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Alicia M. Beatty is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL), joining the faculty in 2008 after positions at Washington University, Kansas State University, the University of Notre Dame, and Mississippi State University. Her research focuses on creating novel solid-state and polymeric materials using organic, inorganic, and supramolecular synthesis techniques rooted in crystal engineering.
- Education: B.S. in Chemistry (UMSL, 1989), Ph.D. in Chemistry (Washington University in St. Louis, 1994)
Her work emphasizes systematic structure-property studies of electroactive polymers, catalysis, chiral separations, and magnetic solids. She investigates how hydrogen-bonding substituents and coordination geometry control the assembly of inorganic/organic hybrid materials, with applications in chemical sensors, asymmetric catalysis, and solid-state reactivity.
Recent publications highlight advances in hydrogen-bonded coordination networks, guest analysis via SPME-TGA, and cluster engineering. Research trends include crystal engineering, coordination polymers, and functional materials design.
- Scientific Award: NSF-CAREER award CHE 0645-758
Professor Beatty's lab explores the transformation of structural dimensions (2D to 0D) in metal-organic frameworks and the dynamics of guest inclusion in layered materials. She has advised students and collaborated on grants related to materials synthesis and characterization.
