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Myles Drance is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Vassar College, joining in 2023. He holds a BA in Chemistry and Spanish from Colgate University and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego. His postdoctoral training included an Arnold O. Beckman Fellowship at MIT.
Dr. Drance’s research focuses on organometallic chemistry, main group chemistry, and catalysis, emphasizing non-toxic, earth-abundant elements for industrial applications. He employs techniques like NMR, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction to study molecular structures and reaction mechanisms.
His scientific achievements include the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship. His work spans topics such as iridium complex catalysis, iron-nitride clusters, and boron-fluoride coordination. Dr. Drance teaches courses like CHEM 125 (Chemical Principles) and CHEM 327/328 (Inorganic Chemistry) at Vassar.
