Graduate Research Assistant
• Performed air-free organometallic synthesis generating compounds involving thebis(imino)pyridine redox active ligand, known for polymerization and catalysis• Measured electrochemical properties of ruthenium compounds leading to discovery and isolation of ionic species bearing the bis(imino)pyridine ligand• Determined electronic structure of ruthenium(I) binuclear species to better understand bis(imino)pyridine ligand involvement in radical behavior• Investigated mechanistic pathways for chemical transformations by observing intermediates at low temperatures