2020
YU'S AND DYLAN'S PAPER NOW OUT IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
September 25, 2020
The pandemic is trying to slow us down, but the publications keep coming. Yu and Dylan show how to control the propertis of zirconium photosensitizers through ligand modifications. Great contributions from former REU student Anne Belldina are included as well.
Click on the picture to the right for a link to the paper.
A VERY DIFFERENT DEFENSE FOR DR. HAKEY
June 29, 2020
Certainly not the way he would have thought it would happen, but Brett successfully defended his dissertation today. As one of the first graduate students at WVU, the defense was conducted via Zoom. Clearly, there is nothing that Brett cannot handle. Excellent job!
WE ARE BACK IN CRL!
May 25, 2020
Under heavy COVID-19 safety precautions we are back in the lab. Thank you for everybody, who was part of this process.
CARSTEN OFFICIALLY TENURED!
May 15, 2020
It is official: Carsten has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Thank you to all the students who contributed to this effort.
MINH'S FIRST PAPER NOW OUT IN CHEMCOMM
April 3, 2020
With the final data collected just hours before the COVID-19 shutdown, Minh reports the first zirconium cyclobutadienyl complex. The synthesis is enabled exclusively through a photochemical approach. Congratulations, Minh!
Click on the picture to the right for a link to the paper.
MILSMANN LAB ENTERING COVID-19 SHUTDOWN
March 18, 2020
As of today, all research facilities at WVU will be closed until further notice.
THE NEXT MILESTONE: AN AIR-STABLE ZIRCONIUM PHOTOSENSITIZER PUBLISHED IN NATURE CHEMISTRY
March 16, 2020
Our most recent paper in collaboration with the Castellano group at North Carolina State University and the Scholes lab at Princeton reveals the nature of the emission in our zirconium complexes and introduces an air-stable photocatalyst based on the Earth-abundant metal zirconium.
Click on the picture to the right for a link to the paper.
MILSMANN LAB NOW ON TWITTER
March 16, 2020
The Milsmann Lab has an official Twitter account now. Follow us at @MilsmannLab.
2019
CARSTEN AT PRINCETON
August 29, 2019
His seminar highlights zirconium as a sustainable design element toward photo-active molecules of the future.
JOHN R. CONARD FELLOWSHIP FOR BRETT HAKEY
August 15, 2019
The John R. Conard Fellowhip is the chemistry department's highest honor for graduate students. Brett is the recipient of this year's award and is recognized for his outstanding performance in research and scholarship. Félicitations!
FOLLOWING THE (UNUSUAL) IRON NARRATIVE
May 28, 2019
Brett takes the audience on a reactivity roller coaster of his high-spin ferrous complex in this Inorganic Chemistry article. Well done!
Click on the picture to the right for a link to the paper.
LOOK OUT WORLD, HERE COMES DR. ZHANG
April 16, 2019
Yu passed his Ph.D. dissertation defense, making him the first Ph.D. graduate from the Milsmann Lab. Well done!
YU AT ACS ORLANDO
March 31 - April 4, 2019
Yu gives a talk on the reactivity of his new air- and moisture-stable zirconium catalyst.
CARSTEN AND BRETT AT THE INORGANIC REACTION MECHANISMS GRC
March 9 - 15, 2019
Brett presents a poster on his work with pyridine dipyrrolide iron complexes at the meeting in Galveston, TX.
ACS-DIC STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD
February 12, 2019
Kudos to Yu for receiving $450 toward his trip to Orlando in March.
ANOTHER STEP IN DESIGNING EARTH-ABUNDANT PHOTOACTIVE MOLECULES
January 8, 2019
In this intriguing case study, Yu presents group 4 complexes with photoluminescence even in solution at room temperature. Congratulations, Yu!
Click on the picture to the right for a link to the paper.
2018
TEAM MILSMANN AT THE OHIO INORGANIC WEEKEND
November 9 - 10, 2018
Brett talks about his exploration of metal ligand multiple bonds in pyrdidine dipyrrolide iron complexes while Yu and Minh present posters on their most recent work on molecular photosensitizers.
MINH IS OFFICIALLY A PHD CANDIDATE!
October 15, 2018
The language enthusiast turned scientist passes her oral exam and written proposal.
NEW PAPER OUT IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
September 26, 2018
Check out Brett’s Inorganic Chemistry ASAP on the rare ground state configurations for Fe(II). Great work, Brett!
Click on the picture to the right for a link to the paper.
BRETT, CARSTEN, MINH, AND YU AT ACS BOSTON
August19 - 23, 2018
Yu gives a talk on tuning the optical and electrochemical properties of zirconium based photosensitizer. Minh and Brett both have posters selected for Sci-Mix
BRETT & MINH RECEIVE THE C. EUGENE BENNETT FELLOWSHIP
August 17, 2018
The C. Eugene Bennett Fellowship provides a merit-based financial supplement to WVU chemistry graduate students who have distinguished themselves through research and/or teaching. A well deserved award for Brett and Minh.
MINOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND MAJOR REACTIVITY DIFFERENCE
June 6, 2018
Yu’s new Organometallics story shows that the little details may have big influence on chemical behavior.
Click on the picture to the right for a link to the paper.
MINH IS AMONG TEN FINALISTS AT WVU’S 2018 THREE-MINUTE THESIS COMPETITION
April 12, 2025
Graduate students present their research topic and its significance to a general audience in three minutes and using just one static slide.
A FOLLOW-UP STUDY ON OUR FIRST PUBLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE IN JACS
January 22, 2018
In this article published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Yu provides “Mechanistic Insight into Photoinduced Single-Electron Transfer”. The study allows a deeper understanding of the photoredox reactivity of zirconium photosensitizers first discovered in our lab in 2016.
Click on the picture to the right for a link to the paper.
