BROWN UNIVERSITY - ACS Directory of Graduate Research

BROWN 1
BROWN UNIVERSITY (401) 863-3588 FAX: (401) 863-9368
Web: chemistry.brown.edu/research/dec/dec.html
coelicolor A3(2), Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283,
8183-8189 (2008).
324 Brook Street, Box H
Providence, RI 02912-9108
TEL: (401) 863-3767
FAX: (401) 863-3576
Web: www.chem.brown.edu
Email: Chem_Chair@brown.edu
Department of Chemistry
Peter M. Weber, Chair.
Degrees Offered: B.A, B.Sc, M.A, Ph.D.
Fields of Specialization: Biochemistry, Bioorganic
Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Chemical Physics,
Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Physical
Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry.
Interdisciplinary Program: Biochemistry (with the
Graduate Program in Molecular and Cell Biology or
Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Biotechnology);
Chemical Physics (Department of Chemistry
and Department of Physics); Chemical Engineering
(Department of Chemistry and Department of Engineering).
See Chemical Engineering Section.
See Biochemistry Section.
BAIRD, JAMES C., JR. (b.1931) Professor. B.S,
1953, Stanford University; Ph.D, 1959, Rice University.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1958, Harvard University.
Atomic and molecular physics, molecular structure, hyperfine
structure, electron paramagnetic resonance; optical
pumping; determination of hyperfine structure in
atoms and molecules; atomic structure; level crossing
spectroscopy in atoms and molecules. TEL: (401) 863-
3325 FAX: (401) 863-2594
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?
id=1106970114
Email: james_baird@brown.edu
No publication information submitted for this edition.
BASU, AMIT (b.1971) Associate Professor. B.A,
1992, Reed College; Ph.D, 1996, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Research Associate, 1996-1999,
Princeton University. Bioorganic Chemistry. Bio-organic
chemistry of glycolipids; carbohydrate sensors; cell-surface
recognition; synthetic methods. TEL: (401) 863-
9897 FAX: (253) 540-0698
Web: www.brown.edu/Research/Basu_Research_Group
Email: Amit_Basu@Brown.Edu
Walrati Limapichat and Amit Basu, Reagentless functionalization
of gold nanoparticles via a 3 + 2 Huisgen cyclo-
addition, J. Colloid Interface Sci, 318, 140-144 (2008).
Xiang Liu and Amit Basu, Cross-Linked Polynorbornene-
Coated Gold Nanoparticles: Dependence of Particle Stability
on Cross-Linking Position and Cross-Linker Structure, Langmuir,
24, 11169-11174 (2008).
BAZEMORE-WALKER, CARTHENE R. Assistant
Professor. B.S, 1993, Norfolk State University;
Ph.D, 1998, University of Virginia. Postdoctoral Fellowship,
1997-1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Bioanalytical Chemistry. Biological mass spectrometry
and proteomics. TEL: (401) 863-1978 FAX: (401) 863-
9046
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?
id=1150385916
Email: crbw@brown.edu
T. T. Turner, J. L. Lysiak, Q. A. T. Nguyen and C. R.
Bazemore-Walker, Testicular torsion alters the presence of
specific proteins in the mouse testis as well as the activation
state of others, J. Androl, 27, 285-293 (2006).
BERNSKOETTER, WESLEY H. (b.1980) Assistant
Professor. B.S, 2002, Benedictine College; Ph.D, 2006,
Cornell University. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007-2009,
University of North Carolina. Inorganic Chemistry; Organometallic
Chemistry. TEL: (401) 863-3385 FAX:
(401) 863-9046
Email: wesley_bernskoetter@brown.edu
No publication information submitted for this edition.
CANE, DAVID EARL (b.1944) Vernon K. Krieble
Professor. A.B, 1966, Harvard University; A.M, 1967,
Harvard University; Ph.D, 1971, Harvard University.
NIH Fellowship, 1971-1973, E.T.H. Laboratory fur Organische
Chemie, Zurich, Switzerland. Biochemistry;
Chemical Biology. Biosynthesis of natural products, enzymology
and genetics of biosynthetic transformations,
stereochemical aspects of biosynthetic processes. TEL:
Email: david_cane@brown.edu
Chaitan Khosla, Yinyan Tang, Alice Y. Chen and Nathan
A. Schnarr, Structure and mechanism of the 6-deoxyerythronolide
B synthase, Annual Review of Biochemistry, 76, 195-
221 (2007).
Zheng You, Satoshi Omura, Haruo Ikeda and David E.
Cane, Pentalenolactone biosynthesis: Molecular cloning and
assignment of biochemical function to PtlF, a short-chain
dehydrogenase from Streptomyces avermitilis, and identification
of a new biosynthetic intermediate, Archives of Biochemistry
and Biophysics, 459, 233-240 (2007).
L. Sangeetha Vedula, Yuxin Zhao, Robert M. Coates, Tanetoshi
Koyama, David E. Cane and David W. Christianson,
Exploring biosynthetic diversity with trichodiene synthase,
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 466, 260-266
(2007).
Ekaterina Y. Shishova, Luigi Di Costanzo, David E. Cane
and David W. Christianson, X-ray crystal structure of aristo-
lochene synthase from Aspergillus terreus and evolution of
templates for the cyclization of farnesyl diphosphate, Biochemistry,
46, 1941-1951 (2007).
Alice Y. Chen, David E. Cane and Chaitan Khosla, Struc-
ture-based dissociation of a Type I Polyketide Synthase mod-
ule, Chemistry & Biology, 14, 784-792 (2007).
Yinyan Tang, Alice Y. Chen, Chu-Young Kim, David E.
Cane and Chaitan Khosla, Structural and mechanistic analysis
of protein interactions in module 3 of the 6-deoxyerythronolide
b synthase, Chemistry & Biology, 14, 931-943 (2007).
Roselyne Castonguay, Weiguo He, Alice Y. Chen, Chaitan
Khosla and David E. Cane, Stereospecificity of Ketoreductase
Domains of the 6-Deoxyerythronolide B Synthase, J.
Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 13758-13769 (2007).
Zheng You, Satoshi Omura, Haruo Ikeda, David E. Cane
and Gerwald Jogl, Crystal structure of the non-heme iron dioxygenase
ptlh in pentalenolactone biosynthesis, Journal of
Biological Chemistry, 282, 36552-36560 (2007).
Jiaoyang Jiang, Xiaofei He and David E. Cane, Biosynthe-
sis of the earthy odorant geosmin by a bifunctional Strepto-
myces coelicolor enzyme, Nature Chemical Biology, 3, 711-
715 (2007).
Viktor Y. Alekseyev, Corey W. Liu, David E. Cane, Jo-
seph D. Puglisi and Chaitan Khosla, Solution structure and
proposed domain-domain recognition interface of an acyl
carrier protein domain from a modular polyketide synthase,
Protein Science, 16, 2093-2107 (2007).
Cristina Pinedo, Chieh-Mei Wang, Jean-Marc Pradier, Berengere
Dalmais, Mathias Choquer, Pascal Le Pecheur, Guillaume
Morgant, Isidro G. Collado, David E. Cane and Muriel
Viaud, Sesquiterpene Synthase from the Botrydial Biosynthetic
Gene Cluster of the Phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea,
ACS Chemical Biology, 3, 791-801 (2008).
