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<strong>BROWN</strong> 1<br />
<strong>BROWN</strong> <strong>UNIVERSITY</strong> (401) 863-3588 FAX: (401) 863-9368<br />
Web: chemistry.brown.edu/research/dec/dec.html<br />
coelicolor A3(2), Journal <strong>of</strong> Biological Chemistry, 283,<br />
8183-8189 (2008).<br />
324 Brook Street, Box H<br />
Providence, RI 02912-9108<br />
TEL: (401) 863-3767<br />
FAX: (401) 863-3576<br />
Web: www.chem.brown.edu<br />
Email: Chem_Chair@brown.edu<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Chemistry<br />
Peter M. Weber, Chair.<br />
Degrees Offered: B.A, B.Sc, M.A, Ph.D.<br />
Fields <strong>of</strong> Specialization: Biochemistry, Bioorganic<br />
Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Chemical Physics,<br />
Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Physical<br />
Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry.<br />
Interdisciplinary Program: Biochemistry (with the<br />
<strong>Graduate</strong> Program in Molecular and Cell Biology or<br />
<strong>Graduate</strong> Program in Pharmacology and Biotechnology);<br />
Chemical Physics (Department <strong>of</strong> Chemistry<br />
and Department <strong>of</strong> Physics); Chemical Engineering<br />
(Department <strong>of</strong> Chemistry and Department <strong>of</strong> Engineering).<br />
See Chemical Engineering Section.<br />
See Biochemistry Section.<br />
BAIRD, JAMES C., JR. (b.1931) Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.S,<br />
1953, Stanford University; Ph.D, 1959, Rice University.<br />
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1958, Harvard University.<br />
Atomic and molecular physics, molecular structure, hyperfine<br />
structure, electron paramagnetic resonance; optical<br />
pumping; determination <strong>of</strong> hyperfine structure in<br />
atoms and molecules; atomic structure; level crossing<br />
spectroscopy in atoms and molecules. TEL: (401) 863-<br />
3325 FAX: (401) 863-2594<br />
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?<br />
id=1106970114<br />
Email: james_baird@brown.edu<br />
No publication information submitted for this edition.<br />
BASU, AMIT (b.1971) Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.A,<br />
1992, Reed College; Ph.D, 1996, University <strong>of</strong> Illinois at<br />
Urbana-Champaign. <strong>Research</strong> Associate, 1996-1999,<br />
Princeton University. Bioorganic Chemistry. Bio-organic<br />
chemistry <strong>of</strong> glycolipids; carbohydrate sensors; cell-surface<br />
recognition; synthetic methods. TEL: (401) 863-<br />
9897 FAX: (253) 540-0698<br />
Web: www.brown.edu/<strong>Research</strong>/Basu_<strong>Research</strong>_Group<br />
Email: Amit_Basu@Brown.Edu<br />
Walrati Limapichat and Amit Basu, Reagentless functionalization<br />
<strong>of</strong> gold nanoparticles via a 3 + 2 Huisgen cyclo-<br />
addition, J. Colloid Interface Sci, 318, 140-144 (2008).<br />
Xiang Liu and Amit Basu, Cross-Linked Polynorbornene-<br />
Coated Gold Nanoparticles: Dependence <strong>of</strong> Particle Stability<br />
on Cross-Linking Position and Cross-Linker Structure, Langmuir,<br />
24, 11169-11174 (2008).<br />
BAZEMORE-WALKER, CARTHENE R. Assistant<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.S, 1993, Norfolk State University;<br />
Ph.D, 1998, University <strong>of</strong> Virginia. Postdoctoral Fellowship,<br />
1997-1999, Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology.<br />
Bioanalytical Chemistry. Biological mass spectrometry<br />
and proteomics. TEL: (401) 863-1978 FAX: (401) 863-<br />
9046<br />
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?<br />
id=1150385916<br />
Email: crbw@brown.edu<br />
T. T. Turner, J. L. Lysiak, Q. A. T. Nguyen and C. R.<br />
Bazemore-Walker, Testicular torsion alters the presence <strong>of</strong><br />
specific proteins in the mouse testis as well as the activation<br />
state <strong>of</strong> others, J. Androl, 27, 285-293 (2006).<br />
BERNSKOETTER, WESLEY H. (b.1980) Assistant<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.S, 2002, Benedictine College; Ph.D, 2006,<br />
Cornell University. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007-2009,<br />
University <strong>of</strong> North Carolina. Inorganic Chemistry; Organometallic<br />
