Elon Ison, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry – Dabney Hall
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8204
Raleigh, NC 27695-8204
(919) 513-4376 (phone)
(919) 515-8909 (fax)
https://isonlab.wordpress.ncsu.edu

Education and Training

  • Kean University, Union, NJ. Chemistry, Bachelor of Science, Magna cum Laude, May 1999
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl. Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, August 2004
  • Purdue University West Lafayette, IN. Post Doctoral Associate, August 2004- 2006

Research and Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh NC, 2013-Present
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh NC, 2006-2013
  • Post Doctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, August 2004- 2006
  • Research Assistant: Department of Chemistry, University of Florida Gainesville, Fl, January 2000 – August 2004

Membership in Professional Organizations

  • American Chemical Society. 1999 – Present
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2006 – Present
  • Sigma Xi 2007- Present
  • Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis 2009 – 2017

Scholarly and Professional Honors

  • 2007 ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
  • 2010 NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
  • 2012 ACS Organometallics Fellow

Publications

  1. Lambic, N. S.; Sommer, R. D. and Ison, E. A. “High-Valent Nitridorhenium (V) Complexes containing PNP Ligands: Implications of Ligand Flexibility.” Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 758-768.
  2. Lambic, N. S.; Brown, C. A.; Sommer, R. D. and Ison, E. A.” Dramatic Increase in the Rate of Olefin Insertion by Coordination of Lewis Acids to the Oxo Ligand in Oxorhenium(V) Hydrides.” Organometallics, 2017, 36, 2042–2051.
  3. Ison, A.; Ison, E. A. and Perry, C. M.” Oxorhenium Complexes for Catalytic Hydrosilylation and Hydrolytic Hydrogen Production: A Multiweek Advanced Laboratory Experiment for Undergraduate Students.” Chem. Educ. 2017, 94, 790-794.
  4. Pérez, D. E.; Smeltz, J. L.; Sommer, R. D.; Boyle, P. D. and Ison, E. A.” Cationic Rhenium (III) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity for Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes.” Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 4609-4616.
  5. Lambic, N. S.; Sommer, R. D.; Ison, E. A.” Tuning Catalytic Activity in the Hydrogenation of Unactivated Olefins with Transition-Metal Oxos as the Lewis Base Component of Frustrated Lewis Pairs.” ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 1170-1180.
  6. Robbins, L. K.; Lilly, C. P.; Sommer, R. D., and Ison, E. A.” Effect of the Ancillary Ligand on the Mechanism for CO Migratory Insertion in High-Valent Oxorhenium Complexes.” Organometallics 2016, 35, 3530-3537.
  7. Lambic, N. S.; Lilly, C. P.; Sommer, R. D.; Ison, E. A.” Mechanism for the Reaction of CO with Oxorhenium Hydrides: Migratory Insertion of CO into Rhenium Hydride and Formyl Bonds leads to Migration from Rhenium to the Oxo Ligand.” Organometallics 2016, 35, 3060-3068.
  8. Lambic, N. S.; Lilly, C. P.; Robbins, L. K.; Sommer, R. D.; Ison, E. A.” Reductive Carbonylation of Oxorhenium Hydrides Induced by Lewis Acids.” Organometallics 2016, 35, 2822-2829.
  9. Kerr, M.; Ahmed, I.; Gunay, A.; Venditto, N.; Zhu, F.; Ison, E.; Emmert, M. “Non-directed, Carbonate-Mediated C–H Activation and Aerobic C–H Oxygenation with Cp* Ir Catalysts.” Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 9942–9947.
