{"id":22,"date":"2016-02-12T15:48:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T15:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2023-10-16T16:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T20:32:17","slug":"group-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/group-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you are very interested in joining our research group in the <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.odu.edu\/chemistry\">Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry<\/a><\/span><\/strong> at <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.odu.edu\/\">Old Dominion University<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, you are welcome to contact me here at this e-mail address: <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>aholder@odu.edu<\/strong><\/span>. I would like to share to you some videos of some of the undergraduate students who have excelled under my guidance in the past; please click <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1UFqdq5dNvA\"><strong>here <\/strong><\/a><\/span>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k2QAPI8XiLk\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">here<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to see <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/faye-arca-b91a0999\">Faye<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michelle-gordon-270515a1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Michelle<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/javelyn-stubbs-m-s-p-h-85443276\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Javelyn<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/luke-seymour-85b81443\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Luke<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alvin A. Holder one of his great Undergraduate student Jessa Faye Arca working 1\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FYpuhw3aj8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We recently hosted a 2017 summer REU with two undergraduate students in my laboratory.\u00a0 For more details, please see this <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.odureu.org\/cleanfuelfaculty\">link<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0The photographs in this <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6301068239455690752\/?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A(activity%3A6301068239455690752%2C6302107160683831296)\">link<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and another <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6301177589419503616\/?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A(activity%3A6301177589419503616%2C6301933818668421120)\">link<\/a><\/span><\/strong> were well-received as we usher in the future STEM scientists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-599\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/houba_group2017-Prof-Lancashire-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Some of the researchers with me, Kelsey, Jorge, and my son<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The students\u2019 acknowledgement\u00a0was as follows:<\/p>\n<p>First, we would like to thank the <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1560194\">National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant # 1560194<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>for sponsoring our Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Our advisor, Dr. Alvin Holder and his research group for giving us this amazing opportunity. Dr. Zhang and Dr. Kumar for being the coordinators and organizing the REU program. The National Science Foundation again for the CAREER Award as this material is also based upon work supported by the <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1431172\">NSF under CHE-1431172<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1151832\">formerly CHE-1151832<\/a><\/strong><\/span>) and lastly, the ODU\u2019s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for providing us with its vast supply of valuable instruments.<\/p>\n<p>Should you desire to apply to our graduate programme, please do so by <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.odu.edu\/admission\/graduate\">clicking here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 For now, please meet our current and former group members, inclusive of those from previous institutions that I have worked at in the past:<\/p>\n<p>The current group members are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2023\/10\/Copy-3-Holders-Group-Wednesday-October-11-2023.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-806\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2023\/10\/Copy-3-Holders-Group-Wednesday-October-11-2023.png-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2023\/10\/Copy-3-Holders-Group-Wednesday-October-11-2023.png-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2023\/10\/Copy-3-Holders-Group-Wednesday-October-11-2023.png-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2023\/10\/Copy-3-Holders-Group-Wednesday-October-11-2023.png-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2023\/10\/Copy-3-Holders-Group-Wednesday-October-11-2023.png-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2023\/10\/Copy-3-Holders-Group-Wednesday-October-11-2023.png-945x631.jpg 945w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2023\/10\/Copy-3-Holders-Group-Wednesday-October-11-2023.png.jpg 1196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our research group on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.\u00a0 Back row, L-R: Divine Satchivi Akakpo, Sidy Diawara, Koral Mack-Plaza, and Bekah Kimmah.\u00a0 Front row:, L-R: Me, Duaa Alajroush, Elizabeth Tonsel-White, Aissatou Lo, and Tanaya Washington.