Research
Cationic Electron Acceptors
We seek to achieve ambient stability of the reduced states of aromatic imides through the incorporation of cationic charge onto the aromatic core to set the stage for incorporation into device settings.
Cramming Imides Together
We are targeting small molecules with high densities of redox centers for their potential in charge accumulating applications. This work is funded by the ACS PRF.
Self-Assembled Structures
We are interested in new synthetic strategies for building molecular 2D and 3D structures with porous properties.
Funding
We are grateful to the following agencies and foundations for supporting our research.
| Period | Project | Funder | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2028 | RUI: Pyrazoloindazoles as Long Wavelength Chromophores and Emitters | NSF | $365,000 |
| 2024–2025 | Cycloaddition of 3-arylmaleimides with maleimides | Organic Syntheses, Inc. | $16,000 |
| 2024 | Rapid Construction of Electron-Deficient Aromatics by Cycloadditions of 3-Arylmaleimide with Maleimides | ACS Division of Organic Chemistry (SURF) | $6,000 |
| 2023–2026 | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Aromatic Dihydrazides | ACS Petroleum Research Fund | $70,000 |
| 2023–2028 | Sulfur-Enhanced Mellophanic Diimide Acenes and Ions | Dreyfus Foundation (Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award) | $75,000 |
| 2022–2025 | Macalester Beckman Scholars Program | Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation | $156,000 |
| 2020–2025 | RUI: Aromatic Diimide-Stabilized Acenes, Biradicals, and Radical Ions | NSF | $338,259 |
| 2019–2022 | Cottrell Scholar Award | Research Corporation for Science Advancement | $100,000 |
| 2019 | Synthesis and Characterization of Angled Benzene Diimides as Building Blocks for Linear Azaacenes | ACS Division of Organic Chemistry (SURF) | $5,000 |
| 2017–2019 | Synthesis and Characterization of Naphthalene and Biphenylene Tetraimides | ACS Petroleum Research Fund | $55,000 |
| 2017 | Assembly of Metal-less Covalent Carbon Cages through Alkene Metathesis | Mindlin Foundation | $4,950 |
| 2016–2019 | Development of Green Chemistry Lab Experiments | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $14,980 |