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Wood Group Academic Ancestry
Though I am a bioanalytical chemist, my academic ancestors have strong roots in physical chemistry. Our group geneology is traced here through my Ph.D. advisor, Professor Alan G. Marshall.
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 Dr. Troy D. Wood(1967-) Ph.D. The Ohio State University, 1993 |  Dr. Alan Marshall(1944- ) Ph.D. Stanford University, 1970 Coinventor of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry |
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 Dr. John D. Baldeschwieler(1933- ) Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, 1959 Reknown physical chemist with contributions to many fields; entreprenuer |  Dr. George C. Pimentel(1922-1989) Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, 1949 Inventor of the Chemical Laser |
 Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer(1914-1997) Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, 1937 Developer of a model of fluid behavior who analyzed properties of electrolyte solutions |  Dr. Wendell M. Latimer(1893-1955) Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, 1919 First to distinguish hydrogen bond from other dipolar interactions |
 Dr. George E. Gibson(1884 - 1959) Ph.D. Breslau, 1911 Examined spectra of gas-phase vapors |  Dr. Richard Abegg(1869 - 1910) Ph.D. Berlin, 1891 Discovered theory of freezing point depression. |
 Dr. August W von Hofmann(1818-1892) Ph.D. Fiessen, 1841 Major developer of organic chemistry of nitrogen-containing compounds, and the Hofmann Reaction and Hofmann Degradation are just two of many reactions named after him. |  Dr. Justus von Liebig(1803-1873) Ph.D. Erlangen, 1822 Discovered structural isomers. |
 Dr. Karl W. G. Kastner(1783-1857) Ph.D. Jena, 1805 Invented galvanometer; studied catalytic effects of Pt on hydrogen combustion | Dr. Johann Friedrich August Göttling(1753-1809) Apothecary 1775, Langensalza Developed chemical assay kits; supported Lavoisier and argued against phlogiston |
 Dr. Johann Christian Wiegleb(1732 - 1800) Apothecary ca. 1765, Langensalza Founded first chemical-pharmaceutical institute in Germany |  Dr. Ernst Gottfried Baldinger(1738-1804) MD 1760, Jena Established first specialized scientific journal, Magazine fur Ärzte |
Dr. Christoph Mangold(1719-1767) MD 1751, Erfurft Developed new approaches to diagnosis |  Dr. Georg Erhard Hamberger(1697-1755) MD 1721, Jena Studied the physiology of respiration, reactions between camphor and nitric acid, and studied gravitation and the ascension of gases. |
Dr. Johann Adolph Wedel(1675–1747) MD 1697, Jena Published research works on camphor, fermentation, magnesium carbonate, the combustion of sulfur, and various medical issues |  Dr. Georg Wolfgang Wedel(1645 – 1721) MD 1669, Jena Studied the plating of copper onto iron using a solution of copper sulfate and volatile salts obtained from plants. Also invented new medicines. |
 Dr. Werner Rolfink(1599 – 1673) MD 1625, Padua Rejected the view that other metals could be transformed into gold. |  Dr. Adriaan van den Spiegel(1578 – 1625) MD 1603, University of Padua In his 1624 treatise De semitertiana libriquatuor, he gave the first comprehensive description of malaria. His name is given to the Spiegelian line (Linea semilunaris) and the Spiegelian fascia as well as the genus Spigelia. |
 Dr. Hieronymus Fabricius(1537–1619) MD 1559, Padua Known as "The Father of Embryology" |  Dr. Gabriele Falloppio(1523 – 1562) MD 1548, University of Ferrara The first to point out the connection between the mastoid cells and the middle ear. The first to use an aural speculum for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ear. |
 Dr. Antonio Musa Brasavola(1500–1555) MD 1520, University of Ferrara Performed the first successful tracheotomy. |  Dr.Niccolò Leoniceno(1428–1524) MD 1453, Padua Leoniceno wrote the first scientific paper on syphilis. |
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