L. Sangeetha Vedula, Jiaoyang Jiang, Tatiana Zakharian,
David E. Cane and David W. Christianson, Structural and
mechanistic analysis of trichodiene synthase using site-di-
rected mutagenesis: Probing the catalytic function of tyrosine-295
and the asparagine-225/serine-229/glutamate-233—
Mg2+B motif, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 469,
184-194 (2008).
Shiven Kapur, Andrew Worthington, Yinyan Tang, David
E. Cane, Michael D. Burkart and Chaitan Khosla, Mechanism
based protein crosslinking of domains from the 6-deoxyerythronolide
B Synthase, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemis-
try Letters, 18, 3034-3038 (2008).
Tiangang Liu, Xin Lin, Xiufen Zhou, Zixin Deng and Da-
vid E. Cane, Mechanism of Thioesterase-catalyzed chain release
in the biosynthesis of the Polyether antibiotic Nan-
changmycin, Chemistry & Biology, 15, 449-458 (2008).
Steven Giglio, Jiaoyang Jiang, Christopher P. Saint, David
E. Cane and Paul T. Monis, Isolation and characterization of
the gene associated with geosmin production in cyanobacteria,
Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 8027-8032
(2008).
Roselyne Castonguay, Chiara R. Valenzano, Alice Y.
Chen, Adrian Keatinge-Clay, Chaitan Khosla and David E.
Cane, Stereospecificity of Ketoreductase domains 1 and 2 of
the Tylactone modular Polyketide Synthase, J. Am. Chem.
Soc, 130, 11598-11599 (2008).
Thorben Nawrath, Jeroen S. Dickschat, Rolf Mueller,
Jiaoyang Jiang, David E. Cane and Stefan Schulz, Identifica-
tion of (8S,9S,10S)-8,10-dimethyl-1-octalin, a key intermediate
in the biosynthesis of geosmin in bacteria, J. Am. Chem.
Soc, 130, 430-431 (2008).
Chieh-Mei Wang and David E. Cane, Biochemistry and
molecular genetics of the biosynthesis of the earthy odorant
methylisoborneol in Streptomyces coelicolor, J. Am. Chem.
Soc, 130, 8908-8909 (2008).
Jiaoyang Jiang and David E. Cane, Geosmin Biosynthesis
mechanism of the fragmentation-rearrangement in the conversion
of Germacradienol to Geosmin, J. Am. Chem. Soc,
130, 428-429 (2008).
Ekaterina Y. Shishova, Fanglei Yu, David J. Miller, Juan
A. Faraldos, Yuxin Zhao, Robert M. Coates, Rudolf K. Allemann,
David E. Cane and David W. Christianson, X-ray
crystallographic studies of substrate binding to aristolochene
synthase suggest a metal ion binding sequence for catalysis,
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283, 15431-15439 (2008).
Bin Zhao, Xin Lin, Li Lei, David C. Lamb, Steven L. Kelly,
Michael R. Waterman and David E. Cane, Biosynthesis of
the sesquiterpene antibiotic albaflavenone in Streptomyces
DELANEY, SARAH (b.1977) Assistant Professor.
B.A, 1999, Middlebury College; Ph.D, 2004, California
Institute of Technology. Damon Runyon Postdoctoral
Fellow, 2004-2007, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Bioorganic Chemistry; Biophysics/Biophysical
Chemistry. DNA damage and repair; mutagenesis. TEL:
(401) 863-3590 FAX: (401) 863-9368
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/delaney/index.
html
Email: sarah_delaney@brown.edu
Sarah Delaney, William L. Neeley, James C. Delaney and
John M. Essigmann, The Substrate Specificity of MutY for
Hyperoxidized Guanine Lesions in Vivo, Biochemistry, 46,
1448-1455 (2007).
Sarah Delaney, James C. Delaney and John M. Essigmann,
Chemical-Biological Fingerprinting: Probing the Properties
of DNA Lesions Formed by Peroxynitrite, Chem. Res. Toxicol,
20, 1718-1729 (2007).
William L. Neeley, Sarah Delaney, Yuriy O. Alekseyev,
Daniel F. Jarosz, James C. Delaney, Graham C. Walker and
John M. Essigmann, DNA Polymerase V Allows Bypass of
Toxic Guanine Oxidation Products in Vivo, J. Biol. Chem,
282, 12741-12748 (2007).
DIEBOLD, GERALD J. (b.1943) Professor. B.S,
1965, University of Notre Dame; Ph.D, 1974, Boston
College. Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1974-1975, Boston
College; Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1976-1977, Columbia
University; Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1977-1978, Stanford
University. Chemical Physics. Photoacoustic effect,
thermal diffusion and medical imaging. TEL: (401) 863-
3586 FAX: (401) 863-2594
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/diebold/
Email: gerald_diebold@brown.edu
Christopher M. Laperle, Philip Wintermeyer, Jack R.
Wands, Daxin Shi, Mark A. Anastasio, Xiaodi Li, Brian Ahr,
Gerald J. Diebold and Christoph Rose-Petruck, Propagation
based differential phase contrast imaging and tomography of
murine tissue with a laser plasma X-ray source, Appl. Phys.
Lett. also Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, 91,
173901/1-173901/3 (2007).
G. Cao, T. Hamilton, C. Rose-Petruck and G. J. Diebold,
X-ray phase contrast imaging: Transmission functions separable
in cartesian coordinates, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, 24, 1201-
1208 (2007).
S. Wang, C. Nguyen and G. J. Diebold, Ultrasonic vibration
potential imaging: Theory and experiments, Progress in
Biomedical Optics and Imaging, Photons Plus Ultrasound:
Imaging and Sensing, 8, 64370N (2007).
C. Laperle, G. Cao, T. J. Hamilton, C. Rose-Petruck and G.
J. Diebold, Photothermal modification of X-ray phase contrast
images, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging,
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing, 8, 64371N
(2007).
Cuong Nguyen, Vitalyi Gusev and Gerald Diebold, Potential
distributions from electroacoustic polarization sources,
Appl. Phys. Lett, 93, 1841041-3 (2008).
G. Cao, S. Danworaphong and G. J. Diebold, A search for
laser heating of a sonoluminescing bubble, Eur. Phys. J, 153,
215-221 (2008).
C. Frez and G. J. Diebold, Photoacoustic effect from particles
and bubbles, Eur. Phys. J, 153, 307-311 (2008).
C. Frez and G. J. Diebold, Laser generation of gas bubbles:
Photoacoustic and Photothermal effects recorded in transient
grating experiments, J. Chem. Phys, 129, 184506 (2008).
Christopher M. Laperle, Theron J. Hamilton, Philip Wintermeyer,
Evan J. Walker, Daxin Shi, Mark A. Anastasio,
Zoltan Derdak, Jack R. Wands, Gerald Diebold and Chris-
toph Rose-Petruck, Low density contrast agents for x-ray
phase contrast imaging: The use of ambient air for x-ray angiography
of excised murine liver tissue, Phys. Med. Biol,
53, 6911-6923 (2008).
Cuong Nguyen, Ultrasonic vibration potential imaging:
Theory and experiment. (D)
DOLL, JIMMIE D. (b.1945) Jesse H. and Louisa D.
Sharpe Metcalf Professor. B.S, 1967, University of Kansas;
Ph.D, 1971, Harvard University. NSF Postdoctoral
Fellowship, 1971-1972, University of California, Berkeley.