Chemistry. TEL: (401) 863-3385 FAX:<br />
(401) 863-9046<br />
Email: wesley_bernskoetter@brown.edu<br />
No publication information submitted for this edition.<br />
CANE, DAVID EARL (b.1944) Vernon K. Krieble<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. A.B, 1966, Harvard University; A.M, 1967,<br />
Harvard University; Ph.D, 1971, Harvard University.<br />
NIH Fellowship, 1971-1973, E.T.H. Laboratory fur Organische<br />
Chemie, Zurich, Switzerland. Biochemistry;<br />
Chemical Biology. Biosynthesis <strong>of</strong> natural products, enzymology<br />
and genetics <strong>of</strong> biosynthetic transformations,<br />
stereochemical aspects <strong>of</strong> biosynthetic processes. TEL:<br />
Email: david_cane@brown.edu<br />
Chaitan Khosla, Yinyan Tang, Alice Y. Chen and Nathan<br />
A. Schnarr, Structure and mechanism <strong>of</strong> the 6-deoxyerythronolide<br />
B synthase, Annual Review <strong>of</strong> Biochemistry, 76, 195-<br />
221 (2007).<br />
Zheng You, Satoshi Omura, Haruo Ikeda and David E.<br />
Cane, Pentalenolactone biosynthesis: Molecular cloning and<br />
assignment <strong>of</strong> biochemical function to PtlF, a short-chain<br />
dehydrogenase from Streptomyces avermitilis, and identification<br />
<strong>of</strong> a new biosynthetic intermediate, Archives <strong>of</strong> Biochemistry<br />
and Biophysics, 459, 233-240 (2007).<br />
L. Sangeetha Vedula, Yuxin Zhao, Robert M. Coates, Tanetoshi<br />
Koyama, David E. Cane and David W. Christianson,<br />
Exploring biosynthetic diversity with trichodiene synthase,<br />
Archives <strong>of</strong> Biochemistry and Biophysics, 466, 260-266<br />
(2007).<br />
Ekaterina Y. Shishova, Luigi Di Costanzo, David E. Cane<br />
and David W. Christianson, X-ray crystal structure <strong>of</strong> aristo-<br />
lochene synthase from Aspergillus terreus and evolution <strong>of</strong><br />
templates for the cyclization <strong>of</strong> farnesyl diphosphate, Biochemistry,<br />
46, 1941-1951 (2007).<br />
Alice Y. Chen, David E. Cane and Chaitan Khosla, Struc-<br />
ture-based dissociation <strong>of</strong> a Type I Polyketide Synthase mod-<br />
ule, Chemistry & Biology, 14, 784-792 (2007).<br />
Yinyan Tang, Alice Y. Chen, Chu-Young Kim, David E.<br />
Cane and Chaitan Khosla, Structural and mechanistic analysis<br />
<strong>of</strong> protein interactions in module 3 <strong>of</strong> the 6-deoxyerythronolide<br />
b synthase, Chemistry & Biology, 14, 931-943 (2007).<br />
Roselyne Castonguay, Weiguo He, Alice Y. Chen, Chaitan<br />
Khosla and David E. Cane, Stereospecificity <strong>of</strong> Ketoreductase<br />
Domains <strong>of</strong> the 6-Deoxyerythronolide B Synthase, J.<br />
Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 13758-13769 (2007).<br />
Zheng You, Satoshi Omura, Haruo Ikeda, David E. Cane<br />
and Gerwald Jogl, Crystal structure <strong>of</strong> the non-heme iron dioxygenase<br />
ptlh in pentalenolactone biosynthesis, Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Biological Chemistry, 282, 36552-36560 (2007).<br />
Jiaoyang Jiang, Xia<strong>of</strong>ei He and David E. Cane, Biosynthe-<br />
sis <strong>of</strong> the earthy odorant geosmin by a bifunctional Strepto-<br />
myces coelicolor enzyme, Nature Chemical Biology, 3, 711-<br />
715 (2007).<br />
Viktor Y. Alekseyev, Corey W. Liu, David E. Cane, Jo-<br />
seph D. Puglisi and Chaitan Khosla, Solution structure and<br />
proposed domain-domain recognition interface <strong>of</strong> an acyl<br />
carrier protein domain from a modular polyketide synthase,<br />
Protein Science, 16, 2093-2107 (2007).<br />
Cristina Pinedo, Chieh-Mei Wang, Jean-Marc Pradier, Berengere<br />
Dalmais, Mathias Choquer, Pascal Le Pecheur, Guillaume<br />
Morgant, Isidro G. Collado, David E. Cane and Muriel<br />
Viaud, Sesquiterpene Synthase from the Botrydial Biosynthetic<br />
Gene Cluster <strong>of</strong> the Phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea,<br />
<strong>ACS</strong> Chemical Biology, 3, 791-801 (2008).<br />
L. Sangeetha Vedula, Jiaoyang Jiang, Tatiana Zakharian,<br />
David E. Cane and David W. Christianson, Structural and<br />
mechanistic analysis <strong>of</strong> trichodiene synthase using site-di-<br />
