Education:
2013-2018
Boston College
Ph.D Candidate in Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Jeffery A. Byers
2009-2013
University of Rhode Island
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry
(Summa Cum Laude)
Former Research:
Synthesis of bis(imino)-N-heterocyclic carbene iron complexes for a number of catalytic endeavors, including atom transfer radical polymerization, hydrogenation, and [2+2] cycloaddition.
Biography:
Teresa was born in a remote town in northeast Nevada, but grew up in Deerfield, MA. Teresa conducted her undergraduate research at the University of Rhode Island with Dr. Mindy Levine. Her research involved studying supramolecular chemistry for fluorescence detection applications; including the use of squaraine-cyclodextrin ternary complexes and squaraine based organometallic macrocycles for the detection of PAH carcinogens in aqueous environments. During her stint at URI, Teresa received the prestigious Rhode Island Undergraduate Student Research Excellence Award for Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Engineering Award as well as a series of research grants and excellence awards in chemistry. She is a member of the Alpha Chi Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. Her hobbies include ceramics, photography, rock climbing, and sailing.
Publications:
1. Radaram,
B.; Mako, T.; Levine, M. “Sensitive and Selective Detection of Cesium
via Fluorescence Queching.” Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 16276-16278.
2. Mako, T.;
Levine, M. “Synthesis of a Fluorescent Polymer in an Undergraduate
Teaching Laboratory.” J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90, 1376-1379.
3. Muller,
P.; Fronczek, F.; Smith, S. J.; Mako, T.; Levine, M. “Two Polymorphs of
1,8-Dichloroanthracene.” Acta Crystallographica C, 2013, 69, 199-203.
4. Mako,
T.; Marks, P.; Cook, N.; Levine, M. “Fluorescent Detection of
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ternary Cyclodextrin Complexes.”
Supramol. Chem. 2012, 24, 743-747.
5. Mako,
T.; Byers, J. Recent Advances in Iron-Catalysed Cross Coupling
Reactions and Their Mechanistic Underpinning Inorg. Frontiers 2016,
Accepted Manuscript
Current position:
Graduate student at the University of Rhode Island
Contact:
makot@bc.edu