Claire Dopp
- 2021 Beckman Scholar
- Pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemistry at University of Rochester
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Biography —
Claire Dopp is from Olathe, Kansas and attended St. James Academy. Claire’s passion for research is driven by her desire to further understand the chemistry of alternative energy. Her work in the Blakemore Group involved the synthesis and characterization of heterobimetallic, macrocyclic complexes in order to determine which factors drive electrochemical shifts in a metal of interest. Studies conducted on a model vanadyl complex will aid in bridging the knowledge gap that exists in the field of uranyl redox chemistry, helping to circumvent the current barriers pertaining to the use of nuclear energy. Claire graduated from KU in 2023 with a B.S. in chemistry and a minor in environmental studies. Claire is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Rochester.
Education —
Departmental Honors
Selected Publications —
Dopp, C.M.; Golwankar, R.R.; Kelsey, S.R.; Douglas, J.T., Erickson, A.N.; Oliver, A.G.; Day, C.S.; Day, V.W.; and Blakemore, J.D. “Vanadyl as a Spectroscopic Probe of Tunable Ligand Donor Strength in Bimetallic Complexes” Inorganic Chemistry, 2023 (published online 6/14/23) (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00724)
Selected Presentations —
Dopp, C.; Golwankar, R.R.; Kelsey, S.; Douglas, J.; Oliver, A.G.; Blakemore, J.D. "Vanadyl as a Paramagnetic Probe in Heterobimetallic Complexes" Beckman Symposium, Urbana, IL, August 2, 2022 (invited talk).
Dopp, C. "COP26 and the Climate" Center for Service Learning Showcase, University of Kansas, April 21, 2022 (recorded oral presentation)
Dopp, C.; Golwankar, R.; Blakemore, J.; Foy, G.; Peterman, K. "On the ground impressions from COP26 and undergraduate research in chemistry" Spring 2022 American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego CA (talk).
Dopp C.; Golwankar, R.; Oliver, A.; Blakemore, J. "Modeling Lewis acid effects on metal oxo ions with heterobimetallic vanadyl complexes" Spring 2022 American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA (poster)
Dopp, C. "Characterization and electrochemical analysis of heterobimetallic complexes for catalytic H2 evolution" KU
Chemistry NSF-REU Research Final Symposium, Lawrence, KS, July 28, 2021 (talk).
Dopp, C. "Characterization and electrochemical analysis of heterobimetallic complexes for catalytic H2 evolution" KU Chemistry NSF-REU Research Project Goals Symposium, Lawrence, KS, June 7, 2021 (talk).
Awards & Honors —
Chemistry Departmental Honors
2023
KU Campanile Award
2023
ACS Inorganic Chemistry Division Award
2023
KU Chemistry Department Frank Newby Physical Science Award
2023
KU Ex.C.E.L. (Excellence in Community, Education, and Leadership) Award Finalist
2022
Invited panelist at Climate Summit Educate and Act - Civic Engagement in 2022 - Part X: Food, Climate, and Developing Policy (through the KU Commons)
April 12, 2022
KU Undergraduate Travel Award
March, 2022
Chemistry Department Post-Beckman Scholar Award
2022
KU Undergraduate Research Award
2021
Kristina May Paquette Scholarship, Chemistry Department
2021 | Renewed 2022
KU Representative at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26); Glasgow, Scotland
November, 2021