Author: farnumlab

The CASE REU program came to an end for Summer 2023 with a final poster session. Lydia and Zoe each did outstanding research during the summer and presented their research in an excellent manner. I’m very proud of their research accomplishments while in our group.

Two REU students have joined the lab for summer 2023. Lydia Moore comes from Samford University and will be working with Rezoanul on multi-electron redox reactions with nickel complexes. Zoe Adams comes from Claflin College and will be working with Humaira on synthesis and electrochemistry of CuGaO₂.

Congrats to Sam Payne, Kallan Blakemore, and Brandon Dye for finishing their undergraduate degrees at Auburn! Sam will be continuing with the Navy by working on a submarine. Kallan and Brandon are off to graduate school in Chemistry at the University of New Hampshire and Chemical Engineering at Columbia University. They were all outstanding researchers and group members. Best of luck to all of them in their future endeavors!

Former undergraduate student, Noah Gibson, was recently awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for his work in graduate school at Yale University. Congrats to Noah for his hard work!

In collaboration with the Goldsmith group at Auburn, our JACS publication shows that incorporation of quinol groups into the ligand backbone switches product selectivity from H₂O₂ to H₂O in the reduction of O₂ at a molecular cobalt catalyst. More exciting work to come from this collaboration!