Chemical Physics; Theoretical Chemistry. Theoretical
chemistry; equilibrium and dynamical properties of
clusters and interfaces; quantum Monte Carlo methods.
TEL: (401) 863-3443 FAX: (401) 863-2594
Web: chemistry.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?id=
1106970110
Email: jimmie_doll@brown.edu
Stephen F. Langley, E. Curotto, D. L. Freeman and J. D.
Doll, Rigid quantum Monte Carlo simulations of condensed
molecular matter: Water clusters in the n = 2—8 range, J.
Chem. Phys, 126, 084506 (2007).
E. Curotto, D. L. Freeman and J. D. Doll, A stereographic
projection path integral study of the coupling between the
orientation and the bending degrees of freedom of water, J.
Chem. Phys, 128, 204107 (2008).

2 BROWN
Dubravko Sabo, Markus Meuwly, David L. Freeman and J.
D. Doll, A constant entropy increase model for the selection
of parallel tempering ensembles, J. Chem. Phys, 128, 174109
(2008).
Nuria Plattner, Tobias Bandi, J. D. Doll, David L. Freeman
and Markus Meuwly, MD simulations using distributed multipole
electrostatics: Structural and spectroscopic properties
of co- and methane-containing clathrates, Mol. Phys, 106,
1675 (2008).
KIM, EUNSUK Assistant Professor. B. Sc, 1994,
Sangmyung University, Seoul, Korea; M. Sc, 1996, Ko-
rea University, Seoul, Korea; D.Phil, 2004, Johns Hop-
kins University. Post-doctoral Fellow, 2004-2005, Har-
vard University; Post-doctoral Fellow, 2005-2008, MIT.
Bioinorganic Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry. TEL:
(401) 863-3591 FAX: (401) 863-9046
Web: chemistry.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?id=
1217429264
Email: eunsuk_kim@brown.edu
Eduardo E. Chufan, Biplab Mondal, Thirumanavelan Gandhi,
Eunsuk Kim, Nick D. Rubie, Pierre Moeenne-Loccoz
and Kenneth D. Karlin, Reactivity Studies on Fe
Email: jason_sello@brown.edu
Michelle Pacholec, Jason K. Sello, Christopher T. Walsh
and Michael G. Thomas, Formation of an aminoacyl-S-enzyme
intermediate is a key step in the biosynthesis of chloramphenicol,
Org. Biomol. Chem, 5, 1692-1694 (2007).
Jason K. Sello and Mark J. Buttner, The oligoribonuclease
gene in Streptomyces coelicolor is not transcriptionally or
translationally coupled to adpA, a key bldA target, FEMS
Microbiol. Lett, 286, 60-65 (2008).
Jason K. Sello and Mark J. Buttner, The gene encoding
RNase III in Streptomyces coelicolor is transcribed during
exponential phase and is required for antibiotic production
and for proper sporulation, J. Bacteriol, 190, 4079-4083
(2008).
James J. Vecchione and Jason K. Sello, Characterization of
an inducible, antibiotic-resistant aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
gene in Streptomyces coelicolor, J. Bacteriol, 190, 6253-
6257 (2008).
Babajide O. Okandeji, Jonathan R. Gordon and Jason K.
Sello, Catalysis of Ugi Four Component Coupling Reactions
by Rare Earth Metal Triflates, J. Org. Chem, 73, 5595-5597
(2008).
FAX: (401) 863-9368
Web: chemistry.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?id=
1137182829
Email: j_suggs@brown.edu
No publication information submitted for this edition.
SUN, SHOUHENG Professor of Chemistry. Ph.D,
1996, Brown University. Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1996-
1998, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Materials
Chemistry; Nanochemistry. Professor Sun’s research
in nanomaterials involves two related areas: (1) chemical
synthesis and self-assembly of nanoparticles; (2) construction
and elaboration of functional nanoparticles and
their assemblies for applications in biomedicine, catalysis,
and information storage. TEL: (401) 863-3329 FAX:
(401) 863-9046
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/sun/index.html
Email: ssun@brown.edu
Jin Xie, Chenjie Xu, Nathan Kohler, Yanglong Hou and
Shouheng Sun, Controlled PEGylation of monodisperse
Fe3O4 nanoparticles for reduced non-specific uptake by mac-
rophage cells, Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.), 19, 3163-3166
III-(O2 2- )-CuII Compounds: Influence of the Ligand Architecture and Copper
Ligand Denticity, Inorg. Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.),
46, 6382-6394 (2007).
RISEN, WILLIAM M., JR. (b.1940) Professor Emeritus.
Sc.B, 1962, Georgetown University; Ph.D, 1967,
Purdue University. Materials Science; Polymer Science.
Materials science; inorganic chemistry; polymer science;
molecular spectroscopy; inorganic glasses; aerogels; inorganic-bioderived
hybrid aerogels; ionomers and ioncontaining
polymers; transition metal containing nanostructural
aerogels; germanium and silicon polymers and
glasses; surface studies of polymers; lanthanide containing
ionomers. TEL: (401) 863-2611 FAX: (401) 863-
9046
SETO, CHRISTOPHER T. (b.1964) Associate Professor.
B.S, 1986, University of Chicago; M.A, 1988,
Harvard University; Ph.D, 1992, Harvard University.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1992-1994, University of California,
Berkeley. Bioorganic Chemistry; Organic Chemistry.
Bio-organic chemistry, molecular recognition; de-
sign of inhibitors for proteases and phosphatases, asymmetric
catalysis. TEL: (401) 863-3587 FAX: (401) 863-
9368
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/seto/
Email: christopher_seto@brown.edu
Mohamed Hassanein, Fengtian Xue, Christopher T. Seto
and Robert W. Mason, Development of a specific inhibitor
for the placental protease, cathepsin P, Arch. Biochem. Biophys,
464, 288-294 (2007).
Jian Xie and Christopher T. Seto, A two stage click-based
(2007).
Yanglong Hou, Zhichuan Xu, Sheng Peng, Chuanbing
Rong, J. Ping Liu and Shouheng Sun, A facile synthesis of
SmCo5 magnets from core/shell Co/Sm2O3 nanoparticles,
Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.), 19, 3349-3352 (2007).
Sheng Peng and Shouheng Sun, Synthesis and characterization
of monodisperse hollow Fe3O4 nanoparticles, Angew.
Chem., Int. Ed, 46, 4155-4158 (2007).
Yanglong Hou, Zhichuan Xu and Shouheng Sun, Controlled
synthesis and chemical conversions of FeO nanoparti-
cles, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed, 46, 6329-6332 (2007).
Chao Wang, Yanglong Hou, Jaemin Kim and Shouheng
Sun, A general strategy for synthesizing FePt nanowires and
nanorods, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed, 46, 6333-6335 (2007).
Yanglong Hou, Shouheng Sun, Chuanbing Rong and J.
Ping Liu, SmCo5/Fe nanocomposites synthesized from reductive
annealing of oxide nanoparticles, Appl. Phys. Lett, 91,
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php? library of protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, Bioorg. 153117/1-153117/3 (2007).
id=1106970105
Med. Chem, 15, 458-473 (2007). Jin Xie, Chenjie Xu, Zhichuan Xu, Yanglong Hou, Kaylie
Email: William_Risen_Jr@Brown.edu
wrisen@brown.edu
Chunhua Yao, Yongsoon Shin, Li-Qiong Wang, Charles F.
