Matthew R. Hudson received the B.A. degree in chemistry from the State University of New York, Postdam, and the M.S. degree in chemistry from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, where he is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree in chemistry. He is currently a Research Assistant in the Laboratory of Dr. Bruce Hudson, Syracuse University. His research interests include the application of periodic density functional theory to solid-state hydrogen-bonded networks. Mr. Hudson was the recipient of the 2008 American Crystallographic Association Margaret C. Etter Student Lecturer Award for Neutron Scattering Special Interest Group for his lecture on the proton conductor lithium hydrazinium sulfate.