Credentials
Education
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B.S., Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
1997
Research Advisor: Professor Ayusman Sen
Honors Thesis: “New Process for Synthesis of Polymers via Oxidative Carbonylation using Palladium (II) Catalysts.” -
Ph. D., Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2003
Research Advisor: Professor T. Don Tilley
Dissertation: “Early Transition Metal Complexes in σ-Bond Metathesis: The Activation of Si–H, Si–C, and C–H Bonds.”
Professional Appointments
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Eidgenössische Technische
Hochschule Zürich (ETH, Zürich) Switzerland
2003 – 2005
Advisor: Professor Antonio Togni
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Iowa State University
2005 – 2011 -
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Iowa State University
2011 – 2016 -
Professor of Chemistry
Iowa State University
2016 – Present -
Senior Scientist
Ames Laboratory
2017 – Present
Honors & Awards
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ISU Mid-Career Achievement in Research Award
2016
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LAS Early Achievement in Research Award
2011 -
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
2010 -
NSF Career Award
2010
Research
Publications
Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage and Carbon-Element Bond Formation Gives New Life for Polyolefins as Biodegradable Surfactants
Chem,
2021
Synthesis and Characterization of Tris(oxazolinyl)borato Copper(II) and Copper(I) Complexes
Helvetica Chimica Acta,
2021
Catalytic Upcycling of High-Density Polyethylene Via a Processive Mechanism
Nature Catalysis,
2020
Two-step conversion of Kraft lignin to nylon precursors under mild conditions
Green Chemistry,
2020
Toward Hydrogen Economy: Selective Guaiacol Hydrogenolysis under Ambient Hydrogen Pressure
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental,
2020
Silica-supported Organolanthanum Catalysts for C–O Bond Cleavage in Epoxides
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
2020
Transition metal-like carbocatalyst
Nature Communications,
2020
Upcycling Single-Use Polyethylene into High-Quality Liquid Products
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
2019
Heteroleptic Four-coordinate Tris(oxazolinyl)borato Iron(II) Compounds
Inorg. Chem.,
2019
CO Displacement in an Oxidative Addition of Primary Silanes to Rhodium(I)
Inorg. Chem.,
2019
Interconverting Lanthanum Hydride and Borohydride Catalysts for C=O Reduction and C−O Bond Cleavage
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,
2019
Cobalt(II) acyl intermediates in carbon-carbon bond formation and oxygenation
Dalton Trans.,
2018
Rare Earth Arylsilazido Compounds with Inequivalent Secondary Interactions
Chem. Commun.,
2018
Direct 3D Printing of Catalytically Active Structures
ACS Catal.,
2017
β-SiH containing Tris(silazido) Rare Earth Complexes as Homogeneous and Grafted Single-Site Catalyst Precursors for Hydroamination
Organometallics,
2017
Homoleptic organolanthanide compounds supported by the bis(dimethylsilyl)benzyl ligand
Chem. Commun.,
2017