rected mutagenesis: Probing the catalytic function <strong>of</strong> tyrosine-295<br />
and the asparagine-225/serine-229/glutamate-233—<br />
Mg2+B motif, Archives <strong>of</strong> Biochemistry and Biophysics, 469,<br />
184-194 (2008).<br />
Shiven Kapur, Andrew Worthington, Yinyan Tang, David<br />
E. Cane, Michael D. Burkart and Chaitan Khosla, Mechanism<br />
based protein crosslinking <strong>of</strong> domains from the 6-deoxyerythronolide<br />
B Synthase, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemis-<br />
try Letters, 18, 3034-3038 (2008).<br />
Tiangang Liu, Xin Lin, Xiufen Zhou, Zixin Deng and Da-<br />
vid E. Cane, Mechanism <strong>of</strong> Thioesterase-catalyzed chain release<br />
in the biosynthesis <strong>of</strong> the Polyether antibiotic Nan-<br />
changmycin, Chemistry & Biology, 15, 449-458 (2008).<br />
Steven Giglio, Jiaoyang Jiang, Christopher P. Saint, David<br />
E. Cane and Paul T. Monis, Isolation and characterization <strong>of</strong><br />
the gene associated with geosmin production in cyanobacteria,<br />
Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 8027-8032<br />
(2008).<br />
Roselyne Castonguay, Chiara R. Valenzano, Alice Y.<br />
Chen, Adrian Keatinge-Clay, Chaitan Khosla and David E.<br />
Cane, Stereospecificity <strong>of</strong> Ketoreductase domains 1 and 2 <strong>of</strong><br />
the Tylactone modular Polyketide Synthase, J. Am. Chem.<br />
Soc, 130, 11598-11599 (2008).<br />
Thorben Nawrath, Jeroen S. Dickschat, Rolf Mueller,<br />
Jiaoyang Jiang, David E. Cane and Stefan Schulz, Identifica-<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> (8S,9S,10S)-8,10-dimethyl-1-octalin, a key intermediate<br />
in the biosynthesis <strong>of</strong> geosmin in bacteria, J. Am. Chem.<br />
Soc, 130, 430-431 (2008).<br />
Chieh-Mei Wang and David E. Cane, Biochemistry and<br />
molecular genetics <strong>of</strong> the biosynthesis <strong>of</strong> the earthy odorant<br />
methylisoborneol in Streptomyces coelicolor, J. Am. Chem.<br />
Soc, 130, 8908-8909 (2008).<br />
Jiaoyang Jiang and David E. Cane, Geosmin Biosynthesis<br />
mechanism <strong>of</strong> the fragmentation-rearrangement in the conversion<br />
<strong>of</strong> Germacradienol to Geosmin, J. Am. Chem. Soc,<br />
130, 428-429 (2008).<br />
Ekaterina Y. Shishova, Fanglei Yu, David J. Miller, Juan<br />
A. Faraldos, Yuxin Zhao, Robert M. Coates, Rudolf K. Allemann,<br />
David E. Cane and David W. Christianson, X-ray<br />
crystallographic studies <strong>of</strong> substrate binding to aristolochene<br />
synthase suggest a metal ion binding sequence for catalysis,<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Biological Chemistry, 283, 15431-15439 (2008).<br />
Bin Zhao, Xin Lin, Li Lei, David C. Lamb, Steven L. Kelly,<br />
Michael R. Waterman and David E. Cane, Biosynthesis <strong>of</strong><br />
the sesquiterpene antibiotic albaflavenone in Streptomyces<br />
DELANEY, SARAH (b.1977) Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor.<br />
B.A, 1999, Middlebury College; Ph.D, 2004, California<br />
Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology. Damon Runyon Postdoctoral<br />
Fellow, 2004-2007, Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology.<br />
Bioorganic Chemistry; Biophysics/Biophysical<br />
Chemistry. DNA damage and repair; mutagenesis. TEL:<br />
(401) 863-3590 FAX: (401) 863-9368<br />
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/delaney/index.<br />
html<br />
Email: sarah_delaney@brown.edu<br />
Sarah Delaney, William L. Neeley, James C. Delaney and<br />
John M. Essigmann, The Substrate Specificity <strong>of</strong> MutY for<br />
Hyperoxidized Guanine Lesions in Vivo, Biochemistry, 46,<br />
1448-1455 (2007).<br />
Sarah Delaney, James C. Delaney and John M. Essigmann,<br />
Chemical-Biological Fingerprinting: Probing the Properties<br />
<strong>of</strong> DNA Lesions Formed by Peroxynitrite, Chem. Res. Toxicol,<br />
20, 1718-1729 (2007).<br />
William L. Neeley, Sarah Delaney, Yuriy O. Alekseyev,<br />
Daniel F. Jarosz, James C. Delaney, Graham C. Walker and<br />
John M. Essigmann, DNA Polymerase V Allows Bypass <strong>of</strong><br />
Toxic Guanine Oxidation Products in Vivo, J. Biol. Chem,<br />
282, 12741-12748 (2007).<br />
