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University of Maryland, College Park

2009 - 2010 Beckman Scholars

Mouhamed Diop
Title of Research: Intramolecular N-O Tethered C-H Insertion on a Solid Support
Email:mouhamed_diop_88@yahoo.com

Katherine Manfred
Title of Research: Comparison of the Orientational Dynamics of Nano-confined and Low-temperature Bulk Liquids
Email: kmanfred@umd.edu

Matthew Smarte
Title of Research: Analysis of Vibrational Energy on Hydrogen Atom Abstraction from Vibrationally Excited Pyrdine Molecules using Chlorine Radicals
Email: dksmarte@umd.edu


2008 - 2009 Beckman Scholars

Pearl Horng
Title of Research: Fabrication of Functional Microdevices Using Multiphoton Absoption Polarization
Email:phorng@umd.edu

Samuel Teitelbaum
Title of Research: Using an Optical Centrifuge to Excite Molecular Rotation
Email: steitel@umd.edu


2007 - 2008 Beckman Scholars

Grace Chiou
Title of Research: Understanding the Selectivity of Allylic Oxidation of Terpenes
Email: gchiou@umd.edu