Graduate Research Highlights

The Department of Chemistry offers a collaborative research environment where graduate students take part in cutting edge research. These highlights showcase the creativity, rigor and impact of our graduate community.

Featured research projects

Researching the development and application of bioorthogonal reagents, particularly hydrazonyl sultones, which are stable tautomers of nitrile imines.
2/27/26
Ming Fang
Synthesis and characterization of highly reactive novel zinc(II) and manganese(II) complexes towards catalytic hydrogenation of selected polar substrates.
2/27/26
Sanchita Paul
Development of hydrolytically stable phenylenediamine-modified silica particles for chromatographic applications and the study of diarylethene-based photoswitches using liquid and supercritical fluid chromatography.
2/27/26
Brandon Salazar
The role lipids play during necroptosis, particularly investigating the causes of lipid accumulation observed during necroptosis.
2/27/26
Daniel Lu
Designing, synthesizing and characterizing polynuclear metalloporphyrin or porphyrin derivative complexes and using these complexes for electrocatalysts for small molecule activation.
2/27/26
Daoyang Zhang
Designing and developing novel iron (III) macrocyclic compounds for use at T1 MRI contrast agents.
2/27/26
Elizabeth Kras
Studying new supramolecular systems and developing novel aromatic oligoamide foldamers and macrocycles for applications in catalysis, transmembrane transport and molecular recognition.
2/27/26
Thomas Sobiech
Detection of veterinary antimicrobials and their transformation products in agricultural matrices.
2/27/26
Jena Congilosi