We are a research group in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Delaware. Our research efforts lie at the interface of synthetic inorganic and organic chemistry. Our program applies advanced synthetic and spectroscopic techniques to prepare and characterize new complexes and materials with interesting electronic and reactivity profiles. Tantamount to our goals is the ability to design and construct new molecules for a targeted application. Advanced electrochemical, spectroscopic and computational analyses guide this design process and afford a better physical understanding of the different systems under consideration. The majority of our work is centered in two key arenas - the development of molecular chemistry of consequence to renewable energy and the development of new methods for tailoring the chemical and physical properties of surfaces, including electrode and metal oxides materials.
Latest Group News
April 14, 2012
Congratulations to Justin for receiving a first place award for his research presentation at the 76th Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention! (details)
October 26, 2011
Jennifer Eddy has joined the group. Welcome Jennifer!
October 22, 2011
Congratulations to Justin and Mike for winning first place for their poster presentations at the 14th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at UMBC! (details)
August 24, 2011
Congratulations to Gabe for receiving a LSAMP Doctoral Fellowship!
August 10, 2011
Our research has been profiled in Nature! (details)
May 13, 2011
Our group has received seed funding from the UD Research Foundation.
May 10, 2011
Our research has been highlighted by The Review. (details).
May 3, 2011
Joel discussed the importance of renewable energy research with Mellany Armstrong and Peter MacArthur on WDEL, 1150 AM (listen here).
April 4, 2011
Joel has received an ORAU Ralphe E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award and our lab has received seed funding for the development of new electrocatalysts (details).