Windisch, Jr., William D. Samuels, Bruce W. Arey, Chongmin
Wang, William M. Risen, Jr. and Gregory J. Exarhos,
Hydrothermal dehydration of aqueous fructose solutions in a
closed system, J. Phys. Chem. C, 111, 15141-15145 (2007).
Narayanan Kuthirummal, Adam Dean, Chunhua Yao and
William Risen, Jr, Photo-formation of gold nanoparticles:
Photoacoustic studies on solid monoliths of Au(III)-chitosansilica
aerogels, Spectrochemica Acta Part A, 70, 700-703
(2008).
ROSE-PETRUCK, CHRISTOPH (b.1962) Associate
Professor. Vordiplom, 1984, Georg-August Universitaet
zu Goettingen; Diplom, 1988, Technische Universitaet
Hannover; Dr.rer.nat, 1993, Ludwig-Maximilians
Universitaet Muenchen. Postgraduate Research Chemist,
1993-1996, University of California, San Diego; Assis-
tant Project Scientist, 1996-1998, University of California,
San Diego. Physical Chemistry. Ultrafast x-ray pulse
generation and application; ultrafast x-ray diffraction and
adsorption spectroscopy of chemical and physical dynamics;
ultrafast, high performance x-ray / ultrasound
medical imaging, nanoparticle immunolabeling of cancers
for x-ray imaging. TEL: (401) 863-1533 FAX: (401)
863-2594
Web: www.rosepetruck.chem.brown.edu
Email: Christoph_Rose-Petruck@Brown.edu
Christopher M. Laperle, Philip Wintermeyer, Jack R.
Wands, Daxin Shi, Mark A. Anastasio, Xiaodi Li, Brian Ahr,
Gerald J. Diebold and Christoph Rose-Petruck, Propagation
based differential phase contrast imaging and tomography of
murine tissue with a laser plasma X-ray source, Appl. Phys.
Lett, 91, 173901/1-173901/3 (2007).
C. Reich, C. M. Laperle, X. Li, B. Ahr, F. Benesch-Lee
and C. G. Rose-Petruck, Ultrafast x-ray generation from a
liquid mercury target, Optics Letters, 32, 427-429 (2007).
J. Lessing, X. Li, T. Lee and C. Rose-Petruck, Structure of
solvated Fe(CO)5: Solvation in alcohols, J. Phys. Chem, 112,
2282-2292 (2008).
C. M. Laperle, P. Wintermeyer, E. Walker, D. Shi, M.
Anastasio, C. Rose-Petruck, G. Diebold and J. R. Wands,
High-resolution angiography: Computed tomography coupled
X-ray phase contrast imaging of excised murine liver
samples, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 53, 6911–6923
(2008).
SELLO, JASON K. (b.1975) Assistant Professor. B.S,
1997, Morehouse College; Ph.D, 2002, Harvard University.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2002-2006, Harvard University
Medical School. Chemical Biology; Organic
Chemistry. Biological chemistry; mechanisms of antibiotics;
resistance to antibiotics; alternative energy. TEL:
(401) 863-1194 FAX: (401) 863-9046
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/sello/
STEIM, JOSEPH MATSON (b.1932) Professor Em-
eritus. B.S, 1954, Pennsylvania State University; B.S,
1956, Pennsylvania State University; M.S, 1959, University
of Pittsburgh; Ph.D, 1962, Pennsylvania State Uni-
versity. NIH Fellowship, 1962-1965, Pennsylvania State
University. Undergraduate laboratory development.
TEL: (401) 863-3249 FAX: (401) 863-9046
Web: chemistry.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?id=
1106970150
Email: Joseph_Steim@brown.edu
No publication information submitted for this edition.
STRATT, RICHARD M. (b.1954) Newport Rogers
Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics. S.B, 1975,
M.I.T; Ph.D, 1979, University of California, Berkeley.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1979-1980, University
of Illinois; NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1980, University
of Illinois. Chemical Physics; Theoretical Chemistry.
Mechanisms of molecular motion and energy transfer in
liquids; ultrafast spectroscopy of liquids; potential-energy-landscape
perspectives on liquid dynamics. TEL:
(401) 863-3418 FAX: (401) 863-2594
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?
id=1106970102
Email: richard_stratt@brown.edu
Chengju Wang and Richard M. Stratt, Global perspectives
on the energy landscapes of liquids, supercooled liquids, and
glassy systems: The potential energy landscape ensemble, J.
Chem. Phys, 127, 224503/1-224503/10 (2007).
Chengju Wang and Richard M. Stratt, Global perspectives
on the energy landscapes of liquids, supercooled liquids, and
glassy systems: Geodesic pathways through the potential energy
landscape, J. Chem. Phys, 127, 224504/1-224504/12
(2007).
Benjamin H. Savitzky, II. and Richard M. Stratt, Anatomy
of an Energy Transfer Event in a Liquid: The High-Energy
Rotational Relaxation of OH in Solution, J. Phys. Chem. B,
112, 13326-13334 (2008).
Guohua Tao and Richard M. Stratt, Anomalously Slow
Solvent Structural Relaxation Accompanying High-Energy
Rotational Relaxation, J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 369-377
(2008).
Richard M. Stratt, Nonlinear Thinking About Molecular
Energy Transfer, Science (Washington, DC, U. S.), 321,
1789-1790 (2008).
Guohua Tao, Molecular dynamics simulation and theoretical
analysis of ultrafast spectroscopy and rotational intermolecular
dynamics in liquids. (D)
SUGGS, J. WILLIAM (b.1948) Associate Professor.
B.S, 1970, University of Michigan; Ph.D, 1976, Harvard
University. Homogeneous catalysis; synthetic methods,
chromosome structure; nucleic acid hybridization with
synthetic nucleoside analogs. TEL: (401) 863-3436
L. Young, S. X. Wang, Nader Pourmand and Shouheng Sun,
Linking hydrophilic macromolecules to monodisperse magnetite
(Fe3O4) nanoparticles via trichloro-s-triazine. [Erratum
to document cited in CA146:045835], Chem. Mater, 19,
1202 (2007).
Chao Wang and Shouheng Sun, Chemical synthesis of
monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles, Handb. Magn. Adv.
Magn. Mater, 3, 1736-1747 (2007).
Chao Wang, Hideo Daimon, Youngmin Lee, Jaemin Kim
and Shouheng Sun, Synthesis of Monodisperse Pt Nanocubes
and Their Enhanced Catalysis for Oxygen Reduction, J. Am.
Chem. Soc, 129, 6974-6975 (2007).
Girija S. Chaubey, Carlos Barcena, Narayan Poudyal,
Chuanbing Rong, Jinming Gao, Shouheng Sun and J. Ping.
Liu, Synthesis and Stabilization of FeCo Nanoparticles, J.
Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 7214-7215 (2007).
Zhichuan Xu, Yanglong Hou and Shouheng Sun, Magnetic
Core/Shell Fe3O4/Au and Fe3O4/Au/Ag Nanoparticles with
Tunable Plasmonic Properties, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 8698-
8699 (2007).
Wei Chen, Jaemin Kim, Li-Ping Xu, Shouheng Sun and
Shaowei Chen, Langmuir-Blodgett Thin Films of Fe20Pt80
Nanoparticles for the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formic
Acid, J. Phys. Chem. C, 111, 13452-13459 (2007).
