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
Currently there are no postdocs working in the Larsen lab.
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