Dr. Sarah C. Larsen
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Associate Director of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute
Senior editor for JPC an ACS publication
Office: 173 CB
Phone: (319) 335-1346
email: sarah-larsen@uiowa.edu
B.A., Bowdoin College (1986)
Ph.D., Harvard University (1992)
Postdoc., Department of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (1992-1995)
Memberships
American Chemical Society
International EPR Society
NNI@UI (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute at The University of Iowa)
CGRER (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research)
OSTC (Optical Science and Technology Center)
Honors
Collegiate Scholars Award (2008-present)
Faculty Scholar Award, University of Iowa (2004-2007)
PROGRESS ACS Speaker Award for Women (2003)
Old Gold Summer Fellowship (1996,1997)
DOE Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow (1993-1995)
Shell Foundation Fellowship, Harvard University (1987)
Phi Beta Kappa, Bowdoin College (1986)
Postdocs
Current Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Namhoon Lee
Tom Santacroce
Shebere Adam
Suhyoung Yoon
Past Members
Ramasubramanian Kanthasamy: (2003-2008)
PhD awarded May 2008
Characterization and Applications of Mesoporous Silica and Hollow Zeolite Structures
Placement: Postdoc University of Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Michael-Smith: (2007)
MS awarded 2007
James Woodworth: (2000-2006)
PhD awarded May 2006
EPR Studies of Catalytic Materials
Gonghu Li: (2000-2005)*
PhD awarded May 2005
FT-IR Studies of Zeolite Materials: Characterization and Environmental Applications
Placement: Postdoc Northwestern
Conrad Jones: (1999-2004)
PhD awarded Dec. 2004
Solid State MAS NMR Studies of Zeolites
MS with thesis awarded 2002
Magnetic Resonance Studies of Iron-Exchanged Zeolites
Placement: Assistant professor, Southern University
Alexander Saladino: (1997-2002)
PhD awarded Dec. 2002
Density Functional Theory Calculations of the EPR Parameters for Transition Metal Complexes
Placement: Postdoc University of Pittsburgh
Patrick Carl: (1995-2000)
PhD awarded 2000
Characterization of Transition Metal Exchanged Zeolites by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
Placement: Brucker Instruments
Shannon Stout: (2003-2005)*
MS with thesis awarded Dec. 2005
2-CEES on Nanocrystalline Zeolites
Lanell Rupert: (2003-2005)
MS with thesis awarded May. 2005
Adsorption Studies of Toxic Oxyanions and Volatile Organic Compounds on Functionalized Zeolites
Wai Fing Lee: (2002-2004)
MS awarded 2004
Hassan Alwy: (2001-2003)*
MS awarded 2003
Yafang Bao: (1995-1997)
MS awarded 1997
Dr. Kevin Knagge: (2004-2006)*
Postdoctoral associate
Dr. Weiguo Song: (2003-2005)*
Postdoctoral associate
Placement: Faculty member, Chemistry Institute, Beijing, China
Dr. Alexander Panov: (1998-1999)*
Postdoctoral associate
Placement: Caterpillar Inc.
Dr. Yan Xiang: (1997-1998)*
Postdoctoral associate
Placement: Faculty position, U. of WI, Green Bay
Dr. Jianjun Wu: (1997-1998)
Postdoctoral associate
Placement: Everready Battery
Dr. Kari Myli: (1996-1997)
Postdoctoral associate