Wei Chen, Jaemin Kim, Shouheng Sun and Shaowei Chen,
Composition Effects of FePt Alloy Nanoparticles on the
Electro-Oxidation of Formic Acid, Langmuir, 23, 11303-
11310 (2007).
Chenjie Xu and Shouheng Sun, Monodisperse magnetic
nanoparticles for biomedical applications, Polym. Int, 56,
821-826 (2007).
Shouheng Sun, Self-assembled FePt nanoparticle arrays as
potential high-density recording media, Springer Ser. Mater.
Sci, 94, 15-28 (2007).
Chenjie Xu, Jin Xie, Don Ho, Chao Wang, Nathan Kohler,
Edward G. Walsh, Jeffrey R. Morgan, Y. Eugene Chin and
Shouheng Sun, Au-Fe3O4 dumbbell nanoparticles as dualfunctional
probes, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed, 47, 173-176
(2008).
Chao Wang, Hideo Daimon, Taigo Onodera, Tetsunori
Koda and Shouheng Sun, A general approach to the size- and
shape-controlled synthesis of platinum nanoparticles and
their catalytic reduction of oxygen, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed,
47, 3588-3591 (2008).
Hongfeng Yin, Chao Wang, Haoguo Zhu, Steven H. Overbury,
Shouheng Sun and Sheng Dai, Colloidal deposition
synthesis of supported gold nanocatalysts based on Au-Fe3O4
dumbbell nanoparticles, Chem. Commun. (Cambridge, U.
K.), 4357-4359 (2008).
Chenjie Xu, Glenn A. Tung and Shouheng Sun, Size and
Concentration Effect of Gold Nanoparticles on X-ray Attenu-
ation As Measured on Computed Tomography, Chem. Mater,
20, 4167-4169 (2008).
Baodui Wang, Chenjie Xu, Jin Xie, Zhengyin Yang and
Shouheng Sun, pH Controlled Release of Chromone from
Chromone-Fe3O4 Nanoparticles, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130,
14436-14437 (2008).
Jin Xie, Kai Chen, Ha-Young Lee, Chenjie Xu, Andrew R.
Hsu, Sheng Peng, Xiaoyuan Chen and Shouheng Sun, Ultras-

BROWN 3
mall c(RGDyK)-Coated Fe3O4 Nanoparticles and Their Specific
Targeting to Integrin �v�3-Rich Tumor Cells, J. Am.
sociation of [4Fe-4S] Cubane Cluster Complexes: [Fe4S4Cl4x(SC2H5)x]
ization Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Probing the Electronic
2–/1– Chem. Soc, 130, 7542-7543 (2008).
(x = 0—4), Int. J. Mass Spectrom, 255, 102-
110 (2006).
Structure of Inorganic Metal Complexes in the Gas Phase,
Coord. Chem. Rev, 251, 474-491 (2007).
Chao Wang, Yongjie Hu, Charles M. Lieber and Shouheng
Sun, Ultrathin Au Nanowires and Their Transport Properties,
T. Waters, H. K. Woo, X. B. Wang and L. S. Wang, Probing
the Intrinsic Electronic Structure of the bis(dithiolene)
Y. J. Fu, J. Laskin and L. S. Wang, Electronic Structure
and Fragmentation Properties of[Fe4S4(SEt)4-x(SSEt)x] 2–,
J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130, 8902-8903 (2008). Anions [M(mnt)2]
Int.
2– and [M(mnt)2] 1– Weifeng Shen, Benaiah D. Schrag, Matthew J. Carter, Jin
Xie, Chenjie Xu, Shouheng Sun and Gang Xiao, Detection of
DNA labeled with magnetic nanoparticles using MgO-based
(M = Ni, Pd, Pt; mnt =
1,2-S2C2(CN)2) in the Gas Phase Using Photoelectron Spectroscopy,
J. Am. Chem. Soc, 128, 4282-4291 (2006).
L. F. Cui, X. Huang, L. M. Wang, D. Y. Zubarev, A. I.
J. Mass Spectrom, 263, 260-266 (2007).
H. J. Zhai, Jens Döbler, Joachim Sauer and L. S. Wang,
Probing the Electronic Structure of Early Transition Metal
Oxide Clusters: Polyhedral Cages of (V2O5)n – magnetic tunnel junction sensors, J. Appl. Phys, 103, Boldyrev, J. Li and L. S. Wang, Sn12
(n = 2-4) and
2- : Stannaspherene, J. (M2O5)2 – 07A306/1-07A306/3 (2008).
Seok-Hwan Chung, Marcos Grimsditch, Axel Hoffmann,
Samuel D. Bader, Jin Xie, Sheng Peng and Shouheng Sun,
Am. Chem. Soc, 128, 8390-8391 (2006).
L. F. Cui, X. Li and L. S. Wang, Photoelectron Spectroscopy
of AlnD2
(M = Nb, Ta), J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 13270-13276
(2007).
L. M. Wang, S. Bulusu, W. Huang, R. Pal, L. S. Wang and
– (n = 3-15): Observation of Chemisorption and X. C. Zeng, Doping the Golden Cage Au16 – Magneto-optic measurement of Brownian relaxation of magnetic
nanoparticles, J. Magn. Magn. Mater, 320, 91-95
(2008).
Wei Chen, Jaemin Kim, Shouheng Sun and Shaowei Chen,
Physisorption of Di-Deuterium on Aluminum Cluster Anions,
J. Chem. Phys, 124, 054308 (2006).
D. Y. Zubarev, A. N. Alexandrova, A. I. Boldyrev, L. F.
Cui, X. Li and L. S. Wang, On the Structure and Chemical
with Si, Ge, and
Sn, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 15136-15137 (2007).
H. J. Zhai and L. S. Wang, Probing the Electronic Structure
and Band Gap Evolution of Titanium Oxide Clusters
(TiO2)n – Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen by FePt Alloy Nano- Bonding of Si6
(n = 1-10) Using Photoelectron Spectroscopy, J. Am.
2– and Si6 2– in NaSi6 – upon Na + particles, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 3891-3898 (2008).
Sheng Peng, Jin Xie and Shouheng Sun, Synthesis of Co/
Coordination,
J. Chem. Phys, 124, 124305 (2006).
B. Averkiev, A. I. Boldyrev, X. Li and L. S. Wang, Planar
Chem. Soc, 129, 3022-3026 (2007).
H. J. Zhai, S. D. Li and L. S. Wang, Boronyls as Key
Structural Units in Boron Oxide Clusters: B(BO)2 – MFe2O4 (M=Fe, Mn) core/shell nanocomposite particles, J. Nitrogen-Doped Aluminum Clusters AlxN
and B
– (x = 3-5), J. (BO)3 – Solid State Chem, 181, 1560-1564 (2008). Chem. Phys, 125, 124305 (2006).
, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 9254-9255 (2007).
Z. M. Sun, H. Xiao, J. Li and L. S. Wang, Pd2@Sn18 4– Ha-Young Lee, Sang-Hoon Lee, Chenjie Xu, Jin Xie, Jin-
Hyung Lee, Bing Wu, Ai Leen Koh, Xiaoying Wang, Robert
Sinclair, Shan X. Wang, Dwight G. Nishimura, Sandip Bis-
B. Kiran, X. Li, H. J. Zhai and L. S. Wang, Gold as Hydrogen
Structural and Electronic Properties and Chemical Bonding
in Si3Au3
: Fusion
of Two Endohedral Stannaspherenes, J. Am. Chem. Soc,
129, 9560-9561 (2007).