  10. Frasco, D. A.; Mukherjee, S.; Sommer, R. D.; Perry, C. M.; Lambic, N. S.; Abboud, K. A.; Jakubikova, E.; Ison, E. A. ” Nondirected C–H Activation of Arenes with Cp* Ir (III) Acetate Complexes: An Experimental and Computational Study.” Organometallics , 2016, 35, 2435–2445.
  11. Lambic, N. S.; Sommer, R. D.; Ison, E. A. “Transition-Metal Oxos as the Lewis Basic Component of Frustrated Lewis Pairs.” Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 4832.
  12. Robbins, L. K.; Lilly, C. P.; Smeltz, J. L.; Boyle, P. D. and Ison, E. A. “Synthesis and Reactivity of Oxorhenium (V) Methyl, Benzyl, and Phenyl Complexes with CO: Implications for a Unique Mechanism for Migratory Insertion. ” Organometallics , 2015, 34(13), 3152–3158.
  13. Lehman, C. M.; Pahls, D. R.; Meredith, J. H.; Sommer, R. D.; Heinekey, D. M.; Cundari, T. R. and Ison, E. A. “Oxyfunctionalization with Cp*IrIII(NHC)(Me)(Cl) with O2: Identification of a Rare Bimetallic IrIV u-oxo Intermediate. ” Am. Chem. Soc. , 2015 137 3574–3584.
  14. Frasco, D. A.; Sommer, R. D. and Ison, E. A. “ortho-C–H Activation of Thiobenzoic Acid: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Iridium Thiobenzoate Complexes. ” Organometallics, 2014, 34, 275–279.
  15. Lehman, M. C.; Boyle, P. D.; Sommer, R. D. and Ison, E. A. “Oxyfunctionalization with Cp*IrIII(NHC)(Me)L Complexes. ” Organometallics, 2014, 33(19), 5081–5084.
  16. Frasco, D. A.; Lilly, C. P.; Boyle, P. D. and Ison, E. A. “Cp*IrIII-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Benzoic Acids with Alkynes. ” ACS Catal., 2013, 3(10), 2421–2429.
  17. Lehman, M. C.; Gary, J. B.; Boyle, P. D.; Sanford, M. S.; and Ison, E. A. “Effect of Solvent and Ancillary Ligands on the Catalytic H/D Exchange Reactivity of Cp*IrIII(L) Complexes.” ACS Catal., 2013, 3(10), 2304–2310.
  18. Liu, S.; Senocak, A.; Smeltz, J. L; Yang, L.; Wegenhart, B.; Yi, J.; Kenttämaa, H. I.; Ison, E. A. and Abu-Omar, M. M. “Mechanism of MTO-Catalyzed Deoxydehydration of Diols to Alkenes Using Sacrificial Alcohols.” Organometallics, 2013, 32(11), 3210–3219.
  19. Smeltz, J. L.; Lilly, C. P.; Boyle, P. D.; and Ison, E. A. “The Electronic Nature of Terminal Oxo Ligands in Transition-Metal Complexes: Ambiphilic Reactivity of Oxorhenium Species.” Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135(25), 9433–9441.
  20. Smeltz, Jessica L.; Boyle, Paul D.; Ison, Elon A.The Role of Low-Valent Re Species in Catalytic Hydrosilylation Reactions with OxoRhenium Catalysts.” Organometallics, 2012, 31(17), 5994–5997.
  21. Lilly, Cassandra P.; Boyle, Paul D.; Ison, Elon A. “Synthesis of Oxorhenium Acetyl and Benzoyl Complexes Incorporating Diamido Pyridine Ligands: Implications for the Mechanism of CO Insertion.” Organometallics 2012, 31, 4295-4301.
  22. Ison, E. A.; Ison, A. “Green and Sustainable Chemistry in the Undergraduate Labs: Teaching the Full Spectrum of Research Skills through Synthesis and the Application of Catalysis.” Chem. Ed. 2012, 89(12), 1575-1577.
  23. Smeltz, Jessica L.; Webster, Charles Edwin; Ison, Elon A. “Computational Investigation of the Mechanism for the Activation of CO by Oxorhenium Complexes.” Organometallics 2012, 31(10), 4055-4062.
  24. Lilly, Cassandra P.; Boyle, Paul D.; Ison, Elon A. “Synthesis and Characterization of Oxorhenium(v) Diamido Pyridine Complexes that Catalyze Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactions.” Dalton Trans.2011, 40, 11815-11821.
