Matthew J. Pennachio

Matthew J. Pennachio serves as Assistant Professor of Chemistry within the School of Science at Marist College, specializing in advanced materials and redox chemistry research.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry from State University of New York, Albany (2023)
• B.S. in Chemistry from State University of New York, Geneseo (2013)
• Liberal Arts Math and Science from State University of New York, Adirondack (2011)

Dr. Pennachio's research focuses on materials chemistry through investigations of carbon-based energy storage systems, organometallic chemistry via reduction processes in polycyclic aromatics, and advanced spectroscopic techniques for characterizing electronic changes. His work bridges synthetic organic chemistry with physical measurements to understand charge transfer phenomena in nanographenes and helicenes.

Analysis of his 2019-2023 publications reveals consistent exploration of multi-electron reduction in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), emphasizing structural reorganization, aromaticity modulation, and dehydrogenative cyclization mechanisms. These studies predominantly employ X-ray crystallography combined with theoretical modeling to correlate electronic changes with molecular geometry.

Dr. Pennachio actively disseminates findings through American Chemical Society presentations, though specific grants or advising activities remain undocumented in available materials.