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<\/p>\n\n C. Rose Kennedy, PhD<\/strong> [she\/her]<\/em> \nRose [she\/her\/hers]<\/em> discovered her passion for chemistry as an undergraduate student at the University of Rochester<\/a>, where she explored many aspects of the \u201ccentral science\u201d through research with Professors Kara L. Bren<\/a> and Alison J. Frontier<\/a> and through numerous peer\u2011teaching opportunities for classes ranging from general and organic chemistry to chemical instrumentation.\n<\/p>\n \nUpon graduating summa cum laude<\/em> in 2011, she pursued doctoral research as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow with Professor Eric N. Jacobsen<\/a> at Harvard University<\/a>. During her time in the Jacobsen group, she discovered a synergistic ion\u2011binding strategy for enantioselective catalysis and elucidated key mechanistic features of reaction systems for ion\u2011binding catalysis.\n<\/p>\n \nShe next moved to Princeton University<\/a> to examine the cooperative interplay of redox\u2011active transition metals and ligands in selective catalysis from an organometallic perspective as an NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Professor Paul J. Chirik<\/a>. At Princeton, she leveraged mechanistic insights to develop catalytic methodology for upgrading unactivated olefins to value\u2011added motifs through the formation and control of metallacyclic intermediates.\n<\/p>\n \nRose returned to the University of Rochester in January 2020 to launch her independent career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry<\/a>. There, the Kennedy Research Group<\/a> combines mechanistic elucidation and the development of synthetic methodology to modulate and control catalytic reactivity.\n<\/p>\n \nRose was recently interviewed as part of Synform\u2019s Young Career Focus; read more here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" C. Rose Kennedy, PhD [she\/her] James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor of Chemistry (July 2024\u2013present) Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2020\u2013present) University of Rochester Email: c.r.kennedy@rochester.edu Full CV Education & Experience: Princeton University: NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (2017\u20132019) Advisor: Prof. Paul J. Chirik Harvard University: NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2011\u20132016) Advisor: Prof. Eric N. Jacobsen University of … <\/p>\n
\n James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor of Chemistry (July 2024\u2013present)
\n Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2020\u2013present)
\n University of Rochester<\/em>
\n Email: c.r.kennedy@rochester.edu<\/a>
\n Full CV<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n<\/p>\nEducation & Experience:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (2017\u20132019)
\n Advisor:<\/em> Prof. Paul J. Chirik<\/a>\n <\/li>\n
\n NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2011\u20132016)
\n Advisor:<\/em> Prof. Eric N. Jacobsen<\/a>\n <\/li>\n
\n B.S. in Chemistry (2007\u20132011)
\n Advisors:<\/em> Prof. Alison J. Frontier<\/a> (thesis)
\n & Prof. Kara L. Bren<\/a>\n <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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