Education

B.A., Amherst College

Ph.D., University of Colorado - Boulder

Postdoctoral Scholar, North Carolina State University
 

Research and Teaching

My research is interdisciplinary, spanning the fields of physical, inorganic, and organic chemistry, united by the study of how interactions between light and matter can be harnessed for reactivity. Specifically, I am interested in photoredox catalysis, a process by which organic reactions are catalyzed through photoinduced electron transfer with light absorbing catalysts. Photoredox catalysis finds applications in the sustainable synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs, but the scarcity of the elements that are used in the catalysts limits the application of this technique to relatively small scale synthesis. My research focuses on the development of photocatalysts derived from earth-abundant elements in order to make this powerful catalytic framework more accessible and affordable.

At Haverford, I have taught a variety of coursework in physical and inorganic chemistry. For the 2024-2025 academic year, I will teach: Topics in Physical Chemistry: Photochemistry (CHEMH355); Statistical Themodynamics and Kinetics (CHEMH304); and Chemical Dynamics (CHEMH112).

I love lasers and glowy molecules, so you can often find me with laser safety goggles or a black-light in hand!