  25. Travia, Nicholas E.; Xu, Zhenggang; Keith, Jason M.; Ison, Elon A.; Fanwick, Phillip E.; Hall, Michael B.; Abu-Omar, Mahdi M. “Observation of Inductive Effects That Cause a Change in the Rate-Determining Step for the Conversion of Rhenium Azides to Imido Complexes.” Inorganic Chemistry 2011, 50, 10505-10514.
  26. Engelman, Kristi L.; Feng, Yuee; Ison, Elon A. “C-H Bond Functionalization of Benzoic Acid: Catalytic Synthesis of 2-Hydroxy-6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-ones Using (Cp*IrCl2)2.” Organometallics2011, 30, 4572-4577.
  27. Smeltz, Jessica L.; Boyle, Paul D.; Ison, Elon A. “Mechanism for the Activation of Carbon Monoxide via Oxorhenium Complexes.” Am. Chem. Soc.2011, 133(34), 13288-13291.
  28. Feng, Y.; Jiang, B.; Boyle, P. A.; Ison, E. A. “Effect of Ancillary Ligands and Solvents on H/D Exchange Reactions Catalyzed by Cp*Ir Complexes.” Organometallics, 2010, 29 (13), 2857–2867.
  29. Corbin, R. A.; Ison, E. A.; Abu-Omar, M. M. “Catalysis by Cationic Oxorhenium(V): Hydrolysis and Alcoholysis of Organic Silanes.” Dalton Trans. 2009, 2850-2855.
  30. Feng, Y.; Aponte, J.; Houseworth, P.; Boyle, P. D., Ison, E. A. “Synthesis of Oxorhenium (V) Complexes with Diamido Amine Ancillary Ligands and Their Role in Oxygen Atom Transfer Catalysis.” Chem. 2009, 48,11058-11066.
  31. Jiang, B.; Feng, Y.; Ison, E. A. “Mechanistic Investigations of the Iridium(III) Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Primary and Secondary Alcohols.” Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14462-14466
  32. Ison, E. A.; Cessarich J., Travia N. E. , Fanwick, P. E.; and Abu-Omar, M. M. “Synthesis of Cationic Rhenium(VII) Oxo Imido Complexes and Their Tunability Towards Oxygen Atom Transfer.” Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 1167-1178.
  33. Ison E. A., Cessarich J., and Abu-Omar M. M.; “Synthesis of Cationic Oxorhenium Salen Complexes via -Oxo Abstraction and Their Activity in Catalytic Reductions.” Chem. 2006, 45, 2385-2387.
  34. Ison E. A., Trivedi E. R., Corbin R. A., and Abu-Omar M. M; “Mechanism for Reduction Catalysis by Metal Oxo: Hydrosilation of Organic Carbonyl Groups Catalyzed by a Rhenium(V) Oxo Complex.” Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15374-15375
  35. Ison E. A., Corbin R. A. and Abu-Omar M. M; “Hydrogen Production from the Hydrolytic Oxidation of Organosilanes using a Cationic Oxorhenium Catalyst.” Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 11938-11939
1. Highlighted in Scientific American.Com: Article “New Catalyst Produces Hydrogen from Water”
  36. Ison E. A., Boncella J. M., Abboud K. A.; “Synthesis and Reactivity of Mo(IV) Complexes with Alkyl and Aryl Isocyanides.” Organometallics 2005, 24, 6310-6318.
  37. Ison E. A.; Boncella J. M.; Abboud K. A.; “Synthesis and Reactivity of Group 6 Imido Diamido Metallacyclopentenes and Metallacyclopentadienes, and the Mechanism of Ethylene Exchange from Metallacyclopentane Complexes.” Organometallics 2005, 24, 1557-1564.
  38. Ison, E. A.; Cameron, T. M.; Abboud, K. A.; Boncella, J. M. “Synthesis, Structure, and Dynamics of Molybdenum Imido Alkyne Complexes.”. Organometallics 2004, 23(17), 4070-4076.
  39. Ison E. A.; Abboud K. A.; Ghiviriga I.; Boncella J. M.; “Alkyl Aluminum Induced Diamide Transfer from Group 6 Imido Diamido Complexes.” Organometallics 2004, 23(5), 929-931.

