Research Interests
Inorganic Chemistry
Research Statement
My lab seeks to develop homogeneous catalysts for activating abundant small molecules, such as dinitrogen and carbon dioxide. A big challenge in designing catalysts to convert small molecules into useful chemicals is controlling the transfer of multiple electrons. Our current interests are to create new transition metal complexes featuring metal-metal bonds and study their reactivity with dinitrogen. We are also interested in understanding their metal-metal bonding and electronic structures.