Bowling Green State University
Fall 2016 Application for Assistantship
Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
We welcome your interest in the Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences graduate
research in Photochemical Sciences at Bowling Green State University. The following questions will help us
match your skills and research interests with potential faculty advisors.
1. Name
E-mail address:
2. Briefly describe yourself in terms of: your background, what makes you a strong candidate for graduate studies and
the reasons you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree at Bowling Green State University.
3. Rank the following areas of chemistry based on your level of skill and experience (1 = Weak; 5 = Very strong).
Biochemistry
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Inorganic chemistry
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Organic chemistry
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Physical chemistry
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Quantum/Computational chemistry
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4. Select FIVE research areas that interest you as potential graduate research topics.
__ Organic LED materials
__ Chemosensors
__ Electrochemistry
__ Supramolecular chemistry
__ Single-molecule spectroscopy
__ Computational photochemistry
__ Organic Photochemistry
__ Ultra-fast spectroscopy
__ Biological photochemistry
__ Organic Synthesis
__ Coordination Chemistry
__ Nanodots and Nanoparticles
__ Organocatalysis
__ Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
__ Structural bioinformatics
__ Electron transfer
__ Polymers
__ Solid-state/Materials Chemistry
__ Bioinorganic chemistry
__ Ultrafast Spectroscopy
__ Inorganic Synthesis
__ X-ray Crystallography
5. Which professors are you interested in working with:
Biochemistry
__ G. Bullerjahn
__ N. Leontis
__ H. P. Lu
__ A. Torelli
__ R. M. Wilson
Biology
__ G. Bullerjahn
__ Z. Xu
Inorganic & Organometallic
Chemistry
__ J. Klosterman
__ M. Ogawa
__ H. P. Lu
__ A. Ostrowski
__ A. Torelli
Physical Chemistry
__ J. Cable
__ K. Glusac
__ H. P. Lu
__ M. Olivucci
__ L. Sun
__ A. Tarnovsky
__ M. Zamkov
__ A. Zayak
Physics
__ F. Selim
__ L. Sun
__ M. Zamkov
__ A. Zayak
Organic Chemistry
__ P. Anzenbacher
__ K. Glusac
__ J. Klosterman
__ M. Olivucci
__ R. M. Wilson
6. Have you had previous research experience? If so, describe your project (research goals, your role(s), and results)
Be sure to list any publications including authors, title, journal, year, issue/volume (include another page if necessary).