Joey Kalinowski
Undeclared 2027 BS Candidate
Group member since Spring 2024
Project: Bis-tridentate chelates of group 12 metal ions with a sterically demanding N3 ligand
Professional Objective: Industrial chemist
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Liz Kepler
BS Chemistry 2025 Candidate
Group member since Fall 2023
Project: Complexes of group 12 metal ions with diversified N4 donor ligands
Professional Objective: Industrial chemist
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Todd Reynolds, BS 2023
Chemistry Major; MS Degree Candidate
Group member since Summer 2023
Project: Group 12 complexes of mixed N,S
Professional Objective: Research crystallographer
Publications:
Sturner, M. A., Thomas, I. D., Owusu-Koramoah, J. E., Reynolds, T. M., Berry, S. M., Butcher, R. J., Bebout, D. C. “Solid State Structures and Solution State Behavior of Group 12 Complexes of a Tripodal Mixed NS(thiolato) Donor Ligand” New J. Chem. 2024, 48, 2547 – 2557. DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05532A
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Teddy Cohen
BS Chemistry 2026 Candidate, Monroe Scholar
Group member since Spring 2023
Project: Complexes of group 12 metal ions with tetradentate ligands containing imidazoyl donors
Professional Objective: Physician
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Kayla Kelly
BS Chemistry 2025 Candidate
Group member since Spring 2023
Project: Complexes of group 12 metal ions with diversified N4 donor ligands
Professional Objective: Employment as an industsrial chemist
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Maya Haghighi
BS Neuroscience 2024 Candidate
Group member since Spring 2022
Project: Bioassays of group 12 complexes; Crystallographic analysis of Hg-thiolate aggregates
Professional Objective: Physician
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Andrew Meyer
BS Chemistry 2025 Candidate
Group member since Spring 2022
Project: Group 12 metal complexes of a sterically demanding tetradentate ligand
Professional Objective: Employment as a PhD chemist
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Josephine Lin
BS Chemistry 2025 Candidate
Group member since Fall 2022
Project: Thermal and spectroscopic characterization of group 12 coordination compounds
Professional Objective: Employment as a PhD chemist
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Andrew Herrup
BS Self-designed Biochemistry 2024 Candidate, Monroe Scholar
Group member since Summer 2021
Project: Thermal and spectroscopic characterization of group 12 coordination compounds; Coordination of group 12 metal ions with sterically demanding tridentate N3 ligand
Professional Objective: Physician
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Recent Group Members
Isla Thomas
BS Chemistry & Physics 2025 Candidate; Monroe Scholar
Group member Fall 2022 – Summer 2023
Project: Tetranuclear thiolate bridged clusters of Hg(II)
Professional Objective: Employment as a PhD physical scientist
Publications:
Sturner, M. A., Thomas, I. D., Owusu-Koramoah, J. E., Berry, S. M., Butcher, R. J., Bebout, D. C. “Solid State Structures and Solution State Behavior of Group 12 Complexes of a Tripodal Mixed NS(thiolato) Donor Ligand” New J. Chem. 2024, 48, 2547 – 2557. DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05532A.
Thomas, I. D., Kocher, K. R., Viehweg, J. A., Pike, R. D., Bebout, D. C. “Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of cyclo-tetrabromido-1κ2Br,3κ2Br-tetrakis(μ2-2-{[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}ethane-1-thiolatoκ3N,S:S)tetramercury(II)” Acta. Cryst. 2023, E79, 952-957. DOI: 10.1107/S205698902300823X.
