Peters, Jonas C.

Committee Member — 127 thesises

• Thompson, Niklas Bjarne — A Synthetic Nitrogenase: Insights into the Mechanism of Nitrogen Fixation by a Single-Site Fe Catalyst (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Reed, Christopher John — Activation of Nitric Oxide and Water by Transition Metal Clusters Relevant to Active Sites in Biology (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• McCarthy, Amy Michelle — Advancing the Protein-Catalyzed Capture Agent Technology to New Frontiers (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Finke, Cody Enslin — An Experimental and Economic Analysis of Electrochemical Technologies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nistanaki, Sepand K. — Application of Dewar Heterocycles and Vinyl Carbocations in Organic Synthesis (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Morrill, Christie — Application of Transition Metal Catalysis to Small Molecule Synthesis (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liang, Yufan — Applications of Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Methods in the Synthesis of Organofluorine Compounds (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bruening, Meaghan Ann — Applications of Synthesis in Copolymer Upcycling, Reduction of CO₂, Ligand Non-Innocence, and New Weakly-Coordinating Anions (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Weidmann, Alyson Gloria — Biological Activity of Rhodium Metalloinsertors and the Design of Bifunctional Conjugates (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Anderson, John Stuart — Catalytic Conversion of Nitrogen to Ammonia by an Iron Model Complex (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Johansen, Christian Marinelli — Catalytic Proton-Coupled Reductions of Dinitrogen and Cyanide (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Winston, Matthew Steven — Chemistry of PNP Bis(phosphide) Pincer Ligands and Palladium(II) Dimers as Robust, Versatile Precatalysts for Olefin Isomerization, Oligomerization, and Oxidation (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Funk, Timothy William — Chemo- and Stereoselective Olefin Metathesis in Small Molecule Synthesis (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nielsen, Robert J. — Computational Strategy in Catalyst Design (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Zhuoyan — Construction of Carbon–Fluorine Bonds Through Catalytic Nucleophilic Fluorination (2027, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hejl, Andrew — Controlling Olefin Metathesis through Catalyst and Monomer Design (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tambar, Uttam Krishan — Convergent Methods for Synthesizing Rings in the Context of Natural Product Synthesis: I. Development of a Tandem Stille-Oxa-Electrocyclization Reaction, and Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Saudin. II. Development of the Direct Acyl-Alkylation of Arynes, and Its Application Toward the Total Synthesis of Amurensinine (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Betley, Theodore Alexander — Coordination Chemistry from Trigonally Coordinated Iron Platforms: Chemistry Relevant to Dinitrogen Reduction (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mankad, Neal P. — Copper and Iron Complexes with Unusual Coordination Geometries Enforced by Phosphine Chelates (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Matier, Carson Douglas — Copper and Nickel Catalysis for the Construction of Novel C−N and C−C Bonds (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ahn, Jun Myun — Copper Carbazolides in Photoinduced C–N Couplings (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zeidan, Ryan K. — Design of New Multifunctional Materials (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Komor, Alexis Christine — Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity of Rhodium Metalloinsertors (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Creutz, Sidney E. — Design, Synthesis, and Study of Novel Platforms for Iron-N2 Chemistry and Photoinduced, Copper-mediated C-N Bond Formation (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thompson, Jordan Kenji — Development of a Convergent Fragment Coupling Strategy Toward Grayanane Diterpenoids: Enantioselective Synthesis of (+)-Auriculatol A (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mendoza, Skyler Dakota — Development of a Synthetic Strategy Toward Falcatin A. Development of an Asymmetric Diels–Alder Reaction of α-Acyloxy Enones (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chapman, Lauren Marie — Development of a Synthetic Strategy Toward Trans-Cyclobutane-Containing Natural Products: Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Psiguadial B (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bachman, Shoshana — Development of Cu- and Ni-Catalyzed C–C and C–N Bond Forming Reactions (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kadunce, Nathaniel Thomas — Development of Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Cross-Coupling Reactions (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cherney, Alan Hayden — Development of Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Cross-Coupling of Benzylic Electrophiles (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Poremba, Kelsey Elizabeth — Development of Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Cross-Coupling Reactions (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mangion, Ian Kyle — Development of Organocatalytic Direct Aldol Transformations, Total