UT Chem/Biochem Dept

The 2005-2006 Beckman Scholars: Jonathan D. Rice

Faculty Mentor: Professor C. Grant Willson Length of term: Summer 04, Fall 04, Spring 05, Summer 05 Honors & Awards: University Honors (Spring 04, Fall 04, Fall 05, Spring 06); Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2005) Publications: Boydston, A. J.; Rice, J. D.; Sanderson, M. D.; Bielawski, C. W. "Mild and Efficient Syntheses of Main-Chain Organometallic Polymers Containing Bis(bidentate) Benzobis(imidazolylidene)s and a Related Bis(benzimidazolylidene)Ni(II) Complex" Organometallics 2006, in press.; Boydston, A. J.; Rice, J. D.; Sanderson, M. D.; Dykno, O. L.; Bielawski, C. W. "Synthesis and Study of Bidentate-Benzimidazolylidene-Group 10 Metal Complexes and Related Main-Chain Organometallic Polymers" Organometallics 2006, in press. Where is he now? Jonathan is currently in the Bachelor of Science in chemistry program here at UT. How can I contact him? jdrice@mail.utexas.edu

Beckman research project in the Willson Group:

Polyolefin destabilization: New approaches to tertiary recycling

Download a copy of Jonathan's Research report.