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SUMMARY:Synthetic Design with Electronic Spins
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20230411T160000
UID:2026-04-22-18-18-06@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260422T181806
Description:About the Seminar\n\nOn the nanoscale\, magnetic order gives wa
 y to a fundamentally different behavior\, enhancing the role of phonon cou
 pling and giving rise to superparamagnetism\, a distinct behavior combinin
 g the large moment of collective permanent magnetism with the equilibrium 
 kinetics of paramagnetism. Superparamagnetism has rich functionality\, fin
 ding applications at the intersections of diverse fields such as biomedici
 ne\, electronics\, sensing\, imaging\, rheology\, and catalysis. Further s
 ize reduction into the molecular regime\, even down to a single magnetic a
 tom\, has been shown to support superparamagnetism\, adding the possibilit
 y for new fundamental behavior and functionality based on the quantized na
 ture of the spin states. This talk will explore our work in both nanoscale
  and molecular superparamagnetism with a specific focus on the design and 
 verification of models for synthetic control of the wavefunction.\n\nAbout
  the Speaker\nJeff grew up in Oconomowoc\, WI\, and\, deciding it wasn\\'t
  nearly cold and snowy enough\, moved to Ithaca\, NY to get his B.A. in Ch
 emistry. While at Cornell\, he worked in the lab of Prof. Stephen Lee on c
 haracterizing the elusive structures of a series of metal cyanide polymer 
 catalysts using powder x-ray diffraction and density functional theory.\nA
 fter graduating in 2005\, he moved to sunny California to work under Prof.
  Jeffrey Long at University of California\, Berkeley. There\, he became fa
 scinated with the electronic structure of the f-elements (lanthanides &amp
 \; actinides) and how this electronic structure could be studied and modif
 ied through synthetic molecular chemistry. Of particular interest was how 
 the electronic structure dictated magnetic properties and this became not 
 only the focus of his dissertation work but also the seed of broader quest
 ions of how to use molecular magnetism to better understand extended solid
 s and multi-scale interactions.\nTo learn more about the physics and chemi
 stry beyond the scope of the molecular\, Jeff sought out an expert in nano
 scale materials. Securing a postdoctoral position in the lab of Prof. Dani
 el Gamelin at the University of Washington\, Jeff moved up the (deceptivel
 y long) coast from NorCal to Seattle\, where the fantastic science and peo
 ple quickly outweighed the rainy and overcast climate. During his time the
 re Jeff worked on a broad range of electronically and magnetically doped c
 olloidal nanocrystalline semiconductors.\nIn a gambit to avoid “weather\
 " entirely\, in 2014 Jeff accepted an assistant professor position in the 
 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at at UC San Diego. He is a membe
 r of the Materials Science and Engineering Program as well. 4:00 pm
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