Inorganic Faculty
with Research Interests
Presentation to 2/c Chemistry Majors
February 22, 2016
Assoc. Prof. Wayne Pearson
X-ray Crystallographic Studies of Small Molecules
Possible Student Projects:
1. Identification of crystalline by-products
resulting from the synthesis of sapphire in a
cryolite flux ( Experimental project
involving solid state syntheses, XRF, and SCXRD )
2. Use of ionized form factors in the
determination of crystal structures
( Computational project investigating
a novel approach to the determination of
routine crystal structures )
Assoc. Prof. William Heuer
Overview:
Synthetic Inorganic chemistry. Preparation and study of metal
complexes with interesting photophysical and redox properties.
Characterization by NMR, IR, UV-Vis, Luminescence, MALDI-MS,
Cyclic Voltammetry, X-Ray diffraction (with Prof. Pearson).
Active projects:
•Synthesis and photophysical studies of
mono- and bi-metallic transition metal
complexes with a-diimmine-dithiolene
ligands for solar cell applications.
•Synthesis and characterization of new
mixed-ligand Pt(II) complexes. Solidstate structure (x-ray crystallography),
luminescence studies, aggregation in
solution, potential sensor properties &
interaction with DNA.
•Synthesis and Ligand-exchange
reactions of soluble colloidal
semiconductor nanocrystals and
development of solution-based methods
for fabrication of thin-film solar cells.
Assoc. Prof. Joseph F. Lomax
• Collaboration with the National Gallery of Art and
Dr. Suzanne Q. Lomax
• Investigating historical modern organic pigments
•Synthesis
• Analytical
• IR and Raman
• NMR
• MALDI
• Research project or Capstone
• Collaboration with Prof. Peter Brereton, Physics Department
• Synthesis of ‘monolayer’ transition metal dichalcogenides
• Similar to graphene, monolayer graphite
• Potential optical computer components
• Interactions with organic bases
• Occurs in layered transition metal dichalcogenides
• May give insight into the intercalation reaction
Assoc. Prof. Amy MacArthur
Research interests:
• development of inexpensive catalysts (Co, Cu, and Ni) to
replace traditional, expensive Pd, Pt, Rh, and Ir catalysts
• development of catalytic reactions with two catalysts
operating simultaneously in solution (tandem catalysis)
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Hydrodehalogenation of ArCl
Cyanation of ArCl
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Coughlin, M. M.; Kelly, C. K.; Lin, S.; MacArthur, A. H. R. Organometallics 2013, 32 (12), 3537-3543