The Blakemore Laboratory
Inspired by the pursuit of sustainability, our group studies mechanisms of redox-induced chemical reactions, particularly those involving actinides, lanthanides, and light gases. We draw on perspectives from inorganic/organometallic chemistry, molecular electrochemistry, and surface science.
RECENT BLAKEMORE GROUP NEWS
17 April 2025 - James and Fynn delivered an invited tag-team seminar at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Thanks to Dr. Mitch Refvik, Dr. Graham Lief, and the entire Polyolefin Catalysis Group for the opportunity to visit the Bartlesville Research and Technology Center and share details on our research. A huge thanks to Dr. Orson Sydora of CPChem for his collaboration on a portion of the research presented.
8 April 2025 - Congratulations to our undergraduate researcher Cecilia Paranjothi, who has been named a recipient of a US NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! The NSF GRF is the most prestigious predoctoral fellowship in the US, and provides full support for three years. Way to go, Cecilia!
6-9 April 2025 - James attended the biannual PI Meeting of the DOE BES Heavy Element Chemistry Program and delivered a talk on our ongoing work in actinide redox chemistry and reactivity. Thanks to Dr. Philip Wilk for organizing a great meeting, and for our many domestic and international collaborators for their contributions to the science that we are doing!
5 February 2025 - The cover art for our recent collaborative paper with Dr. Richard Wilson of Argonne National Laboratory has been selected by the Editorial Board of Dalton Transactions as a 2024 Best Cover Art Award for the journal. Thanks to the board for their support of our work and the entire inorganic chemistry community!
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