Russell Schmehl
Professor
Ph.D. University of North Carolina
russ@tulane.edu
Russell H. Schmehl was born in Sayre, PA, USA. He obtained his BS degree from Roanoke College in 1976 and his PhD degree from the University of North Carolina in 1980 under the direction of David Whitten. After a year of postdoctoral work with Royce Murray (also North Carolina), he moved to Tulane University (1982) to begin work as an assistant professor. He was promoted to associate professor in 1987 and full professor in 1993. His interests include photochemistry and photophysics, energy and electron transfer processes in transition metal complexes, luminescent sensors,materials and photoreactions in organized media.
Graduate Students
Qingxin Chen
Fall 2019
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Qingxin graduated with her B.S. in Applied Chemistry from Shanghai University in 2019.
Ezazul Khan
Spring 2021
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Atahar Rabby
Fall 2019
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Atahar graduated with his M.S. in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from the University of Dhaka in 2016. He also received his B.S. in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from the University of Dhaka in 2014. Atahar is a joint member of the Schmehl and Donahue groups.
Undergraduate Students
Aleksa Banki
Spring 2023
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Aleksa is working on a bachelors degrees in Chemistry and Economics and plans to attend graduate school in Chemistry following her graduation from Tulane in the spring of 2024.