+/0/- and Comparisons to Si3H3 +/0/- wal, Shouheng Sun, Sun Hang Cho and Xiaoyuan Chen,
, J. Chem.
Phys, 125, 133204 (2006).
L. F. Cui, L. M. Wang and L. S. Wang, Evolution of the
Electronic Properties of Snn – Synthesis and characterization of PVP-coated large core iron
oxide nanoparticles as an MRI contrast agent, Nanotechnolo-
H. J. Zhai and L. S. Wang, Probing the Electronic Properties
of Dichromium Oxide Clusters Cr2On
Clusters ( n = 4 – 45) and the
Semiconductor-to-Metal Transition, J. Chem. Phys, 126,
– gy, 19, 165101/1-165101/6 (2008).
Jin Xie, Chenjie Xu, Kaylie Young and Shouheng Sun,
(n = 1-7) Using
Photoelectron Spectroscopy, J. Chem. Phys, 125, 164315
(2006).
064505 (2007).
H. J. Zhai, L. M. Wang, S. D. Li and L. S. Wang, Vibrationally-Resolved
Photoelectron Spectroscopy of BO – Controlled pegylation of monodisperse magnetic nanoparti-
L. F. Cui, X. Huang, L. M. Wang, J. Li and L. S. Wang,
and
BO2 – cles for biomedical applications, PMSE Prepr, 98, 291
Pb12
: A Joint Experimental and Theoretical Study, J. Phys.
2- (2008).
: Plumbaspherene, J. Phys. Chem. A, 110, 10169-10172
(2006).
Chem. A, 111, 1030-1035 (2007).
D. Y. Zubarev, A. I. Boldyrev, J. Li, H. J. Zhai and L. S.
Chao Wang, Size and shape controlled synthesis of plati-
H. K. Woo, K. C. Lau, X. B. Wang and L. S. Wang, Observation
of Cysteine Thiolate and –S…H-O Intramolecular
Wang, On the Chemical Bonding of Gold in Auro-Boron Oxide
Clusters AunBO – num based nanoparticles and their catalysis for oxygen reduction
reaction in fuel cells. (D)
Jin Xie, Synthesis, Modification, and Bioapplications of
Hydrogen Bond, J. Phys. Chem. A, 110, 12603-12606
(2006).
(n = 1-3), J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 1648-
1658 (2007).
B. B. Averkiev, A. I. Boldyrev, X. Li and L. S. Wang,
Magnetic Nanoparticles. (D)
H. J. Zhai, L. S. Wang, D. Y. Zubarev and A. I. Boldyrev, Probing the Structure and Bonding in Al6N – and Al6N by
Gold Apes Hydrogen The Structure and Bonding in the Pla- Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Calculations, J.
nar B7Au2 – SWEIGART, DWIGHT A. (b.1945) Professor. B.A,
1967, Franklin and Marshall College; Ph.D, 1971, Northwestern
University. AFOSR-NRC Postdoctoral Fellow,
and B7Au2 Clusters, J. Phys. Chem. A, 110, 1689-
1693 (2006).
Y. C. Lin, D. Sundholm, J. Juselius, L. F. Cui, X. Li, H. J.
Zhai and L. S. Wang, Experimental and Computational Stud-
Phys. Chem. A, 111, 34-41 (2007).
L. F. Cui, Y. C. Lin, D. Sundholm and L. S. Wang, A Photoelectron
Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Sodi-
um Auride Clusters, NanAun – 1971, Oxford University; NATO Postdoctoral Fellow
and U.S. Ramsay Fellow, 1972, Oxford University;
ies of Alkali-Metal Coinage-Metal Clusters, J. Phys. Chem.
A, 110, 4244-4250 (2006).
(n = 1–3), J. Phys. Chem. A,
111, 7555-7561 (2007).
B. Jagoda-Cwiklik, X. B. Wang, H. K. Woo, J. Yang, G. J.
NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, 1975-1976, University of X. B. Wang, H. K. Woo, L. S. Wang, B. Minofar and P. Wang, M. F. Zhou, P. Jungwirth and L. S. Wang, Microsol-
Jungwirth, Determination of the Electron Affinity of the Ace- vation of the Dicyanamide Anion: [N(CN)2 –](H2O)n Wales, Cardiff. Organometallic Chemistry. Organome-
tallic chemistry; supramolecular metal-organometallic
networks; electrochemistry; organometallic quinonoid
chemistry and multifunctional catalysis. TEL: (401) 863-
2767 FAX: (401) 863-9046
tyloxyl Radical (CH3COO) by Low Temperature Anion Photoelectron
Spectroscopy and ab initio Calculations, J. Phys.
Chem. A, 110, 5047-5050 (2006).
H. K. Woo, X. B. Wang, K. C. Lau and L. S. Wang, Low-
Temperature Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Aliphatic Dicar-
(n = 0–
12), J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 7719-7725 (2007).
X. B. Wang, H. K. Woo, J. Yang, M. M. Kappes and L. S.
Wang, Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Singly and Doubly
Charged Higher Fullerenes at Low Temperatures: C76
–,C78 –,
C84 – and C76 2–, C78 2–, C84 2–,
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/research/sweigart/
boxylate Monoanions, HO2C(CH2)nCO2
J. Phys. Chem. C, 111, 17684-
- Email: dwight_sweigart@brown.edu
Kang Hyun Park, Kwonho Jang, Yoonhee Cho, Jiseul
Chun, Hae Jin Kim, Dwight A. Sweigart and Seung Uk Son,
(n = 1 – 10): Hydrogen
Bond Induced Cyclization and Strain Energies, J. Phys.
Chem. A, 110, 7801-7805 (2006).
X. Huang, H. J. Zhai, J. Li and L. S. Wang, On the Struc-
17689 (2007).
S. Bulusu, X. Li, L. S. Wang and X. C. Zeng, Structural
Transition from Pyramidal to Space-Filling Amorphous in
Medium-Sized Gold Clusters: Aun – Mn quinonoid core-Rh quinonoid shell organometallic nanospheres
as atom economical semiheterogeneous catalysts in
ture and Chemical Bonding of Tri-Tungsten Oxide Clusters
W3On
(n = 21—26), J. Phys.
Chem. C, 111, 4190-4198 (2007).
– carbene transfer reactions, Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.), 19,
and W3On (n = 7-10): W3O8 As A Molecular Model
for O-Deficient Defect Sites in Tungsten Oxides, J. Phys.
X. Gu, S. Bulusu, X. Li, X. C. Zeng, J. Li, X. G. Gong and
L. S. Wang, Au34 –:
2547-2551 (2007).
D. A. Sweigart, J. A. Reingold and S. U. Son, Manganese
Compounds with CO Ligands, Comprehensive Organometallic
Chemistry III, 5, 761—813 (2007).
Chem. A, 110, 85-92 (2006).
J. Bai, L. F. Cui, J. Wang, S. Yoo, X. Li, J. Jellinek, C.
Koehler, T. Frauenheim, L. S. Wang and X. C. Zeng, Structural
Evolution of Silicon Nanoclusters Sin (20 � n � 45), J.
Phys. Chem. A, 110, 908-912 (2006).
A Fluxional Core-Shell Cluster, J. Phys.
