Chemistry Alums 
Current or prospective students in the Chemistry program are welcome to email these alums for more information about their work or their education at UNH.
Please note: the purpose of this exchange is to answer questions about career and educational experiences--not to provide assistance with science projects, research, or other issues.
Steven M. Hutchins, B.S. 1990
Senior Research Chemist, Merck & Co., Rahway N.J.
Steven Hutchins joined Merck in 1990 and began working on the development of novel therapeutics for anti-hypertension and anti-inflammatory indications. For the last six years he has been working in the Combinatorial Chemistry group, which employs robotics to carry out the parallel synthesis of medicinally active compounds. Steve was involved in the development of several robotic systems, one of which led to a commercially viable instrument that is currently marketed worldwide. "The education I received at UNH prepared me to handle my career in the pharmaceutical industry," says Steven. "I was fortunate to obtain a work-study job in the UNH Instrumentation Center, which provided me with additional experience valued by my employer. I was also the recipient of a UROP grant [in UNH's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program]. This funding allowed me to conduct my undergraduate research and provided me with marketable synthetic skills." Email: steven_hutchins@merck.com
Judith A. Harrison, Ph.D. 1989
Associate Professor of Chemistry, United States Naval Academy
Judith Harrison performed her graduate work at UNH with Howard Mayne in the
area of gas-phase reaction dynamics. Before joining the faculty of the
U.S. Naval Academy, she was an Office of Naval Research postdoctoral
associate at the Naval Research Laboratory. Her current research focuses
on the theoretical examination of nanometer-scale processes, such as
indentation, friction, wear, and tribochemistry of hydrocarbon systems.
She has published over 30 technical papers including 3 book chapters and
has presented over 35 technical presentations. She is an Associate
Editor for the journal "Tribology Transactions" and a former member of
the Research Committee on Tribology. She has put together a
Web site
with information and movies on atomic-scale friction and tribochemistry.
For kicks, Judith does karate and has achieved a black belt.
Email: jah@brass.mathsci.usna.edu
Home page: http://chem.mathsci.usna.edu/jah/jah.html