Amanda Oldacre
Chemistry, Ph.D
University at Buffalo, 2018
Biochemistry, B.S.
Niagara University, 2014
Background
Assistant Professor, St. Lawrence University 2019-present
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Lehigh University, 2018-2019
Regulary Taught Courses
CHEM 103: General Chemistry I
CHEM 104: General Chemistry II
CHEM 106: Chemistry and Environment (with lab)
CHEM 306: Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (with lab)
Research Interests
The Oldacre Group is interested in the intersection of electrochemistry and catalysts. We use bio-inspired catalysts to study the degradation of environmental pollutants, microplastics and organic dyes. To synthesize catalysts, we use metal-ligand coordination (Lewis acid-base chemistry) to form complex architectures, such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and discrete metal cages. We are also interested in fabricating electrodes to use as catalysts for nitrogen fixation. Students use an instrument called a potentiostat to study electron transfer processes and the activity of our catalysts.
Publications
Martin, S. M., Oldacre, A. N., Pointer, C. A., Huang, T., Fredin, L. A., Young, E. R., Proton-controlled Non-exponential Photoluminescence in a PyridylAmidine-substituted Re(I) complex. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 7265-7276.
Crawley, M.R.; Zhang, D.; Oldacre, A. N.; Beavers, C.; Friedman, A.E.; Cook, T.R., Tuning the Reactivity of Cofacial Porphyrin Prisms for Oxygen Reduction Using Modular Building Blocks. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 1098-1106.
Oldacre, A. N., Young, E. R., Electrochemical Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer of an Anthracene-based Azo Dye. RSC Advances. 2020, 10, 14804-14811.
Strahan, J; Popere, B. C.; Khomein, P.; Pointer, C.; Martin, S.; Oldacre A. N.; Thayumanavan, S.; Young, E. R., Modulating Absorption of Charge Transfer in Bodipy-Carbazole Donor-Acceptor Dyads through Molecular Design. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 8488-8501.
Oldacre, A. N.; Pointer, C. A.; Martin, S. M.; Kemmerer, A.; Young, E. R., Anthracene-based azo dyes for photo-induced proton-couple electron transfer. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 5874-5877.
Crawley, M. R.; Kadassery, K.; Oldacre, A. N.; Friedman, A.; Lacy, D.; Cook, T. R., Rhenium(I) Phosphazane Complexes for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Organometallics 2019, 38, 1664-1676.
Young, E.R.; Oldacre, A. N., Iron hits the mark. Science 2019, 363, 225-226 (perspective).
Oldacre, A. N.; Crawley, M.R.; Friedman, A. E.; Cook, T. R., Heterogeneous Cobalt Coordination-Driven Self-Assembled Oxygen Reduction Catalysts. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 10984–10987.
Hauke, C.E.; Oldacre, A. N.; Fulong C.R.P.; Friedman, A. E.; Cook, T. R., Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Nodes Resulting in Emergent Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 3587–3595.
Oldacre, A. N.; Friedman, A. E.; Cook, T. R., A Self-Assembled Cofacial Cobalt Porphyrin Prism for Oxygen Reduction Catalysis J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1424–1427.