Fellowship Awardees for 2012-2013

Michael Joseph Ardolino

Sponsor: Merck/Division of Organic Chemistry Fellowship Boston College Advisor: James P. Morken

Biographical Information: He is currently a fourth-year student working with Professor James P. Morken to develop new catalytic methodologies for the enantioselective manipulation of allylic and related systems. Undergrad: Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, BA Chemistry

Adam Goetz

Sponsor: Organic Reactions/Organic Syntheses University of , Los Angeles Advisor: Neil Garg

Biographical Information: Adam is currently a 4th year graduate student working with Prof. Neil Garg on understanding and controlling selectivity in reactions of heterocyclic arynes. Undergrad: Carleton College, BA Chemistry

Aaron T. Herrmann

Sponsor: Genentech Fellowship University of California, Santa Barbara Advisor: Armen Zakarian

Biographical Information: Aaron is currently a 4th year student in Armen Zakarian’s laboratory working on a diversity oriented approach to the synthesis of Nuphar Alkaloids. Undergrad: University of Wisconsin, Madison, BS Chemistry and Biochemistry

Jeffrey C. Holder

Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship California Institute of Technology Advisor: Brian M. Stoltz

Biographical Information: Jeff Holder is currently a 4th year graduate student working with Prof. Brian Stoltz on the development of palladium-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition reactions and their application in total synthesis. Undergrad: , AB Chemistry

Alison Metz

Sponsor: Organic Syntheses Fellowship University of Pennsylvania Advisor: Marisa Kozlowski

Biographical Information: She is currently a 4th year student working with Prof. Marisa Kozlowski studying the identification and synthesis of novel hydrogen-bonding catalysts. Undergrad: The Pennsylvania State University, BS Chemistry

Rebecca Murphy

Sponsor: Organic Syntheses Fellowship University of California, Berkeley Advisor: Richmond Sarpong

Biographical Information: She is currently a 4th year student working with Prof. Richmond Sarpong on the synthesis of compounds within the Lycopodium alkaloid class of natural products. Undergrad: University of Rochester, BS Chemistry

John Duy Nguyen

Sponsor: Amgen Felllowship Boston University Advisor: Corey R. J. Stephenson

Biographical Information: John is currently a 4th year graduate student working in Prof. Corey Stephenson’s laboratory investigating the use of visible light to mildly and selectivity generate carbon-centered radicals. Undergrad: University of California, Irvine, BS Chemistry

Bradley D. Rose

Sponsor: Troyansky Fellowship University of Oregon Advisor: Michael M. Haley

Biographical Information: He is a 4th year student in Prof. Michael M. Haley’s laboratory working on the development of highly conjugated organic molecules for use in organic electronics. Undergrad: Illinois State University, BS Chemistry

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