Lab Director
James T. Spencer
Professor
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor
Chancellors Citation for Academic Excellence
Founding Exec. Dir., Forensic and Nat’l Security Sciences Institute
Chemistry and Forensic Science
2-004 Center for Science and Technology
315.443.3436
jtspence@syr.edu
Current Graduate Lab Members
Harvey Mosher, Graduate Assistant (ABD)
Elizabeth Clifford, Graduate Assistant
Former Graduate Students
Tyna Meeks, Ph.D.
tynameeks@ircsd.org
“Assessing the Quantified Impact of POGIL on an Introductory Forensic Science Survey Course” 2015.
Chris Petrelli, Ph.D.
chpetrel@syr.edu
“The synthesis, characterization, and application of carborane-cluster based macrocycles and boron nitride nanosheets in photovoltaics” 2014. Chris attended Regis University in beautiful Denver, CO, graduating in 2007 with a BS in Chemistry and a BS in Environmental Science. From 2006-2008 Chris worked at TestAmerica Laboratories in Denver working in both sample receiving and organic extractions.
Casey Simons, Ph.D.
crsimons@syr.edu
“The synthesis, characterization, and application of new rigid species for application as nonlinear optical materials and organometallic catalysts” 2015. Casey attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 2009 with a BS in Chemistry. In 2011 Casey received his M.Phil in Chemistry from Syracuse University.
Craig Sherwood, Ph.D. Candidate
cmsher01@syr.edu
Craig attended Utica College, graduating in 2012 with a BS in Chemistry.
Pei Ma, Ph.D.
“Thermal and Photochemical Reactions of Large Metallaborane Clusters and Functionalizations of Boron Nitride Nanosheets” 2013.
Erin Rent, M.S.
“The Synthesis and Characterization ofPrecursors to Nonlinear Optical Materials and Carborane Derivatives” Syracuse University M. S., Department of Chemistry, September 2009.
Jennifer Romero, Ph.D.
“A Study on the Formation of Solid State Nanoscale Materials Using Polyhedral Borane Compounds” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, September 2008.
George Rudd, M.S.
“Photochemistry of Transition Metal Complexes withCarborane Clusters and Synthesis of a Precursor to a New Organic Nonlinear Optical Material” Syracuse University M. S., Department of Chemistry, September 2007.
Damian Allias, Ph.D.
“Computational Quantum Chemistry In Initial Designs and Final Analyses. Approximate Methods in Nonlinear Optical Materials Design, Molecular Electronics, Molecular Nanotechnology, Inelastic Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy, and Molecular Crystal Engineering” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, 2004.
John Caruso, Ph.D.
“A Study of the Role of Polyhedral Borane Compounds in Solid State Materials, Nanotechnology andMain Group Cluster Substitution Chemistry” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, 2003.
Amy Cheeseman-Newlon, Ph.D.
“The Synthesis and Structure of Novel Carborane Based and Related Nonlinear Optical Materials” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, 2003.
Jesse Taylor, Ph.D.
“The Synthesis and Characterization of New Metallaborane and Carborane Derivatives on the Way to Novel Nonlinear Optical Materials and Molecular Nanosystems” SyracuseUniversity Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, 2001.
Yexin Tan, Ph.D.
“Studies of Main Group Materials” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, April 1995.
Scott Peters, M.S.
“Mechanistic Considerations of the Photochemistry of the Octahydrotriborate Anion: Measurement of the Quantum Yield of the Photo-Induced Halogenation of [B3H8]-1” Syracuse University M.S., Department of Chemistry, September 1994.
Jennifer Harris, M.S.
“Reactions of [B5H9]-2 with Transition Metal Halides” Syracuse University M. S., Department of Chemistry, May 1994.
John Glass, Ph.D.
“Theoretical and Materials Chemistry of Some Group III and V Elements” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, November 1993.
Shreyas Kher, Ph.D.
“New Synthetic Routes to Metal Boride Thin Films and Metallaboranes” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, February 1993.
Craig Davis, Ph.D.
“Boron Hydrides: Photochemistry, Transition-Metal Derivatives, and Reactions with Novel Phosphorus Reagents” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, March 1993.
Bruce Goodreau, Ph.D.
“Inorganometallic Chemistry: A Study of Main Group and Iron Substituted Pentaboranes” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, June 1992.
Sophie Cendrowski-Guillaume, Ph.D.
“Solution Chemistry and Reactivity of Samarium(II) with Borane and Carborane Clusters and Solution Stability and Reactivity of Pentaborane(9)”, Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, April 1992.
Robert Miller, Ph.D.
“The Synthesis and Reactivities of Organometallic Palladium Compounds and Phosphorus Containing Borane Cages”, Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, October 1990.