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Lanthanide Differentiation using Acetylacetonate: Insights into the Solution Speciation and Crystallization Behavior of Homo- and Heterometal Complexes

Elucidating trends in synthesis and structural periodicity in a series of tetravalent actinide–oxo hexamers

Isolation of a chloride-capped cerium polyoxo nanocluster built from 52 metal ions

Unlocking Arene Phosphorescence in Bismuth–Organic Materials

Structural chemistry of penta- and hexanitrato thorium(iv) complexes isolated using N–H donors

Back in bismuth: controlling triplet energy transfer, phosphorescence, and radioluminescence via supramolecular interactions

Synthesis and Characterization of Cerium-Oxo Clusters Capped by Acetylacetonate.

Efficient Europium Sensitization via Low-Level Doping in a 2-D Bismuth-Organic Coordination Polymer

Th(IV) Bromide Complexes: A Homoleptic Aqua Ion and a Novel Th(H2O)4Br4 Structural Unit

Reactivity of a Chloride Decorated, Mixed Valent CeIII/IV38–Oxo Cluster

Synthesis, structural characterization, and luminescence properties of heteroleptic bismuth-organic compounds

Using molten salts to probe outer-coordination sphere effects on lanthanide(iii)/(ii) electron-transfer reactions

Our undergrads Sara Auffant and Neah Davis presented their honors theses and won several awards at the chemistry reception. We have such amazing undergrads!

Anamar Blanes-Diaz won the Pope Award in Inorganic Chemistry research! Pictured here with Neely Belai, who was Dr. Pope’s last student and happened to be at the event. How serendipitous!

Meiling Spelic and Alice Lulich passed their candidacy exams and are now PhD candidates. Congratulations!

Alice Lulich was selected as an Honorable Mention in the 2025 NSF-GRFP Competition. Congratulations!

Maddie Shore did a fantastic job presenting the her research in her exit seminar. We are so proud of her!

Sabrina Jackson passed her original research proposal. Nice job, Sabrina!

Tom McCusker gave his 7th semester presentation, discussing his work with lanthanide hexamers in aqueous solutions. Way to go, Tom!

Alice Lulich, Anamar Blanes-Dias, Sabrina Jackson, Maddie Shore, and Sara Auffant all presented posters at the International Conference on Coordination Chemistry. This is by far the biggest group that we've brought to a conference and everyone did a fantastic job!

Maddie Shore won a Poster Award for her poster presentation at the International Conference on Coordination Chemistry. Nice work, Maddie!

Meiling Spelic presented at the Graduate School Literature Seminar, discussing the complexities of actinide molten flux.

Alice Lulich presented at the Graduate Student Literature Seminar. Her topic was on scintillation compounds, their design and limitations.

The group went to Fort Hunt Elementary School and volunteered at their science night. Demos included luminescence, liquid nitrogen, and making bouncy balls. What fun!