William H. Armstrong

William H. Armstrong is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Boston College, located in Higgins Hall. His research focuses on transition metal catalysis for multi-electron reactions at extreme redox potentials, with applications in biomimetic enzyme systems. He holds a B.S. from Bucknell University and a Ph.D. from Stanford University.

• Education: B.S., Bucknell University; Ph.D., Stanford University

Research interests include developing catalytic systems that replicate biological processes like water oxidation (via Photosystem II-inspired manganese clusters) and nitrogen fixation (mimicking nitrogenase enzyme clusters). His work bridges inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, and catalysis to design functional artificial enzyme mimics.

Selected awards include the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (1990), NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award (1988), and Searle Scholar Award (1986). His publications emphasize manganese-based clusters and redox-active systems.

While no advising/grants are explicitly listed, his research program involves synthesizing novel transition metal clusters to elucidate enzymatic mechanisms and improve catalytic efficiency.