Chem. C, 111, 8228-8232 (2007).
W. Huang, M. Ji, C. D. Dong, X. Gu, L. M. Wang, X. G.
Gong and L. S. Wang, Relativistic effects and the unique
low-symmetry structures of gold nanoclusters, ACS Nano, 2,
897-904 (2008).
WANG, LAI-SHENG (b.1961) Professor. 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
O’Hair, A. G. Wedd and L. S. Wang, Photoelectron Spec- clusters: Stannaspherene (Sn12 2–) and Plumbaspherene (Pb12 2–
Wuhan University, China; Ph.D, 1990, University of Ca-
lifornia at Berkeley. Postdoctoral Research Associate, troscopy of Free Multiply Charged Keggin Anions a-
[PM12O40]
), Int. Rev. Phys. Chem, 27, 139-166 (2008).
3– (M = Mo, W) in the Gas Phase, J. Phys. Chem. S. D. Li, H. J. Zhai and L. S. Wang, B2(BO)2 2– 1990-1992, Rice University. Chemical Physics; Physical
Chemistry. Photoelectron spectroscopy, nanoclusters,
multiply charged anions. TEL: (401) 863-2256 FAX:
(401) 863-2594
Web: www.tricity.wsu.edu/~physics
A, 110, 10737-10741 (2006).
M. F. Bertino, Z. M. Sun, R. Zhang and L. S. Wang, Facile
Syntheses of Monodisperse Ultra-Small Au Clusters, J. Phys.
Chem. B, 110, 21416-21418 (2006).
D. Y. Zubarev, X. Li, L. S. Wang and A. I. Boldyrev, Ob-
— Diboronyl
diborene: A linear molecule with a triple boron-boron
bond, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130, 2573-2579 (2008).
H. J. Zhai, S. G. Li, D. A. Dixon and L. S. Wang, Probing
the electronic and structural properties of Chromium Oxide
Clusters (CrO3)n – Email: Lai-Sheng_Wang@brown.edu servation of Triatomic Species with Conflicting Aromaticity:
and (CrO3)n (n = 1-5): Photoelectron Spectroscopy
and density functional calculations, J. Am. Chem.
O. Bondarchuk, X. Huang, J. Kim, B. D. Kay, L. S. Wang, AlSi2 - and AlGe2 -,
J. M. White and Z. Dohnálek, Formation of Monodisperse
J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 9743-9746 (2006).
X. B. Wang, H. K. Woo, B. Jagoda-Cwiklik, P. Jungwirth
Soc, 130, 5167-5177 (2008).
A. P. Sergeeva, D. Y. Zubarev, H. J. Zhai, A. I. Boldyrev
(WO3)3 Clusters on TiO2(110), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 45, and L. S. Wang, First Steps Towards Dissolution of NaSO4 - 4786-4789 (2006). by Water, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, 8, 4294-4296 (2006).
and L. S. Wang, A Photoelectron Spectroscopic and Theoretical
Study of B16 – and B16 2–:
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.
An All-Boron Naphthalene, J.
Am. Chem. Soc, 130, 7244-7246 (2008).
perimental and Theoretical Characterization of Superoxide S. Wang, Direct Experimental Probe of the Onsite Coulomb H. J. Zhai, C. Bürgel, V. Bonacic-Koutecky and L. S.
Complexes W2O6(O2 –) and W3O9(O2 –): Models for the Inter- Repulsion in the Doubly Charged Fullerene Anion C70 2–,
action of O2 with Reduced W Sites on Tungsten Oxide Sur- Phys. Rev. Lett, 96, 143002 (2006).
Wang, Probing the Electronic Structure and Chemical Bond-
ing of Gold Oxides and Sulfides in AuOn - and AuSn - faces, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 45, 657-660 (2006). S. Bulusu, X. Li, L. S. Wang and X. C. Zeng, Evidence of
(n = 1, 2
), J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130, 9156-9167 (2008).
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,
L. S. Wang, Free Tetra- and Hexa-Coordinated Platinum-Cy- 8326-8330 (2006). L. S. Wang and A. I. Boldyrev, Carbon Avoids Hyper Cooranide
Dianions, Pt(CN)4 2- and Pt(CN)6 2-. A Combined Photo- H. J. Zhai, B. B. Averkiev, D. Y. Zubarev, L. S. Wang and dination in CB6 –, CB6 2–, and C2B5 – detachment Photoelectron Spectroscopic and Theoretical A. I. Boldyrev, delta-Aromaticity in Ta3O3
Planar Carbon-Boron
–,
Study, Chem. Phys, 329, 230-238 (2006).
Angew. Chem.
Int. Ed, 46, 4277-4280 (2007).
Clusters, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130, 9248-9250 (2008).
L. L. Pan, J. Li and L. S. Wang, Low-Lying Isomers of the
A. N. Alexandrova, A. I. Boldyrev, H. J. Zhai and L. S. L. M. Wang, W. Huang, B. B. Averkiev, A. I. Boldyrev B9 – Wang, All-Boron Aromatic Clusters as Potential New Inor- and L. S. Wang, CB7
Boron Cluster: The Planar Molecular Wheel versus three-
–:
ganic Ligands and Building Blocks in Chemistry, Coord.
Experimental and Theoretical Evidence
Against Hypercoordinated Planar Carbon, Angew.
dimensional structures, J. Chem. Phys, 129, 024302 (2008).
R. Pal, L. F. Cui, S. Bulusu, H. J. Zhai, L. S. Wang and X.
Chem. Rev, 250, 2811-2866 (2006). Chem. Int. Ed, 46, 4550-4553 (2007). C. Zeng, Probing the Electronic and Structural Properties of
D. Y. Zubarev, J. Li, L. S. Wang and A. I. Boldyrev, Gold- L. F. Cui, X. Huang, L. M. Wang, J. Li and L. S. Wang, Doped Aluminum Clusters: MAl12 – en Deltahedral Boranes BxAux
(M = Li, Cu, and Au), J.
2- (x = 5-12), Inorg. Chem, 45, Endohedral Stannaspherenes (M@Sn12 – 5269-5271 (2006).
): A Rich Class of
Stable Molecular Cage Clusters, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 46,
Chem. Phys, 128, 024305 (2008).
J. Yang, X. P. Xing, X. B. Wang, L. S. Wang, A. P. Ser-
T. Waters, X. B. Wang, H. K. Woo and L. S. Wang, Photo- 742-745 (2007). geeva and A. I. Boldyrev, Negative Electron Binding Enerelectron
Spectroscopy of 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
(mnt)2] n– (M = Fe – Zn; n = 1, 2): Changes in Electronic Wang, Doping Golden Buckyballs: Cu@Au16 – Structure with Variation of Metal Center and with Oxidation,
and
Cu@Au17
Spectroscopy of 1-Hydroxy-3,6,8-Pyrene-Trisulfonate
– Cluster Anions, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 46, 46, (HPTS3– Inorg. Chem, 45, 5841-5851 (2006). 2915-2918 (2007).
), J. Chem. Phys, 128, 091102 (2008).
X. B. Wang, K. Matheis, I. N. Ioffe, A. A. Goryunkov, J.
Y. J. Fu, J. Laskin and L. S. Wang, Collision Induced Dis- T. Waters, X. B. Wang and L. S. Wang, Electrospray Ion- Yang, M. M. Kappes and L. S. Wang, High resolution and

4 BROWN
low-temperature photoelectron spectroscopy of an oxygen- lithium amide and n-Butyllithium, J. Org. Chem, 73, 2373linked
fullerene dimer dianion: c120o2– , J. Chem. Phys, 128, 2381 (2008).
