Timothy P. Hanusa
Professor of Chemistry
Overview:
In the
Hanusa group, we have extensively used rational ligand design to control the
reactivity of main-group and transition metal organometallic and coordination
complexes, investigated steric effects on the reactivity and
magnetic/electrochemical properties of metal complexes, and synthesized
precursors to materials with desired electronic/optical properties. In
particular, we are developing new syntheses for molecular complexes and
nanoparticles that use mechanochemical methods, in which the reagents are ground
or milled together, rather than being dissolved in a solvent. This can not only
provide compounds that are more highly reactive than those formed in solution,
but it offers a “greener”, more environmentally conscious route to synthetic
nanochemistry than is usually the case.
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Awards:
-Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
-Fellow, American Institute of Chemists
-Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching