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Chris Forrey
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Education:

B.S. Biochemistry - Oberlin College

M.S. Polymer Science - University of Connecticut

M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering - University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Current Research:

Viral Assembly

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Mark Kelly
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Education:

1994-1999: B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Current Research:

Computer simulations of polymer translocation

Hobbies:

Music

Rajeev Kumar
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Education:

1998-2002, B.Tech., Textile Technology - Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD), India
2003-2004, M.S., Polymer Science & Engineering - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA

Current Research:

  1. Theory of micellization for charged-neutral diblock copolymers.
  2. Theory of counterion condensation on flexible polyelectrolytes in confined environments.
  3. Computation of translocation barriers for flexible polyelectrolyte chains.
  4. Experimental investigations on the kinetics of aggregation in proteins.

Hobbies:

Tennis, Hiking and Cricket

Jessica L. McCoy
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Education:

1997 - 2001: BS Chemical Engineering and Latin American Studies Certificate - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2002 - 2003: MS Polymer Science and Engineering (PS&E) - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA

Current Research (Experimental):

Investigating ion mobility and mechanical properties of ionic gels in electric fields
Characterizing the movement of gel counterions in electric fields via impedance spectroscopy
Relating chemical architecture to material properties through dynamic light scattering

Hobbies:

Running, community/volunteer work, music

Deniz Elizabeth Civay
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Education:

BS in Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington

Current Research:

My current research is designed to discover the molecular basis of curing diseases in the human eye.

Hobbies:

Painting, 2nd base, Volleyball, Piano

Chiu Tai Andrew Wong

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Education:

B.S. Physics, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong (2001)
M.Phil. Physics, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong (2003)

Current Research:

Polymer translocation theory, experiment and simulation

Hobbies:

Basketball, badminton and swimming

Xiangdong Gu

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Education:

1998-2003, BS in physics, University of Science and Technology of China
2003-present, Dept. of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Current Research:

Ionic conductivity of polyelectrolyte gels
Ionic current fluctuation in DNA translocation

Hobbies:

NBA, movies, games, badminton etc.

Jyoti Prakash Mahalik

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Current Research:

Complexation of polyelectrolytes

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Jianing Zhang

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Education:

B.E. Polymer Materials, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
M.S. Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Current Research:

Monte Carlo simulations of polymer crystallization and amyloid fibril formation.

Brownian Dynamics simulations of chain folding.

Hobbies:

Badminton, ping pong, and online games


Alexander Eliseev

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Education:

M.S., Lomonosov Moscow State University (2004)

Current Research:

Theoretical polyelectrolyte physics

Hobbies:

History


Arnout Boelens

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Education:

MS., Applied Physics

Delft University of Technology (2006)

Current Research:

Hydrodynamics of translocation

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Stephen Mirigian

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Eunkyung Cho

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Education:

M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea (2004)

B.E., Polymer Science and Engineering, Dankook University, South Korea (2002)

Current Research:

Molecular modeling and simulation  

Hobbies:


Nivaskumar Ramaswamy




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Education:

M.S. (2007) Chemistry (Biological Science Division) University of Massachusetts,Amherst,USA

Current Research:

 * Understanding the molecular mechanism of cataract in the human eye.

 * Complexation experiments for polyelectrolytes.

 * Formation of viral capsid using viral RNA with synthetic polymers.

 * Kinetic studies of synthetic and biological complexes.

 * Synthesizing linear ssDNA.

Hobbies:

 Cricket, Tennis , Squash.



Arindam Kundagrami
Arindam

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Education:

Ph.D (2003), Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,USA

M.S (1997), Physics and Astronomy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,India

B.S (1994), Physics, Presidency College, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India

Current Research:

Postdoctoral research in Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.

  • Polyelectrolyte physics.
  • Polymer crystallization.

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Hobbies:

Cricket, Traveling, Photography.

Erica Saltzman

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Education:

B.S., Physics and Math, Penn State University (2001).
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2006).

Current Research:

Simulation and theory of polymer translocation among connected chambers

Hobbies:


Ajay Panwar




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Education:

Ph.D, University of Minnesota (2005)

B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (2000)

Current Research:

Simulation of DNA translocation through nanopores

Hobbies:

Hiking, jazz


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