DIEBOLD, GERALD J. (b.1943) Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.S,<br />
1965, University <strong>of</strong> Notre Dame; Ph.D, 1974, Boston<br />
College. Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1974-1975, Boston<br />
College; Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1976-1977, Columbia<br />
University; Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1977-1978, Stanford<br />
University. Chemical Physics. Photoacoustic effect,<br />
thermal diffusion and medical imaging. TEL: (401) 863-<br />
3586 FAX: (401) 863-2594<br />
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/diebold/<br />
Email: gerald_diebold@brown.edu<br />
Christopher M. Laperle, Philip Wintermeyer, Jack R.<br />
Wands, Daxin Shi, Mark A. Anastasio, Xiaodi Li, Brian Ahr,<br />
Gerald J. Diebold and Christoph Rose-Petruck, Propagation<br />
based differential phase contrast imaging and tomography <strong>of</strong><br />
murine tissue with a laser plasma X-ray source, Appl. Phys.<br />
Lett. also Virtual Journal <strong>of</strong> Biological Physics <strong>Research</strong>, 91,<br />
173901/1-173901/3 (2007).<br />
G. Cao, T. Hamilton, C. Rose-Petruck and G. J. Diebold,<br />
X-ray phase contrast imaging: Transmission functions separable<br />
in cartesian coordinates, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 24, 1201-<br />
1208 (2007).<br />
S. Wang, C. Nguyen and G. J. Diebold, Ultrasonic vibration<br />
potential imaging: Theory and experiments, Progress in<br />
Biomedical Optics and Imaging, Photons Plus Ultrasound:<br />
Imaging and Sensing, 8, 64370N (2007).<br />
C. Laperle, G. Cao, T. J. Hamilton, C. Rose-Petruck and G.<br />
J. Diebold, Photothermal modification <strong>of</strong> X-ray phase contrast<br />
images, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging,<br />
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing, 8, 64371N<br />
(2007).<br />
Cuong Nguyen, Vitalyi Gusev and Gerald Diebold, Potential<br />
distributions from electroacoustic polarization sources,<br />
Appl. Phys. Lett, 93, 1841041-3 (2008).<br />
G. Cao, S. Danworaphong and G. J. Diebold, A search for<br />
laser heating <strong>of</strong> a sonoluminescing bubble, Eur. Phys. J, 153,<br />
215-221 (2008).<br />
C. Frez and G. J. Diebold, Photoacoustic effect from particles<br />
and bubbles, Eur. Phys. J, 153, 307-311 (2008).<br />
C. Frez and G. J. Diebold, Laser generation <strong>of</strong> gas bubbles:<br />
Photoacoustic and Photothermal effects recorded in transient<br />
grating experiments, J. Chem. Phys, 129, 184506 (2008).<br />
Christopher M. Laperle, Theron J. Hamilton, Philip Wintermeyer,<br />
Evan J. Walker, Daxin Shi, Mark A. Anastasio,<br />
Zoltan Derdak, Jack R. Wands, Gerald Diebold and Chris-<br />
toph Rose-Petruck, Low density contrast agents for x-ray<br />
phase contrast imaging: The use <strong>of</strong> ambient air for x-ray angiography<br />
<strong>of</strong> excised murine liver tissue, Phys. Med. Biol,<br />
53, 6911-6923 (2008).<br />
Cuong Nguyen, Ultrasonic vibration potential imaging:<br />
Theory and experiment. (D)<br />
DOLL, JIMMIE D. (b.1945) Jesse H. and Louisa D.<br />
Sharpe Metcalf Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.S, 1967, University <strong>of</strong> Kansas;<br />
Ph.D, 1971, Harvard University. NSF Postdoctoral<br />
Fellowship, 1971-1972, University <strong>of</strong> California, Berkeley.<br />
Chemical Physics; Theoretical Chemistry. Theoretical<br />
chemistry; equilibrium and dynamical properties <strong>of</strong><br />
clusters and interfaces; quantum Monte Carlo methods.<br />
TEL: (401) 863-3443 FAX: (401) 863-2594<br />
Web: chemistry.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?id=<br />
1106970110<br />
Email: jimmie_doll@brown.edu<br />
Stephen F. Langley, E. Curotto, D. L. Freeman and J. D.<br />
Doll, Rigid quantum Monte Carlo simulations <strong>of</strong> condensed<br />
molecular matter: Water clusters in the n = 2—8 range, J.<br />
Chem. Phys, 126, 084506 (2007).<br />
E. Curotto, D. L. Freeman and J. D. Doll, A stereographic<br />
projection path integral study <strong>of</strong> the coupling between the<br />
orientation and the bending degrees <strong>of</strong> freedom <strong>of</strong> water, J.<br />
Chem. Phys, 128, 204107 (2008).