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>The PI:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Alvin-Holder-Sheffield-UK-September-10-2012-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"Alvin Holder\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Alvin-Holder-Sheffield-UK-September-10-2012-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Alvin-Holder-Sheffield-UK-September-10-2012-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Alvin-Holder-Sheffield-UK-September-10-2012.jpg 905w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Alvin A. Holder obtained his B.Sc. (Special Chemistry) and Ph.D. (Inorganic Chemistry) degrees from <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mona.uwi.edu\/\">The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in Chemistry at Old Dominion University. His current research revolves around bioinorganic and transition metal chemistry. His hobbies are as follows: Athletics, bodybuilding, fitness, and good health for longevity, baking, cooking, eating good food, listening to reggae and dance hall music, playing cricket, going to the beach, hiking, reading, photography, travelling, and liming with positive and down to Earth people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Current and former graduate students at ODU:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Current graduate students:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_768\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/group-members\/20220422_165354-group-photo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-768\" class=\"size-full wp-image-768\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2022\/04\/20220422_165354-Group-photo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The research group on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 1653 hours\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2022\/04\/20220422_165354-Group-photo-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2022\/04\/20220422_165354-Group-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2022\/04\/20220422_165354-Group-photo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2022\/04\/20220422_165354-Group-photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2022\/04\/20220422_165354-Group-photo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2022\/04\/20220422_165354-Group-photo-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2022\/04\/20220422_165354-Group-photo-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2022\/04\/20220422_165354-Group-photo-945x532.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The research group on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 1653 hours with Dr. Alfred Addo-Mensah of Texas A and M International University, Laredo, Texas.\u00a0 L-R: Elizabeth, Duaa, Chloe, Dr. Addo-Mensah, Novia, Lindsay, Ethan, and me.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To be updated soon!<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Tonsel-White<\/p>\n<p>Criszcele Tano<\/p>\n<p>Duaa Alajroush<\/p>\n<p>Khadija Faye<\/p>\n<p><strong>Former graduate students:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_512\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-512\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-512\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Michael-Celestine-Feb-2017-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Michael J. Celestine\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Michael-Celestine-Feb-2017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Michael-Celestine-Feb-2017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Michael-Celestine-Feb-2017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Michael-Celestine-Feb-2017-945x709.jpg 945w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Michael-Celestine-Feb-2017-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Michael-Celestine-Feb-2017.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Dr. Michael J. Celestine<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">August 2013-December 2020: Dr. <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-celestine-a108254b\">Michael J. Celestine<\/a><\/span><\/strong> received his B.Sc. (Chemistry) degree from <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uvi.edu\/\">The University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands<\/a><\/span><\/strong> in 2012. In August 2015 he obtained is M.S. (Inorganic Chemistry) degree from Old Dominion University with Dr. Holder as his research mentor.\u00a0 In December 2020, he obtained Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Dr. Holder. His research focused on the production of renewable fuel through the use of first-row transition metals. He is a research and development chemist for a hemp\/cannabis company in Suffolk, Virginia.\u00a0 His hobbies are as follows: Archery, doodling, swimming, watching anime, and travelling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_513\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-513\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Raj-Gurung-August-15-2014-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Raj K. Gurung\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Raj-Gurung-August-15-2014-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Raj-Gurung-August-15-2014-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Raj-Gurung-August-15-2014-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Raj-Gurung-August-15-2014-945x709.jpg 945w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Raj-Gurung-August-15-2014-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Raj-Gurung-August-15-2014.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Dr. Raj K. Gurung<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">August 2014-December 2020: Dr. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/raj-gurung-517091184\/\">Raj K. Gurung<\/a><\/strong> received his B.Sc. (Chemistry) and M.S. (Chemistry) degrees from <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"http:\/\/tribhuvan-university.edu.np\/\">Tribhuvan University, Nepal<\/a><\/span><\/strong> in 2007. In December 2020, he obtained Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Dr. Holder. His research involved designing, synthesizing, and characterising novel titanium(IV) Schiff base complexes. He was a postdoctoral fellow in <a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.utsa.edu\/doylelab\/#\">Prof. Michael Doyle&#8217;s laboratory<\/a>, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas.\u00a0 He is a senior scientist at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories.\u00a0His hobbies are as follows: Hiking, playing and watching soccer, and listening to music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Former graduate students at ODU:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimmie-l-bullock-jr-1225a659\">Jimmie L. Bullock Jr., M.S.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (October 2013-May 2016). \u00a0He was a Ph.D. student in chemistry at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.\u00a0He is a Research Associate II at Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Current and former undergraduate students at ODU:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Current undergraduate students:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be updated soon!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366\">As a key note, photographs of current and past group members are shown here:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_507\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-507\" class=\"size-full wp-image-507\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Varma-crew.jpg\" alt=\"A large USM Crew\" width=\"704\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Varma-crew.jpg 704w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Varma-crew-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Varma-crew-600x422.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">A large USM Crew, summer 2011: L-R, Monique, Jessica, Faye, Nerissa, Dorothy, Justin, me, Luke, Anthony, and Dr. Varma Rambaran<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_508\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-508\" class=\"wp-image-508 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Luke-Crew.jpg\" alt=\"Luke and USM Crew\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Luke-Crew.jpg 614w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Luke-Crew-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Luke-Crew-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Luke and USM Crew, summer 2012: L-R, Luke, Dulana, Michelle, me, Javelyn, and De&#8217;Andra <br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_506\" style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"wp-image-506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Luke-Stuart.jpg\" alt=\"The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Crew: L-R, Megan, Cole, Amlan, Stuart, Me, Johnathan, Tiera, Alexis, and Latina\" width=\"612\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Luke-Stuart.jpg 612w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Luke-Stuart-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Luke-Stuart-600x451.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Crew, spring 2013: L-R, Megan, Cole, Amlan, Stuart, me, Johnathan, Tiera, Alexis, and Latina<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_540\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-540\" class=\"wp-image-540 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08183.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08183.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08183-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08183-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08183-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08183-945x709.jpg 945w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08183-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">September 2016: Front row, L-R, listed crew with Harley, Adwoa, Dr. Dipika Sharma, and Dr. Minu Maninder. Back row, L-R, listed crew and Deondra<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_510\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510\" class=\"wp-image-510 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Potluck-summer-2016.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Potluck-summer-2016.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Potluck-summer-2016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Potluck-summer-2016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Potluck-summer-2016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Potluck-summer-2016-945x630.jpg 945w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/Potluck-summer-2016-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Potluck summer 2016: Clockwise: Jaya, Brianna, Michael, Raj, Justin, Jayden, and Tiffany<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_546\" style=\"width: 4234px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-546\" class=\"wp-image-546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08166.jpg\" width=\"4224\" height=\"3168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08166.jpg 4224w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08166-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08166-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08166-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08166-945x709.jpg 945w, https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/aholder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1302\/2016\/02\/DSC08166-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4224px) 100vw, 4224px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rajputonline.com\/norfolk\/\">Outside Rajput Indian Cuisine<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">An exciting video of my former USM research crew in Jamaica is shown below<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jamaica Study Abroad\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f4r70CUMxbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Former undergraduate students:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kathy-currie-799a8b11a\">Kathy E. Currie, B.S.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (August 2014-May 2016). \u00a0Kathy is currently pursuing her\u00a0Pharm.D. degree at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Katrina A. Wesley, B.S. (November 2015-May 2016).