The Dares Research Group

Academic Background

Assistant Professor FIU 2016 - Present

Post doc. UNC-Chapel Hill 2012 - 2016

PhD York U. 2006 - 2012

BS York U. 2001 - 2006

About Me

I only have one shirt, enjoy poutine, listening to The Tragically Hip, and any activity that gets me moving. When I'm not at work, you will likely find me at the beach (or in Idaho).

Academic Background

PhD (In progress) FIU 2017 - Present

BS FAU 2017

About Me

I'm developing functionalized electrodes for actinide electrochemistry. You may find my publications in SciFinder under my alias "Jefferson Steelflex".

Academic Background

PhD (In progress) FIU 2018 - Present

BS Zhengshou U. 2018

About Me

I'm working on fundamental electrochemical properties of actinides at metal oxide electrodes.

Academic Background

PhD (In progress) FIU 2019 - Present

BS FIU 2019

About Me

Girl! You can tell what lab space is mine by how organized it is. I'm developing complexes that stabilize f-elements in unusual oxidation states.

Academic Background

PHD FIU 2020 - Present

BS FIU 2020

About Me

Just call me the lab McGuyver. I can rig anything up. I'm looking at metal redox events at functionalized electrodes.

Academic Background

PHD FIU 2020 - Present

BS FIU 2020

About Me

I'm co-advised by Dr. Kavallieratos. I'm interested in ligands for actinide separations and how they adjust actinide oxidation states.

Academic Background

PHD FIU 2021 - Present

MS U.Havana 2021

BS U.Havana 2019

About Me

I'm looking at different ways of distinguishing f-elements.

Academic Background

PHD FIU 2021 - Present

BS FIU 2019

About Me

I'm curious about energy transformation reactions using functionalized metal oxides.

Academic Background

PHD FIU 2021 - Present

BS U.Havana 2021

About Me

I'm learning about photoelectrochemistry at metal oxides. I will be applying this to f-elements.

Academic Background

BS FIU Expected 2022

About Me

I've synthesized POMs and am looking at their electrochemical properties at metal oxide electrodes. In my spare time, I'm bowling 280, and driving 200+ yards.

Academic Background

BS FIU Expected 2022

About Me

I find chemistry so cool! I'm enjoying working on counting electrons during redox events.

Academic Background

Post Doc FIU 2018 - 2021

Post doc. CETENE 2016 - 2018

PhD UFPE 2012 - 2016

MS U of Havana 2005 - 2008

BS INSTEC 2000 - 2005

Current Position:

Solving global water challenges at WEO.

Academic Background

Research Professor Shoochow University 2019 - Present

Post doc. FIU 2017 - 2019

Post doc. UNC-Chapel Hill 2014 - 2017

PhD UVermont 2010 - 2014

BSE UMass Lowell 2006 - 2010

About Me

I dream of winning the Boston marathon. When not in the lab doing electrochemistry, I'm either running, or thinking about chemistry.

Academic Background

Post Doc FIU 2018 - 2020

Adjunct Faculty Broward College 2018

Adjunct Faculty MDC 2017 - 2018

PhD U. of Havana 2015

MS U. of Havana 2009

BS U. of Havana 2007

Currently:

Research scientist at Beckman Coulter

Academic Background

Post doc. FIU 2017 - 2018

PhD Osaka University 2014 - 2017

MS UCLA 2011 - 2014

BS URochester 2007 - 2011

Currently

Research scientist at Johnson-Johnson.

Academic Background

MS FIU 2018 - 2020

BS FIU 2018

Currently

QA/QC Industry chemist.

Academic Background

MSFIU 2017 - 2020

BS U. Puerto Rico, SP 2017

Currently

Working at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Academic Background

BS FIU 2012

Academic Background

BS FIU 2020

Currently

PhD student at Colorado School of Mines working for Prof. Shafer and investigating actinide chemistry.

Academic Background

BS FIU 2019

Currently

PhD student at Florida State working for Prof. Albrecht-Schoenzart.

Academic Background

BS FIU 2018

Currently

Currently a PhD student at Penn State University.

Academic Background

BS FIU 2013-2017

Currently

PhD student at UNC-Chapel Hill working for Prof. Dempsey.

Academic Background

BS Nova Southeastern2018

Currently

PhD student at UC-Irvine working with Prof. Evans.

Academic Background

BS FIU2018

About Me

Helped out with efforts to understand POM interactions at metal oxide surfaces. When I'm not in the lab, I'm busy shredding the gnar.

Academic Background

BS FIU2018

About Me

I synthesized and performed electrochemical experiments with vanadium-substituted polyoxotungstates.

Academic Background

BS FIU 2020

Currently

PhD student at FSU.

Academic Background

BS FIU 2020

About Me

Did you know things get hot when you use a heatgun on them? I'm working on completing my research credit and am investigating the redox properties of polyoxomolybdates.

Academic Background

BS FIU 2020

About Me

Yo, quick question - do you like chemistry? These reactions are crazy. I'm working on photochromic materials.

Adamaris Valdes (2022)

Marjorie Thermitus (2021)

Ashley Zuniga (2021)

Claudia Gomez (2021)

Maria Romero (2021)

Bryana Lopez (2020-2021)

Ozair Ahmed (2019)

Monique Moussa (2019)

Najib Nacyer (2019)

Luis Urdaneta (2017-2019)

Francis Kitaka (2018) - REU

Fayola Robillard (2018)

James Vempala (2017)

Christopher Schnoor (2017)