Invited Lectures and Workshops

  1. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (Chemistry), 10/13/2009. Rational Design of Transition Metal Catalysts for Green Chemistry
  2. Berry College (Chemistry), 11/12/2009. NCSU Recruitment Visit
  3. Gordon Research Conference on Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms 03/08/2009- 03/13/2009. Mechanistic Investigations of the Iridium(III)-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Primary and Secondary Alcohols (Poster Talk)
  4. 2010 NSF Inorganic Chemistry Workshop 05/18/2010 – 05/21/2010
  5. Gordon Research Conference on Organometallic Chemistry 03/11/2010-03/16/2010. Mechanism for Acyl to Oxo Migration in Oxo Rhenium (V) Complexes (Poster Talk)
  6. 2010 CENTC Summer School: Emerging Perspectives in Catalysis 07/21/2012. Homogeneous Transition Metal-Catalyzed Aerobic Alcohol Oxidations
  7. University of California Santa Barbara (Chemistry), 5/09/2011. Green Catalysis: Homogeneous Catalysis by Transition Metal Complexes
  8. University of California Los Angeles (Chemistry and Biochemistry) 5/11/2011. Green Catalysis: Homogeneous Catalysis by Transition Metal Complexes
  9. University of Southern California (Chemistry and Biochemistry) 5/13/2011. Green Catalysis: Homogeneous Catalysis by Transition Metal Complexes
  10. University of Louisville (Chemistry), 09/23/2011. Development of Transition Metal Catalysts for the Activation of Small Molecules
  11. Iowa State University (Chemistry), 10/07/2011. Activation of Small Molecules by Rhenium Diamido Amine (Daam) and Diamido Pyridine (DAP) Complexes
  12. University of North Carolina Charlotte (Chemistry), 10/17/2011. Activation of Small Molecules by Rhenium Diamido Amine (Daam) and Diamido Pyridine (DAP) Complexes
  13. Purdue University (Chemistry), 11/08/2011. Activation of Small Molecules by Rhenium Diamido Amine (Daam) and Diamido Pyridine (DAP) Complexes
  14. Indiana University (Chemistry), 11/09/2011. Activation of Small Molecules by Rhenium Diamido Amine (Daam) and Diamido Pyridine (DAP) Complexes
  15. 242nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO, United States: Frontiers in C-H Activation and Functionalization Symposium 08/29/2011. Catalytic C-H Activation and Functionalization with Cp*Ir Complexes
  16. University of Florida (Chemistry) 01/23/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  17. University of Rochester (Chemistry) 01/30/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  18. University of Wisconsin Madison (Chemistry) 02/15/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  19. Duke University (Chemistry) 02/21/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  20. Michigan State University (Chemistry) 03/12/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  21. University of Michigan (Chemistry) 03/13/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  22. Wayne State University (Chemistry) 03/15/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  23. Temple University (Chemistry) 03/29/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  24. Johns Hopkins University (Chemistry) 04/03/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  25. Georgetown University (Chemistry) 04/04/2012. Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
  26. 2012 NSF Workshop on Synthetic Chemistry. 05/30/2012 – 06/02/2012
  27. Ionic/VIPEr Workshop: Inorganic Chemistry at the Frontiers of Catalysis University of North Carolina 07/17/2012. Mechanism for the Activation of Carbon Monoxide via Oxorhenium Complexes
  28. 2012 CENTC Summer School: Emerging Perspectives in Catalysis 07/21/2012 Homogeneous Transition Metal-Catalyzed Aerobic Alcohol Oxidations
  29. ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO, United States: 2012 Organometallics Symposium 08/21/2012. Investigation of the Mechanism for the Activation of CO by Oxorhenium Complexes
  30. Gordon Research Conference on Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms 03/03/2013- 03/08/2013. More than Spectator: Exploiting the Diverse Reactivity of Transition Metal Oxos
  31. Gordon Research Conference on Organometallic Chemistry 07/07/2013-07/12/2013 Beyond C-H Activation: Oxyfunctionlization with the Cp*Ir(III) Motif
  32. 245th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. Organometallic Developments in C-H Bond Activation. 04/7/2013-04/11/2013 Chelation Assisted C-H activation and Functionalization with Cp*Ir Complexes
  33. 245th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ipatieff Prize: Symposium in Honor of Melanie S. Sanford      04/7/2013-04/11/2013 C-H Activation and Oxyfunctionalization with Cp*Ir(Me) Complexes
  34. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Chemistry and Physics), 11/21/2014 Green Chemistry and Catalysis with Transition Metal Complexes.
  35. Ionic/VIPEr Workshop: Organometallics University of Michigan 06/29/2016 Mechanism for the Activation of Carbon Monoxide via Oxorhenium Complexes
  36. Western Washington University (Chemistry) 10/21/2016. Transition Metal Oxos as the Lewis Base Component of Frustrated Lewis Pairs.
  37. The College of William and Mary (Chemistry) 09/30/2016. Transition Metal Oxos as the Lewis Base Component of Frustrated Lewis Pairs.
  38. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chemistry) 09/13/2016. Transition Metal Oxos as the Lewis Base Component of Frustrated Lewis Pairs.
  39. Georgia Southern University (Chemistry) 02/09/2017
  40. Armstrong Atlantic University (Chemistry) 02/10/2017
  41. Wake Forest University (Chemistry) 03/15/2017. Catalysis from Non-Covalent and Covalent Interactions in Metal Oxos.
  42. 254th ACS National Meeting and Exposition Washington, DC. Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis: Transforming Catalysis through Collaboration Symposium 08/21/2017. Oxyfunctionalization with Cp*Ir(III) Complexes.
  43. Memphis University (Chemistry) 09/01/2017. Transition Metal Oxos as the Lewis Base Component of Frustrated Lewis Pairs.
  44. Auburn University (Chemistry and Biochemistry) 10/05/2017. Transition Metal Oxos as the Lewis Base Component of Frustrated Lewis Pairs.                