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Kimberly V. Aguilar, B.S. (December 2015-May 2016).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Deondra T. Brown, B.S. (January 2016-December 2016).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Audrey K. Wells, ODU student (January 2016-May 2016).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For a comprehensive listing of my current and former mentees, please see the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>FULBRIGHT FELLOW(S)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the \u00a0University of Southern Mississippi (USM):<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"http:\/\/stresearchtt.niherst.gov.tt\/view-profile-r.php?id=112C8DAC-A3D8-4A3B-BD46-795D46DB8C81\">Dr. Varma H. Rambaran<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, University of Trinidad and Tobago (05\/11-07\/11).<\/p>\n<p>Fulbright NEXUS Scholar: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cies.org\/grantee\/megan-cox\">Ms. Megan Cox<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Husbands, St. James, Barbados (approved for 02\/01\/13-04\/30\/13).<\/p>\n<p><strong>POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"http:\/\/stresearchtt.niherst.gov.tt\/view-profile-r.php?id=112C8DAC-A3D8-4A3B-BD46-795D46DB8C81\">Dr. Varma H. Rambaran<\/a><\/span><\/strong> at USM (06\/07-08\/07).\u00a0He is an Associate Professor in Chemistry at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarmistha-halder-sinha-40187550\">Dr. Sarmistha Halder-Sinha<\/a><\/span><\/strong> at USM (2008-2008).\u00a0She is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia State University.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/tt.linkedin.com\/in\/lesley-lewis-alleyne-38474413\">Dr. Lesley Lewis-Alleyne<\/a><\/span><\/strong> at USM (2009-2009).\u00a0\u00a0She is Chair, Department of Chemical &amp; Physical Sciences, School of Sciences &amp; Technology, University of the Southern Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Mark_Lawrence9\/info\">Dr. Mark Lawrence<\/a><\/span><\/strong> at ODU (2014-2015).\u00a0 He is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Chemistry at UWI, Mona Campus, Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GRADUATE COMMITTEE MEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentored students are shown with an *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At ODU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dissertation and thesis committees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dissertation and thesis committees chaired by Alvin Holder with students already defended:<\/p>\n<p>08\/15: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-celestine-a108254b\">Michael J. Celestine, M.S.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (Inorganic Chemistry), Old Dominion University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Norfolk, VA 23529, U.S.A.\u00a0 Thesis title: <em>Synthesis, characterisation, electrochemical, and spectroscopic studies of cobaloximes: Unique clues of cobalt(I) species in various solvents.<\/em>*<\/p>\n<p>URL: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.odu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&amp;context=chemistry_etds\">http:\/\/digitalcommons.odu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&amp;context=chemistry_etds<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>05\/16: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimmie-l-bullock-jr-1225a659\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Jimmie L. Bullock, M.S.<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (Inorganic Chemistry), Old Dominion University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Norfolk, VA 23529, U.S.A.\u00a0 Thesis title: <em>Synthesis and Mechanistic Investigations of Transition Metal Complexes and Ligands for Biomedical Applications.<\/em>*<\/p>\n<p>URL: <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.odu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&amp;context=chemistry_etds\">http:\/\/digitalcommons.odu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&amp;context=chemistry_etds<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dissertation and thesis committees chaired by Alvin Holder:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08\/13-present:\u00a0 Mentor of Michael Celestine, M.S. (Ph.D. student)*<\/p>\n<p>08\/13-05\/16:\u00a0 Former mentor of Jimmie Bullock (M.S. student)*<\/p>\n<p>08\/14-present: Mentor of Raj Gurung (Ph.D. student)*<\/p>\n<p>01\/19-present: Mentor of Criszcele Tano (Ph.D. student)*<\/p>\n<p>01\/19-present: Mentor of Elizabeth Tonsel-White (Ph.D. student)*<\/p>\n<p><strong>At USM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SUPERVISION\/MENTORING OF GRADUATE STUDENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Supervised seven (8) rotating graduate students (<strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lamaryetemoody?authType=name&amp;authToken=7o4C&amp;trk=prof-connections-name\">LaMaryet Moody<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shawna-balof-7a71553b\">Shawna Balof<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Subir Kapuria, Liu Yang, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nerissa-lewis-0ab64587\">Nerissa Lewis<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Joshua Phillips, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lacrissia-jefferson-26998652\">LaCrissia Bridges<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, and Yiliyasi Wusimanjiang) between the period, 08\/21\/2006-09\/19\/2012, at the University of Southern Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Dissertations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10\/03: <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.bb\/agri\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=65&amp;Itemid=80\">Sophia C. Marshall, Ph.D.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (Inorganic Chemistry), U.W.I., Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Thesis title: <em>\u201cThe Kinetics and Mechanism of the Decomposition of Several Vasodilators by a Bronchoconstrictor, Aqueous Sulphite.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>She is employed as a Scientific Officer at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Barbados.<\/p>\n<p>11\/07: <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gabriel-harewood-phd\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Gabriel Harewood, Ph.D.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (Inorganic Chemistry), U.W.I., Mona Campus, Jamaica. \u00a0Thesis title: <em>\u201cSynthesis, Characterisation, and Structural Elucidation of Some Salicylaldimine-based Ligands and their Corresponding Metal Complexes.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>He is a Sessional Lecturer\/Lab Coordinator at the University of Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n<p>12\/07: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ross-brown-7b518925\">Ross F.G. Brown, M.Phil.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (Inorganic Chemistry), U.W.I., Mona Campus, Jamaica.\u00a0 Thesis title: <em>\u201c<\/em><em>Kinetics and Mechanisms of Reactions of Sodium Diaquo-4,4\u2019,4\u2019\u2019,4\u2019\u2019\u2019-Tetrasulphophthalocyaninecobaltate(II) and its Nitrosated Analogue with Various Nitric Oxide Donors and Selected Thiols.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>He is a high school science teacher in Barbados.<\/p>\n<p>06\/08: Vince C.R. Payne, Ph.D. (Inorganic Chemistry), U.W.I., Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Thesis title: &#8220;<em>The Synthesis and Structural Characterisation of some 2,6-Pyridinedicarboxylate-containing Complexes of <\/em><em>Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, and <\/em><em>Nickel.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>He is a tutor in chemistry at UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.<\/p>\n<p>12\/09: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lamaryetemoody?authType=name&amp;authToken=7o4C&amp;trk=prof-connections-name\">LaMaryet Moody, M.S.<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>(Inorganic Chemistry), The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hattiesburg, MS 309401, U.S.A.\u00a0 Thesis title: \u201c<em>Development of New Photodynamic and Therapeutic and Anti-bacterial Agents.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0She is a Technical Applications Specialist at Tapis Corp, Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>12\/11: <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nerissa-lewis-0ab64587\">Nerissa A. Lewis, M.S.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (Inorganic Chemistry), The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hattiesburg, MS 309401, U.S.A.\u00a0 Thesis title: \u201c<em>Chemical, Biological and Preliminary In Vitro Studies of Novel Vanadium(IV) Complexes With Schiff Bases and Thiosemicarbazone Ligands.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0She is an assistant Professor in Chemistry at Walla Walla University, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>08\/15: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-celestine-a108254b\">Michael J. Celestine, M.S.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (Inorganic Chemistry), Old Dominion University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Norfolk, VA 23529, U.S.A.\u00a0 Thesis title: \u201c<em>Synthesis, characterisation, electrochemical, and spectroscopic studies of cobaloximes: Unique clues of cobalt(I) species in various solvents.<\/em>\u201d He is a research and development chemist for a hemp\/cannabis company in Suffolk, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>05\/16: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimmie-l-bullock-jr-1225a659\">Jimmie L. Bullock, M.S.<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (Inorganic Chemistry), Old Dominion University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Norfolk, VA 23529, U.S.A.\u00a0 Thesis title: \u201c<em>Synthesis and Mechanistic Investigations of Transition Metal Complexes and Ligands for Biomedical Applications.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0He is a Research Associate II at Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>12\/20: <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-celestine-a108254b\/\">Michael J. Celestine<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, M.S., Ph.D. (Inorganic Chemistry), Old Dominion University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Norfolk, VA 23529, U.S.A. Thesis title: <em>Synthesis, characterization, and kinetics studies of new cobalt(II\/III) complexes for the production of H<sub>2<\/sub><\/em><em>.<\/em> He is a research and development chemist for a hemp\/cannabis company in Suffolk, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>12\/20: <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/raj-gurung-517091184\/\">Raj K. Gurung<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, M.S., Ph.D. (Inorganic Chemistry), Old Dominion University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Norfolk, VA 23529, U.S.A. Thesis title: <em>Synthesis, characterization, spectroscopic, and mesomorphic studies of new Schiff base ligands and titanium, cobalt, nickel and copper metal centers<\/em><em>.