Michael Hurst Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

District Of Columbia, United States

• Contribute to setting and accomplishing strategic goals for RSC publishing in the Americas via leadership in regional initiatives and collaboration with international colleagues
• Regularly attend national scientific meetings to network and solicit feedback from researchers about publishing and attitudes in the scientific community; work alongside active scientist board members and partners to.
• Oversee various internal and public-facing projects, including RSC's academic award program in North America, bespoke in-person and virtual symposia at leading research institutions, and a quarterly newsletter reaching.

Eugene, Oregon

• Supported the initiation of an R1 research group as founding graduate student, including in establishing research directions and training new students; published two first-author articles and graduated with first PhD.
• Studied the interaction of palladium complexes with silicon-containing molecules and applied this knowledge towards homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, including Surface Organometallic Chemistry
• Mastered air-free chemistry via glovebox and Schlenk line techniques; characterization via nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Eugene, Oregon

• As Head Teaching Assistant of the general chemistry curriculum at the University of Oregon (2 years; August 2018-June 2020), directed peers in their teaching duties and acted as main point-of-contact for 500+.
• Served as teaching assistant for various undergraduate- and graduate-level courses; developed lesson plans with course lectures and coordinated laboratory sections

Eugene, Oregon

• Shannon Boettcher Lab: Studied metal (oxy)hydroxide catalysts in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Synthesized nanosheets, observed deformation in situ by atomic force microscopy (AFM) during cyclic voltammetry.
• David Tyler Lab: Developed synthesis of methyl-substituted Buchwald-type phosphine ligands to optimize C–N cross-coupling reactions. Worked under air-free conditions using glovebox and Schlenk line techniques.
• David Johnson Lab: Synthesized transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures by modulated elemental reactants (MER) methodology. Evaluated composition and structure via X-ray diffraction (XRD), reflectivity (XRR).

Spearfish, South Dakota

• Worked one-on-one with student peers to improve written and oral communication skills via constructive feedback and mentoring; frequently served English as Second-Language (ESL) individuals and students across all.
• Trained new mentors, produced online educational content, and presented to students and peers on effective communication

Spearfish, South Dakota

• Katrina Jensen Lab: Studied copper complexes in photocatalytic systems for enantioselective synthesis, including ligand library synthesis, design, and reaction optimization; characterized products and evaluated.

Spearfish, South Dakota

• Justin and Tara Ramsey Lab: Conducted field research in the Black Hills of South Dakota to study Achillea (yarrow), a plant with historical use as medicine by Native American groups; tested extract of Achillea samples.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D., Chemistry

• Founding graduate student, Amanda Cook Lab • Emphases: Organometallics, Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science •.

Bachelor Of Science - B.S., Chemistry (General) And Biology (Environmental)

• Summa cum laude and University Scholar (Honors Program) • Emphases: General Chemistry, Environmental Biology; minor in Professional.

Master Of Science - M.S., Chemistry