The Taton Group -- Team Members

Group Members

Advisor

T. Andrew Taton
Ph.D. Harvard University, 1998
B.S. Yale University, 1992

taton@umn.edu
425 Smith
6-4681

Postdoctoral Fellows/Visiting Scientists

Kevin Landmark
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2008
B.S. Michigan Tech, 2001

landm022@umn.edu
439 Smith
5-9815

Graduate Students

Jun Sung Kang
M.S. Korea University, 2006
B.S. Korea University, 2004

kangx218@umn.edu
439 Smith
5-9815

Alexi Young
B.S. St. John's University (MN), 2004

young709@umn.edu
439 Kolthoff
5-9815

Undergraduates

Ara Celi DiCostanzo

dicos003@umn.edu
439 Kolthoff
5-9815

Past Group Members: Ph.D. Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Scientists

	Ying Chen Ph.D. Student, 2003-2007 (Thesis: Photo-cross-linked Surfactant Shells Improve Stability and Bioconjugate Chemistry of Nanoparticle Biolabels) Currently: Scientist, Danfoss AquaZ
	Bill Doering Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003 Currently: Scientist, Oxonica, Ltd.
	Aimee Herdt Ph.D. Student, 2001-2007 (Thesis: Engineering Biomolecules and Nanostructures for Bioconjugate Chemistry) Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (Eckman Group)
	Youngjong Kang Ph.D. Student, 2001-2005 (Thesis: Encapsulation and One-Dimensional Alignment of Nanomaterials within Cross-linked Block Copolymer Micelles) Currently: Assistant Professor, Hanyang University
	Byeong-Su Kim Ph.D. Student, 2002-2007 (Thesis: Encapsulation of Nanoparticles in Block Copolymer Micelles and Applications in Biotechnology) Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT (Hammond Group)
	Castro Laicer Ph.D. Student, 2001-2007 (Thesis: Controlling Self-Assembly and Anisotropy of Polymer Materials with Nanorods) Currently: Scientist, Donaldson Company
	Randy Mrozek Ph.D. Student, 2001-2006 (Thesis: Preferential Nucleation and Alignment of Polymer Mesophases by Carbon Nanotubes) Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories
	Yariv Pinto Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003-2005 (with R. Kiehl, K. Musier-Forsyth) Currently: Scientist, Kodak Israel
	Yuji Shibasaki Visiting Scientist, 2005-2006 Currently: Associate Professor, Iwate University

Past Group Members: Undergraduates, M.S. Students and Technicians

	Shayra Arocho Undergraduate, 2001-2002 Currently: Operations Manager, Pepsico
	Jon Athmann Lando Summer Undergraduate, 2008 Currently: B.S. Student, University of St. Thomas
	Carolina Avendano Lando Summer Undergraduate, 2002 Currently: Ph.D. Student, Texas A&M University (Dunbar Group)
	Kelly Carnahan Summer Undergraduate, 2008 Currently: B.S. Student, Tufts University
	Juhee Cho M.S. Student, 2005-2007 (Thesis: Photo-Functionalization and Bioconjugation of Block Copolymer-Encapsulated Au Nanoparticles)
	Jin-Hwa (Andrew) Chung M.S. Student, 2005-2007 (Thesis: Selective Surface Chemistry of Micropatterned Cell Mimics) Currently: Military Service, Korea
	Sarah Drawz Lab Technician, 2001-2002 Currently: M.D.-Ph.D. Student, Case Western Reserve Univ.
	Kris Erickson Undergraduate, 2004-2005 Currently: Ph.D. Student, University of California, Berkeley (Zettl Group)
	Brett Glawe Lando Summer Undergraduate, 2003
	Vince Holmberg Undergraduate, 2002-2004 Currently: Ph.D. Student, University of Texas, Austin (Korgel Group)
	Bill Knopke Undergraduate, 2001-2002 Currently: Scientist, ISurTec
	Cecilie Lin Lando Summer Undergraduate, 2004 Currently: Ph.D. Student, Harvard University (Kahne/Walker Groups)
	Haitao Liu Graduate Student, 2001-2002 Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University (Brus Group)
	Francisco Rodrigo Molina Undergraduate, 2002-2003 Currently: Ph.D. Student, University of Oxford
	James Ormes Undergraduate, 2001-2002 Currently: Chemist, Bristol-Myers Squibb
	Kyle Page Undergraduate, 2002-2003 Currently: Engineer, Hutchinson Technology, Inc.
	Walt Partlo Pre-Grad Summer Student, 2008 Currently: Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota
	Ryan Peterson Undergraduate, 2002
	Peter Simone Pre-Grad Summer Student, 2004 Currently: Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota (Lodge Group)
	Nate Sit Summer Undergraduate, 2004 Currently: M.D. Student, University of Minnesota
	Anita Tavakley Undergraduate, 2003-2004 Currently: Research Scientist, Phillips Plastics
	Anh Tran Undergraduate, 2002 Currently: Pharmacist, MN
	Caitlyn Wilke Undergraduate, 2003-2004 Currently: Research Fellow, University of Illinois-Chicago and Novo Nordisk
	Jenny Wu Undergraduate, 2001-2002
	Chao Zuo M.S. Student, 2005-2007 (Thesis: Crosslinked, Block-Copolymer Shells Preserve Nanoparticle Morphology) Currently: Research Assistant, Purdue University

If you are an undergraduate, graduate student or potential postdoctoral researcher interested in joining the Taton Group's effort to apply nanotechnology to problems in biology and materials science, feel free to contact Andy about available positions in the group.