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Samantha Orr
BS Chemistry 2025 Candidate
Group member Spring 2023
Project: Impact of multidentate monothiolate ligand design on metal cluster nuclearity
Professional Objective: Employment as a PhD biochemist
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Mary Catherine Chason, BS 2023
Chemistry major, Summa Cum Laude
Group member Fall 2020 – Spring 2023
Project: Multinuclear complexes of mixed N,S and N,O donor ligands
Professional Objective: Physician
Publication:
A. C. Gerhard, D. B. Tice, C. Tourkin, M. C. Chason, L. Wojtas, R. P. Pike, D. C, Bebout* “Cadmium Halide Coordination Complexes of Serpentine Pentadentate Ligands” Polyhedron, 2021, 196, 114989. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2020.114989
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Ian Starr, BS 2023
Chemistry major, Biochemistry minor, Summa Cum Laude
Group member since Spring 2020
Project: Multinuclear complexes of mixed N,S and N,O donor ligands
Professional Objective: Physician
Publication:
Sturner, M. A.; Starr, I. J.; Owusu-Koramoah, J. E.; Brewster, A. D.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C. “Synthesis and characterization of bis-tridentate group 12 perchlorate complexes of bis(2-pyridylmethyl) ether” Polyhedron 2022, 217, 115727. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.115727
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Matthew Sturner, BS 2018, MS 2023
Chemistry Major
Group member Fall 2019 – Spring 2023
Project: Group 12 complexes of mixed N,S and N,O donor ligands
Professional Objective: Industrial Chemist
Publications:
Sturner, M. A., Thomas, I. D., Owusu-Koramoah, J. E., Berry, S. M., Butcher, R. J., Bebout, D. C. “Solid State Structures and Solution State Behavior of Group 12 Complexes of a Tripodal Mixed NS(thiolato) Donor Ligand” New J. Chem. 2024, 48, 2547 – 2557. DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05532A
Sturner, M. A.; Starr, I. J.; Owusu-Koramoah, J. E.; Brewster, A. D.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C. “Synthesis and characterization of bis-tridentate group 12 perchlorate complexes of bis(2-pyridylmethyl) ether” Polyhedron 2022, 217, 115727. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.115727
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Jesse Derringer, BS 2022
Chemistry Major, MS Candidate
Group Member Summer 2021 – Spring 2022
Project: Synthesis and characterization of metallothionein-like group 12 metal clusters
Professional Objective: College Chemistry or Biochemistry Professor
Publication:
Derringer, J. J.; Bebout, D. C. “Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of dichlorido-(2,2′-[oxybis(methylene)]dipyridine)mercury(II)” Acta. Cryst. 2022, E78, 1233-1237. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022010878
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Tana Palomino, BS 2021
Chemistry Major
Group Member Spring 2019 – Fall 2020
Project: Synthesis and characterization of metallothionein-like group 12 metal clusters
Professional Objective: PhD level Industrial Chemist; Chemistry PhD candidate at North Carolina State University starting Fall 2021
Publication:
Brennan, H. M.; Bunde, S. G. ; Kuang, Q.; Palomino, T. V.; Sacks, J. S.;Berry, S. M.; Butcher, R. J.; Poutsma, J. C.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C. “Homo- and Heteronuclear Group 12 Metallothionein Type B Cluster Analogs: Synthesis, Structure, 1H NMR and ESI-MS” Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 19857-19869. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03088
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Joshua (Owusu) Owusu-Koramoah, BS 2020
Chemistry Major with Russian Studies Minor
Group member Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
Project: Group 12 complexes of mixed N,S and N,O donor ligands
Professional Objective: Career that envelops both chemistry and Russian or possibly Christian ministry
Publications:
Sturner, M. A., Thomas, I. D., Owusu-Koramoah, J. E., Berry, S. M., Butcher, R. J., Bebout, D. C. “Solid State Structures and Solution State Behavior of Group 12 Complexes of a Tripodal Mixed NS(thiolato) Donor Ligand” New J. Chem. 2024, 48, 2547 – 2557. DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05532A.