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Dubravko Sabo, Markus Meuwly, David L. Freeman and J.<br />
D. Doll, A constant entropy increase model for the selection<br />
<strong>of</strong> parallel tempering ensembles, J. Chem. Phys, 128, 174109<br />
(2008).<br />
Nuria Plattner, Tobias Bandi, J. D. Doll, David L. Freeman<br />
and Markus Meuwly, MD simulations using distributed multipole<br />
electrostatics: Structural and spectroscopic properties<br />
<strong>of</strong> co- and methane-containing clathrates, Mol. Phys, 106,<br />
1675 (2008).<br />
KIM, EUNSUK Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B. Sc, 1994,<br />
Sangmyung University, Seoul, Korea; M. Sc, 1996, Ko-<br />
rea University, Seoul, Korea; D.Phil, 2004, Johns Hop-<br />
kins University. Post-doctoral Fellow, 2004-2005, Har-<br />
vard University; Post-doctoral Fellow, 2005-2008, MIT.<br />
Bioinorganic Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry. TEL:<br />
(401) 863-3591 FAX: (401) 863-9046<br />
Web: chemistry.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?id=<br />
1217429264<br />
Email: eunsuk_kim@brown.edu<br />
Eduardo E. Chufan, Biplab Mondal, Thirumanavelan Gandhi,<br />
Eunsuk Kim, Nick D. Rubie, Pierre Moeenne-Loccoz<br />
and Kenneth D. Karlin, Reactivity Studies on Fe<br />
Email: jason_sello@brown.edu<br />
Michelle Pacholec, Jason K. Sello, Christopher T. Walsh<br />
and Michael G. Thomas, Formation <strong>of</strong> an aminoacyl-S-enzyme<br />
intermediate is a key step in the biosynthesis <strong>of</strong> chloramphenicol,<br />
Org. Biomol. Chem, 5, 1692-1694 (2007).<br />
Jason K. Sello and Mark J. Buttner, The oligoribonuclease<br />
gene in Streptomyces coelicolor is not transcriptionally or<br />
translationally coupled to adpA, a key bldA target, FEMS<br />
Microbiol. Lett, 286, 60-65 (2008).<br />
Jason K. Sello and Mark J. Buttner, The gene encoding<br />
RNase III in Streptomyces coelicolor is transcribed during<br />
exponential phase and is required for antibiotic production<br />
and for proper sporulation, J. Bacteriol, 190, 4079-4083<br />
(2008).<br />
James J. Vecchione and Jason K. Sello, Characterization <strong>of</strong><br />
an inducible, antibiotic-resistant aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase<br />
gene in Streptomyces coelicolor, J. Bacteriol, 190, 6253-<br />
6257 (2008).<br />
Babajide O. Okandeji, Jonathan R. Gordon and Jason K.<br />
Sello, Catalysis <strong>of</strong> Ugi Four Component Coupling Reactions<br />
by Rare Earth Metal Triflates, J. Org. Chem, 73, 5595-5597<br />
(2008).<br />
FAX: (401) 863-9368<br />
Web: chemistry.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?id=<br />
1137182829<br />
Email: j_suggs@brown.edu<br />
No publication information submitted for this edition.<br />
SUN, SHOUHENG Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Chemistry. Ph.D,<br />
1996, Brown University. Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1996-<br />
1998, IBM Thomas J. Watson <strong>Research</strong> Center. Materials<br />
Chemistry; Nanochemistry. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Sun’s research<br />
in nanomaterials involves two related areas: (1) chemical<br />
synthesis and self-assembly <strong>of</strong> nanoparticles; (2) construction<br />
and elaboration <strong>of</strong> functional nanoparticles and<br />
their assemblies for applications in biomedicine, catalysis,<br />
and information storage. TEL: (401) 863-3329 FAX:<br />
(401) 863-9046<br />
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/sun/index.html<br />
Email: ssun@brown.edu<br />
Jin Xie, Chenjie Xu, Nathan Kohler, Yanglong Hou and<br />
Shouheng Sun, Controlled PEGylation <strong>of</strong> monodisperse<br />
Fe3O4 nanoparticles for reduced non-specific uptake by mac-<br />
rophage cells, Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.), 19, 3163-3166<br />
III-(O2 2- )-CuII Compounds: Influence <strong>of</strong> the Ligand Architecture and Copper<br />
Ligand Denticity, Inorg. Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.),<br />
46, 6382-6394 (2007).<br />
RISEN, WILLIAM M., JR. (b.1940) Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus.<br />
Sc.B, 1962, Georgetown University; Ph.D, 1967,<br />
Purdue University. Materials Science; Polymer Science.<br />
Materials science; inorganic chemistry; polymer science;<br />
molecular spectroscopy; inorganic glasses; aerogels; inorganic-bioderived<br />
hybrid aerogels; ionomers and ioncontaining<br />
polymers; transition metal containing nanostructural<br />
aerogels; germanium and silicon polymers and<br />
glasses; surface studies <strong>of</strong> polymers; lanthanide containing<br />
ionomers. TEL: (401) 863-2611 FAX: (401) 863-<br />
9046<br />
SETO, CHRISTOPHER T. (b.1964) Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor.<br />
B.S, 1986, University <strong>of</strong> Chicago; M.A, 1988,<br />
Harvard University; Ph.D, 1992, Harvard University.<br />
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1992-1994, University <strong>of</strong> California,<br />
Berkeley. Bioorganic Chemistry; Organic Chemistry.<br />
Bio-organic chemistry, molecular recognition; de-<br />
sign <strong>of</strong> inhibitors for proteases and phosphatases, asymmetric<br />
catalysis. TEL: (401) 863-3587 FAX: (401) 863-<br />