Syntheses of Brasoside and Littoralisone, and Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Diazonamide A (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dibrell, Sara Elise — Development of Oxidation and Transition Metal-Mediated Reactions and Application to Natural Product Synthesis (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cho, Hyungdo — Development of Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed Amination of Alkyl Electrophiles: Synthesis and Mechanism (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wiensch, Joshua David — Differential Reactivity at Edge and Terrace Sites of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• McKone, James Robert — Earth-Abundant Materials for Solar Hydrogen Generation (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Heui Beom — Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy of Tetranuclear Mn4O4 and CaMn3O4 Complexes as Models of the Oxygen Evolving Complex in Photosystem II (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Haoxuan — Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Diketopiperazinecontaining Natural Products: (–)-Lansai B, (+)-Nocardioazines A and B, and (–)-Acetylapoaranotin (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sarai, Nicholas Singh — Engineering Cytochrome P450BM3 for Oxidation and Silicon–Carbon Bond Cleavage of Volatile Methylsiloxanes (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sun, Lianhong — Engineering Galactose Oxidase to Increase Expression Level in E. coli, Enhance Thermostability and Introduce Novel Activities (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wright, Austin Cameron — Evolving Strategies Toward the Synthesis of Curcusone C (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Scholl, Matthias — Expanding the Scope of Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts (2000, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cagan, David Abraham — Exploring the Photophysics and Reactivity of Nickel–Bipyridine Cross-Coupling Catalysts (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fastuca, Nicholas James — Fragment Coupling Approach To C₁₉- AND C₂₀-Diterpenoid Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of (–)-Talatisamine, (–)-Liljestrandisine, and (–)-Liljestrandinine (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kelley, Paul — Fundamental Studies of Carbon Oxygen Bond Activation in Nickel Diphosphine Ether Complexes. And, Metallomacrocycles as Ligands: Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminum-Bridged Bisglyoximato Complexes of Iron and Cobalt (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Meier, Alexandre Edouard — Gallium and Chromium Corroles (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Low, Choon Heng (Marcus) — Hemilabile, Non-Innocent (Poly)arylene Donors for Accessing Novel Reactivity at Transition Metal Centers (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Suseno, Sandy — Homo- and Heteronuclear Transition Metal Complexes Supported by Multinucleating Ligands (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kazmierczak, Nathanael Parker — Illuminating Molecular Spin Relaxation Mechanisms through Ligand Field Theory and Physical Inorganic Spectroscopy (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hicks, Madeline H. — In Situ Spectroscopic Studies of Electrolyte and Organic Films Effects on Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Xiong, Shuoyan — Insertion of Olefins into Nickel Alkyl Complexes: Mechanistic Studies and Polymerization Catalysis (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Morrison, Christine Nichole — Insights into the Mechanism of Biological Nitrogen Fixation through Characterization of the Nitrogenase Molybdenum-Iron Protein (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Matson, Benjamin David — Interplay of Proton Transfer, Electron Transfer and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Transition Metal Mediated Nitrogen Fixation (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nuñez, Paul Daniel — Investigating Unexpected but Advantageous Integrated Systems for Solar Water Splitting (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hirscher, Nathanael Allen — Investigation of Ethylene Tetramerization Catalysis from Structurally-Defined Organochromium Compounds (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Baldwin, Steven M. — Investigation of the Role of Hydrides in Zirconocene Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Borths, Christopher J. — Investigations in Enantioselective Catalysis. Development of Novel Asymmetric Organocatalytic Reactions (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chatterjee, Arnab Kumar — Investigations into the Selectivity of Olefin Cross-Metathesis Using Ruthenium Alkylidene Catalysts: Electronic and Steric Matching of Substrates (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Takaoka, Ayumi — Investigations on Low-Valent Group 8 and 9 Metalloradicals (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Palmer, Joshua Henry — Iridium Corroles: Synthesis, Properties, and Electronic Structure (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Saouma, Caroline Thalia Abdunnur — Iron Mediated Reduction Schemes for Dinitrogen and Carbon Dioxide (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nesbit, Mark Allen — Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel Metalloboranes: Reactivity, Catalysis, N2 Activation and Stabilization of Reactive N2Hx Ligands (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Del