Department of Chemistry Beloit College Beloit WI 53511 USA

(608) 363-2649 FAX: (608) 363-2052 EMAIL: braunk@beloit.edu

Experience

• Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2007-present
  Beloit College, Beloit, WI
  Analytical and Environmental Chemistry


• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, 2006-2007
  University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  
  Advisor: Prof. J. Michael Ramsey
  Development of a genomic microchip utilizing nanoscale apertures with integrated nanoscale electrodes for the realization of rapid and cost effective individual genotyping.
  Ultrafast microchip electrophoresis utilizing micro and nanofluidics.


• Ph. D., Physical Chemistry with Organic Minor, 1999-2005
  University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  
  Advisor: Prof. Craig A. Aspinwall, 2003-2005
  Application of capillary and microchip electrophoresis for the rapid separation and analysis of biogenic amines such as neurotransmitters and proteins.
  Development and application of an improved capillary electrophoresis based multiplexing technique, fast Hadamard transform capillary electrophoresis.
  
  Advisor: Prof. Joseph W. Perry, currently at the Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999-2003)
  Characterization of novel two-photon-activatable radical and proton generators.
  Application of two-photon microlithography in the design and fabrication of micromechanical, microoptical, and microfluidic structures.
  Fabrication of backfillable photonic bandgap crystals for use at infrared wavelengths (collaboration with Prof. Galen Stucky, Department of Chemistry, UC-Santa Barbara).
  
  Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award (5 times)
  
  
• B. S., Chemistry, 1995-1999
  Beloit College, Beloit, WI
  
  Advisor: Prof. Rama Viswananthan
  Measured the formation constants of self-assembled ion-pair phorphyrin complexes using fluorescence spectroscopy.
  
  REU Summer Intern, 1998
  Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
  Advisor: Prof. Michael A. Rodgers
  Measured electron transfer rates in self-assembled ion-pair phorphyrin complexes using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy.
  
  
• B. A., Anthropology,1995-1999
  Beloit College, Beloit, WI

Publications

K. L. Braun, S. Hapuarachchi, F. Fernandez, C. A. Aspinwall, “High sensitivity detection of biological amines using fast Hadamard transform capillary electrophoresis coupled with photolytic optical gating.”  Electrophoresis 78(17), 3115-3121 (2007).

K. L. Braun, S. Hapuarachchi, F. Fernandez, C. A. Aspinwall, “Fast Hadamard transform capillary electrophoresis for on-line, time-resolved chemical monitoring.” Anal. Chem. 78, 1628-1635 (2006).

S. M. Kuebler, K. L. Braun, W. Zhou, J. K. Cammack, T. Yu, C. K. Ober, S. R. Marder, J. W. Perry, “Design and application of high-sensitivity two-photon initiators for three-dimensional microfabrication.” J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 158, 163-170 (2003).

T. Watanabe, M. Akiyama, K. Totani, S. M. Kuebler, F. Stellacci, W. Wenseleers, K. Braun, S. R. Marder, J. W. Perry, “Photoresponsive hydrogel microstructure fabricated by two-photon initiated polymerization.” Adv. Funct. Mater. 12(9), 611-614 (2002).

W. Zhou, S. M. Kuebler, K. L. Braun, T. Yu, J. K. Cammack, C. K. Ober, J. W. Perry, S. R. Marder, “An efficient two-photon-generated photoacid applied to positive-tone 3D microfabrication.” Science 296(5570), 1106-1109 (2002).

S. M. Kuebler, M. Rumi, T. Watanabe, K. Braun, B. H. Cumpston, A. A. Heikal, L. L. Erskine, S. Thayumanavan, S. Barlow, S. R. Marder, J. W. Perry, “Optimizing two-photon initiators and exposure conditions for three-dimensional lithographic microfabrication.” J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 14(4), 657-668 (2001).

Proceedings

W. Dong, V. Chen, J. Zhou, S. M. Kuebler, K. L. Braun, Y. Wang, U. Bunz, S. R. Marder, J. Perry, "Two-photon 3D micro- and nano-fabrication with polymer, metal nanocomposite and hybrid materials." Poly. Mat.: Sci. and Eng. 94, 48-49 (2006).