9368<br />
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/seto/<br />
Email: christopher_seto@brown.edu<br />
Mohamed Hassanein, Fengtian Xue, Christopher T. Seto<br />
and Robert W. Mason, Development <strong>of</strong> a specific inhibitor<br />
for the placental protease, cathepsin P, Arch. Biochem. Biophys,<br />
464, 288-294 (2007).<br />
Jian Xie and Christopher T. Seto, A two stage click-based<br />
(2007).<br />
Yanglong Hou, Zhichuan Xu, Sheng Peng, Chuanbing<br />
Rong, J. Ping Liu and Shouheng Sun, A facile synthesis <strong>of</strong><br />
SmCo5 magnets from core/shell Co/Sm2O3 nanoparticles,<br />
Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.), 19, 3349-3352 (2007).<br />
Sheng Peng and Shouheng Sun, Synthesis and characterization<br />
<strong>of</strong> monodisperse hollow Fe3O4 nanoparticles, Angew.<br />
Chem., Int. Ed, 46, 4155-4158 (2007).<br />
Yanglong Hou, Zhichuan Xu and Shouheng Sun, Controlled<br />
synthesis and chemical conversions <strong>of</strong> FeO nanoparti-<br />
cles, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed, 46, 6329-6332 (2007).<br />
Chao Wang, Yanglong Hou, Jaemin Kim and Shouheng<br />
Sun, A general strategy for synthesizing FePt nanowires and<br />
nanorods, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed, 46, 6333-6335 (2007).<br />
Yanglong Hou, Shouheng Sun, Chuanbing Rong and J.<br />
Ping Liu, SmCo5/Fe nanocomposites synthesized from reductive<br />
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ROSE-PETRUCK, CHRISTOPH (b.1962) Associate<br />
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zu Goettingen; Diplom, 1988, Technische Universitaet<br />
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Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Chemistry; Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Physics. S.B, 1975,<br />
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Composition Effects <strong>of</strong> FePt Alloy Nanoparticles on the<br />
Electro-Oxidation <strong>of</strong> Formic Acid, Langmuir, 23, 11303-<br />
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Chenjie Xu and Shouheng Sun, Monodisperse magnetic<br />
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Shouheng Sun, Self-assembled FePt nanoparticle arrays as<br />
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Chenjie Xu, Jin Xie, Don Ho, Chao Wang, Nathan Kohler,<br />
Edward G. Walsh, Jeffrey R. Morgan, Y. Eugene Chin and<br />
Shouheng Sun, Au-Fe3O4 dumbbell nanoparticles as dualfunctional<br />
probes, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed, 47, 173-176<br />
(2008).<br />
Chao Wang, Hideo Daimon, Taigo Onodera, Tetsunori<br />
Koda and Shouheng Sun, A general approach to the size- and<br />
shape-controlled synthesis <strong>of</strong> platinum nanoparticles and<br />
their catalytic reduction <strong>of</strong> oxygen, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed,<br />
47, 3588-3591 (2008).<br />
Hongfeng Yin, Chao Wang, Haoguo Zhu, Steven H. Overbury,<br />
Shouheng Sun and Sheng Dai, Colloidal deposition<br />
synthesis <strong>of</strong> supported gold nanocatalysts based on Au-Fe3O4<br />
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Chenjie Xu, Glenn A. Tung and Shouheng Sun, Size and<br />
Concentration Effect <strong>of</strong> Gold Nanoparticles on X-ray Attenu-<br />
ation As Measured on Computed Tomography, Chem. Mater,<br />
20, 4167-4169 (2008).<br />
Baodui Wang, Chenjie Xu, Jin Xie, Zhengyin Yang and<br />
Shouheng Sun, pH Controlled Release <strong>of</strong> Chromone from<br />
Chromone-Fe3O4 Nanoparticles, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130,<br />
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Jin Xie, Kai Chen, Ha-Young Lee, Chenjie Xu, Andrew R.<br />
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Structure <strong>of</strong> Inorganic Metal Complexes in the Gas Phase,<br />
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Chao Wang, Yongjie Hu, Charles M. Lieber and Shouheng<br />
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T. Waters, H. K. Woo, X. B. Wang and L. S. Wang, Probing<br />
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Y. J. Fu, J. Laskin and L. S. Wang, Electronic Structure<br />
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1,2-S2C2(CN)2) in the Gas Phase Using Photoelectron Spectroscopy,<br />
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J. Mass Spectrom, 263, 260-266 (2007).<br />
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Probing the Electronic Structure <strong>of</strong> Early Transition Metal<br />
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Am. Chem. Soc, 128, 8390-8391 (2006).<br />
L. F. Cui, X. Li and L. S. Wang, Photoelectron Spectroscopy<br />
<strong>of</strong> AlnD2<br />
(M = Nb, Ta), J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 13270-13276<br />
(2007).<br />
L. M. Wang, S. Bulusu, W. Huang, R. Pal, L. S. Wang and<br />
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D. Y. Zubarev, A. N. Alexandrova, A. I. Boldyrev, L. F.<br />
Cui, X. Li and L. S. Wang, On the Structure and Chemical<br />
with Si, Ge, and<br />
Sn, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 15136-15137 (2007).<br />
H. J. Zhai and L. S. Wang, Probing the Electronic Structure<br />
