CURRICULUM VITAE
Steven James Lyle
Education:
Aug. 2011-May 2014
BS Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Research History:
January-May 2012
-Performed a series of surface tension experiments to determine
the CMC of different length PEG-Cholestanols
June-July 2012
-Analyzed the effect of CMC and chain length of PEGCholestanols on the decomposition of lipid bilayers using quartzcrystal microbalance (QCM)
January-May 2013
-Worked on the synthesis of catenanes and polycatenane polymers.
-Ran several NMR titrations to determine the association constants
of different glycol dimethyl ethers with N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′bipyridinium di-TFSI.
June-August 2013
-Synthesized a shrock-type molybdenum catalyst for use in
reversible triple-bond metathesis reactions.
-Used this catalyst to synthesize a series of shape-persistent
macrocycles
August-May 2014
- Synthesized paraquat and crown substituted azobisisobutyronitrile
(AIBN) initiators, and used them to synthesize styrene polymers
terminated with these groups
Publications and Presentations:
April 2012
Virginia Tech Chemistry Undergraduate Research
Symposium- Gave a talk on CMC and hemolysis experiments
with PEG-Cholestanol
April 2013
Virginia Tech Chemistry Undergraduate Research
Symposium- Presented poster on “Synthesis of True
Polycatenanes”
April 2014
Virginia Tech Chemistry Undergraduate Research
Symposium- Presented poster on “AIBN initiators for
supramolecular polymer synthesis”
Awards and Recognitions:
April 2014
Virginia Tech Chemistry “Outstanding Senior” Award
ACS Organic Division Undergraduate Award
Virginia Tech Chemistry Undergraduate Research Award
James E. McGrath Scholarship