People

Professor Richard D. Gandour

  • B.S. in Chemistry (ACS Certified) from Wheeling College (Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, WV), 1967. Awarded Swint Medal as the Outstanding Male Graduate (1967)
  • Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Rice University with R. M. Magid & E. S. Lewis, 1972
  • Postdoctoral Teaching Associate & Research Associate at University of Kansas with Richard L. Schowen, 1971–1975
  • Joined LSU Faculty in 1975 as an Assistant Professor; promoted to Associate Professor in 1980; promoted to Professor in 1987; Graduate Teaching Award in Chemistry for 1989; Outstanding Teacher in College of Basic Sciences for 1993
  • Appointed as Visiting Scientist at Indiana University, 1989–90
  • Appointed as Visitng Professor at UCLA in 1990
  • Elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1990)
  • Joined Virginia Tech in 1993 as a Professor and Department Head (1993–1998)

Current Group Members

  • Richard V. Macri, B.S. from University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Shauntrece N. Hardrict, B.S. from Howard University
  • Bhadreshkumar B. Maisuria, M.S. from South Gujarat University, India
  • James Satalich, undergraduate
  • Yangxi Liu , undergraduate
  • Trey Stewart , undergraduate
  • Ken Lui, undergraduate

Collaborators

  • Joseph O. Falkinham, III, Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
  • Alan R. Esker, Chemistry, Virginia Tech
  • S. Richard Turner, Chemistry, Virginia Tech
  • Amadeu K. Sum, Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
  • Pavol Balgavý, Physical Chemistry of Drugs, Comenius University
  • Janka Karlovská, Physical Chemistry of Drugs, Comenius University
  • Ronald L. Cihlar, Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Michael T. Cole, Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Stephen M. Peters, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Sheldon E. Broedel, Jr., AthenaESTM, Baltimore, MD

Former Group Members

  • Marcelo L. Actis, (MS, 2009), St. Jude Medical Center
  • André A. Williams, (PhD, 2008), Army Research Laboratories
  • Eko W. Sugandhi, (PhD, 2007), Indonesia
  • Brett L. Kite, (PhD, 2006), Shenandoah University
  • Yanyan Yang (Postdoctoral, 2001), Chemical Abstracts Service
  • Prashant S. Savle (Postdoctoral, 2000), Wyeth Laboratories
  • Jacques H. Rouden (Postdoctoral, 1997), Université de Caen, France
  • Patricia M. Hubieki (PhD, 1996), J-Star Research
  • Victor Rosas–Garcia (PhD, 1996), Universidad Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
  • Christopher F. Curfman (MS, 1996), Ballard Spahr
  • Yue–Ling Wong (Postdoctoral, 1995), Wake Forest University
  • Guobin Sun (Postdoctoral, 1994), RTI
  • Kevin Evans (Postdoctoral, 1994), Glenville State University
  • Gananamabadasan Kumaravel (Postdoctoral, 1993), Sepracor