People – Haley Lab

Principal Investigator

Michael Haley

Michael M. Haley was born in 1965 in Lake Charles, Louisiana but spent most of his pre-college years growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He received both his Bachelor’s (1987) and Ph.D. (1991) degrees from Rice University working with Prof. Ed Billups on the chemistry of cyclopropenes and cycloproparenes. Haley then pursued his postdoctoral studies with Prof. Peter Vollhardt at the University of California-Berkeley from 1991 to 1993 studying [N]phenylenes. He joined the faculty at the University of Oregon in 1993 where he is currently the Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor of Chemistry. He also served as Head of the Department from 2008 to 2014. Haley is a well-recognized expert in the synthesis and study of aromatic and carbon-rich hydrocarbons with potential applications in materials science. He has co-authored over ~250 research articles (papers, reviews, book chapters) and published most of these studies in some of the most respected chemistry journals (Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, Nature Chemistry, Chem, etc.). Haley was recognized for his innovative hydrocarbon research with the 2021 American Chemical Society George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry. When not on campus, he can often be found on the mountain snowboarding, on the river kayaking, in the back yard tending his fruit and vegetable gardens, or in the kitchen cooking, usually with wine glass in hand.

Postdoctoral Researchers

None Currently

Graduate Students

Megan Rammer

G3 Graduate Student
Azaphosphinine project
Co-advised by Darren Johnson
B.S. 2022
Uni. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Hometown: Waldo, WI

Nathan Boone

G3 Graduate Student
Azaphosphinine Project
Co-advised by Darren Johnson
B.S. 2021
Kennesaw State University
Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Natalie Lakanen

G1 Graduate Student
Azaphosphinine Project
Co-advised by Darren Johnson
B.S. 2024
Indiana Wesleyan University
Hometown: Upland, IN

Visiting Researchers

None Currently

Undergraduate Researchers

Sam Ognibene

Junior
Azaphosphinine Project

Josh Crusi

Freshman
Azaphosphinine Project

Rotation Students

None Currently

Previous Lab Members

Jessica Lohrman

Post-doctoral Fellow 01/2018-07/2020
Instructor
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Chun-Lin Deng

Post-doctoral Fellow 04/2017-07/2019
Post-doctoral Fellow
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Boston, MA

Charlotte Gers-Panther

Post-doctoral Fellow 10/2015-06/2016
Executive Editor
Angewandte Chemie
Wiley-VCH
Weinheim, Germany

Micah Bodner

Post-doctoral Fellow 11/2010-11/2012
Associate Director of Chemistry
Actylis (formerly Cascade Chemical, Inc.)
Eugene, OR

Cameron Hilton

Post-doctoral Fellow 09/2008-09/2010
Senior Chemist
Momentive, Inc.
Springfield, OR

Takashi Takeda

Post-doctoral Fellow 07/2008-03/2009
Assistant Professor
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan

Carissa Jones

Post-doctoral Fellow 08/2003-06/2005
Staff Scientist
Brewer Scientific, Inc.
Springfield, MO

He-Ping Wu

Post-doctoral Fellow 07/2001-09/2003
Research Scientist
Eternity Bioscience
Cranbury, NJ

Volker Jacob

Post-doctoral Fellow 10/2001-09/2002
Editor
Chemistry – A European Journal
Wiley-VCH
Weinheim, Germany

Grant J. Palmer

Post-doctoral Fellow 07/2001-06/2002
Research Associate
Albany Molecular
Albany, NY

Abhijit Sarkar

Post-doctoral Fellow 06/1999-05/2001
Research Scientist
Michigan Molecular Institute
Midland, MI

Efrain Vidal

Ph.D. 2025

Nolan McNeill

Ph.D. 2024

Michael Miller

M.S. 2024
Salesman
Novo Nordisk
New Hampshire

Gabrielle Warren

Ph.D. 2023
Researcher
Global Prior Art Inc.
Boston, MA

Thais De Faria

Ph.D. 2022
Scientist III
Thermo Scientific
Eugene, OR

Hannah Bates

Ph.D. 2022
Scientist
Form Energy
Boston, MA

Jeremy Bard

Ph.D. 2021
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Washington College
Chestertown, MD

Hazel Fargher

Ph.D. 2021
Postdoctoral Associate
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Joshua Barker

Ph.D. 2021
Intern
Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dore LLP
Boston, MA

Justin Dressler

Ph.D. 2020
Scientist
Intel
Portland, OR

Lisa Eytel

Ph.D. 2019
Teacher
High School
Denver, CO

Conerd Frederickson

Ph.D. 2018

Ryan Hansen

M.S. 2016

Blake Tresca

Ph.D. 2016
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI

Gabe Rudebusch

Ph.D. 2016
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

Chris Vonnegut

Ph.D. 2016
Scientist
Thermo Fisher, Inc.
Eugene, OR

Jon Marshall

Ph.D. 2016
Senior Chemist
Actylis (formerly Cascade Chemical, Inc.)
Eugene, OR

Michelle Watt

Ph.D. 2014
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA

Bradley Rose

Ph.D. 2014
Lecturer
Illinois Central College
Peoria, IL

Aaron Docter

M.S. 2013
Lecturer of Chemistry and Biology
Western State Colorado University
Gunnison, CO

Aaron Fix

Ph.D. 2013
Extraction Consultant
TranquiloChem
Eugene, OR

Jeffrey Engle

Ph.D. 2013
Professor
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA

Brian Young

Ph.D. 2013
Research Scientist
Pulse Health LLC
Portland, OR

Daniel Chase

Ph.D. 2011
Associate Professor of Chemistry
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St. Mary’s City, MD

Calden Carroll

Ph.D. 2011
Staff
ARPA-E
Eugene, OR

Sean McClintock

Ph.D. 2009
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Western New England University
Springfield, MA

Eric Spitler

Ph.D. 2008
Research Associate
PPG Industries
Pittsburgh, PA

Matthew O’Connor

Ph.D. 2008
Research Associate
New York University – Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi

Charles Johnson II

Ph.D. 2007
Monroe, OR

Christopher W. Landorf

Ph.D. 2007
Research Associate
Brewer Scientific, Inc.
Springfield, MO

Laura Shirtcliff

Ph.D. 2006
Senior Chemist
Actylis (formerly Cascade Chemical, Inc.)
Eugene, OR

Jeremiah Marsden

Ph.D. 2005
Owner
Claim 52 Brewing
Eugene, OR

AJ Boydston

M.S. 2002
Professor of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

David Kimball

Ph.D. 2002
Staff Scientist
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM

Brad Wan

Ph.D. 2001
Mad Scientist
Isis Pharmaceuticals
Oceanside, CA

Thomas Lau

M.S. June 2000
Chemist
Suterra LLC
Bend, OR

Joshua Pak

Ph.D. 1999
Professor of Chemistry
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

Heather Smith

Ph.D. 1999
Staff Researcher
AstraZeneca
Boston, MA

Robert Gilbertson

Ph.D. 1999
Group Leader
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM

Stephen Brand

M.S. 1995
Eugene, OR