Tratnyek Research Group · Environmental Chemistry

Prospective Students and Postdocs

We welcome inquiries from prospective students and postdocs at any time.

Postdocs should send a statement of interest, resume, sample publications, and suggested references to tratnyek@ebs.ogi.edu.

Students can find instructions for how to apply here.

Dr. Tratnyek (right) with post-doc Jim Nurmi (middle) and intern. Dr. Tratnyek (right) with post-doc Jim Nurmi (middle) and intern.

People

Current Group Members

  • James T. Nurmi, Senior Research Associate and Lab Manager.
    Ph.D., Oregon Graduate Institute (now OHSU), B.S., Gustavus Adolphus College.
  • Zhenqing Shi, Senior Research Associate.
    Ph.D. University of Delaware; M.S. Chinese Academy of Sciences; B.S. Tsinghua University
  • Roberto P. Anitori, Senior Research Associate (w/ Brad Tebo).
    Ph.D. University of New South Wales, Australia.
  • Amanda Mather, Research Associate.
    B.S. Oregon State University.
  • Alexanda J. Salter, Ph.D. Student (ESE).
    B.A. George Fox University.
  • Dimin Fan, Ph.D. Student (ESE).
    M.S. University of Delaware; B.S. Nanjing University.

Group Alumni

  • Vaishnavi Sarathy, Ph.D. student (ESE), 2002-2009.
    M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware (2002); M.S. Chemistry, India Institute of Technology.
  • Ji-hun Kim, Visiting Ph.D. Student, 2006-2008.
    Ph.D. Pohang Institute of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
  • Clinton D. Church, Ph.D. Student 200?-200?
    M.I.S. Geology/Microbiology (1995), University of Montana; B.A. Math/Science Education, Geology Minor (1988), University of Montana.
  • Pue Sze (Priscilla) Lee, Postdoc, 2006-2007.
    Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Jae-Hyoun Kim, Sabbatical guest, 2005-2006.
    Professor, Dongduk Womens University in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Joel Z. Bandstra, Ph.D. 2005.
    Postdoc. Center for Environmental Kinetic Analysis, University of Pennsylvania; B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering (1998), Clarkson University. Currently: Assistant Professor, Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA.
  • Bumhan Bae, Sabbatical guest, 2003-2005.
    Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering KyungWon University, SungNam, Kyunggi, Korea.
  • Thomas H. Marshall, Ph.D. 2000.
    M.S. Loyola Marymount University (1993).
  • Rachel H. Waldemer, Research Associate.
    M.S. Environmental Science and Engineering, OGI/OHSU; B.S. Biochemistry, Iowa State University (2000).
  • Jaimie S. Powell, Research Associate.
    Ph.D. Entomology (2002), University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • Anna M. Farrenkopf, Postdoctoral Research Assistant.
    Ph.D. Chemical Oceanography (date?), University of Delaware, Lewes, DL; M.S. Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes, DL, 1993; B.S. Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, 1990.
  • Timothy L. Johnson, Ph.D. 1997.
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Oregon Graduate Institute (Dates?); B.S. Geology (1990), University of Arkansas. Currently: Project Manager, Earth and Environmental, AMEC, Portland, OR.
  • Abinash Agrawal, M.S. 1995.
    M.S. Geology (1980), Banaras Hindu University; Ph.D. Geology (1990), Ph.D. University of North Carolina; NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow (1994), Geological Survey of Canada, Atlantic Geoscience Centre, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Postdoctoral Fellow (1995) Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Currently: Associate Professor, Wright State University, Dayton, OH.
  • Kyoohong Park, Sabbatical guest, 2001-2002.
    Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Ansung, Korea.
  • Mark Daniel McCubbery, Dreyfus Foundation Environmental Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow, 1999/2000.
    Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, LaTrobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
  • Rosemarie Miehr (Spaeth), Senior Research Associate.
    Ph.D. Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (1998), Technical University of Munich, Germany.
  • Thea E. Reilkoff (Kaldor), M.S. 2000.
    B.A. Chemistry (1997), Mayville State University, Mayville, ND.
  • Michelle M. Scherer, Ph.D. 1998.
    M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering (1994), University of Connecticut; B.S. Systems Engineering (1989), University of Virginia. Currently: Associate Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
  • Barbara A. Balko, Petroleum Research Fund, Research Fellow, 1996 and 1997.
    Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, CA; B.A. Bryn Mawr College, PA. Currently: Associate Professor, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR.
  • Leah J. Matheson, Ph.D. 1994.
    B.S. Bacteriology/Public Health (1985), Washington State University; National Research Council Post-Doctoral Associate (1995), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA; Research Fellow, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. Currently: Microbiologist, MSE Technology Applications, Butte, MT.