and Band Gap Evolution <strong>of</strong> Titanium Oxide Clusters<br />
(TiO2)n – Electrocatalytic Reduction <strong>of</strong> Oxygen by FePt Alloy Nano- Bonding <strong>of</strong> Si6<br />
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Sheng Peng, Jin Xie and Shouheng Sun, Synthesis <strong>of</strong> Co/<br />
Coordination,<br />
J. Chem. Phys, 124, 124305 (2006).<br />
B. Averkiev, A. I. Boldyrev, X. Li and L. S. Wang, Planar<br />
Chem. Soc, 129, 3022-3026 (2007).<br />
H. J. Zhai, S. D. Li and L. S. Wang, Boronyls as Key<br />
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Sinclair, Shan X. Wang, Dwight G. Nishimura, Sandip Bis-<br />
B. Kiran, X. Li, H. J. Zhai and L. S. Wang, Gold as Hydrogen<br />
Structural and Electronic Properties and Chemical Bonding<br />
in Si3Au3<br />
: Fusion<br />
<strong>of</strong> Two Endohedral Stannaspherenes, J. Am. Chem. Soc,<br />
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Phys, 125, 133204 (2006).<br />
L. F. Cui, L. M. Wang and L. S. Wang, Evolution <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Electronic Properties <strong>of</strong> Snn – Synthesis and characterization <strong>of</strong> PVP-coated large core iron<br />
oxide nanoparticles as an MRI contrast agent, Nanotechnolo-<br />
H. J. Zhai and L. S. Wang, Probing the Electronic Properties<br />
<strong>of</strong> Dichromium Oxide Clusters Cr2On<br />
Clusters ( n = 4 – 45) and the<br />
Semiconductor-to-Metal Transition, J. Chem. Phys, 126,<br />
– gy, 19, 165101/1-165101/6 (2008).<br />
Jin Xie, Chenjie Xu, Kaylie Young and Shouheng Sun,<br />
(n = 1-7) Using<br />
Photoelectron Spectroscopy, J. Chem. Phys, 125, 164315<br />
(2006).<br />
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H. J. Zhai, L. M. Wang, S. D. Li and L. S. Wang, Vibrationally-Resolved<br />
Photoelectron Spectroscopy <strong>of</strong> BO – Controlled pegylation <strong>of</strong> monodisperse magnetic nanoparti-<br />
L. F. Cui, X. Huang, L. M. Wang, J. Li and L. S. Wang,<br />
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Chem. A, 111, 1030-1035 (2007).<br />
D. Y. Zubarev, A. I. Boldyrev, J. Li, H. J. Zhai and L. S.<br />
Chao Wang, Size and shape controlled synthesis <strong>of</strong> plati-<br />
H. K. Woo, K. C. Lau, X. B. Wang and L. S. Wang, Observation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Cysteine Thiolate and –S…H-O Intramolecular<br />
Wang, On the Chemical Bonding <strong>of</strong> Gold in Auro-Boron Oxide<br />
Clusters AunBO – num based nanoparticles and their catalysis for oxygen reduction<br />
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B. B. Averkiev, A. I. Boldyrev, X. Li and L. S. Wang,<br />
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H. J. Zhai, L. S. Wang, D. Y. Zubarev and A. I. Boldyrev, Probing the Structure and Bonding in Al6N – and Al6N by<br />
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L. F. Cui, Y. C. Lin, D. Sundholm and L. S. Wang, A Photoelectron<br />
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H. K. Woo, X. B. Wang, K. C. Lau and L. S. Wang, Low-<br />
Temperature Photoelectron Spectroscopy <strong>of</strong> Aliphatic Dicar-<br />
(n = 0–<br />
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X. B. Wang, H. K. Woo, J. Yang, M. M. Kappes and L. S.<br />
Wang, Photoelectron Spectroscopy <strong>of</strong> Singly and Doubly<br />
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(n = 1 – 10): Hydrogen<br />
Bond Induced Cyclization and Strain Energies, J. Phys.<br />
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X. Huang, H. J. Zhai, J. Li and L. S. Wang, On the Struc-<br />
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S. Bulusu, X. Li, L. S. Wang and X. C. Zeng, Structural<br />
Transition from Pyramidal to Space-Filling Amorphous in<br />
Medium-Sized Gold Clusters: Aun – Mn quinonoid core-Rh quinonoid shell organometallic nanospheres<br />
as atom economical semiheterogeneous catalysts in<br />
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W3On<br />
(n = 21—26), J. Phys.<br />
Chem. C, 111, 4190-4198 (2007).<br />
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X. Gu, S. Bulusu, X. Li, X. C. Zeng, J. Li, X. G. Gong and<br />
L. S. Wang, Au34 –:<br />
2547-2551 (2007).<br />
D. A. Sweigart, J. A. Reingold and S. U. Son, Manganese<br />
Compounds with CO Ligands, Comprehensive Organometallic<br />
Chemistry III, 5, 761—813 (2007).<br />
Chem. A, 110, 85-92 (2006).<br />
J. Bai, L. F. Cui, J. Wang, S. Yoo, X. Li, J. Jellinek, C.<br />
Koehler, T. Frauenheim, L. S. Wang and X. C. Zeng, Structural<br />
Evolution <strong>of</strong> Silicon Nanoclusters Sin (20 � n � 45), J.<br />
Phys. Chem. A, 110, 908-912 (2006).<br />
A Fluxional Core-Shell Cluster, J. Phys.<br />
Chem. C, 111, 8228-8232 (2007).<br />
W. Huang, M. Ji, C. D. Dong, X. Gu, L. M. Wang, X. G.<br />
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WANG, LAI-SHENG (b.1961) Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. B.S, 1982, T. Waters, X. Huang, X. B. Wang, H. K. Woo, R. A. J. L. F. Cui and L. S. Wang, Stable icosahedral hollow cage<br />
O’Hair, A. G. Wedd and L. S. Wang, Photoelectron Spec- clusters: Stannaspherene (Sn12 2–) and Plumbaspherene (Pb12 2–<br />
Wuhan University, China; Ph.D, 1990, University <strong>of</strong> Ca-<br />
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[PM12O40]<br />
