Alumni

 Jess Shaw (2017-2019)

Ph. D – Imperial College London

Emily Kerr (2022-2023)

PhD – Harvard University

Dissertation Title: “The Evolution of Linear and Cruciformic Benzobisoxazole Organic Semiconductors Designed for Organic Light-Emitting Diode Application“

Ph.D – Boston University, Summer 2021

Dissertation title: “Design of Next-Generation Organic Semiconductors and the Development of New Methods for their Synthesis”

Ph.D – Boston University, Summer 2020

Alfred A. Burney-Allen

Dissertation title: “Towards development of benzobisoxazole and napthodifuran based organic semiconductors for organic solar cells”

Ph. D – Boston University, Fall 2019

Evan Muller

Dissertation title: “The synthesis and characterization of naphthodifuran-based conjugated polymers for organic photovoltaics”

Ph.D – Boston University, Summer 2019

Dissertation title: “The design and synthesis of next-generation organic semiconductors based on benzobisoxazole”

Ph.D – Boston University, Spring 2019

Dissertation title: “Rational design and characterization of electron-deficient heterocycles for organic photovoltaic materials.”

Ph.D – Iowa State University, Fall 2015

Monique D. Ewan

Dissertation title: “Evaluation and optimization of photovoltaic cells comprised from benzodifuran and benzobisoxazole based polymers.”

Ph.D – Iowa State University, Fall 2015

Dissertation title: “Influence of heterocycle substitution in π-functional materials for organic photovoltaics.”

Ph.D – Iowa State University,  Fall 2015

Dissertation title: “Design and Synthesis of Organic Semiconducting Materials Based on Novel Heterocycles.”

Ph.D – Iowa State University, Fall 2014

Dissertation title: “Elucidating the reactivity and structure-propety relationships in benzobisoxazoles for the rationale design of conjugated materials.”

Ph.D – Iowa State University, Spring 2014

Dissertation title: “Evaluating chalcogen heteroatoms in conjugated polymers for organic electronics.”

Ph.D. – Iowa State University, Fall 2013

Dissertation title: “Developing Benzobisazole-Containing Conjugated Polymers for Organic Semiconducting Applications.”

Ph.D. – Iowa State University, 2012.

Dissertation title: “Synthesis and Characterization of New Conjugated Materials Based on Benzobisazoles and Their Incorporation into Electronic Devices.”

Ph.D. – Iowa State University, 2011.

Timothy Mauldin

Dissertation title: “Self-healing polymers – the importance of choosing an adequate healing monomer, and the olefin metathesis polymerization of agricultural oils”

Ph.D. – Iowa State University, 2011.

James S. Klimavicz

Thesis title: “Synthesis of donor-acceptor benzobis(oxazole) small molecules.”

M.S. – Iowa State University, 2012.

Robyn L.Laskowski

Thesis title: “Synthesis of Novel Telechelic Polythiophenes”.

M.S. – Iowa State University, 2009.

Michael H. Mitchell

Thesis title: “Synthetic Approaches to Novel Functionalized Polythiophenes”.

M.S. – Iowa State University, 2007.

Former Master’s Students 

Gregorio Molina III (MS 2023, MSE)

Zhuoyan (Oscar) Xu (MS 2023, MSE)

Ryan de Kock

Robin Weβling

Fall 2021

Fall 2018