The Kubiak Research Group
The Kubiak Research Group is located at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The Kubiak Group is composed of graduate, undergraduate, and postdoctoral researchers performing a variety of investigative studies in inorganic, materials, and physical chemistry.
Recent Events and Publications
April 2022 - Cliff is inducted to the National Academy of Sciences!
March 2022 - Joe receives the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Spring Quarter, 2022. Congratulations, Joe!
January 2022 - Kubiak group welcomes its newest PhD students: Lydia and Byunghoon
July 2021 - Vibrational Stark shift spectroscopy of catalysts under the influence of electric fields at electrode-solution interfaces. Bhattacharyya, D.; Videla, P.E.; Cattaneo, M.; Batista, V.S.; Lian, T.; Kubiak, C.P. Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 10131.
June 2021 - Felix defends his thesis on June 4th entitled "Interactions of Immobilized Transition Metal Complexes with Electrode Surfaces and Their Implications for Catalysis." Congratulations Felix Brunner, PhD!
March 2021 - Chris receives the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Spring Quarter, 2021. Congratulations, Chris!
January 2021 - Kubiak group welcomes its newest PhD students: Mori and Janine
January 2021 - Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 Using Group VII Metal Catalysts. Barrett, J.A.; Miller, C.J.; Kubiak, C.P. Trends in Chemistry 2021, In Press. UC Link (pdf)
November 2020 - Investigation of Immobilization Effects on Ni(P2N2)2 Electrocatalysts. Brunner, F.M.; Neville, M.L.; Kubiak, C.P. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 23, 16872-16881.
October 2020 - Approaches to Controlling Homogeneous Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide. Barrett, J.A.; Brunner, F.M.; Cheung, P.L.; Kubiak, C.P.; Lee, G.L.; Miller, C.J.; Waldie, K.M.; Zhanaidarova, A. Carbon Dioxide Electrochemistry: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, 2020, 1-66.
August 2020 - Full Conformational Analyses of the Ultrafast Isomerization in Penta-coordinated Ru(S2C2(CF3)2)(CO)(PPh3)2: One Compound, Two Crystal Structures, Three CO Frequencies, 24 Stereoisomers, and 48 Transition States. Tang, H.; Porter, T.M.; Kubiak, C.P.; Hall, M.B. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 16, 11757-11796.
July 2020 - Electronic Structural Studies of the Ru3(III,II,II) Mixed-Valent State of Oxo-Centered Triruthenium Clusters. Palasz, J.M.; Porter, T.M.; Kubiak, C.P. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 15, 10532-10539.
January 2020 - Felix receives the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Spring Quarter, 2020. Congratulations, Felix!
January 2020 - Kubiak group welcomes its newest PhD students: Emily and Colin
November 2019 - Daphne defends her thesis on November 14th entitled "Photochemical and Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide" Congratulations to Po Ling (Daphne) Cheung, PhD!
October 2019 - Re(tBu-bpy)(CO)3Cl Supported on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Selectively Reduces CO2 in Water . Zhanaidarova, A.; Jones, S.C.; Despagnet-Ayoub, E.; Pimentel, B.R.; Kubiak, C.P.J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, ASAP.
October 2019 - Photooxidative Generation of Dodecaborate-Based Weakly Coordinating Anions . Axtell, J.C.; Messina, M.S.; Liu, J.Y.; Galaktionova, D.; Schwan, J.; Porter, T.M.; Savage, M.D.; Wixtrom, A.I.; Rheingold, A.L.; Kubiak, C.P.; Winkler, J.R.; Gray, H.B.; Kral, P.; Alexandrova, A.N.; Spokoyny, A.M. Inorg. Chem., 2019, 58 10516-10526.
September 2019 - Thermodynamic Targeting of Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Advantages, Limitations, and Insights for Catalyst Design. Ostericher, A.L.; Porter, T.M.; Reineke, M.H.; Kubiak, C.P. Dalton Trans., 2019, Accepted Manuscript.
September 2019 - Improving Photocatalysis for the Reduction of CO2 through non-Covalent Supramolecular Assembly. Cheung, P.L.; Kapper, S.C.; Zeng, T.; Thompson, M.E.; Kubiak, C.P. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, Accepted Manuscript.
August 2019 - Andy defends his thesis on August 9th entitled "Thermodynamic Strategies of Electrocatalyst Design for CO2 Reduction" Congratulations to Andrew Ostericher, PhD!
August 2019 - Kubiak group welcomes its newest Postdoc: Jacob.
July 2019 - Steric and Electronic Control of an Ultrafast Isomerization. Porter, T.M.; Ostericher, A.L.; Kubiak, C.P. Chemical Science 2019, 10, 7907-7912.
Past Events and Publications