114307 (2008). J. Liu, D. Li, C. Sun and P. G. Williard, Analysis of an
J. Yang, X. B. Wang, X. P. Xing and L. S. Wang, Photo- Asymmetric Addition with a 2:1 Mixed Lithium Amide/nelectron
spectroscopy of anions at 118.2 NM: Observation of Butyllithium Aggregate, J. Org. Chem, 73, 4045-4052
high electron binding energies in superhalogens MCl4 – (m = (2008).
sc, y, la), J. Chem. Phys, 128, 201102 (2008). D. Li, R. Hopson, W. Li, J. Liu and Paul G. Williard, 13C B. Wang, H. J. Zhai, X. Huang and L. S. Wang, On the INEPT diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) with
Electronic Structure and Chemical Bonding in the Tantalum
Trimer Cluster, J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 10962-10967 (2008).
internal references, Org. Lett, 10, 909-911 (2008).
X. B. Wang, X. P. Xing and L. S. Wang, Observation of H2
Joanna L. Sparkes Turteltaub, Synthesis of a novel analog
Aggregation onto a doubly charged anion in a temperature- of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, and, Investigation of the
controlled Ion Trap, J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 13271-13274 [1,2] Wittig rearrangement mechanism, and, Discovery and
(2008). investigation of a novel nitrogen to carbon acyl migration.
X. B. Wang, J. Yang and L. S. Wang, Observation of en- (D)
tropic effect on conformation changes of complex systems Lili Ma, Polymer-supported chiral lithium amide bases and
under well-controlled temperature condition, J. Phys. Chem. structural investigation on bis(amino)boron enolates. (D)
A, 112, 172-175 (2008). Maria Rosaria Rella, Dioxiranes and Bioactive Molecules:
B. B. Averkiev, S. Call, A. I. Boldyrev, L. M. Wang, W. Selective Functionalization of Vitamin D Synthons, Linear
Huang and L. S. Wang, A Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Peptides, and Cyclosporins. (D)
Ab Initio Study of the Structure and Bonding in Al7N – and
Al7N, J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 1873-1879 (2008).
H. J. Zhai, L. L. Pan, B. Dai, B. Kiran, J. Li and L. S.
Wang, Chemisorption-Induced Structural Changes and Transition
from Chemisorption to Physisorption in Au6(CO)n
ZIMMT, MATTHEW (b.1959) Professor. B.S, 1981,
Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D, 1985, Columbia
University. Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1985-1987, Stan-
- (n =
4-9), J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 11920-11928 (2008).
X. P. Xing, X. B. Wang and L. S. Wang, Imaging intramolecular
coulomb repulsions in multiply charged anions, Phys.
Rev. Lett, 101, 083003 (2008).
X. B. Wang and L. S. Wang, Development of a low-temperature
photoelectron spectroscopy instrument using an
electrospray ion source and a cryogenically controlled ion
ford University. Nanochemistry; Physical Organic
Chemistry. Self assembly of spontaneously patterning
monolayers for control of nanoparticle assembly and in-
terfacial electron transfer; scanning tunneling spectroscopies;
sensing and diagnostics based on functional nanoparticles;
dynamics of photo-induced electron transfer re-
actions; physical organic chemistry. TEL: (401) 863-
trap, Rev. Sci. Instrum, 79, 073108 (2008).
2909 FAX: (401) 863-9368
Lifeng Cui, Photoelectron spectroscopy studies on group
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?
id=1106970157
IV semiconductor clusters and novel binary clusters. (D)
Xi Li, Photoelectron spectroscopy studies on the electronic
structure and chemical bonding of novel atomic clusters. (D)
Email: matthew_zimmt@brown.edu
Yanhu Wei, Wenjun Tong and Matthew B. Zimmt, Self-
Assembly of Patterned Monolayers with Nanometer Features:
Molecular Selection Based on Dipole Interactions and
WEBER, PETER M. (b.1958) Professor. Diplom, Chain Length, Journal of the American Chemical Society,
1983, Universitat Karlsruhe; Ph.D, 1987, University of 130, 3399-3405 (2008).
Chicago. Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1988-1989,
University of California, Berkeley. Photochemistry;
Physical Chemistry. We explore the dynamics of chemical
reactions and energy redistribution phenomena on ultrafast
time scales. Newly developed structure-sensitive
spectroscopies are applied to study isomerization reactions
and conformational dynamics of flexible molecular
systems at high temperatures. TEL: (401) 863-3767
FAX: (401) 863-2594
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?
idbrown.edu/web/playpen/chemistry/people/
facultypage.php?id=1106970159
Email: peter_weber@brown.edu
Job D. Cardoza and Peter M. Weber, Resolved: Electronic
states underneath broad absorptions, J. Chem. Phys, 127,
036101/1-036101/2 (2007).
Michael P. Minitti and Peter M. Weber, Time-Resolved
Conformational Dynamics in Hydrocarbon Chains, Phys.
Rev. Lett, 98, 253004/1-253004/4 (2007).
Job D. Cardoza, Fedor M. Rudakov and Peter M. Weber,
Electronic Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Energy Relaxation
Pathways in the Lowest Rydberg States of Trimethylamine,
J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 10736-10743 (2008).
J. D. Cardoza, F. M. Rudakov, N. Hansen and P. M. Weber,
Identification of isomeric flame components by Rydberg
ionization spectroscopy, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy
and Related Phenomena, 65, 15-20 (2008).
F. Rudakov, Electron Probes of Molecular Structure and
Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics. (D)
J. Cardoza, Rydberg states as sensitive probes of molecular
structure and dynamics. (D)
M. Minitti, Structural dispersion in hot molecules: applications
of Rydberg fingerprint spectroscopy. (D)
WILLIARD, P. G. (b.1950) Professor. B.S, 1972,
Bucknell University; M.S, 1972, Bucknell University;
Ph.D, 1976, Columbia University. NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship,
1976-1979, M.I.T. Organic Chemistry; Organometallic
Chemistry. X-ray crystallography; synthetic
chemistry; X-ray crystallography of reactive intermediates;
neutron capture therapy. TEL: (401) 863-3589
FAX: (401) 863-9368
Web: www.chem.brown.edu/people/facultypage.php?
id=1106970163
Email: pgw@brown.edu
M. R. Rella and P. G. Williard, Oxidation of Peptides by
Methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane: The Protecting Group
Matters, J. Org. Chem, 72, 525-531 (2007).
L. Ma, R. Hopson, D. Li, Y. Zhang and P. G. Williard,
Synthesis and Structural Characterization of the Bis(diisopropylamino)boron
Enolate of tert-Butyl Methyl Ketone, Organometallics,
26, 5834-5839 (2007).
D. Li, C. Sun and P. G. Williard, Characterization of a Chiral
Enolate Aggregate and Observation of 6 Li- 1 H Scalar Coupling,
J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130, 11726-11736 (2008).
D. Li, C. Sun, J. Liu, R. Hopson, W. Li and Paul G. Williard,
Aggregation studies of complexes containing a chiral
Yanhu Wei, Controlling Self Assembled Monolayers. (D)