Ian McKendry

former Graduate Student
former member, Early Career Investigator Committee (2015-2016)

Temple University
Departments of Chemistry
SERC room 630
1925 N. 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Phone: (215) 204-5932
Email: ian.mckendry@temple.edu

Web:
http://astro.temple.edu/~mzdilla/index.html

Ian McKendry recieved his B.S. in chemistry from Saint Joseph’s University in 2012. Here he worked under Dr. Peter Graham in synthesizing and developing organometallic tungsten complexes for CO2 activation. In the fall of 2012, he joined Dr. Michael Zdilla’s lab here at Temple University, where he has investigated a range of research topics seen below.

Research Interests
Metal-oxides for heterogeneous water oxidation catalysis, manganese cluster chemistry, metal-metalloid nanoparticle synthesis and application, incorporation of inorangic nanoparticles and cluster into protein framework

Honors, Awards, & Memberships

American Chemical Society Member
Sigma Xi Member

Presentations

Poster: “Surface decoration of the layered manganese oxide birnessite by Mn(III) gives a new water oxidation catalyst with fifty-fold turnover number enhancement," Philadelphia Inorganic Colloquium, February 7, 2014, Philadelphia, PA
Poster: Variations in Oxidation States on Layered Manganese-Oxide Complexes and the Effect on Water-Oxidation Catalysis," 248th ACS National Meeting, August 11-12, 2014, San Francisco, CA
Poster: "Variations in Oxidation States on Layered Manganese-Oxide Complexes and the Effect on Water-Oxidation Catalysis," Mid-Atlantic Seaboard Inorganic Symposium, July 30, 2014, Philadelphia, PA
Title: “The Role of Layered Manganese-Oxide Compounds for Water-Oxidation Catalysis," Molloy Chemical Society Lecture Series, April 1, 2014, Philadelphia, PA- St. Joseph’s University