Principal Investigator:
David C. Lacy, Ph.D.
Professional Appointments:
• Associate Professor, University at Buffalo, 2021 to present
• Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo, 2015-2021
• NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 2012-2015
Education:
• Ph.D. University of California-Irvine, 2012
• B.S. Colorado State University, 2007
Awards:
• UB’s Exceptional Scholar – Young Investigator Award, 2020
• Arthur E. Martell Early Career Researcher Prize, 2020
• NSF CAREER Award, 2019
• ACS Petroleum Research Foundation, Doctoral New Investigator Grant, 2017
• NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, 2013
• Colorado State University, Chem. Dept. Undergraduate Research Award, 2007
Contact:
359 Natural Science Complex
University at Buffalo, Chemistry Department
Amherst NY, 14260-3000
email: dclacy at buffalo edu
UB Chem. Dept. Link: https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/chemistry/lacy
Google Scholar: Link
Office: 657 NSC
Phone: (716) 645-4114
Graduate Students (positions available):
Ankita Kumari, 2nd year
UB email: akumari at buffalo edu
Noel Maape, 2nd year
B.S. 2017, University of the Philippines Los Baños
UB email: johnnoel at buffalo edu
Ananya Saju, 4th year
B.S.-M.S. 2020, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), India
UB email: asaju at buffalo edu
Postdoctoral Scholars:
The Lacy group is not considering new postdoctoral applications
Undergraduate Students:
• Ekamjot Singh (Class of 2025)
• Jocelyn Kulis (Class of 2026)
• Maris Conrad (Class of 2027)
Former Members:
PhD Graduate Alumni:
Dr. Karthika J. Kadassery, PhD (class of 2020)
Thesis: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Thermochemistry of Mn(I) Carbonyl Complexes with Hydroxide and Phenol-Phosphine Ligands.
B.S. 2013, UM-DAE CBS, Mumbai, India
M.S. 2015, UM-DAE CBS, Mumbai, India
Postdoctoral scholar at Cornell University 2020-2021 with Prof. Justin Wilson
Current Position: Process Development Chemist @ Almac, Ireland
Dr. Anthony F. Cannella, PhD (class of 2020)
Thesis: The Synthesis and Characterization of Organometallic and Inorganic Manganese and Iron Complexes: Probing Structural and Electronic Effects on Reactivity
B.S. 2015, Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology
Current Position: Scientist II @ Boston Analytical Inc.
Dr. Paul M. Fanara, PhD (class of 2021)
Thesis: A Study of Aromatization/Dearomatization Metal-Ligand Cooperativity with Ruthenium(II)-Based PNN and PN Complexes
B.S. 2016, Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology
Currently employed at Merck
Dr. Vipulan Vigneswaran, PhD (class of 2022)
Thesis: Coordination Chemistry of Bidentate Mn(I) and Ru(II) P,N Catalysts
B.S. 2015, Chemistry and Math, University of Toronto, St. George, Canada
Current Position: postdoctoral researcher at SRI
Dr. Preshit Abhyankar, PhD (class of 2022)
Thesis: Dinuclear Mn(I) hydrogenation catalysts.
B.S. 2014, Chemistry, Fergusson College, University of Pune, India
M.S. 2016, Organic Chemistry, Fergusson College, University of Pune, India
Postdoctoral scholar with Prof. Christine M. Thomas at Ohio State University
Dr. Parami Gunasekera, PhD (class of 2022)
Thesis: Adventures in coordination chemistry: biomimetic Fe(II) and Mn(III) complexes with fac–N,N,N/O coordination and a brief foray into low coordinate organometallic P,N–Fe(II) complexes
B.S. 2016, Pharmacy, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Current position: Development Engineer at Intel
Dr. Sanchita Paul, PhD (class of 2024)
Thesis: Solving a 50-year-old mystery: synthesis of Mn(III) halide phosphine
compounds, and other quests with three-coordinate Zn(II) compounds.
B.S. 2013, University of Calcutta, India
M.S. 2015, University of Calcutta, India
Current position: Intel
Zuleydian Roche-Rivera
B.S. 2022, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Rebecca Tarbox
B.S. 2022, University at Buffalo
Former Postdocs:
• Jully Patel, Ph.D.
• Roshayed Laskar, Ph.D.
• Justin Griffiths, Ph.D. (Current position: IMA life)
• Komal Sethi, Ph.D.
• Suman Kr Dey, Ph.D.
Former Undergraduate Students:
• Cooper Cohen (Class of 2024)
• Kelsey Coppola (Class of 2024)
• Hersh Singh (Class of 2023)
• Kyle Dempsey (Class of 2024)
• Shweta Pillai (Class of 2024)
• Nishaant Jacobus (Class of 2026) – high school intern, University of Toronto
• Bryan Renzoni (Class of 2024)
• Eric Martinez-Rivera (Class of 2024) – visiting REU student summer 2022
• Ethan Fargo (Class of 2024)
• Benjamin Bartula (Class of 2022)
• Brendan Roller (Class of 2024)
• Erika Rizzo (Class of 2024)
• Zuleydian Roche Rivera (Class of 2021) – visiting REU student summer 2021
• Shane Varner (Class of 2024)
• Khanh Pham (Class of 2024)
• Daniel Macintosh (Class of 2022)
• Yamsine Dabash (Class of 2021)
• Robert Jankowiak (Class of 2021)
• Gabriel Garcia (Class of 2021) – visiting REU student summer 2019
• Alex van-Pelt Cathcart (Class of 2021)
• Audrey Hoyt (Class of 2021)
• Bao Sciscent (Class of 2019)
• Jodie Wright (Class of 2019) – visiting student from CSUSB
• Thomas Sobiech (class of 2017) – visiting student from SUNY Oswego
• Roshaan Surendhran (Class of 2018)
• Alex D’Arpino (Class of 2018)
• Elisabeth Good (Class of 2018)
• Kennedy C. George (class of 2020)
• Yoon Wook Jang (class of 2016)
• Antoni Szeglowski (class of 2019)
Visiting High School Students:
Ashleigh L. (Spring Semester 2017)
Jadyn W. (Spring Semester 2017)
Rea B. (Summer 2018)
Mya H. (Fall 2018)
Afroza Z. (Fall 2018)
Salman H. (Fall 2018)
Zakira G. (summer 2021)
Gabriella P. (summer 2021)