Graduate Research Highlights

Josh uses mass spectrometry and surface analytical techniques as a method for investigating environmental issues of salient public concern.

"As a member of the Benedict Lab I am designing and synthesizing photochromic metal-organic frameworks."

"The research that I do in the Zurek lab comprises the use of evolutionary algorithms and Density Functional Theory to find stable crystal structures at extreme pressures."

"I am working on a project to optimize the properties of anti-cancer drug candidates."

"The main focus of my research was to develop very unique Zn(II)-macrocyclic complexes for the recognition of thymine in non-canonical DNA secondary structures, such as G-quadruplexes and bulges."

"My research focuses on the synthesis of colloidal quantum dots and surface functionalization to build quantum dot-molecule-semiconductor interfaces that promote photoinduced charge-transfer."

"The primary goal of my research is to study various properties of functional materials by colocalized Raman and atomic force microscopy."

"My research primarily focused on the synthesis of chalcogenopyrylium dyes that display a high affinity for the surface of gold nanoparticles."