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multiply charged anions. TEL: (401) 863-2256 FAX:<br />
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M. F. Bertino, Z. M. Sun, R. Zhang and L. S. Wang, Facile<br />
Syntheses <strong>of</strong> Monodisperse Ultra-Small Au Clusters, J. Phys.<br />
Chem. B, 110, 21416-21418 (2006).<br />
D. Y. Zubarev, X. Li, L. S. Wang and A. I. Boldyrev, Ob-<br />
— Diboronyl<br />
diborene: A linear molecule with a triple boron-boron<br />
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H. J. Zhai, S. G. Li, D. A. Dixon and L. S. Wang, Probing<br />
the electronic and structural properties <strong>of</strong> Chromium Oxide<br />
Clusters (CrO3)n – Email: Lai-Sheng_Wang@brown.edu servation <strong>of</strong> Triatomic Species with Conflicting Aromaticity:<br />
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O. Bondarchuk, X. Huang, J. Kim, B. D. Kay, L. S. Wang, AlSi2 - and AlGe2 -,<br />
J. M. White and Z. Dohnálek, Formation <strong>of</strong> Monodisperse<br />
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A. P. Sergeeva, D. Y. Zubarev, H. J. Zhai, A. I. Boldyrev<br />
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Study <strong>of</strong> B16 – and B16 2–:<br />
X. Huang, H. J. Zhai, T. Waters, J. Li and L. S. Wang, Ex- X. B. Wang, H. K. Woo, X. Huang, M. M. Kappes and L.<br />
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action <strong>of</strong> O2 with Reduced W Sites on Tungsten Oxide Sur- Phys. Rev. Lett, 96, 143002 (2006).<br />
Wang, Probing the Electronic Structure and Chemical Bond-<br />
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X. B. Wang, Y. L. Wang, H. K. Woo, J. Li, G. S. Wu and Hollow Golden Cages, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA), 103, B. B. Averkiev, D. Yu. Zubarev, L. M. Wang, W. Huang,<br />
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Planar Carbon-Boron<br />
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L. L. Pan, J. Li and L. S. Wang, Low-Lying Isomers <strong>of</strong> the<br />
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J. Yang, X. P. Xing, X. B. Wang, L. S. Wang, A. P. Ser-<br />
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Spectroscopy <strong>of</strong> the bis(dithiolene) Anions [M L. M. Wang, S. Bulusu, H. J. Zhai, X. C. Zeng and L. S. gies Observed in a Triply Charged Anion: Photoelectron<br />
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X. B. Wang, K. Matheis, I. N. I<strong>of</strong>fe, A. A. Goryunkov, J.<br />
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Joanna L. Sparkes Turteltaub, Synthesis <strong>of</strong> a novel analog<br />
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Ab Initio Study <strong>of</strong> the Structure and Bonding in Al7N – and<br />
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H. J. Zhai, L. L. Pan, B. Dai, B. Kiran, J. Li and L. S.<br />
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X. B. Wang and L. S. Wang, Development <strong>of</strong> a low-temperature<br />
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monolayers for control <strong>of</strong> nanoparticle assembly and in-<br />
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Job D. Cardoza and Peter M. Weber, Resolved: Electronic<br />
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Michael P. Minitti and Peter M. Weber, Time-Resolved<br />
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Job D. Cardoza, Fedor M. Rudakov and Peter M. Weber,<br />
Electronic Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Energy Relaxation<br />
Pathways in the Lowest Rydberg States <strong>of</strong> Trimethylamine,<br />
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Identification <strong>of</strong> isomeric flame components by Rydberg<br />
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F. Rudakov, Electron Probes <strong>of</strong> Molecular Structure and<br />
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J. Cardoza, Rydberg states as sensitive probes <strong>of</strong> molecular<br />
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M. Minitti, Structural dispersion in hot molecules: applications<br />
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Bucknell University; M.S, 1972, Bucknell University;<br />
Ph.D, 1976, Columbia University. NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship,<br />
1976-1979, M.I.T. Organic Chemistry; Organometallic<br />
Chemistry. X-ray crystallography; synthetic<br />
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neutron capture therapy. TEL: (401) 863-3589<br />
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M. R. Rella and P. G. Williard, Oxidation <strong>of</strong> Peptides by<br />
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L. Ma, R. Hopson, D. Li, Y. Zhang and P. G. Williard,<br />
Synthesis and Structural Characterization <strong>of</strong> the Bis(diisopropylamino)boron<br />
Enolate <strong>of</strong> tert-Butyl Methyl Ketone, Organometallics,<br />
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D. Li, C. Sun and P. G. Williard, Characterization <strong>of</strong> a Chiral<br />
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Aggregation studies <strong>of</strong> complexes containing a chiral<br />
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