Sturner, M. A.; Starr, I. J.; Owusu-Koramoah, J. E.; Brewster, A. D.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C. “Synthesis and characterization of bis-tridentate group 12 perchlorate complexes of bis(2-pyridylmethyl) ether” Polyhedron 2022, 217, 115727 (8 pages). DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.115727
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Alison Gerhard, BS 2018, MS 2019
Neuroscience & Chemistry Double Major
Group member Spring 2016 – Summer 2019
Project: Multinuclear complexes of Zn(II) & Cd(II) coordination polymers
Professional Objective: Employment in the area of biomedical research
Publications & Presentations:
A. C. Gerhard, D. B. Tice, C. Tourkin, M. C. Chason, L. Wojtas, R. P. Pike, D. C, Bebout* “Cadmium Halide Coordination Complexes of Serpentine Pentadentate Ligands” Polyhedron, 2021, 196, 114989. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2020.114989
M. D. Ritz, A. C. Gerhard, R. D. Pike and D. C. Bebout* “Synthesis, solid state, solution and ESI-MS studies of zinc(II) complexes with a branched mixed donor thiolate ligand” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019(38), 4070–4077. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201900552
M. R. Nestor, A. C. Gerhard, M. D. Ritz, J. S. Sacks, J. C. Poutsma, R. D. Pike, L. Wojtas±, D. C. Bebout* “Metal substitution and solvomorphism in alkylthiolate-bridged Zn3 and HgZn2 metal clusters” ACS Omega 2017, 2, 6391–6404. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01087
A. C. Gerhard, D. B. Tice, R. D. Pike, D. C. Bebout “Construction of variable dimension CdCl2 complexes from topologically linear pentadentate ligands” 254th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society; Washington DC; Aug 2017.
A. C. Gerhard, D. B. Tice, R. D. Pike, D. C. Bebout “Construction of Variable Dimension CdCl2 Complexes from Topologically Linear Pentadentate Ligands” 2017 Summer Research Showcase, September 2017.
A. C. Gerhard, W. J. Cleary, D. B. Tice, R. D. Pike, D. C. Bebout “Building Bridges: Coordination Polymers of Cadmium with Polydentate Ligands” 2017 Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, February 2017.
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Claire Tourkin, BS 2019
Self-designed Interdisciplinary Studies Major (Biochemistry)
Group member Fall 2017 – Summer 2018
Project: Multinuclear complexes of mixed N,S donor ligands
Professional Objective: Research scientist; Currently working as an Intellectual Property Specialist with McGuireWoods and applying for bioengineering-related MS programs
Publications & Presentations:
A. C. Gerhard, D. B. Tice, C. Tourkin, M. C. Chason, L. Wojtas, R. P. Pike, D. C, Bebout* “Cadmium Halide Coordination Complexes of Serpentine Pentadentate Ligands” Polyhedron, 2021, 196, 114989. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2020.114989
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Josh Sacks, BS 2019
Chemistry Major with Marine Science Minor
Group member Fall 2016 – Spring 2017
Project: Multinuclear complexes of mixed N,S donor ligands
Professional Objective: Marine chemistry research scientist; Currently pursuing a PhD in Oceanography and Astrobiology at the University of Washington
Publications & Presentations:
Brennan, H. M.; Bunde, S. G. ; Kuang, Q.; Palomino, T. V.; Sacks, J. S.;Berry, S. M.; Butcher, R. J.;‡ Poutsma, J. C.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C.“Homo- and Heteronuclear Group 12 Metallothionein Type B Cluster Analogs: Synthesis, Structure, 1H NMR and ESI-MS” Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 19857-19869. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03088
M. R. Nestor, A. C. Gerhard, M. D. Ritz, J. S. Sacks, J. C. Poutsma, R. D. Pike, L. Wojtas±, D. C. Bebout* “Metal substitution and solvomorphism in alkylthiolate-bridged Zn3 and HgZn2 metal clusters” ACS Omega 2017, 2, 6391–6404. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01087
M. D. Ritz, J. S. Sacks, M. R. Nestor, R. D. Pike, D. C. Bebout “The Mystery of the Mixed Metal Complexes” 2017 Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, February 2017.
