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
15 May 2024 – Cecilia Paranjothi has been named the recipient of the Class of 1913 Award. This prize, which is one of the prestigious University Awards, is granted annually to two graduating students “who, by their evidenced intelligence, devotion to their studies, and personal character, give promise of . . . usefulness to society.” The central criterion for this award is a stellar academic record, making Cecilia a very deserving recipient indeed. Cecilia has been conducting research in our group for over three years, and has been co-mentored throughout that time by Davis Curry. She will begin graduate studies in chemistry at the California Institute of Technology later this year as an NSF predoctoral fellow. Congratulations, Cecilia!
9 May 2025 – Graduate student Davis Curry has been named a co-recipient of the 2025 Bernstein Award for Future Faculty. This award is given annually by the KU Center for Teaching Excellence and recognizes KU graduate students who have both approached their teaching as inquiry into learning and plan to pursue future teaching opportunities in their careers. Congratulations, Davis!
2 May 2025 – Our graduating senior Colleen Thach has been named the recipient of the Dr. Arnold Mitchem Award by the McNair Scholars Program at KU. This award is presented to a student who exemplifies the tenacity, resiliency, and exceptional level of fortitude necessary for successful completion of graduate study. This award is named after Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem, President Emeritus and founder of the Council for Opportunity in Education. Congratulations, Colleen!
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 for a 2024 Best Cover Art Award from the journal. Thanks to the board for their support of our work and the entire inorganic chemistry community!
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You cannot step into the same river twice, for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you. – Heraclitus
The best of all pleasures [is] collaborating on scientific work with friends. – E. Teller
I believe that until we progress far enough to live in the present (outside time and space) we shall experience beauty in the knowledge that things steadily grow.
– P. Mondrian