<\/em> He is a senior scientist at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>USM: Supervised 73 undergraduate students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for the period 08\/21\/2006-08\/12\/2013. \u00a0Some of those great students included the following: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/laura-menocal-5234b972\">Ms. Laura Menocal<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (a former student at Stony Brook University), <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tiera-corey-2945a36a\">Ms. Tiera Corey<\/a><\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tippie-altramiese-7bba3740\">Ms. Tippie Altramiese<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eva-clark-edeigba-pharmd-rph-b3781a9\">Ms. Eva Clark<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Ms. Shanika Smith, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/camille-cooper-958725136\">Ms. Camille Cooper<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angelica-mcintyre-515a26125\">Ms. Angelica McIntyre<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dulanareese\">Ms. Dulana Reese<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ykeysha-wooten-87374b3b\">Ms. Ykeysha Wooten<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexis-huddleston-5aaa4b99\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Ms. Alexis Huddleston<\/span><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/luke-seymour-85b81443\">Mr. Luke Seymour<\/a><\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/faye-arca-b91a0999\">Ms. Jessa Faye Arca<\/a><\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robert-dwayne-johnson-174831b1\">Mr. Robert Johnson<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/travis-erves-48904687\">Mr. Travis Erves<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stuart-ramsdale-bb25736a\">Mr. Stuart E. Ramsdale<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michelle-gordon-270515a1\">Ms. Michelle Gordon<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/javelyn-stubbs-m-s-p-h-85443276\">Ms. Javelyn Stubbs<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">,<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ace.edu\/about\/faculty\/faculty-detail\/erick-moffett\">Dr. Erick Moffett<\/a>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennifer-vital-520a3292\">Ms. Jennifer Vital<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dorothy-horton-05441542\">Ms. Dorothy Horton<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/toyketa-horne-1133155a\">Ms. Toyketa Horne<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-s-mendy-abb7bb43\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Mr. Jonn S. Mendy<\/span><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/whitney-lagrone-53433249\">Ms. Whitney LaGrone<\/a><\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amlan-mitra-5a890151\">Mr. Amlan Mitra<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jessica-panella-22b11849\">Ms. Jessica Panella<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Ms. De&#8217;Andra L. Newton, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/justin-moreira-769a29b1\">Mr. Justin Moreira<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jason-olaivar-9934a947\/\">Mr. Jason F. Olaivar<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marauo-davis-ph-d-7341592a\/\">Dr. Marauo Davis<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelsey-carter-a16156112\/\">Ms. Kelsey Carter<\/a><\/span><\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and Mr. Anthony Magnusen.<\/p>\n<p>ODU:<\/p>\n<p>Fall 2013: <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/courtney-stankavich-746973112\">Courtney Stankavich (nee Baxter)<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Dominique\u2019 Washington, and Dennis J. Houghton<\/p>\n<p>Spring 2014: Dominique\u2019 Washington, Edward Artis, Dennis J. Houghton, and Seth Smith (a Ghent Montessori School middle school student)<\/p>\n<p>Summer 2014: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lorne-joseph-b4826381\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Lorne Joseph<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (The University of the Virgin Islands), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deisy-esquivel-0824018a\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Deisy Esquivel<\/span><\/strong> <\/a>(Johnson C. Smith University), and Stacy Champaigne Williams, Jr. (a former senior of Grassfield High School, Chesapeake, now an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech)<\/p>\n<p>Fall 2014: Matthew Brewer and <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kathy-currie-799a8b11a\">Kathy Currie<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spring 2015: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kathy-currie-799a8b11a\">Kathy Currie<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Jere Combs, and Caitlyn Galbraith<\/p>\n<p>Summer 2015: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lorne-joseph-b4826381\">Lorne Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (The University of the Virgin Islands)<\/p>\n<p>Fall 2015: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kathy-currie-799a8b11a\">Kathy Currie<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Halie Maass, and Maeva Mbongo<\/p>\n<p>Spring 2016: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kathy-currie-799a8b11a\">Kathy Currie<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Jaya Chhabra, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kaleab-fetahi-7a8281138\">Kaleab Fetahi<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Ndeye Sall, Deondra Brown, Kimberly Aguilar, Maeva Mbongo, Brianne Nunez, Audrey Wells, and Katrina Wesley<\/p>\n<p>Summer 2016: Brianna Scotland (The University of the Virgin Islands), Jaya Chhabra, Jayden Eppley (a Hickory High School student), Justin Henson (a Granby High School student), and Tiffany Alfred (an undergraduate student from Norfolk State University)<\/p>\n<p>Fall 2016: Brianne Nunez, Ndeye Sall, Brenna Call, and Adwoa Sika<\/p>\n<p>Spring 2017: Liana Brown, Ndeye Sall, Ella Kloster, Halie Maass, Maeva Mbongo, Brianne Nunez, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amyola-jean-baptiste-4148b0112\">Amyola Jean-Baptiste<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Criszcele Tano, Chelsea Peer, and Kristen Burley.<\/p>\n<p>Summer 2017: Abbygail Reid (Engineering summer REU student from the University of Central Florida), Maurice S. Dil\u00e1n Hern\u00e1ndez (Engineering summer REU student from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez), Criszcele Tano, and Connor Orrison.<\/p>\n<p>Fall 2017:\u00a0 Elizabeth Lynch, Alexis Tran-Thompson, Cordelia Aldridge (a Granby High School student), Louise Baptist (a Granby High School student), and Nicholas Evaristo.<\/p>\n<p>Spring 2018: Jennifer Mejia, Phylicia Chambers, Nicholas Evaristo. Brianne Nunez, Benjamin Legere, Connor Orrison, Deahneece Ridgell, Naser Salem, Ethan Gray, and Louise Baptist (a Granby High School student).