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Really excited to share my first graduate school publication, out today in JACS. I was lucky to collaborate with Dr. Jacob Tracy, (now a professor at University of West Florida) to develop squaramides as a class of high-potential flow battery catholyte materials. Jake did some gorgeous mechanistic work on the decomposition pathways for this class of molecules to uncover design rules, and it was gratifying to see those principles smoothly translate to high performance as I scaled the lead compound and performed electrochemical characterization and device work. I think this paper is a nice example of how effective mechanistic investigations and characterization techniques commonly employed by organic methods/physical organic chemists can be to address energy storage challenges. If anyone wants tips for how to make the high potential catholyte, feel free to reach out - you can pretty readily get 5g of the stuff (just make sure you don't spill 3g into your oil bath like I did). I also want to thank the rest of the Toste group for making the lab a really fantastic place to work, Dennis Cao for introducing me to organic electronics work in undergrad, Jake again for being a really wonderful mentor and collaborator, and Dean for being a PI who's afforded me a ton of freedom to pursue my interests. Lastly, thanks to my union, UAW 4811, for making I've got a safe workplace and that I get paid enough to cover rent. https://lnkd.in/gSqB7NKp

For those teachers just starting out with #P4C pedagogy, you don't need to create all your own material. Instead, lean in to the world of resources available, then innovate to suit your context. Thanks SAPERE P4C for bringing together such fabulous resources.

Your lifestyle is shaped by a combination of factors, including your choices, values, circumstances, and environment. Education can certainly influence these factors by empowering you to make informed decisions, pursue meaningful goals, and adapt to changing circumstances. It can provide you with the means to secure better career prospects, increase your earning potential, and improve your quality of life.

Successfully completed the VAC course on Role of Green and Sustainable Chemistry in Higher Education✌️

Naomi Evans, a Chemistry major, aspires to be a teacher in her future, as well as pursue her own scientific research in her field. "Being a UTRGV Vaquero means taking pride in what I do both on campus and off," she said. "It means taking an active role in my school community." Naomi is this week's UTRGV Profiles in Excellence student. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gNrM-E_2 #utrgvpie #utrgvprofilesinexcellence #utrgvchemistry

Students will select a topic from the first half of this course to research furt

GLIDE research group member Lexy Arinze presented today at the Annual Colloquium for International Engineering Education about the first phase of our NSF project: "Developing a Survey to Study the Impact of Global Undergraduate Experiences on Engineers' Career Pathways." Our project focuses on studying the career outcomes of engineers who participated in global experiences as undergraduate students. Lexy described how we developed our survey, which we are currently using to collect data from engineering alumni across three universities. If you are interested in using our survey, we will be sharing it soon for others interested in following up with alumni! More information about our project can be found at the project website: https://lnkd.in/gC275E6z

💡 Student Presentation Spotlight 💡 : We wanted to take a moment to recognize Morgan Pangburn and her upcoming poster presentation at the SWPA 2024 Conference in San Antonio, Texas this March! She will be presenting her dissertation topic "Systematic Literature Review of Variables Associated with Graduate Student Theoretical Orientation Selection." Make sure to check back for a follow-up post with more images about Morgan's poster presentation! #midwesternuniversity #mwuproud #clinicalpsychology

Finally completed my Thesis paper

Great article highlighting our recent graduate Riley Mohr!