Graduate Research Highlights

  • “Nayanika Kalita”
    7/31/25

    My research focuses on exploring porphyrins and tellurium chromophores as catalysts for small molecule activation. 

  • “Aruni Dissanayake”
    4/7/25

    My research in the Morrow Lab focuses on designing, synthesizing, and analyzing paramagnetic Fe(III) and Co(II)-based macrocyclic complexes and metal-organic polyhedral cages as potential MRI probes, with the aim of improving T1 and paraSHIFT sensitivity for magnetic resonance imaging.

  • “Mindula Kaumadi Wijayahena”
    3/28/25

    My research focuses on detecting and degrading major contaminants, specifically PFAS. I am working on developing analytical approaches for PFAS detection in water, human blood, and fish using tools like LC-MS/MS, LC-IMS/QToF, ICP-MS, etc.

  • “Karoline Garcia-Pedraza”
    11/22/24

    My research is focused on the synthesis of doped-quantum dot/MxV2O5 heterostructures and characterization of their photoinduced interfacial charge-transfer dynamics for applications in photocatalytic CO2 reduction and hydrogen generation. 

  • “Morgan Redington”
    9/19/24

    My research focuses on using density functional theory and crystal structure prediction to explore new materials, as well as establish surface chemistry behavior.

  • “Jaclyn Raymond”
    9/5/24

    My research focuses on the design, synthesis, and analysis of paramagnetic Co(II)-based chemical exchange saturation transfer (paraCEST) agents as potential MRI probes, with an overall goal of enhancing the paraCEST sensitivity for pre-clinical translation of this technique.

  • “Laurence Rohde”
    9/5/24

    My work centers on challenging ene-yne and olefin cross metatheses catalyzed by ruthenium carbene catalysts. These highly functionalized dienyl/olefinic cross products were also used in a variety of functionalization reactions to expand their synthetic utility.

  • “March 2024: Aghogho Abigail Olomukoro”
    4/30/24

    My research involves understanding the partition of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sorbents used for separation and studying PFAS distribution in heterogeneous environmental and biological samples. To achieve these goals, I use micro separation methodologies for preconcentration which is hyphenated to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to quantify and identify PFAS.