Laura Ackerman-Biegasiewicz
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
đ Honolulu, Hawaiâi
Degrees/Schools
- BA Chemistry and Religious Studies, Claremont McKenna College (2009)
- PhD University of Rochester (2010-2016)
- Postdoc Princeton University (2016-2019)
- Assistant Professor Arizona State University, School of Molecular Sciences (2020-2023)
Research
- Andrew W. Zanella (Claremont McKenna)
- Anna G. Wenzel (Claremont McKenna)
- David A. Vicic (University of Hawai’i at Manoa, now at LeHigh University)
- Daniel J. Weix (University of Rochester, now at UW Madison)
Supported by NSF GRFP Fellowship - Abigail G. Doyle (Princeton, now at UCLA)
Supported by NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
Outreach
- PUEO at Punahou School
- chemistry mentorship program at the Claremont Colleges
- Horizons at the University of Rochester
Hobbies
- water polo
- soccer
- running near the ocean
- reading & writing non-fiction novels and poetry
- (re)watching Star Wars and The West Wing
- spending time with family and friends
Laura’s Prior Publications
(12) Editorial Focus on Base Metal Catalysis:
(11) Organic Chemistry: A Retrosynthetic Approach to a Diverse Field
(10) Multimetallic-Catalyzed CâC Bond-Forming Reactions: From Serendipity to Strategy
(9) Accelerated Multimetallic Cross-Coupling of Aryl Chlorides with Aryl Triflates
(8) Direct CâC Bond Formation from Alkanes Using Ni and Photoredox Catalysis
(7) Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Electrophile Coupling with Organic Reductants in Non-Amide Solvents
(6) Decarboxylative Cross-Electrophile Coupling of N-Hydroxyphthalimide Esters with Aryl Iodides
(5) Multimetallic Catalysed Cross-Coupling of ArylBromides with Aryl Triflates
(3) Tandem Catalysis
(2) Biphenyl-2,2â-diol-Based Compounds forAsymmetric Catalysis