Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Research Associates Supervised

Graduate Students

1.  Lewis E. Stivers, M.S. May, 1968.  Thesis Title: 
	"Theoretical Investigation of the (H2I2) Potential 
		Energy Surface". 

2.  Billy Charles McCoy, M.S. , May, 1970.  Thesis Title: 
	"Theoretical Studies of Gas-Solid Interaction 
		Phenomena".

3.  Jerry Alan Lorenzen, Ph.D., May, 1970.  Dissertation Title: 
	"A Theoretical Investigation of Gas-Solid Interaction 
		Phenomena". 

4.  Darrel Gene Hopper, Ph.D. , July, 1971. Dissertation Title: 
	"Selected Valence Electron Model for Halogen-Substituted 
		Planar P-Moiety Molecules and Small Sigma-Bonded 
		Systems". 

5.  John Willian Coryell, Ph.D., May, 1972.  Dissertation Title: 
	"An Experimental Investigation of Gas-Solid Interaction 
		Phenomena". 

6.  Robert Nelson Rice, M.S., July, 1973.  Thesis Title: 
	"Kinetics of the Radiolysis of Enzymes and Other Organic 
		Solutes".

7.  Glen Edward Kellerhals, Ph.D., July, 1974. Dissertation Title: 
	"A Comparison of Quantum Mechanical and Quasiclassical 
		Reaction Dynamics for an Asymmetric A + BC Exchange 
		Reaction". 

8.  Bart Harold Freihaut, Ph.D., December, 1975.  Dissertation Title: 
	"Studies of Valence-Bond Based Quantum Mechanical 
		Potential Energy Surfaces: Part I: H2 + D2 Exchange 
		Reaction - Part II: LiH + H --> Li + H2 and 
		LiH + D --> LiD + H Reactions". 

9.  Radha Rangarajan, M.S., December, 1975.  Thesis Title: 
	"I. Study of the Effect of Integration Step Size in 
		Quasiclassical Trajectory Calculations.  II. Study 
		of the Role of Vibrational Energy in Reactive 
		Collisions: He + H2+ --> HeH+ + H using 
		Splinefitted Ab Initio and DIM Potential 
		Energy Surfaces". 

10.  Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, Ph.D., July, 1975. Dissertation Title: 
	"Ab Initio Dynamical Study of CO2-H2 Vibrational 
		Energy Transfer". 

11.  Philip Steven Bush, Ph.D., December, 1977.  Dissertation Title: 
	"Helium, Neon, and Argon Diffraction and Scattering from
		 a (3x5) R-35o W(110) Carbide Surface Characterized 
		by LEED and Auger". 

12. Courtney Lynn Stroud, Ph.D., December, 1978.  Dissertation Title: 
	"1. Investigation of the Effects of Surface Topology upon 
		Collision Dynamics in the HeH2+ and NeH2+ Systems.
		 2. An Ab Initio Study of Rotationally Inelastic 
		Scattaering in the He-CO2 System". 

13.  David Linville Martin, Ph.D., December, 1979.  Dissertation Title: 
	"A Study of the Variational Theory of Reaction Rates 
		Compared to Classical Trajectory Results and Studies 
		of the Combined Phase-Space/Trajectory Procedure 
		for the (H,H2) and (H,I2) Systems". 

14. Rajalakshmi Viswanathan, Ph.D., December, 1981. Dissertation Title: 
	"I. Investigation of the Effects of Surface Topography 
		upon the Reaction Dynamics of Polyatomic Systems: 
		The O3 + NO --> O2 + NO2 Reaction. II. Quantum 
		Mechanical Study of Rotationally Inelastic 
		Scattering in the HF-Ar System". 

15.  Charles Bryan Smith, Ph.D., December, 1984.  Dissertation Title: 
	"A Theoretical Investigation of Gas-Surface Scattering 
		Phenomena via a Semiclassical Approach". 

16.  Meenakshisundaram Padmasani Sudhakaran, M.S., May, 1985.  Thesis Title: 
	"Theoretical Investigations of H(D) + HBr (DBr) 
		Abstraction and Exchange Reactions". 

17.  Robert William Graham, M.S., March, 1987.  Thesis Title: 
	"Theoretical Studies of the Vibrational Predissociation 
		of the C2H4F2 van der Waals Complex". 

18. Betsy Mavity Rice, Ph.D., December, 1987.  Dissertation Title: 
	"Theoretical Investigations of Hydrogen on Si(111)". 

19. Meenakshisundaram Padmasani Sudhakaran, Ph.D., 1988.  Dissertation Title: 
	"Energy Transfer Processes in Ozone-Rare Gas 
		Matrices".

20.  Michael William Jezercak, Ph.D., July, 1989.  Dissertation Title:  
	"Investigations of Methods Involved in the Dynamics 
		of Gas-Surface Energy Transfer Processes". 

21. Jeffery Craig Fuson, M.S., July, 1991.  Thesis Title:  
	"Unimolecular Dissociation of Rg2I2 
		(Rg = He, Ar, Kr, Xe)". 

22.  Mary Beth Ford, M.S., January, 1993.  Thesis Title:  
	"Theoretical Studies of Oxygen Diffusion in Face-Centered 
		Cubic Matrices of Xenon, Argon, and Krypton". 

23.  Martin Dewitt Perry, Jr., Ph.D., May, 1994, Dissertation Title:  
	"Theoretical Investigations of Diamond Film Formation 
		and Diffusion in Rare Gas Matrices". 

24.  Dan C. Sorescu, Ph. D., December, 1994, Dissertation Title:  
	"Theoretical Studies of Molecular Dynamics Processes
		on Solid Surfaces and in the Gas Phase". 

25.    Ran Pan, Ph.D., June, 1996, Dissertation Title:  
	"Theoretical Studies of Molecular Dynamical Processes 
		in Rare-Gas Matrices and in the Gas Phase". 


Visiting Professors and Postdoctoral Associates


Professor Roy Bruns

Dr. Jerry Lorenzen

Professor Raji Viswanathan

Professor I. NoorBatcha

Professor Robert E. Howard

Professor Paras M. Agrawal

Professor Ron D. Kay

Professor Harold W. Schranz

Dr. James Peploski

Dr. Xiao Yan Chang

Dr. Dan C. Sorescu