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Back to DirectoryBSEd, Secondary Science Education, Youngstown State University, 2010
M.S. Chemistry, Youngstown State University, 2012
PhD Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2017
Spectroscopic Society of Pittsburgh 2017 College Equipment Grant Recipient
Catalysis, Transition metal chemistry, Photochemistry
CHEM 100/101/102 Introductory Chemistry, General Chemistry I, General Chemistry II, and CHEM 420: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
My research focuses on the design, synthesis, and evaluation of transition metal complexes for light-driven reactions. These complexes can be used to lower our dependence on fossil fuels either directly by producing solar fuels such as hydrogen, or indirectly by using light to transform industrial and pharmaceutical feedstock chemicals without the use of heat or harsh conditions. Currently, my lab is focused on three projects: 1) Enhancement of the photocatalytic properties of iridium(III) complexes, 2) The development of new photoredox catalysts, and 3) The development of teaching laboratory exercises and equipment to bring these techniques to less affluent areas.
“TCDuino: Development of an Inexpensive Microcontroller-Based Thermal Conductivity Detector for Quantification of Gas Mixtures.” B.A. Owen, N.S. Starvaggi, T.I. Mensah, I.N. Mills, Journal of Chemical Education. 2020. DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00977
“Judicious design of cationic, cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes for photochemical energy conversion and optoelectronics” I. N. Mills, J. A. Porras, S. Bernhard, Acc. Chem. Res., 2018, 51(2) 352-364.
Light-driven hydrogen generation from microemulsions using metallosurfactant catalysts and oxalic acid. H. N. Kagalwala; D. N. Chirdon; I. N. Mills, N. Budwal; S. Bernhard Inorg. Chem. 2017, acs.inorgchem.7b00463.
"Highly fluorinated Ir(III)-2,2?:6?,2?-terpyridine-phenylpyridine-X complexes via selective C-F activation" J. Porras, I. N. Mills, W. Transue, S. Bernhard, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138 (30), 9460Ð9472.
"Cyano-decorated ligands: a powerful alternative to fluorination for tuning the photochemical properties of cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes" I. N. Mills, H. N. Kagalwala, S. Bernhard, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 10411-10419.
"Visible light driven alcohol dehydrogenation using a rhodium catalyst" H. N. Kagalwala, A. B. Maurer, I. N. Mills, S. Bernhard, Chem. Cat. Chem. 2014, 6, 3018-3026.
"New Ir(III) 4,4?-dicyano-2,2?-bipyridine photosensitizers for solar fuel generation" I. N. Mills, H. N. Kagalwala, D. N. Chirdon, A. C. Brooks, S. Bernhard, Polyhedron 2014, 84, 104-108.
"Synthesis of a-D-glucopyranosyl azide: spectroscopic evidence for stereochemical inversion in the SN2 reaction" O. G. Adesoye, I. N. Mills, D. P. Temelkoff, J. A. Jackson, and P. Norris, J. Chem. Ed. 2012, 89 (7), 943-945.