S. M. Kuebler, K. L. Braun, F. Stellacci, C. Bauer, M. Malik, W. Zhou, T. Yu, C. K. Ober, S. R. Marder, J. Perry, "Two-photon 3D lithography: materials and applications." Poly. Mat.: Sci. and Eng. 91, 342 -343 (2004).

S. M. Kuebler, J. W. Perry, S. R. Marder, C. K. Ober, K. L. Braun, T. Yu, W. Zhou. "High-sensitivity material systems for two-photon three dimensional microfabrication." (SPIE International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology), Proc. Soc. of Photo-Opt. Instr. Eng. 5347, 111-117 (2004).

J. Wang, W. Zhou, K. L. Braun, S. Barlow, S. M. Kuebler, J. W. Perry, S. R. Marder, "Synthesis and characterization of efficient two-photon acid generators for 3D microfabrication." Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry). 44(1), 970-971 (2003).

S. M. Kuebler, K. Braun, J. K. Cammack, M. Rumi, T. Yu, W. Zhou, C. K. Ober, S. R. Marder, J. W. Perry. “Design and applications of high-sensitivity two-photon initiators for three-dimensional microfabrication.” (SPIE International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology), Proc. Soc. of Photo-Opt. Instr. Eng. 4809, 170-178 (2002).

S. M. Kuebler, M. Rumi, T. Watanabe, K. Braun, B. H. Cumpston, A. A. Heikal, L. L. Erskine, S. Thayumananvan, S. Barlow, S. R. Marder, J. W. Perry. “Two-photon initiators for highly efficient three-dimensional lithographic microfabrication.” (2nd International Conference on Photonics Science and Technology), Nanotechnology: Toward the Organic Photonics, H. Sasabe, Ed., GooTec, Ltd.: Chitose, Japan, 77-94 (2002).

Presentations

K. L. Braun, J. M. Ramsey, A. P. Baddorf, R. S. Foote, S. Cui, H. Weitering, M. Di Ventra, L. C. Feldman, J. T. Dickinson. “Nanotechnology for the Structural Interrogation of DNA.” Poster presented at the 6th Bioengineering Research Partnership Grantee Meeting (Bethesda, MD, July 2006).

K. L. Braun, S. Hapuarachchi, F. M. Fernandez, C. Aspinwall. “Hadamard Transform Capillary Electrophoresis for the Analysis of Biologically Active Species.” Lecture presented at the Biological Chemistry Journal Club (Tucson, AZ, Oct 2004).

K. L. Braun, S. Hapuarachchi, F. M. Fernandez, C. Aspinwall. “Improved Sensitivity in Rapid Capillary Electrophoresis Using Hadamard Transformation.” Poster presented at the 227th ACS National Meeting (Anaheim, CA, April 2004).

K. L. Braun, S. M. Kuebler, W. Zhou, K. Cammack, S. R. Marder, J. W. Perry. “Spectroscopy and Applications of Two-Photon Activated Photoacid Generators.” Lecture presented at the 44th Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry (Denver, CO, July 2002).

S. M. Kuebler, M. Rumi, K. L. Braun, S. R. Marder, J. W. Perry, T. Watanabe. “Controlling Resolution in Three-Dimensional Microfabrication by Two-Photon Initiated Polymerization.” Poster presented at the 6th International Conference on Organic Nonlinear Optics (Tucson, AZ, Dec 2001).

K. L. Braun, W. Zhou, S. M. Kuebler, T. Yu, C. Ober, J. W. Perry, S. R. Marder. “Efficient Two-Photon Photoacids.” Poster presented at the 6th International Conference on Organic Nonlinear Optics (Tucson, AZ, Dec 2001).

K. L. Braun, S. M. Kuebler, S. R. Marder, J. W. Perry. “Two-Photon Activated Chemistry and its Application in 3-D Microfabrication.” Lecture presented at the Beloit College Chemistry Department Seminar Series (Beloit, WI, Jan 2000).