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Qiaoyue Kuang
Chemistry Major, Transferred
Group member Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
Project: Synthesis of metallothionein-like group 12 metal clusters
Professional Objective: Research scientist
Publication:
Brennan, H. M.; Bunde, S. G. ; Kuang, Q.; Palomino, T. V.; Sacks, J. S.;Berry, S. M.; Butcher, R. J.;‡ Poutsma, J. C.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C.“Homo- and Heteronuclear Group 12 Metallothionein Type B Cluster Analogs: Synthesis, Structure, 1H NMR and ESI-MS” Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 19857-19869. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03088
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Sophia Bunde, BS 2018
Chemistry Major
Group member Spring 2017 – Spring 2018
Project: Analysis of metal ion coordination to natural products using ESI-MS
Professional Objective: Physician
Publication:
Brennan, H. M.; Bunde, S. G. ; Kuang, Q.; Palomino, T. V.; Sacks, J. S.;Berry, S. M.; Butcher, R. J.;‡ Poutsma, J. C.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C.“Homo- and Heteronuclear Group 12 Metallothionein Type B Cluster Analogs: Synthesis, Structure, 1H NMR and ESI-MS” Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 19857-19869. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03088
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Walker Cleary, BS 2017
Chemistry Major
Group member Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
Project: Zinc triad coordination chemistry of neutral multidentate NS and NSe donor ligands
Professional Objective: Industrial chemist; currently Calibration Assistant at Supernus in Rockville, MD
Publications & Presentations:
A. C. Gerhard, W. J. Cleary, D. B. Tice, R. D. Pike, D. C. Bebout “Building Bridges: Coordination Polymers of Cadmium with Polydentate Ligands” 2017 Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, February 2017.
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Kylie Ritz, BS 2017
Chemistry Major with Mathematics Minor
Group member Spring 2015 – Spring 2017
Project: Group 12 coordination chemistry of mixed N,S donor ligands
Professional Objective: Research Chemist; currently Chemistry PhD candidate at the University of Rochester
Publications & Presentations:
M. D. Ritz, A. C. Gerhard, R. D. Pike and D. C. Bebout “Synthesis, solid state, solution and ESI-MS studies of zinc(II) complexes with a branched mixed donor thiolate ligand” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019(38), 4070–4077. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201900552
Mikeala Ritz, Joshua Sacks, Madeline Nestor, Robert D. Pike, Deborah C. Bebout “The Mystery of the Mixed Metal Complexes” 2017 W&M Undergraduate Science Research Symposium.
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Bridget Thompson, BS 2017
Chemistry Major with Hispanic Studies Minor
Group member Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
Project: Zinc triad coordination chemistry of neutral multidentate NS and NSe donor ligands
Professional Objective: High School Chemistry Teacher
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Stephanie Till, BS 2015
Chemistry Major with Biochemistry Minor, Summa cum Laude
Monroe Scholar
Group member Spring 2013 – Spring 2015
Project: Zinc triad coordination chemistry of branched N4 ligands
Professional Objective: Dentist; currently attending Virginia Commonwealth University Dentistry School
Publications & Presentations:
Carra, B.J; Till, S. N.; VanGundy, R. A.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C.* “Group 12 complexes of 2,6-bis([(2-pyridinylmethyl)thio]methyl)pyridine: Synthesis and characterization by X-ray crystallography and Proton NMR.” Polyhedron, 2014, 114, 278-285. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2015.12.038
Bowers, E. V.; Murphy, G. S.; Till, S. N.; VandenBussche, C. J.; Yaroschak, M. M.; Pike, R. D.; Butcher, R. J.; Bebout, D. C.* “Bis-tetradentate Complexes of Cd(II) and Hg(II) with N8 Coordination: Structural and NMR Comparisons of Tripodal Amine Ligands with Pyridyl and Imidazoyl Groups” Dalton Trans.2014, 43, 16475–16485. DOI: 10.1039/c4dt02435d
S. N. Till, R. D. Pike, D. C. Bebout “Investigation of Mixed-Ligand Hg(II) Complexes Prepared from N4 Donor Ligands” 21st Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, April 21, 2015
S. N. Till, D. C. Bebout “Bis-tetradentate Complexes of Cd(II) and Hg(II) with N8 Coordination” 2014 Summer Research Showcase, October 1, 2014.