<\/p>\n<p>Summer 2018: Jennifer Mejia, Emily Marquez (Long Beach City College, California), Narome Belus (The University of the Virgin Islands), and Chekeyl Harold (Tidewater Community College).<\/p>\n<p>Fall 2018: Jennifer Mejia, Halie Maass, Phylicia Chambers, Isaiah Barker, Nicholas Evaristo, Naser Salem, Mary Bordeaux, Deahneece Ridgell, Chloe Smith, and Francis Dervent.<\/p>\n<p>Spring 2019: Jennifer Mejia, Halie Maass, Nicholas Evaristo, Phylicia Chambers, Naser Salem,\u00a0 Deahneece Ridgell, Chloe Smith, Ashanti Cameron, Garry Nichols, Delvin Askew, Jasmine Clark, and Khadija Faye.<\/p>\n<p>Summer 2019: Gregory Mytych (Clemson University), Nicole Rehtmeyer (Del Mar College,\u00a0 Corpus Christi, Texas), Jayden Eppley\u00a0(North Carolina State University), Kayla Johnston\u00a0(Elizabeth City State University), Tekettay Ludvig (The University of the Virgin Islands), and Sydney Foster (Saint Martin\u2019s University).<\/p>\n<p>Fall 2019: Lindsay Day, Chloe Smith, and Jasmine Clark.<\/p>\n<p>Spring 2020: Chloe Smith, Jasmine Clark, Dale Rise, Darryl Owusu Ansah, Nicholas Collet, Ethan Schroeder, Angelo Garcia, Tonya Bibalo, Jenille Pope, and Lindsay Days.<\/p>\n<p>Fall 2020: Brittany Willingham (a RISE student from Fayetteville State University), Bresaja Brooks, Dale Rise, Ethan Schroeder, Chloe Smith, and Lindsay Days.<\/p>\n<p>Spring 2021: Ethan Schroeder, James Garcia, Chloe Smith, and Lindsay Days.<\/p>\n<p>Summer 2021:\u00a0 Novia Mann (Thomas Nelson Community College), Brittney Anderson (The University of the Virgin Islands), and Janae Bruce (The University of the Virgin Islands).<\/p>\n<p>Fall 2021: Ethan Schroeder, Taryn Amos, Alexis Fletcher, Chloe Smith, and Lindsay Days.<\/p>\n<p>Spring 2022: Ethan Schroeder, Chloe Smith, Novia Mann, and Lindsay Days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate students\u2019 awards while at ODU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11\/13\/19-11\/16\/19: Ms. Chloe Smith was awarded a Student Travel Award from the American Society for Microbiology to present her research findings at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Anaheim, California, November 13-16, 2019.\u00a0 Chloe also won a poster award in cancer biology at ABRCMS.<\/p>\n<p>11\/14\/18-11\/17-18: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KmP2_z8R5qU\">Ms. Jennifer Mejia<\/a> was awarded a full travel Award from the American Society for Microbiology to present her research findings at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Indianapolis, Indiana, November 14-17, 2018.\u00a0 Jennifer also won one of the two prizes awarded for the best oral presentation at ABRCMS.\u00a0 This is a first for any ODU undergraduate student attending any of the ABRCMS conferences.<\/p>\n<p>11\/14\/18-11\/17-18: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KmP2_z8R5qU\">Ms. Halie Maass<\/a> was awarded funding from ODU Honors College to present her research findings at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Indianapolis, Indiana, November 14-17, 2018.\u00a0 Halie also won one of the two prizes awarded for the best oral presentation at ABRCMS. This is a first for any ODU undergraduate student attending any of the ABRCMS conferences.<\/p>\n<p>02\/05\/18:\u00a0 Ms. Brianne Nunez was chosen for the\u00a0Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training\u00a0(MHIRT) program at Rhodes College during summer 2018.\u00a0 Students travel abroad during the summer (end of May to early August) to participate in ongoing international biomedical, public health, or anthropological research projects.\u00a0 Brianne studied in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>11\/02\/17-11\/04-17: Ms. Brianne Nunez received a full FASEB Mentored Poster\/Platform Presenter Award (up to $1,850) to present her research findings at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Phoenix, Arizona, November 1-4, 2017.\u00a0 Brianne was also a 2017 summer research student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.<\/p>\n<p>11\/02\/17-11\/04-17: Ms. Abbygail Reid, an underrepresented student from the University of Central Florida, who worked in my laboratory during the summer of 2017, recently received a full FASEB Mentored Poster\/Platform Presenter Award (up to $1,850) to present her research findings at ABRCMS, Phoenix, Arizona, November 1-4, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>09\/27\/16: A partial Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Student Travel Award to Ms. Tiffany Alfred to attend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abrcms.org\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students<\/span><\/strong>, <\/a>Tampa, Florida, November 9-12, 2016.\u00a0 I was a mentor for Ms. Tiffany Alfred, an underrepresented undergraduate student at Norfolk State University, who carried summer research in my laboratory in summer 2016.\u00a0 This was eventually converted to full Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Student Travel Award.<\/p>\n<p>08\/21\/16: Ms. Brianne Nunez, Ms. Jaya Chhabra, and Ms. Deondra T. Brown presented posters at the 252<sup>nd<\/sup> ACS National Meeting &amp; Exposition, August 21-25, 2016, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Their conference attendance was paid by our department\u2019s Robert Picone Undergraduate American Chemical Society Conference Travel Award.<\/p>\n<p>12\/22\/14: An Old Dominion University (ODU) Spring 2014 Undergraduate Research Grant to <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kathy-currie-799a8b11a\">Ms. Kathy Currie<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. <strong>$1,500<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>10\/03\/14: A partial travel award to <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deisy-esquivel-0824018a\">Ms. Deisy Esquivel<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to attend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abrcms.org\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students<\/span><\/strong>, <\/a>San Antonio, Texas, November 12-15, 2014.