Resume

• 2005

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Organic Chemistry

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• 2000

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Chemistry

  University of Kentucky

• UV/Vis

  Biochemistry

  Microscopy

  LC-MS

  HPLC

  Organic Synthesis

  Chemistry

  Chromatography

  Medicinal Chemistry

  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

  Characterization

  Mass Spectrometry

  Science

  NMR

  Drug Discovery

  Organic Chemistry

  Nanotechnology

  Spectroscopy

  Protein Chemistry

  Analytical Chemistry

  Au137(SR)56 nanomolecules: composition

  optical spectroscopy

  electrochemistry and electrocatalytic reduction of CO2

  Au137(SR)56

  a nanomolecule with a precise number of metal atoms and ligands

  was synthesized. The composition was confirmed by MALDI and ESI mass spectrometry using three unique ligands (–SCH2CH2Ph

  –SC6H13

  and –SC4H9) and nano-alloys with Ag and Pd. The electrocatalytic properties were tested for CO2 reduction.

  Au137(SR)56 nanomolecules: composition

  optical spectroscopy

  electrochemistry and electrocatalytic reduction of CO2

  Nathan Hammer

  Strong electron-donating functionality is desirable for many organic donor-π-bridge-acceptor (D-π-A) dyes. Strategies for increasing the electron-donating strength of common nitrogen-based donors include planarization of nitrogen substituents and the use of low resonance-stabilized energy aromatic ring-substituted nitrogen atoms. Organic donor motifs based on the planar nitrogen containing heterocycle indolizine are synthesized and incorporated into dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) sensitizers. Resonance active substitutions at several positions on indolizine in conjugation with the D-π-A π-system are examined computationally and experimentally. The indolizine-based donors are observed to contribute electron density with strengths greater than triarylamines and diarylamines

  as evidenced by UV/Vis

  IR absorptions

  and oxidation potential measurements. Fluorescence lifetime studies in solution and on TiO2 yield insights in understanding the performance of indolizine-based dyes in DSC devices.

  Indolizine-Based Donors as Organic Sensitizer Components for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

  Delcamp

  Georgia Institute of Technology

  EPFL

  University of Mississippi

  University of Mississippi

  Postdoctoral Scientist

  EPFL

  Postdoctoral Scientist

  Georgia Institute of Technology