Vincent DiPietri
MS, Environmental Science – Towson University
BS, Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Bioinformatics – Towson University
Current Position: PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University
Ryan Kearney
MS, Environmental Science – Towson University
BS, Chemistry – Towson University
Current Position: Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jacob Damrow
MS, Environmental Science – Towson University
BS, Environmental Science (Environmental Chemistry Concentration) – Towson University
Current Position: PhD student and NSF Graduate Research Fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Southern California
Julian Maycock
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Current Position: PhD student in the Department of Environmental Health Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
Feonil Limiac
BS – Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Bioinformatics, Towson University
Current Position: Postbac, National Institutes of Health
Destin Maleka
Undergraduate Researcher
Current Position: Chemical Engineering undergraduate at Texas Tech University
Nicole Harris
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Current Position: PhD student and NSF Graduate Research Fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
Kelsey Evans
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Current Position: ORISE Intern, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
Andrew Psoras
MS – Environmental Science, Towson University
BS – Environmental Science (Environmental Chemistry Concentration), Towson University
Current Position: Chemist, U.S. Geological Survey
Seth McCoy
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Current Position: PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada Reno
Thomas FitzGibbon
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Hanna Hudson
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Current Position: Quality Analyst, AstraZeneca
Olivia Driessen
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Halogenation Kinetics of Halosalicylic Acid
Current Position: PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto
Reginald Briscoe
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Project: Fate of herbicide safeners during drinking water treatment
Current Position: PharmD student at the University of Maryland
Max Denn
BS – Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry, Towson University
Project: Performance and Stability of Corrosion Inhibitors in Oxidative Systems
MS – Forensic and Investigative Science, West Virginia University
Bryce Collingwood
BS – Biology (Chemistry Minor), Towson University
Project: Fate of herbicide safeners during drinking water treatment
Current Position: PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at Temple University
Marella Schammel
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Investigating Electrophilic Aromatic Halogenation in Synthetic and in Natural Waters
Current Position: PhD student and NSF Graduate Research Fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California
Tyler Swanson
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Exploring the Bromination Kinetics of Anisole and Salicylic Acid in Natural Waters
Current Position: PhD student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Delaware
Mark Niedzwiecki
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Characterization of Dichloroacetamide Safeners in Commercial Formulations, Ecotoxicology Experiments, and Simulated Drinking Water Treatment
Current Position: Formulation Chemist, Ingredion
Garrett Alexander II
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Research Project: Kinetics of Disinfection Byproduct Formation
Current Position: Medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Ryan Dias
BS – Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Selective Quantification of Residual Free Chlorine and Free Bromine in Aqueous Solutions
PhD – Analytical Chemistry, University of Alberta
Current Position: Applications Chemist, Astrotech Corporation
Kayla Martin-Culet
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Factors Controlling the Rate and Regioselectivity of Arene Bromination
Current Position: Field Service Engineer, Agilent
Garrett Taggart
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Influence of Organic Compound Structure on Rates of Bromination in Solution of Free Bromine
PhD – Inorganic Chemistry, University of Delaware
Current Position: Application scientist, Microtrac MRB
Matthew Broadwater
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Reactivity of Aromatic Compounds toward Aqueous Halogenating Agents
PharmD – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
MBA – Carey School of Business, Johns Hopkins University
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Program (Baltimore, MD)
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Manager of Critical Care and Operating Rooms, MedStar Washington Hospital Center (Washington, DC)
Nick Race
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Quantitation of Free Bromine and Free Chlorine in Complex Aquatic Matrices
MS – Chemistry, William and Mary
Current Position: Chemist, Broward County Environmental Monitoring Lab (Davie, FL)
Allison Ricko
BS – Geology, Towson University
MS – Environmental Science, Towson University
MS Thesis Topic: Abiotic Reduction Reactions of Dichloroacetamide Herbicide Safeners
Current Position: Product Manager, Echo360
Mark Bickley
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Reactivity of Aromatic Amino Acids toward Aqueous Halogenating Agents
PharmD – University of Maryland
Current Position: Advanced Practice Pharmacist, Clifton T. Perkins Hospital (Jessup, MD)
Mark Burton
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Abiotic Transformations of Herbicides and Herbicide Safeners at the Mineral-Water Interface
PhD – Physical Chemistry, University of Arizona
Current Position: Optical spectroscopist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA)
Alyssa Allen
BS – Forensic Chemistry, Towson University
Independent Research Topic: Halides as Catalysts in Aqueous Environmental Systems
PhD – Analytical and Forensic Chemistry, University of Central Florida
Current Positions: Chemist, Blue Grass Chemical Activity, U.S. Army (Richmond, KY)
Daniel Victor
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Honors Thesis Topic: Reactivity of Free Bromine toward Substituted Benzenes
Current Position: Senior Analytical Chemist, Catalent Phama Solutions (Greenville, NC)
Nick Sapienza
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Independent Research Topic: Novel Methods for Quantifying Halides in Drinking Water Influent and in Related Matrices
PhD – Physical Chemistry, Virginia Tech
Current Position: Research Scientist, Leidos
Steven LeVine
BS – Chemistry, Towson University
Independent Research Topic: Fate of Agrochemical Inert Ingredients in Model Environmental Systems
Current position: Analytical chemistry technician, Ciris Energy, Inc.
Former Research Interns
Asia Jones
College: Virginia Commonwealth University
Brandon Puckett
College: Community College of Baltimore County
Gage Fogler
College: Towson University
Ada Sivey
College: Arizona State University
Wasilat Dosunmu
College: University of Maryland, College Park
Klein Arias
College: Towson University
Farzin Farhad
College: George Washington University
Zachary Clark
College: University of Maryland