    Project:

    • Thermodynamic Stability and Charge Recombination Kinetics of Poly(3-hexyl thiophene):Indene-Fullerene Composite Films, Jack Fuzell, Erik Busby, M. Diego Rail, Christopher W. Rochester, Ken Chen, Alan Huang, Louise A. Berben, Adam J. Moulé, and Delmar S. Larsen, submitted (2012).
       

    Alan Huang

    Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2011

    Project:

    • Thermodynamic Stability and Charge Recombination Kinetics of Poly(3-hexyl thiophene):Indene-Fullerene Composite Films, Jack Fuzell, Erik Busby, M. Diego Rail, Christopher W. Rochester, Ken Chen, Alan Huang, Louise A. Berben, Adam J. Moulé, and Delmar S. Larsen, submitted (2012).
       

    Michael Ford

    Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2011-2012

    Project: Organic Photovoltaics

    • Packing Dependent Electronic Coupling in Single Poly(3-hexylthiophene) H- and J-Aggregate Nanofibers, Thomas P. Martin, Adam J. Wise, Erik Busby, Jian Gao, John D. Roehling, Michael J. Ford, Delmar S. Larsen, Adam J. Moulé, John K. Grey, J. Phys. Chem. C, in press (2012). pdf
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    Dr. Elizabeth Carroll

    Ph.D University of Michigan (Applied Physics) 2007
    MS University of Michigan (Optics) 2007
    BS Gonzaga University (Physics) 2001 
    Postdoctoral research fellow, 2006-2011

    Currently: University of California, Berkeley

    • Is the Photoactive Yellow Protein a UV-B/Blue Light Photoreceptor? Elizabeth C. Carroll, Marijke Hospes, Carmen Valladares, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, Delmar S. Larsen, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 10 (4), 464 - 468 (2011). pdf
    • Sub-Picosecond Excited State Proton Transfer Preceding Isomerization During the Photorecovery of Photoactive Yellow Protein, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Sang-Hun Song, Masato Kumauchi, Ivo H.M. van Stokkum, Askat Jailaubekov, Wouter D. Hoff, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 1, 2793–2799 (2010).pdf
    • Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Exfoliated and Functionalized Calcium Niobate Nanosheets in Water and Methanol, Elizabeth Carroll, Owen Compton, Dorte Madsen, Frank Osterloh, Delmar Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 2394-2403 (2008). pdf
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    Dr. Askat Jailaubekov

    Ph.D. University of Southern California (Chemistry) 2007
    MS Moscow State University, 2000
    Postdoctoral research fellow, 2007-2011

    Currently: Sr. Scientist at Cymer

    • Deconstructing the Excited-State Dynamics of β-carotene in Solution, Askat E. Jailaubekov, Mikas Vengris, Sang-Hun Song, Toshiyuki Kusumoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011, 115 (16), pp 3905–3916 (2011). pdf
    • Using Narrowband Excitation to Confirm that the S* State in Carotenoids is not a Vibrationally-Excited Ground State Species, Askat E Jailaubekov, Sang-Hun Song, Mikas Vengris, Richard  J Cogdell, Delmar S. Larsen, Chemical Physics Letters 487 (2010) 101–107 (2010). pdf
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    Dr. Sang-Hun Song

    Ph.D. University of Regensburg, Germany (Chemistry) 2006
    BS Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Physics) 2001
    MS Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Physics) 2003

    Current Position: University of Washington

    • Modulating LOV domain photodynamics with a residue alteration outside the chromophore binding site, Sang-Hun Song, Peter L. Freddolino, Abigail I. Nash, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Klaus Schulten, Kevin H. Gardner, Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 50 (13), pp 2411–2423 (2011). pdf
    • Sub-Picosecond Excited State Proton Transfer Preceding Isomerization During the Photorecovery of Photoactive Yellow Protein, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Sang-Hun Song, Masato Kumauchi, Ivo H.M. van Stokkum, Askat Jailaubekov, Wouter D. Hoff, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 1, 2793–2799 (2010).pdf

     

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    Dr. Jie Pan

    Ph.D. University of Lund 2004

    Current Position: University of Michigan

    • Ultrafast E to Z Photoisomerization Dynamics of the Cph1 Phytochrome, Peter W. Kim, Jie Pan, Nathan C. Rockwell, Che-Wei Chang, Keenan C. Taylor, J. Clark Lagarias, Delmar S. Larsen, Chem. Phys. Letters, 549, 86–92 (2012). pdf