Ciello, Sarah Anne — Kinetic Studies of Hydrogen Oxidation by Cobaloximes and Synthesis, Spectroscopy and Boronation of a New Heteroleptic Ruthenium Cyanide Complex (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Edouard, Guy Anthony — Late Transition Metals Supported by Aryl Ethers and Phenoxides Bearing Pendant Phosphines: Mechanistic Insights Relevant to Ether C-O Bond Cleavage (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thomas, John Christopher — Ligand Design, Coordination Chemistry, and Mechanistic Studies of (Phosphino)Borates and their Platinum, Nickel, and Copper Complexes (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jenkins, David Matthew — Low Spin Pseudotetrahedral Cobalt Tris(phosphino)borate Complexes (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wickens, Zachary Kimble — Manipulating Selectivity and Reactivity in Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidation Reactions (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sherden, Nathaniel Haynes — Mechanistic Investigations into the Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Allylic Alkylation of Ketone Enolates Using the PHOX Ligand Architecture (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hannoun, Kareem Imad — Mechanistic Study of Cu-Mediated, Photoinduced C–S Bond Formation and Demonstration of Electrochemical Ammonia Production by a Surface-Attached Iron Complex (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fong, Henry — Metallaboratrane Facilitated E‒H Bond Activation and Hydrogenation Catalysis (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hodyss, Robert P. — Methods for the Analysis of Organic Chemistry on Titan (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Scott, Anna Gustavus — MFeS Clusters as Models for Complex Multimetallic Systems (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kanady, Jacob Steven — Models of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Heim, Gavin Paul — Molecular Tuning of Electrocatalysts for Generation of Commodity Chemicals (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Buss, Joshua Alan — Molybdenum Para-Terphenyl Diphosphine Complexes (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Henthorn, Justin Travis — Molybdenum Quinonoid Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Arnett, Charles Haden — Multimetallic Models of the Nitrogenase Active Site (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kieffer, Madeleine Eileen — New Catalytic Methods for the Preparation of Tryptophans and Pyrroloindolines: Total Synthesis of (+)-Naseseazines A and B and (–)-Aspergilazine A (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Goldberg, Nathaniel Wood — Non-Native Chemistry of Metalloenzymes (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tong, Xiaoyu — Novel Reactivity and Applications of Transition Metal-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thomas, Christine Marie — Novel Reactivity at Iron Centers Supported by Poly(phosphino)borate Ligands (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sampson, Jessica — Nuclearity and π-π Interaction Effects on Olefin Polymerization and Coordination Chemistry (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Coelho, Pedro de Souza Leão — Olefin Cyclopropanation and Carbon-Hydrogen Amination via Carbene and Nitrene Transfers Catalyzed by Engineered Cytochrome P450 Enzymes (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Watkins, Nicholas Bret — Organic Films at the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface in CO₂ Reduction (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ratani, Tanvi Siraj — Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed C-N and C-C Bond Formation and Photocatalytic Co-Mediated Nitrite Reduction to N₂O: Reactivity and Mechanism (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Adillon, Enric Healey — Principles of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Mediator Design (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chalkley, Matthew J. — Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Nitrogen Fixation (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rittle, Jonathan Daniel — Proton-Coupled Reduction of N₂ Facilitated by Molecular Fe Complexes (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Suess, Daniel Leif Migdow — Reactions of Small Molecules Facilitated by Metal-Acceptor Interactions (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Boyd, Emily A. — Reductive Samarium Catalysis Enabled By A Thermochemical Roadmap (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Keitz, Benjamin Keith — Selectivity in Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis: Applications and Origins (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Deegan, Meaghan Marie — Small Molecule Reactivity of Trisphosphine-Supported Iron and Cobalt Complexes (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Treadway, Christopher Ryan — Spectroscopic Characterization of DNA-Mediated Charge Transfer (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ribson, Ryan Dillon — Spectroscopic Characterization of Electronic and Magnetic Relaxation Phenomena in Molecular Systems (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tong, Zhengjia Jaron — Spectroscopic Investigation, Kinetic Analysis, and Ligand Field Theory Rationalization of Catalytic Reactivity for Data-Driven Methodology Development (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ward, Donald William — Stereoselective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zott, Michael