B.S. Occidental College - 1997 Ph.D. University of California Irvine - 2001 Postdoctoral Appointment - Duke University 2001-2004

Fluorescence detection of Reactive Carbonyl Species a) Synthesis of pre-fluorescent probes b) Investigation of fundamental reaction chemistry Copper Complexes for Fluorescence Detection of Nitric Oxide a) Synthesis of pre-fluorescent probes b) Fluorescence bio-imaging in biological systems Merging metallo-biomimetics and hydrophilic polymers a) Synthesis of transition metal catalysts to mimic biological reactivity b) Covalent attachment of catalysts in block co-polymers c) Investigation of reactions in polymers and at polymer surfaces