Biography

Hi! I'm Chris. I'm an international student from New Zealand. The first time I got the full force of Minnesota winter was in my undergrad in St. Olaf College, where I worked under Dr. Elodie Marlier on coordination chemistry. In terms of hobbies I enjoy cooking, gaming, and making music in my spare time. I also beatbox, and was involved in an acapella group in my undergrad.  

Awards

• ACS DOC GRS Attendee, 2024

• UMN Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2024

• The Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic Chemistry Conference (FloHet) Best Poster Award 

• Wayland E. Noland Fellowship in Organic Chemistry - Departmental Fourth Year Excellence Fellowship, 2023

• Paul and Gerda Gassman Award - Departmental Third Year Graduate Student Research Symposium Winner, 2023

• Merck Discovery Process Chemistry Internship, 2023

• Robert L. Ferm Departmental Outstanding Graduate TA Award, 2021

• Academic Certificate of Excellence, 2021

• Izaak M. Kolthoff Departmental First Year Fellowship, 2020

Publications Outside the Group

• Marlier, E. E.; Seong, C. M.; Brunclik, S. A.; Nevins, M. H.; Nolan, E. L.; Olson, A. K.; Osnaya, M.; Reuter, A.; Swanson, M. E.; Wood, O. G. H.; Janzen, D. E. Synthesis and Structures of a Family of Hybrid Donor N2P2 Beta-Diketiminate Zinc Complexes. Polyhedron 2021, 201, 115150.