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

Moises Ramirez (MS 2024, Chemistry)

Gregorio Molina III (MS 2023, MSE)

Zhuoyan (Oscar) Xu (MS 2023, MSE)

Ryan de Kock

Robin Weβling

Fall 2021

Fall 2018