S. N. Till, E. V. Bowers, G. S. Murphy, C. J. VandenBussche, J. A. Viehweg, R. J. Butcher, R. D. Pike, D. C. Bebout “Tripodal Tetradentate Chelates of Imidazoyl and Pyridyl Ligands” 20th Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, February 28, 2014
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Malia Hain, BS 2015
Chemistry Major with Kinesiology & Health Sciences Minor
Monroe Scholar
Group member Spring 2012 – Spring 2013
Project: Cadmium coordination chemistry of multidentate NS and NSe donor ligands
Professional Objective: Pharmacist; Earned PharmD from University of Minnesota in 2019; Currently in residency at University of Chicago Medical Center
Publications:
Hain, M. S.; Fukuda, Y.; Rojas-Ramirez, C.; Winer, B. Y.; Winslow, S. E.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C.* “Staging Bonding between Group 12 Metal Ions and Neutral Selenium Donors: Intermolecular Interactions of Mixed N,Se Donor Ligands and Anions”
Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, 14, 6497–6507. DOI:10.1021/cg501395p
Lai, W.; Berry, S. M.; Kaplan, W. P.; Hain, M. S.; Poutsma, J. C.; Butcher, R. J.;‡ Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C.*“Carbonate-templated self-assembly of an alkylthiolate-bridged cadmium macrocycle” Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52,2286-2288. DOI:10.1021/ic302740j
Presentations:
S. E. Winslow, B. Y. Winer, Y. Fukuda, M. S. Hain, S. M. Berry, R. D. Pike, D. C. Bebout “Documenting New Biologically Relevant Metal Selenium Interactions” 20th Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, February 28, 2014
M. Hain, D. C. Bebout “Creation of BMPSe and its Associated Complexes within the Zinc Triad” Summer Research Showcase, September 24, 2012
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Carolina Rojas Ramírez, BS 2014
Chemistry Major with Honors in Research & Biochemistry Minor
2011 ACS Scholar; 2014 HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Group member Fall 2013 – Summer 2014
Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Cadmium(II) Complexes with Biologically Inspired Multidentate Ligands
Professional Objective: Biomedical Researcher
Current Position: Chemistry PhD candidate; University of Michigan
Publication:
Hain, M. S.; Fukuda, Y.; Rojas-Ramirez, C.; Winer, B. Y.; Winslow, S. E.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C.* “Staging Bonding between Group 12 Metal Ions and Neutral Selenium Donors: Intermolecular Interactions of Mixed N,Se Donor Ligands and Anions” Cryst. Growth Des.2014, 14, 6497–6507. DOI:10.1021/cg501395p
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Stephanie Winslow, BS 2014
Biology Major with Minor in Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude
2013 HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Group member Fall 2012 – Spring 2014
Professional Objective: Physician; MD 2019 from the University of Florida College of Medicine; Residency at University of Cincinnati
Publications & Presentations:
Hain, M. S.; Fukuda, Y.; Rojas-Ramirez, C.; Winer, B. Y.; Winslow, S. E.; Pike, R. D.; Bebout, D. C.* “Staging Bonding between Group 12 Metal Ions and Neutral Selenium Donors: Intermolecular Interactions of Mixed N,Se Donor Ligands and Anions” Cryst. Growth Des.2014, 14, 6497–6507. DOI:10.1021/cg501395p
S. E. Winslow, B. Y. Winer, Y. Fukuda, M. S. Hain, S. M. Berry, R. D. Pike, D. C. Bebout “Documenting New Biologically Relevant Metal Selenium Interactions” 20th Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, February 28, 2014
S. Winslow, J. I. Bowman, W. Lai, S. M. Berry, A. A. Q. Tran, W. P. Kaplan, B. M. Glauber, J. C. Poutsma, R. Pike, R. J. Butcher, D. C. Bebout “Hexanuclear Zinc Triad Cages for the Carbonate Ion” 19th Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, February 22, 2013
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