Student Projects
Name, "Title", Duration, Current Positions (Degree Program, Completed). Listed by Graduation year.
2005-06
Kristen Brownell “ The Synthesis of Enepolyynes” Honors
Stanford Uniiversity (PhD)
2005-07
Ethan Van Arnam “Improving Selectivity of Linear α-Olefin Dimerization to Linear α-Olefin Products by Cobalt Catalysis: Attempted Synthesis of Phosphabenzene as a Cobalt Ligand” Honors plus one summer.
California Institute of Technology – Organic Chemistry(PhD)
2005-06
Evron Legall Two summers, two semester Ind Study
2004-05
John Haines “Synthesis of Ferrocene Based Lanthanide Sulfonamide Catalysts” Honors plus two summers University of Maryland (MD)
Andrew Parsons “Towards the Synthesis of C2-Symmetric Ferrocenyl Bis-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands” Honors plus two summers
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill- Organic Chemistry (PhD)
Lauren Sarno “The Polymerization of COT and Hexadiene using Schrock’s and Grubbs’ Catalysts” One summer (Joint with Christensen)
Emma Leonard “Metathesis Route to Bridged Bis(allylindenyl) Lanthanocene Chlorides” One summer
Philips Andover Academy (Chemistry Teacher)
2003-04
Laura Phillips: "Synthesis of Chiral Disulfonamide Ligands via 1,1'-Binaphthyl-2,2'-Diamine"
Type: Ind Study
Currently: Skiing in Colorado
William Stetler: "The Synthesis of C2-symmetric Lanthanide Catalysts Using a Ferrocene Backbone"
Type: Honors
Currently: Hiking Appalachian Trail
James Wilkins: "The Synthesis of Tethered Bis-4, 7-diisopropylindene Ligands for Lanthanide Series Metal Catalysts"
Type: Honors
Currently: Oxford (Marshall Scholar)
2002-03
Elizabeth Barney: "The Use of Ionic Liquids for Lanthanide Reactions"
Type: Honors (Joint with Christensen)
Currently: Shore Country Day School
Mara Grossman: "The Use of Ionic Liquids for Lanthanide Reactions"
Type: Ind Study
Currently: Georgetown (MD)
Ariele Hanek: "Synthesis of Bis(Sulfonamide)Ferrocenyl Ligands for Lanthanide Series Metal Catalysis"
Type: Honors
Currently: Cal Tech (PhD)
Elise Meoli: "Enantioselective Catalytic Capabilities of a Lanthanide Species"
Type: Honors
Currently: Currently: NIH
Sara Wiltshire: "Polyene Metathesis Reaction using Schrock's Catalysts"
Type: Ind Study
Currently: UC Davis (MS Forensic Chemistry)
2001-02
Kris Bossee: "The Synthesis of Bis-Cyclopentadienyl Ligands for Enantioselective Catalysis"
Type: Honors
Currently: Pfizer Inc
Matthew Stanton: "Enatioselective Synthesis of Tethered Bis-Indenyl-Metallocene Catalysts"
Type: Honors
Currently: U Texas Austin (PhD)
2000-2001
Eric Woodbury: "The Synthesis of C2 Symmetric Lanthanocene Catalysts through the Zirconium-mediated Coupling of Two Alkynes"
Type: Honors
Currently: University of California, Davis Organic Chemistry (PhD)
Eri Yoshida: "Synthesis of C2-Symmetric ansa Lanthanocenes"
Type: Honors
Currently: University of Utah, Organic Chemistry (MS)
1999-2000
Robin Bellanca: "Synthesis of Tethered Biscyclopentadienyl Ligands by Zircocene-mediated Coupling of Alkenes and Alkynes Followed by CO Insertion "
Type: Ind Study
Currently: Harvard Law School
1997-98
Benjamin Davis: "Design and Synthesis of C2-Symmetric Ansa Lanthanocenes"
Type: Honors
Currently: University of California, Irvine- Inorganic Chemistry (PhD 2003)
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Jennifer Krumper: "Zirconium-mediated Reductive Cyclization of Alkenes in the Total Synthesis of Rosemarinecine"
Type: Honors
Currently: University of California, Berkeley- Organic Chemistry (PhD 2004) Assistant Professor Idaho State University
Jeffrey Rodhe: "Synthesis of a C2-Symmetric Diphenyl Aziridine for Use as a Chiral Auxiliary"
Type: Honors
Currently: University of Texas Southwest Medical School (MD)
Jessica Brannon: "New Routes to a Cp-based Ligand" Type: Ind. Study
Currently: 1999 Graduate Bowdoin College- Plans unknown.
J. Anthony D'Alessio: "Synthesis of a Triendiyne for Titanocene-mediated Cyclization"
Type: Ind. Study
Currently: Graduate Student, University of California, Berkeley
1996-97
Matthew Weiss: "The Total Synthesis of Rosemarinecine"
Type: Honors
Currently: Yale University- Organic Chemistry (PhD, 2001) Amgen Inc
Christina Jeffris: "Zirconocene-based Cyclization Reactions to Produce Ligands for Lanthanide Complexes"
Type: Ind. Study
Currently: University of Washington Medical School (MD)
Michael Kaufmann: " Synthesis of Zirconocene Ligands"
Type: Ind. Study
Currently: University of Rochester (MD)
Christina Marchetti "A Palladium-catalyzed Route to Decapentaene"
Type: Ind. Study
Currently: Johns Hopkins University- Molecular Biophysics (PhD) Post Doc, NIH
1995-96
Benjamin Nolan: "Synthesis and Hydrogenation/Cyclic Amination of Imino Olefins by Lanthanocene Complexes"
Type: Honors
Currently: Colorado State University- Inorganic Chemistry (PhD, 2000) Veterinary School, Tufts
Michael Miller: "Synthesis and Stabilization of Strained Organic Compounds and the Isolation of Elusive Molecules"
Type: Honors
Currently: University of California, Los Angeles- Organic Chemistry (PhD, 2000) Post-Doc Scripps
Scott Sternson: "The Synthesis of (-) Rosmarinecine Utilizing a Zirconium-Mediated Ring Closure"
Type: Honors
Currently: Harvard University- Organic Chemistry (PhD, 2001) Post Doc, Rockefeller University
Jennifer Krumper: "The Synthesis of Decapentaene"
Type: Ind. Study
1994-95
Andrew Gilbert: "Synthesis of Chiral C2-Symmetric Ansa-Lanthanocenes"
Type: Honors
Currently: University of Maine, Forestry (MS)
Heather Standley: "Stabilization of Strained Cyclic Organic Molecules through Zirconocene Complexation"
Type: Ind. Study
Currently: University New South Wales, Australia- Biology
Rachael Cleaves: "The Production of C2-Symmetric Ligands for use in Lanthanocene Catalysts"
Type: Ind. Study
Currently: Veterinary Assistant- Anchorage, Alaska
1993-94
Joanne Holland: "Stabilization of Strained Species by Zirconocene Complexation"
Type: Honors
Currently: University of Pennsylvania- Organic Chemistry (PhD, 1999), Chemist- Biogen
Susan Millar: "The Synthesis of Novel C2-Symmetric Ligands for Lanthanocene Catalyzed Reactions"
Type: Honors
Currently: University of Rochester- Inorganic Chemistry (PhD, 1999)