Teaching and Related Activities

Courses Taught

CH 402 (Inorganic Chemistry Lab)

Fall 2006 (17 enrolled)

CH 499 (Undergraduate Research)

Fall 2006 (2 enrolled)

CH 499 (Undergraduate Research)

Spring 2007 (4 enrolled)

CH 402

Fall 2007 (17 enrolled)

CH 499 (Undergraduate Research)

Fall 2007 (2 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Fall 2007 (1 enrolled)

CH 795C Graduate Special Topics: Catalysis

Spring 2008 (9 enrolled)

CH 499 (Undergraduate Research)

Spring 2008 (2 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Spring 2008 (2 enrolled)

CH 705 (Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms)

Fall 2008 (8 enrolled)

CH 499 (Undergraduate Research)

Fall 2008 (1 enrolled)

CH 610G (Introduction to Graduate Studies)

Fall 2008 (28 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Fall 2008 (1 enrolled)

CH 403 (Inorganic Chemistry II)

Spring 2009 (29 enrolled)

CH 499 (Undergraduate Research)

Spring 2009 (1 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Spring 2009 (3 enrolled)

CH 801 (Chemistry Seminar Program)

Fall 2009 (80 enrolled)

CH 499 (Undergraduate Research)

Fall 2009 (1 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Fall 2009 (2 enrolled)

CH 705 (Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms)

Spring 2010 (9 enrolled)

CH 403 (Inorganic Chemistry II)

Spring 2010 (11 enrolled)

CH 499 (Undergraduate Research)

Spring 2010 (3 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Spring 2010 (4 enrolled)

CH 801(Chemistry Seminar Program)

Spring 2010 (79 enrolled)

CH 442 (Synthesis Labs)

Fall 2010 (23 enrolled)

CH 801 (Chemistry Seminar Program)

Fall 2010 (96 enrolled)

CH 601 (MS Chemistry Seminar)

Fall 2010 (4 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Fall 2010 (3 enrolled)

Spring 2011

CH 442 (Synthesis Labs)

Spring 2011 (4 enrolled)

CH 801 (Chemistry Seminar Program)

Spring 2011 (96 enrolled)

CH 601 (MS Chemistry Seminar Program)

Spring 2011 (1 enrolled)

CH 705 (Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms)

Spring 2011 (13 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Spring 2011 (4 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Fall 2011 (4 enrolled)

CH 442 (Synthesis Labs)

Fall 2011 (14 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Spring 2012 (8 enrolled)

CH 101 (General Chemistry Science and Engineering)

Fall 2012 (46 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Fall 2012 (7 enrolled)

CH 899 (Doctoral Dissertation Prep)

Fall 2012 (1 enrolled)

CH 705 (Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms)

Spring 2013 (9 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Spring 2013 (7 enrolled)

CH 101(General Chemistry Science and Engineering)

Fall 2014 (33 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Fall 2014 (4 enrolled)

CH 899 (Doctoral Dissertation Prep)

Fall 2014 (2 enrolled)

CH 699 (Master Thesis Prep)

Fall 2014 (1 enrolled)

CH 705 (Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms)

Spring 2015 (6 enrolled)

CH 795 (Inorganic Seminar)

Spring 2015 (41 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Spring 2015 (4 enrolled)

CH 899 (Doctoral Dissertation Prep)

Spring 2015 (2 enrolled)

CH 699 (Masters Dissertation Prep)

Spring 2015 (1 enrolled)

CH 103 (General Chemistry Science and Engineering)

Fall 2015 (47 enrolled)

CH 795 (Inorganic Chemistry Seminar)

Fall 2015 (36 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Fall 2015 (4 enrolled)

CH 899 (Doctoral Dissertation Prep)

Fall 2015 (1 enrolled)

CH 699 (Masters Thesis Prep)

Fall 2015 (1 enrolled)

CH 705 (Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms)

Spring 2015 (6 enrolled)

CH 795 (Inorganic Chemistry Seminar)

Spring 2015 (35 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Spring 2015 (6 enrolled)

CH 899 (Doctoral Dissertation Prep)

Spring 2015 (1 enrolled)

CH 699 (Masters Thesis Prep)

Spring 2015 (1 enrolled)

CH 103 (General Chemistry Science and Engineering)

Fall 2016 (48 enrolled)

CH 795 (Inorganic Chemistry Seminar)

Fall 2016 (30 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Fall 2016 (4 enrolled)

CH 899 (Doctoral Thesis Prep)

Fall 2016 (1 enrolled)

CH 705 (Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms)

Spring 2017 (12 enrolled)

CH 795 (Inorganic Seminar)

Spring 2017 (32 enrolled)

CH 895 (Doctoral Dissertation Research)

Spring 2017 (4 enrolled)

CH 899 (Doctoral Dissertation Prep)

Spring 2017 (1 enrolled)

Students and Postdocs Mentored

Graduate Students

  1. Dan Frasco, PhD 2015
  2. Jessica Smeltz, PhD 2013
  3. Cassandra Lilly, PhD 2014
  4. Matthew Lehman, PhD 2014
  5. Joan Roque Pena, PhD 2015
  6. Leanna Robbins , PhD 2016
  7. Nikola Lambic, (2013 – Present)
  8. Caleb Brown, (2014 – Present)
  9. Alexis Guzman, (2014 – Present)
  10. Cody Perry, (2013 – Present)
  11. Damaris Perez (2013 – Present)

Undergraduate Students

  1. Gregory Curtin, 2017 REU Student, Rochester Institute of Technology
  2. Karam Idrees, 2016 REU Student, Millersville University
  3. Nikki Wolford, 2015 REU Student, Millersville University
  4. Robert Wilson, 2015 CENTC Undergrad, NCSU Chemistry
  5. Jason Corder, 2012 CENTC Undergrad, NCSU Chemistry
  6. Bridget Dale, 2011 CENTC Undergrad, NCSU Chemistry
  7. Carla Costa, 2012 NCSU Summer Undergrad, UPR Rio Pedras
  8. Mary Beth Schuweiler, 2011 CENTC Undergrad , Sheppard University
  9. David Paul Walton, 2011 REU Student, Millersville University
  10. Amanda Jackson, 2010 CENTC Undergrad, Tuskegee University
  11. Jared Kneebone, 2009 REU Student, Millersville University
  12. Josh Yablonski, 2009 REU Student, Millersville University
  13. Joel Aponte, 2008 AGEP Student, UPR Rio Piedras
  14. Paul Houseworth, 2007 – 2008 NCSU Undergrad         
  15. Jessica Lee, 2007 – 2008 NCSU Undergrad
  16. Logan Hanner, 2007 – 2008 NCSU Undergrad
  17. Careen Fletcher Undergraduate Student, 2007 REU Student, St Francis College

High School Student

  1. Jonathan Chang, 2011 Project Seed, Enloe High School
  2. Jon Chang, 2009 -2010 Project Seed, Enloe High School

Post Doctoral Associate

  1. Tim Humphrey, 2007 – 2008, Assistant Professor Truman State University
  2. Yuee Feng, 2008 – 2010 Air Liquide
  3. Kristi Engelman, 2010 – 2011 Honeywell

