1. Inorganic Faculty with Research Interests Presentation to 2/c Chemistry Majors February 22, 2016

2. 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 )

3. 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  -diimmine-dithiolene ligands for solar cell applications. Synthesis and characterization of new mixed-ligand Pt(II) complexes. Solid- state 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.

5. 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 Assoc. Prof. Joseph F. Lomax 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

6. 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) Hydrodehalogenation of ArCl Cyanation of ArCl Cannon, K. A.; Geuther, M. E.; Kelly, C. K.; Lin, S.; MacArthur, A. H. R. Organometallics 2011, 30 (15), 4067-4073 Coughlin, M. M.; Kelly, C. K.; Lin, S.; MacArthur, A. H. R. Organometallics 2013, 32 (12), 3537-3543. Qualifies for biochem concentration! 1/C Brice Clairmont current research student