Cassie Lilly

Cassie Lilly is an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Organic Labs at the Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University. Her research focuses on organometallic chemistry, transition-metal reactivity, and chemical education. She has contributed to the understanding of reaction mechanisms involving oxorhenium complexes and migratory insertion pathways, with notable work on CO insertion dynamics and catalytic processes. Her educational efforts include implementing recitation strategies in general chemistry laboratories to enhance student performance.

Her research portfolio includes studies on crystallography of lanthanide complexes and the synthesis of coordination networks. She has published extensively in top journals such as *Organometallics*, *Journal of the American Chemical Society*, and *ACS Catalysis*. Notable publications include groundbreaking work on reductive carbonylation of oxorhenium hydrides and the structural characterization of layered coordination networks containing 4⁴ grids.

Lilly’s educational initiatives emphasize active learning techniques in laboratory instruction. She currently oversees the Organic Labs program, fostering hands-on experimental training for undergraduate students. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text, but her consistent publication record reflects sustained research excellence.