Professional Service on Campus

Departmental Committees

  1. Graduate Admissions Committee: (2010-Present)
  2. Undergraduate Research Committee: (2007-Present)
  3. Graduate Recruitment (2007-2009)
  4. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2009)
  5. X-ray Users Committee (adhoc) (2007-Present)
  6. Safety Committee (2013-2014)

Other Activities

  1. PI: Department of Chemistry REU site: Integrated Computational and Experimental (ICE) REU (2009 – 2012) and 2014 – 2020
  2. College of Science Dean Search Committee (2015)
  3. Department of Chemistry Chair Selection Committee (2014)

Professional Service off Campus

  1. Reviewing
  • Proposals: National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, American Chemical Society, Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation, Croatian Science Foundation, Canada Foundation for Innovation, French National Research Agency.
  • Manuscripts: Organometallics, Chemical Reviews European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Catalysis, Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Bioresource Technology, Chemistry: An Asian Journal, Dalton Transactions, ChemCatChem, RSC Advances, ACS Omega.
  • Panels/Site Visits: NSF CAREER, NSF SBIR, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, NSF SEES Fellows Biofuels, NSF/DOE Solicitation on Solar Hydrogen Technologies, EPSCoR RII Track-2 FEC, NSF CCHF Site Visit 2016.
  • Other: American Chemical Society, Chair Elect Organometallic Subdivision 2017

Conference Organization or Sessions Chaired

  1. 2010 and 2013 CENTC Summer School: Emerging Perspectives in Catalysis (Organizer)
  2. NSF SusChEM Workshop 2012 (Session Chair)
  3. 239th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, United States (Session Chair)
  4. 237th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, United States (Session Chair)

Current Research Support ($ 1,566,568 Total)

  • National Science Foundation. REU Site: Integrated Computational and Experimental (ICE) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program at North Carolina State University $268,302 Total.       09/01/2017–08/31/2020 Elena Jakubikova (Co-PI)
  • National Science Foundation. Transition Metal Complexes with Multiple Ligand Bonds as the Lewis Base Component of Frustrated Lewis Pairs. $449,8880 5/01/2017 – 04/3020
  • National Science Foundation. REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Interface of Computations and Experiments at the Department of Chemistry at North Carolina State University (REU Site at North Carolina State University at the Interface of Computations and Experiment) $228,884 Total. 08/15/2014 – 08/14/2018. Elena Jakubikova (Co-PI)
  • National Science Foundation/University of Washington. Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis. $619,494 Total. 08/01/2012 – 08/31/2017

Previous Research Support ($ 2,044,274 Total)

  1. Eastman Chemical Company. Cp*Ir(III) Complexes for the Catalytic Formation of Biaryls or Polyaryls. $317,418 Total. 01/01/2014–12/31/2015. Elena Jakubikova (Co-PI)
  2. Eastman Chemical Company. Development of the Catalytic Hydroformylation Cycle and Analysis of Products. $17,564 Total. 05/01/2013 – 07/31/2013.
  3. Industrial Research Institute/National Science Foundation. Catalytic Oxidation Chemistry Aimed at Upgrading Lignin. $500,000 Total. 01/01/2011 – 08/31/2012. Dimitris S. Argyropoulos (PI)
  4. National Science Foundation. Career: Rational Design of Green Catalysts For Chemical Oxidations. $530,000 Total. 04/01/2010 – 03/31/2015.
  5. National Science Foundation/ University of Washington. New Ligand Motifs for Catalytic C-H Activation and Aerobic Oxidation with Iridium. $405,372 Total. 06/15/2009 – 05/31/2012.
  6. National Science Foundation. REU Site: Department of Chemistry at North Carolina State University. $214,920 Total. 06/15/2009 – 05/31/2012. Reza A. Ghiladi (Co-PI)
  7. NCSU Faculty Research & Professional Development Fund. Mechanistic Investigations of Catalytic Aerobic Oxidations With Iridium Complexes. $4000 Total. 07/01/2008 – 06/30/2009.
  8. American Chemical Society. Iridium(III) Complexes for Aerobic Oxidations. $50,000 Total. 05/01/2008 – 08/31/2010.
  9. Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Iridium(III) Complexes for Aerobic Oxidations. $5000 Total. 08/01/2007 – 08/01/2008.