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SUMMARY:Elucidating Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Mechanisms Underpinnin
 g the Catalytic Generation of Renewable Fuels
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20191101T000000
UID:2026-04-29-00-54-24@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260429T005424
Description:About the Seminar\n\nThe conversion of energy-poor feedstocks l
 ike water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich fuels involves multi-electro
 n\, multi-proton transformations. In order to develop catalysts that can m
 ediate fuel production with optimum energy efficiency\, this complex proto
 n-electron reactivity must be carefully considered. Using a combination of
  electrochemical methods and time-resolved spectroscopy\, we have revealed
  new details of how molecular catalysts mediate the reduction of protons t
 o dihydrogen and the experimental parameters that dictate catalyst kinetic
 s and mechanism. Through these studies\, we are revealing opportunities to
  promote\, control and modulate the proton-coupled electron transfer react
 ion pathways of catalysts.\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nJillian L. Dempsey rece
 ived her S.B. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005 where
  she worked in the laboratory of Prof. Daniel G. Nocera. As an NSF Graduat
 e Research Fellow\, she carried out research with Prof. Harry B. Gray and 
 Dr. Jay R. Winkler at the California Institute of Technology. In 2011 she 
 received her Ph.D. and was awarded the Herbert Newby McCoy Award for Outst
 anding Achievements in Chemistry. From 2011–2012 she was an NSF ACC Post
 doctoral Fellow with Daniel R. Gamelin at the University of Washington. In
  2012 she joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
  Hill where her research group explores charge transfer processes relevant
  to solar energy capture and conversion using a combination of electrochem
 istry and time-resolved spectroscopy. She has received the NSF CAREER Awar
 d\, a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering\, the Air Force Offic
 e of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award\, a Sloan Research Fello
 wship\, the Sitterson Award for Teaching First Year Students\, the Hettlem
 an Prize\, and the Inter-American Photochemical Society Young Investigator
  Award. 4:00 pm
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