Carol A. Fierke Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry, and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
About
Research Interests
Our recent work focuses on materials for electrochemical energy storage, solar-to-energy conversion, sustainable polymers, and autonomous systems. For more information on specific projects, please visit our chemical research page on our group website.
Our education research focuses on efforts to improve student learning by incorporating evidence-based practices in the classroom. For more information about specific projects, please visit our education research page on our group website.
Recent Awards
Guggenheim Fellowships, 2019
Claudia Joan Alexander Trailblazer Award, 2019
AAAS Fellow, 2017
Faculty Recognition Award, 2016
HHMI Professor, 2014
Provost's Teaching Innovation Prize, 2014
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, 2014
Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award, 2013
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2012
Recent Publications
Leone, A. K.; Mueller, E. A.; McNeil, A. J. The history of palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings should inspire the future of catalyst-transfer polymerization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 15126–15139. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09103
Lutz, J. P.; Hannigan, M. D.; McNeil, A. J. Polymers synthesized via catalyst-transfer polymerization and their applications. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2018, 376, 225–247. DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.07.015
Leone, A. K.; Goldberg, P. K.; McNeil, A. J. Ring-walking in catalyst-transfer polymerization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7846–7850. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02469
Vitek, A. K.; Leone, A. K.; McNeil, A. J.; Zimmerman, P. M. Spin-switching transmetalation at Ni diimine catalysts. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 3655–3666. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b03974
Dong, B.X.; Smith, M. L.; Strzalka, J.; Li, H.; McNeil, A. J.; Stein, G. E.; Green, P. F. Molecular weight dependent structure and charge transport in MAPLE-deposited poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin films. J. Polym. Sci. Part B.: Polym. Phys. 2018, 56, 652–663. DOI: 10.1002/polb.24588
Souther, K. D.; Leone, A. K.; Vitek, A. K.; Palermo, E. F.; LaPointe, A. M.; Coates, G. W.; Zimmerman, P. M.; McNeil, A. J. Trials and tribulations of designing multitasking catalysts for olefin/thiophene block copolymerizations. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018, 56, 132–137. DOI: 10.1002/pola.28885
Hall, A. O.; Lee, S. R.; Bloom, J. W. G.; Bootsma, A. N.; Wheeler, S. E.; McNeil, A. J. Reactive Ligand Influence on Initiation in Phenylene Catalyst-Transfer Polymerization. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018, 55, 1530–1535. DOI: 10.1002/pola.28519