\u00a0 I was a mentor for Ms. Deisy Esquivel, an underrepresented undergraduate student at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina, who carried summer research in my laboratory in summer 2014.<\/p>\n<p>12\/13\/13: An Old Dominion University (ODU) Spring 2014 Undergraduate Research Grant to Ms. Dominique\u2019 Washington. <strong>$1,500<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>11\/16\/13: An award to <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/laura-menocal-5234b972\">Ms. Laura Menocal<\/a><\/span><\/strong> for an outstanding presentation at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abrcms.org\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students<\/span><\/strong>, <\/a>Nashville, Tennessee, November 13-16, 2013.\u00a0 I was a co-mentor for <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Ms. Laura Menocal<\/span><\/strong>, a former underrepresented undergraduate student at State University of New York, Stony Brook.<\/p>\n<p>10\/03\/13: A partial travel award to <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tiera-corey-2945a36a\">Ms. Tiera Corey<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to attend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asm.org\/education\/index.asp?bid=8752\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students<\/span><\/strong>, <\/a>Nashville, Tennessee, November 13-16, 2013.\u00a0 I was a mentor for Ms. Tiera Corey, an underrepresented undergraduate student at The University of Southern Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate students\u2019 awards under my supervision at USM<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">12\/07\/12:\u00a0 The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Chair\u2019s award to<\/span> <strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stuart-ramsdale-bb25736a\">Mr. Stuart E. Ramsdale<\/a><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">for the best oral presentation in the capstone course, CHE 496: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry\/Biochemistry.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>05\/11-08\/11: American Chemical Society (ACS), ACS Global Research Experiences, Exchanges, and Training (GREET) Pilot Program Winner for 2011. Title: Synthesis, Characterization, and CO<sub>2<\/sub> Sequestering Studies of Cobalt(III)-Containing Metallomesogens. PI. <strong>$9,500.00.\u00a0 <\/strong>Part of the award allowed <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dorothy-horton-05441542\">Ms. Dorothy Horton <\/a><\/span><\/strong>to spend eight weeks at The University of York, U.K. in order to carry out research in the laboratory of Professor Duncan Bruce.\u00a0 Please see Dorothy being trained in <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZmsXtEZkmvc\">this video<\/a><\/span><\/strong> on analysis of metallomesogens!<\/p>\n<p>06\/07-08\/07: 2007 Moissan Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Fluorine Chemistry, The American Chemical Society, Division of Fluorine for the synthesis and characterization of novel fluorine-containing trinuclear ruthenium(II)\/rhodium(III) complex.\u00a0 PI. <strong>US$3,500.<\/strong>\u00a0 This award allowed <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marauo-davis-ph-d-7341592a\">Mr. Mauro Davis<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to carry out ten weeks of undergraduate research in my laboratory in the summer of 2007.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Former Undergraduate students, <\/strong><strong>Department of <\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>hemistry, <\/strong><strong>Colorado<\/strong><strong> State University<\/strong><strong>, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, U.S.A.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>05\/04-06\/06: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/barbara-hughes-372559101\">Barbara K. Hughes<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shelly-hay-85aa6360\">Shelly Hay<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Former Undergraduate Students, U.W.I., Cave Hill Campus, Barbados (Out of a total of 14) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>00-01: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robin-simone-rocke-2600a514\">Robin-Simone Rocke<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (U.W.I., St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago), Celina Franklin, <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maurice-campbell-4736401\">Maurice Campbell<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and Ezra Maynard.<\/p>\n<p>99-00: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/martin-hall-a010587a\">Martin Hall<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gabriel-harewood-912a5014\">Gabriel Harewood<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (U.W.I., Mona Campus, Jamaica).<\/p>\n<p>98-99: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ross-brown-7b518925\">Ross F.G. Brown<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (U.W.I., Mona Campus, Jamaica), <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-cozier-58712149\">Maria D. Cozier<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/walter-alleyne-22527b50\">Walter Alleyne Jnr.<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>(U.W.I., Mona Campus, Jamaica), and Christopher O. Bovell (University of Bristol, U.K.).<\/p>\n<p>97-98: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alex-waterman-a5687485\">Alex Waterman<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (University of Surrey).<\/p>\n<p>95-96: <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/julian-welch-2a68b22b\">Junior Welch<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>94-95: Shawn Phillips (University of Newcastle, U.K.), Leslie Wellington, and Kendi Cumberbatch-King.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are very interested in joining our research group in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Old Dominion University, you are welcome to contact me here at this e-mail address: aholder@odu.edu. 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