Group Members
Research Professor
Werner Kaminsky
Habilitation, University of Cologne, 2000
PhD, University of Cologne, 1990
Postdocs
Yonghong Bing
PhD, Simon Fraser University, 2006
Project: Crystal Optics
Dr. Kacey Claborn
PhD, University of Washington, 2006
Project: Crystal Optics
Graduate Students
Charles Branham
BS, Texas A and M University, 2004
Projects: Banded Spherulites and Rhythmic Precipitates
Eric Bott
BS, Whitman College, 2004
Project: Single Photon Sources
John Freudenthal
BS, University of Idaho, 2005
Project: Origin of Life
Erica Gunn
BS, Simmons College, 2004
Projects: Banded Spherulites and Rhythmic Precipitates
Erin Riley
BS, University of New Mexico, 2007
Project: Single Photon Sources
Undergraduates
Visiting Scientists
Dr. Emmanuel Marfo-Owusu (2005-2006)
Assistant Professor, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
Postdocs
Dr. Ryan Sours
2004-2006
Assistant Professor, Towson State University
Dr. Beat Mueller
2000-2001
Dr. Annapoorna Butti
2000
Dr. Pammy Subramony
1998-1999
Dr. Sei-Hum Jang
1994-1996, 2001-2003
Department of Materials Science, University of Washington
Professor Prakash Gopalan
1991-1992
Dean of Student Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
PhDs
Dr. Theresa Bullard
PhD, University of Washington, 2008
Thesis: Chiroptics of Achiral Compounds
Dr. Kristin Wustholz
PhD, University of Washington, 2007
Thesis: Single-molecule orientations and photophysics in dyed salt crystals
Postdoc, Northwestern University
Dr. Jason Benedict
PhD, University of Washington, 2007
Thesis: Dyeing crystals: From 19th Century phenomenology to 21st Century technology
Postdoc, University of Buffalo
Dr. Kacey Claborn
PhD, University of Washington, 2006
Thesis: Chiroptics of achiral compounds
Prof. Richard Gurney
Assistant Professor, Simmons College
PhD, Purdue University, 2000
Thesis: Dyeing crystals
Dr. Scott Lovell
deCode Chemistry
PhD, Purdue University, 2000
Thesis: Orientation of Organic, inorganic and biomolecular chromophores in aromatic carboxylic acid crystals
Postdoc, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dr. J. Anand Subramony
Alza Corporation
PhD, Purdue University, 2000
Thesis: Dyeing KDP
Dr. Christine Mitchell
SSCI, West Lafayette, IN
PhD, Purdue University, 1999
Thesis: Salting reactive organic intermediates
Prof. Guy Crundwell
Professor, Central Connecticut State University
PhD, Purdue University, 1997
Thesis: Optical anomalies in solid solutions of simple isomorphous salts
Group Artists
Eva Funderburgh
Ceramicist, 2006-08
Leonel Vasquez
Water colorist, 2001-04
Undergraduates
Others