Graduate Research Highlights

  • “May 2021: Nicholas Hazel”
    6/3/22

    I study a novel atmospheric pressure glow discharge that is used for atomic spectroscopy.

  • “April 2021: Kevin J. Zemaitis”
    11/28/22

    My research primarily concerned developing direct methods of analysis and ambient ionization platforms utilizing Fourier transform mass spectrometry. Applications were broad in the fields of –omics studies, ranging from the profiling of abiotic stress responses of soybean to the investigation of animal models of disease by mass spectrometry imaging.

  • “March 2021: María E. Rivera-Albarrán”
    6/3/22

    My research focuses in studying the potential applications and capabilities of microwave heating in diverse analytical applications. By implementing systems specifically designed for focused-microwave fields we can greatly accelerate biochemical reactions and, also, expand the capabilities of ionization in mass spectrometry.

  • February 2021: Ameya Burde
    6/3/22

    My research focuses mainly on utilizing copper-based catalysts towards the development of enantioselective alkene difunctionalisation reactions involving radical group transfer. The ability to combine enantioselectivity with radical group transfers makes this chemistry unique and exceedingly useful for the synthesis of biologically important molecules.

  • January 2021: Matthew R. Crawley
    6/3/22

    My research centers around the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of multinuclear catalysts, specifically cofacial porphyrin prisms. We use coordination-driven self-assembly to furnish complex molecular architectures through straightforward syntheses.

  • December 2020: Story Temen
    6/3/22

    I study non-adiabatic quantum dynamics and develop code for Libra, and open source quantum dynamics software package.

  • November 2020: Jonathan Kennedy-Ellis
    6/3/22

    My research involves copper-catalysed difunctionalisation of alkenes, primarily using alkyl trifluoroborates as a radical source. I am currently working on enantioselective carboaminations and carboetherifications.

  • October 2020: Steven Travis
    6/3/22

    My research focuses on developing methods to analyze persistent organic pollutants in various environmental matrices. The optimized methods are then applied to measure chemical exposures in different populations such as humans and wildlife.