Amanda Cook, University of Oregon
Seminar Title: Alkene functionalization using homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts
Amanda began her higher education path at Saddleback College and then transferred to California State University Fullerton, where she graduated with a B.S. in chemistry in 2010. During her undergrad, she worked in the research lab of Christopher Hyland on formation and reactions of aziridines. Amanda then earned her PhD in 2015 from the University of Michigan working with Melanie Sanford on nondirected C–H functionalization reactions. After post-doctoral work in Christophe Coperet’s group at ETH Zurich on single-site Zn catalysts for hydroamination, she began her independent career at the University of Oregon in 2018, where she is currently an assistant professor.
