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J. Olaf Aggrey

@AggreyOlaf

Ph.D. @emorychem || GRA @ORNL || MS @ETSU I’m a stickler for good chemical reactions!!!

 Oak Ridge, TN
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Joined January 2013
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I’m excited to announce that one of my publications is out today in @Orgmet_ACS We report on the lithiation of polyynylplatinum complexes and subsequent trapping with electrophiles leading to functionalized derivatives. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Reactions of Platinum Terminal Polyynyl Complexes trans-(C6F5)(p‑tol3P)2Pt(CC)nH (n = 2–4) and...

Reactions of Platinum Terminal Polyynyl Complexes trans-(C6F5)(p‑tol3P)2Pt(CC)nH (n = 2–4) and...

Abstract. Reactions of the title complexes and n-BuLi (1.5 equiv, –45 °C) afford functional equivalents of the deprotonated species trans-(C6F5)­(p-tol3P)2

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Excited to share a first author publication out today in the Journal of Physical Chemistry. In this study, we use DFT and NEGF to explore how atomic adsorbates and magnetic ordering influence spin transport in zigzag TMDC nanoribbons. @JPhysChem doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c0…
Spin Gaps in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanoribbons with Atomic Adsorbates

Spin Gaps in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanoribbons with Atomic Adsorbates

Abstract. Edge-functionalized transition metal dichalcogenide nanoribbons of the zigzag type (zTMDCNRs) are explored in terms of their spin transmission pr

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I’m delighted to share my first-author publication in Biophysical Journal. We examine how subtle modifications in lipid architecture, particularly methyl branching, modulate the mechanical and dynamic properties of lipid bilayers. doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2025.1…
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After 30 years of research and teaching, I found that I cannot teach any subject unless I have understood it fully. Hence I normally had to write a book before I teach any new course. Also, I found that, teaching is the best, probably only, way to do deeper and better research.
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Glad to meet Prof. Eric Jacobsen @JacobsenLab again. Renewed Congratulations on your Roger Adams Award. I’m constantly being reminded that Organic Chemistry is useful and incredibly interesting at a fundamental level and we need to communicate this effectively. #NOS2025
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Weak coordination is very powerful with the help from bifunctional ligands; making secondary alkyl-fluoride building blocks from diverse simple substrates is highly valuable in drug discovery: pubs.acs.org/articlesonreque…
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The most fundamental and lasting objective of synthesis is not the production of compounds, but production of properties and functions.
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I gave a department-wide seminar detailing the progress of my master's research conducted @etsu in collaboration with @ORNL
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🚭 NO FUMÉIS. @As_TomasRoncero os lo aconseja sabiamente:
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Every opportunity to engage a broader audience about the problems we’ve solved and those that we’re deeply interested in solving is truly golden. #ACSFall2024
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🌟An exciting plenary lecture by Prof. John Gladysz, today at 30th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry. Stay tuned for more updates. @Icomc2024
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It was an absolute pleasure meeting Prof. Eric Jacobsen. I have long been passionate about developing new concepts in catalysis and applying these ideas to create general methods for making molecules that people will care about. It was an honor to meet a pioneer in this field.
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Quantum Noir@Quantum_Noir13 Jun 2024
A few of our visiting scholars who presented during the Poster Session at our inaugural #QuantumNoir meeting! #STEMExcellence | All the #QuantumScience you can do!
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Visiting scholars introduced their research during the #QuantumNoir Poster Session hosted by Harvard's Center for Nanoscale Systems! #QuantumCommunity
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Thanks @ORNL for the shoutout! It’s been an extremely enjoyable and empowering experience to be affiliated with this great research institution! lnkd.in/eVDUWeUD
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🎉 Two years after its debut, Frontier is still the world's fastest #supercomputer! 🥇 Holding the No. 1️⃣ spot on the @top500supercomp list with an updated performance score of 1.2 exaflops. top500.org/news/frontier-kee…
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Excited to have received the outstanding teaching assistant award and a scholarship for my outstanding academic achievement in the Master’s program in Chemistry @etsu
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Glad to receive the excellence in research award. I think have come to really enjoy talking about my research and I’m learning to do that at a level that is really discernible!
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At the ACS Spring 24 Conference, I had the pleasure of meeting some of the Professors I have a deep affinity for and been fascinated about the problems they’re deeply interested in solving. Really an amazing experience!
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Oak Ridge Lab@ORNL17 Mar 2024
Collaborative research that combined experiments at @Yale and molecular dynamics simulations ORNL provides new insights into solving a major technical obstacle to efficient and sustainable industrial operations. ornl.gov/news/scientists-rev…
Scientists reveal molecular mysteries to control silica scaling in water treatment

Scientists reveal molecular mysteries to control silica scaling in water treatment

Collaborative research that combined experiments at Yale University and molecular dynamics simulations at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides new insights into solving a...

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