David — Strategic Applications of Electrochemistry in Ammonia Oxidation and Alkyl Halide Reduction (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Starr, Jeremy Tyson — Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of Palau'amine and Axinellamines A-D (2001, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hart, Jonathan Ross — Synthesis and Applications of Bulky Rhodium(III) Intercalators for the Recognition of DNA Mismatches (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• He, Tianyi — Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Open-Shell Complexes Bearing Unusual M-E (E = N, C) Bonding Motifs and Synthesis of Novel Weakly-Coordinating Anions with Applications in Coordination Chemistry and Electrochemistry (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Swisher, Nicholas Adam — Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of "Reverse Pyridine" Bis(phosphinite) Pincer Complexes (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schild, Dirk Jacob — Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Iron Hydrides in Nitrogen Fixation and Proton Coupled Electron Transfer from C-H bonds (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gu, Nina Xiao — Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Thiolate-Supported Metalloradicals (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Weintrob, Edward Charles — Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity Studies of Pyridine Bis(anilide) Iron Complexes (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Byers, Jeffery Allen — Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies into the Kinetic Resolution of α-olefins Using C₁₋ and C₂₋ Symmetric Zirconocene Polymerization Catalysts (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Whited, Matthew Thomas — Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of Small-Molecule Activation at Low-Valent Iron, Cobalt, and Iridium Centers (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Goldberg, Alexander F. G. — Synthetic Applications and Methodological Developments of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Grünenfelder, Denise Christine — Synthetic Strategies for the Total Synthesis of Acutumine Alkaloids and the Development of Radical Deoxychlorination Reactions (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Agapie, Theodor — Synthetic, Reactivity, and Mechanistic Studies Relevant to Olefin Oligomerization and Polymerization (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lu, Connie Chih — The Chemistry of Tris(phosphino)borate Manganese and Iron Platforms (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brown, Steven Douglas — The Chemistry of Tris(phosphino)borate Supported Iron-Nitrogen Multiply-Bonded Linkages (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ferreira, Eric Matthew — The Design and Development of Palladium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Transformations (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Horak, Kyle Tadashi — The Design and Synthesis of Transition Metal Complexes Supported by Non-innocent Ligand Scaffolds for Small Molecule Activation (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schofer, Susan Jessica — The Effect of Ligand Array on Stereocontrol and Molecular Weight in Metallocene-Catalyzed α-Olefin Polymerization and (PNP)CrPh₃ Complexes as Well-Defined Ethylene Trimerization Catalysts (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nani, Roger Rauhauser — The Intramolecular Buchner Reaction of α-Diazo-β-Ketonitriles: Development and Application to the Total Synthesis of (+)-Salvileucalin B (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Del Castillo, Trevor James — The Quest for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation with a Molecular Catalyst and What We Learned Along the Way (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Harkins, Seth Beebe — The Synthesis and Study of Redox-Rich, Amido-Bridged Cu₂N₂ Dicopper Complexes (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Benitez, Diego — Theoretical Study of the Mechanism of Olefin Metathesis and Synthesis of Cyclic Polymers (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Quiñónez, Carlo Joseph — Theory and Design of Relaxometric Probes (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Moghadam, Farbod Arya — Transition Metal Catalyzed Approaches to the Asymmetric Construction of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tsui, Emily Yuan — Transition Metal Clusters Supported by Multinucleating Ligand Frameworks as Models of Biological Active Sites (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fajardo, Javier, Jr. — Transition Metal Complexes for Challenging Reductive Transformations: From Nitrogen Fixation Catalysts to Photoreductants (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Buscagan, Trixia Marie — Transition Metals as Catalysts for Cross-Coupling and Dinitrogen Fixation (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Salazar, Matthew — Utilizing Mass Transport to Enhance CO₂ Conversion to Multi-Carbon Products (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Zenghe — Vanadium-Schiff Base Complexes as Catalysts for the Four-Electron Reduction of Dioxygen (2002, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nguyen, Yen Hoang Le — Wiring Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Herbert, Myles Benton — Z-Selectivc Olefin Metathesis using Chelating Ruthenium Alkylidene Catalysts (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))