Evan Wang

Evan Wang

Major and Minor
Majored in chemistry (ACS-certified) with a minor in mathematics

Graduated
Summa cum laude with honors in chemistry

Honors Thesis
Molecular Modeling of para–benzyne and a Series of Push-Pull [14]-Pyridoannulenes

Beckman Mentor
Carol Parish, Ph.D.

Currently
Pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley

Awards

  • 2009 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
  • 2009 Department of Energy Computational Sciences Graduate Fellowship (declined)
  • 2009 Dave Evans Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship
  • 2009 NIH Post-Baccalaureate Summer Fellowship
  • 2009 Physical Chemistry award
  • 2009 Senior Research Achievement Award
  • 2008 Phi Beta Kappa (inducted as a junior)
  • 2008 J. Stanton Pierce Award (Chemistry department Junior award)
  • 2007 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar (received as a sophomore)
  • 2007 Beckman Scholar
  • 2007 Sophomore Research Achievement award
  • 2006 Howard Hughes Medical Institute - University of Richmond Research Fellow
  • 2006 University of Richmond Arts and Sciences award for best research paper in the sciences

Publications as a Beckman Scholar

  1. “An Extended Multireference Study of the Electronic States of para-benzyne,” Evan Wang, Carol Parish and Hans Lischka, Journal of Chemical Physics, 2008 129, 44306:1-44306:8.
  2. “Synthesis, Spectroscopy and Theoretical Calculations for a Series of Push-Pull [14]-pyridoannulenes,” Matthew M. Lauer, James W. Leslie, Ashley Mynar, Shelly A. Stamper, Anthony D. Martinez, Adrian J. Bray, Senai Negassi, Kevin McDonald, Eric Ferraris, Aaron Muzny, Shawn McAvoy, Keith Walters, Keith C. Russell, Evan Wang, Betsy Nuez and Carol Parish, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 73, 474-484.
  3. “Cofacial Polymers”, Evan Wang and Martel Zeldin, Polymer Data Handbook, 2nd Edition, James Mark, ed., Oxford University Press (forthcoming in 2009).

Scientific Presentations as a Beckman Scholar (local presentations not listed)

  1. “Electrocyclizations of Penta-, Hepta- and Octa-diynes.” Center for Computational Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, March 2009 (invited talk)
  2. “Quantum Mechanical Studies of Five, Seven, and Eight-membered Enediynes,” 2008 PIRE Symposium, University of Vienna, Austria, Evan Wang and Carol Parish, (invited talk).
  3. “Conformational Analysis of a Model for the Trans-Fused FGH Ether Rings in Brevetoxin A, 2008 Beckman Scholars Conference, Irvine, CA, Evan Wang and Carol Parish
  4. “Quantum Mechanical Studies of Five, Seven, and Eight-membered Enediynes,” 2008 Virginia Tech – University of Richmond Theory Summit, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, Evan Wang and Carol Parish, (invited talk).
  5. “Conformational Analysis of a Trans-fused Model for the FGH Ether Rings in Brevetoxin A,” 2008 Schrodinger User Group meeting, Portland, OR, Evan Wang and Carol Parish
  6. “Quantum Mechanical Studies of Five, Seven, and Eight-membered Enediynes,” 2008 American Chemical Society meeting, “Ten Years of Beckman Scholars in Chemistry” Presidential Event, New Orleans, LA, Evan Wang and Carol Parish (invited poster)
  7. “Conformational Analysis of a Trans-fused Model for the FGH Ether Rings in Brevetoxin A,” 2007 Southeastern Regional American Chemical Society Meeting (SERMACS), Greenville, SC, Evan Wang and Carol Parish
  8. “Conformational Analysis of a Trans-fused Model for the FGH Ether Rings in Brevetoxin A,” 2007 MERCURY Conference in Computational Chemistry, Clinton, NY, Evan Wang and Carol Parish
  9. “Quantum mechanical studies of five, seven, and eight-membered enediynes,” 2007 Southeastern Theoretical Chemistry Association (SETCA), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, Evan Wang and Carol Parish
  10. “Minding the Gap: Variations on the Bergman Theme. Electrocyclizations of Penta-, Hepta- and Octa-diynes,” 2007 American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, Evan Wang and Carol Parish
  11. “Quantum Mechanical Studies of Five, Seven, and Eight-Membered Enediynes,” 2006 MERCURY Conference in Computational Chemistry, Clinton, NY, Evan Wang and Carol Parish