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    Dr. Mikas Vengris

    Ph.D. Free University of Amsterdam 2005

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2006

    Currently: Vilnius University, Lithuania

    • Deconstructing

       

      the Excited-State Dynamics of β-carotene in Solution, Askat E. Jailaubekov, Mikas Vengris, Sang-Hun Song, Toshiyuki Kusumoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011, 115 (16), pp 3905–3916 (2011). pdf
    • Using Narrowband Excitation to Confirm that the S* State in Carotenoids is not a Vibrationally-Excited Ground State Species, Askat E Jailaubekov, Sang-Hun Song, Mikas Vengris, Richard  J Cogdell, Delmar S. Larsen, Chemical Physics Letters 487 (2010) 101–107 (2010). pdf
    • Excited State Dynamics of Carotenoids in Light Harvesting Complexes: 1. Exploring the Relationship between the S1 and S* States, Emmanouil Papagiannakis, Ivo H.M. van Stokkum, Mikas Vengris, Rienk van Grondelle, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006 110, 5727-5736 (2006). pdf
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    Ph.D. University of Connecticut, Chemistry, 2010

    BS University of California, Santa Barbara Biological Science 2001

    Current Position: Scientist at Kiverdi

    • Chemical Inhomogeneity in the Ultrafast Dynamics of the DXCF Cyanobacteriochrome Tlr0924, Lucy H. Freer, Peter W. Kim, Scott C. Corley, Nathan C. Rockwell, Lu Zhao, Arthur J. Thibert, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116 (35), 10571–10581 (2012). pdf
    • Substrate and Intensity Dependent Photoenhanced Transamination Reactions of Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate in Solution, Scott C Corley, Sean M Gottlieb, Delmar S Larsen, Chem. Phys. Letters, 554, 195–200 (2012) pdf
    • A Flexible LED-based Broadband Transient-Absorption Spectrometer, Sean M. Gottlieb, Scott C. Corley, Dorte Madsen, and Delmar S. Larsen, Review of Scientific Instruments, 83, 056107 (2012). pdf
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    Dr. Melissa Hill

    Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Chemistry 2010

    BS St. Edward's University, 2006

    Current Position: Vernier Technology

    • Multi-photon Manipulations of Enzymatic Photoactivity in Aspartate Aminotransferase, Melissa P. Hill, Lucy H. Freer, Mai C. Vang, Elizabeth C. Carroll, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115 (15), pp 4474–4483 (2011). pdf
    • Light-Enhanced Catalysis by Pyridoxal Phosphate Dependent Aspartate Aminotransferase, Melissa P. Hill,Elizabeth C. Carroll, Mai C. Vang, Trevor A. Addington, Michael D. Toney and Delmar S. Larsen, J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 2010, 132 (47), 16953-16961 (2010) pdf
    • Rapid Photodynamics of Vitamin B6 Coenzyme Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate and its Schiff Bases in Solution, Melissa P. Hill, Elizabeth Carroll, Michael Toney, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 112 (18), 5867-5873 (2008). pdf
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    Dr. Arthur (AJ) Thibert

    BS University of Central Florida, Chemistry, 2007

    Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Chemistry, 2012

    Current Position: United State Air Force Officer (Intelligence)

    • Femtosecond Ligand/Core Dynamics of Microwave Assisted Synthesized Silicon Quantum Dots in Aqueous Solution, Tonya M. Atkins, Arthur Thibert, Delmar S. Larsen, Sanchita Dey, Nigel D. Browning, and Susan M. Kauzlarich, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (51), pp 20664–20667 (2011). pdf
    • Sequestering High-Energy Electrons to Facilitate Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation in CdSe/CdS Nanocrystals, Arthur Thibert, F. Andrew Frame, Erik Busby, Michael Holmes, Frank E. Osterloh, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2011, 2, pp 2688–2694 (2011). pdf
    • Primary Photodynamics of Water Solubilized Two-Dimensional CdSe Nanoribbons, Arthur Thibert, F. Andrew Frame, Erik Busby, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115, 19647–19658 (2011). pdf
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    Dr. Erik Busby

    BS California State University, Stanislaus, Chemistry, 2008

    Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Chemistry 2012

    Project: Organic Photovoltaics

    • Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics in Colloidal Aluminum Phosphide Nanocrystals, Erik Busby, Arthur Thibert, Jack Fuzell, Deisy C. Arrington, Ali M. Jawaid, Preston T. Snee, Delmar S. Larsen, Chem. Phys. Letters, in press (2013). pdf
    • Excited-state Self-Trapping and Ground-state Relaxation Dynamics in Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Resolved with Broadband Pump-Dump-Probe Spectroscopy, Erik Busby, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Erin M. Chinn, Lilian Chang, Adam J. Moulé, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters2, 2764–2769 (2011). pdf
    • Acceptor Dependence of the Polaron Recombination in Poly 3-hexyl thiophene:Fullerene Composite Films, Erik Busby, Christopher W. Rochester, Adam J. Moulé, Delmar S. Larsen, Chemical Physics Letters, 513, 77–83 (2011). pdf
       

    Sadia Naseem

    M.S. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Chemistry, 1996

    B.S. Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan, 1993

    Researcher, 2010-2012

    Project: PYP thermodynamics

    • Photo-isomerization Upshifts the pKa of the Photoactive Yellow Protein Chromophore to Contribute to Photocycle Propagation, Sadia Naseem, Adèle D. Laurent, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Mikas Vengris, Masato Kumauchi, Wouter D. Hoff, Anna I. Krylov, and Delmar S. Larsen, submitted (2012).
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    Lucy Freer

    Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2008

    Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-present

    2nd Prize for Best Presentation: Larock Symposium 2009

    Current Position: Medical Student at University of Miami

    • Chemical Inhomogeneity in the Ultrafast Dynamics of the DXCF Cyanobacteriochrome Tlr0924, Lucy H. Freer, Peter W. Kim, Scott C. Corley, Nathan C. Rockwell, Lu Zhao, Arthur J. Thibert, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116 (35), 10571–10581 (2012). pdf
    • Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Red/Green Cyanobacteriochrome NpR6012g4 from Nostoc punctiforme: 1. Forward Dynamics, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 51, 608−618 (2012). pdf
    • Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Red/Green Cyanobacteriochrome NpR6012g4 from Nostoc punctiforme: 2. Reverse Dynamics, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 51, 619−630 (2012). pdf
    • Second-Chance Initiation Dynamics of the Cyanobacterial Photocycle in the NpR6012 GAF4 Domain of Nostoc Punctiforme, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (1), 130–133 (2012). pdf

     

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    Robert Pullman

    Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2009-2010

    Project Photoceptors FRET Study Modeling

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    Vanna Vang

    Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2009

    Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-2010

    ProjectVitamin B6 Enzymes

    • Light-Enhanced Catalysis by Pyridoxal Phosphate Dependent Aspartate Aminotransferase, Melissa P. Hill,Elizabeth C. Carroll, Mai C. Vang, Trevor A. Addington, Michael D. Toney and Delmar S. Larsen, J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 2010, 132 (47), 16953-16961 (2010) pdf
    • Multi-photon Manipulations of Enzymatic Photoactivity in Aspartate Aminotransferase, Melissa P. Hill, Lucy H. Freer, Mai C. Vang, Elizabeth C. Carroll, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115 (15), pp 4474–4483 (2011). pdf

     

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    Luke Elrod

    BS University of California Davis 2008

    MCB Undergraduate Research Student, 2006-2008

    Currently: Sacramento

     

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    Grace Rodriguez

    BS University of California Davis 2008

    Human Development, Undergraduate Research Student, 2006-2008

    Currently: Medical student at Ohio State University

     

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    Benjamin Perea

    Cosumnes River College

    Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2008

    Project: Vitamin B6 Enzymes

     

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    Tamara Restrepo

    El Camino College, Los Angeles

    Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2008

    Project: Vitamin B6 Enzymes

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    Lu Zhao

    BS University of California Davis 2009

    Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-2009

    Project: Phytochromes Photoceptors

    Currently: at large

    • Chemical Inhomogeneity in the Ultrafast Dynamics of the DXCF Cyanobacteriochrome Tlr0924, Lucy H. Freer, Peter W. Kim, Scott C. Corley, Nathan C. Rockwell, Lu Zhao, Arthur J. Thibert, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116 (35), 10571–10581 (2012). pdf

     

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    Matt Barkovich

    BS University of California Davis 2009

    Chemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-2009

    Project: Computer Programming and ChemWiki Development

    Currently: Medical student at UC San Diego

    • Enhancing Undergraduate Chemistry Education with the Online Dynamic ChemWiki Resource, Ronald J. Rusay, Michelle R. McCombs,  Matthew J. Barkovich, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Chemical Education, 88 (6), p 840 (2011). pdf

     

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    Kostia Malley

    Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2006-2008

    4th Prize for Best Presentation: Larock Symposium 2008

    DOE Summer Intern: LBNL Molecular Foundary Summer 2009

    Project: Photoreceptors Photoactive Yellow Protein and Rhodopsin Mimic Dynamics

    Currently: MD/Ph.D. Student at Washington University, St. Louis

    • Dissecting the Photophysics of Retinal in Novel Rhodopsin Mimics, Mark M. Huntress, Samer Gozem, Konstantin R. Malley, Askat E. Jailaubekov, Chrysoula Vasileiou, Mikas Vengris, James H. Geiger, Babak Borhan, Igor Schapiro, Delmar S. Larsen, and Massimo Olivucci, submitted (2012).

     

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    Sarah Numan

    Chemistry(pharmaceutical) Undergraduate Research Student, UCD, Summer 2009

    Project Photoceptors FRET Study Modeling

     

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    Carmen Valladares

    Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2009

    Biological Systems Engineering Undergraduate Research Student

    Project Photoceptors FRET Study Modeling

    • Is the Photoactive Yellow Protein a UV-B/Blue Light Photoreceptor? Elizabeth C. Carroll, Marijke Hospes, Carmen Valladares, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, Delmar S. Larsen, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 10 (4), 464 - 468 (2011). pdf

     

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    Rachel Curtis

    Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-present

    Project: ChemWiki Development