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Zhu Xi, PhD. 2005 (Applied Materials)
Thesis: Interfacial Properties of Environmentally Responsive Polymers

Marco Bayas, Ph.D. 2005 (Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Ecuador)
Thesis: Structural Basis of the Tensile Strength of Protein Complexes Mediating Cell Adhesion
Anil Prakasam, Ph.D. 2005 (Intel)
Thesis: Homophilic and Heterophilic Interactions Among Cadherin Cell Adhesion Molecules
Julie Wieland, (Chemistry) Ph.D.2005 (postdoc, Northwestern)
Thesis: Probing Biological Systems at the Single Molecule Level: studies of the homophilic binding of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) and phase-dependent lipid anchorage strength
Colin Johnson (Chemistry) Ph.D. 2004(postdoc, Penn)
Thesis: Mechanism of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule and Mode of Polysialic Acid Adhesive Inhibition
Rico Gunawan Ph.D. 2004 (Postdoc, Northwestern Univ.)
Thesis: Engineering Biosurfaces for Cell Studies
Sanjeevi Sivasankar (biophysics) Ph.D. 2001 (Postdoc, Stanford)
Thesis: Direct Measurements Of The Influence Of Protein Structure On The Forces Governing Adhesion Protein Function
Ravi Vijayendran Ph.D. 2001(Caliper Industries)
Thesis: Molecular Mechanisms Determining the Kinetics of Site-Selective Protein Adsorption to Surfaces
Shailesh Sheth Ph.D. 1999 (GE Lighting)
Thesis: The Molecular Basis of the Protein Resistance of Grafted Poly(ethylene oxide) Coatings
Chiuman Yeung Ph.D. 1998 (KLA Industries)
Thesis: Effects of Immobilization Matrices and Orientation on Biomolecular Recognition at Solid-Liquid Interfaces
 
Robyn White M.S.2005 (DuPont)
Single Molecule Force Measurements
Xifeng Huang (Chemistry) MS 2003
Characterization of Cell Adhesion Molecules by Molecular Force Measurements
Tammy Calvert MS 1997 (Merck)
Quantitative Measurements of the Molecular Forces and Mechanisms Mediating Biomembrane Adhesion
Shinghua Ding M.S. 1995, SUNY Buffalo
Glycolipid Interactions Characterized by Surface Force and Vesicle Aggregation Measurements
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