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Jillian Lee Dempsey
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| Alma mater | MIT (S.B.) (2005) Caltech (Ph.D.) (2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Alex J. M. Miller |
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| Fields | Inorganic Chemistry, Photochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| Institutions | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Thesis | Hydrogen evolution catalyzed by cobaloximes (2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry B. Gray |
| Other academic advisors | Daniel G. Nocera, Daniel R. Gamelin |
Jillian Lee Dempsey is an American chemist who studies inorganic chemistry. She is a special professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her work looks at how tiny particles move energy and how light can be used in chemistry. She has won many awards for her important work in chemistry. These include the 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. She also received the 2016 Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award.
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Education and Early Research
Jillian Dempsey went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for her first degree. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 2005. At MIT, she worked with Professor Daniel G. Nocera. They studied how to make special molecules that can split water. This research could help create clean energy.
While at MIT, she also worked at a company called Merck Research Laboratories. She helped develop ways to test medicines. After MIT, Dempsey went to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for her Ph.D. studies. She worked with Professors Harry B. Gray and Jay R. Winkler.
At Caltech, Dempsey's research focused on how to make hydrogen gas from water. She studied special chemicals called cobaloximes. She also looked at how light affects certain chemical reactions. She finished her Ph.D. in 2011.
From 2011 to 2012, Dempsey did more research at the University of Washington. She was a special fellow there. She worked with Professor Daniel R. Gamelin. Her work involved tiny particles called quantum dots. She studied how these dots conduct electricity when light shines on them. She also looked at how magnets affect them.
Independent Career and Professorship
In 2012, Jillian Dempsey started her own research group. She became an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her hard work led to her becoming a tenured professor in 2018. This means she has a permanent teaching position. Since 2020, she has held a special title as the Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor.
Awards and Recognitions
Jillian Dempsey has received many important awards for her contributions to chemistry. These awards recognize her as a leading scientist.
- 2017 - Chemical & Engineering News Talented 12
- 2016 - Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
- 2016 - Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program (YIP)
- 2015 - Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
- 2015 - NSF CAREER Award
See also
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