Malika Jeffries-EL explained

Malika Jeffries-EL
Workplaces:Boston University
Iowa State University
Carnegie Mellon University
Alma Mater:Wellesley College
George Washington University
Thesis Title:Synthesis and characterization of π-conjugated polymers utilizing A -B monomers
Thesis Year:2002
Thesis Url:https://search.proquest.com/docview/275812398
Doctoral Advisor:Richard M. Tarkka[1]
Academic Advisors:Richard D. McCullough
Fields:Organic electronics
Awards:Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2018)
National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009)

Malika Jeffries-EL is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at Boston University studying organic semiconductors. Specifically, her research focuses on developing organic semiconductors that take advantage of the processing power of polymers and the electronic properties of semiconductors to create innovative electronic devices.[2] She was elected as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2018.

Early life and education

Jeffries-EL is from Brooklyn, New York and was the first in her immediate family to attend college.[3] She was inspired to become a scientist by Mae Jemison, an American engineer, physicist, and astronaut who was the first black woman to travel to space.[4] Jeffries-EL earned BA degrees in Chemistry and Africana Studies from Wellesley College in 1996.[5] In 1999 she earned her master's degree in chemistry from The George Washington University (GWU). In 2002, Jeffries-EL completed her PhD in Synthetic Chemistry at GWU. Richard Tarkka supervised her.[1] [6]

Research and career

After completing her PhD, Jeffries-EL worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University under the supervision of Richard D. McCullough from 2002 to 2005.[7] While there, she worked on the synthesis and field-effect mobility of polythiophene.[8] [9] In 2005, she joined the faculty at Iowa State University and was promoted to tenure in 2012.[10] [11] Jeffries-EL works on organic semiconductors.[12] [13]

Jeffries-EL served as a Martin Luther King visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 2014 and 2015.[14] [15] [16] Here, her group focused on the synthesis of polymer building blocks, including heterocyclic electron-rich (donor) and electron-poor (acceptor) units.[17] [18] For electron-deficient units, Jeffries-EL develops benzobisazoles.[19] [20] She is interested in cross-conjugated organic semiconductors, including benzodifurans, as well as functional Polythiophenes.[21] [22] She uses the materials for organic solar cells, transistors and light-emitting diodes.[23]

In 2015 Jeffries-EL was selected as the 8th Annual Goldstein Distinguished Lecturer by Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering.[24] She was the keynote speaker at the 2016 Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society meeting.[25]

In 2016 she joined Boston University as a tenured associate professor.[26]

Advocacy and services to science

Awards and honors

Notable publications

Jeffries-EL has nearly 100 publications. Some of her notable/highly cited publications include the following:

Notes and References

  1. PhD. Synthesis and characterization of π-conjugated polymers utilizing A -B monomers. Malika. Jeffries-El. 2002. The George Washington University. .
  2. News: US Fed News. February 6, 2013. Chemist Takes Polymer Study on the Road.
  3. Web site: BU Chemistry Professor Malika Jeffries-EL '96 Encourages Wellesley Students to Persevere in the Lab and in Life. Wellesley College. en. 2018-08-24.
  4. News: Pineapple does not belong on pizza!. Chemistry World. 2018-08-24. en.
  5. Web site: Malika Jeffries-EL " Chemistry Boston University. www.bu.edu. en. 2018-08-24. 2018-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825041251/http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/jeffries-el-3/. dead.
  6. Web site: Prof. Malika Jeffries-EL. January 27, 2020. Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE)..
  7. News: Four Chemistry Alumni Named American Chemical Society Fellows – Mellon College of Science – Carnegie Mellon University. University. Carnegie Mellon. 2018. 2018-08-24. en.
  8. Jeffries-El. Malika. Sauvé. Geneviève. McCullough. Richard D.. 2005. Facile Synthesis of End-Functionalized Regioregular Poly(3-alkylthiophene)s via Modified Grignard Metathesis Reaction. Macromolecules. en. 38. 25. 10346–10352. 10.1021/ma051096q. 0024-9297. 2005MaMol..3810346J.
  9. Zhang. Rui. Li. Bo. Iovu. Mihaela C.. Jeffries-EL. Malika. Sauvé. Geneviève. Cooper. Jessica. Jia. Shijun. Tristram-Nagle. Stephanie. Smilgies. Detlef M.. 2006. Nanostructure Dependence of Field-Effect Mobility in Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Thin Film Field Effect Transistors. Journal of the American Chemical Society. en. 128. 11. 3480–3481. 10.1021/ja055192i. 16536496. 0002-7863.
  10. News: Dr. Malika Jeffries-El. Daily. Photo: Emily Harmon/Iowa State. Iowa State Daily. 2018-08-24. en.
  11. Web site: Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL named a 2018 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow " Chemistry Blog Archive Boston University. www.bu.edu. en. 2018-08-24.
  12. Web site: Malika Jeffries-EL Uses Organic Polymers to Develop Next-Generation Semiconductors and LED lights Research. www.bu.edu. en. 2018-08-24.
  13. News: 21st Century Scientists: Malika Jefferies-EL. Science360 - Video Library. 2018-08-24. en. 2018-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002847/https://science360.gov/obj/video/7130579f-5a6f-4be0-90e0-b9840ed0f3a0/21st-century-scientists-malika-jefferies-el. dead.
  14. Web site: Malika Jeffries-EL, Chemistry – Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars. mlkscholars.mit.edu. en-US. 2018-08-24.
  15. Web site: ISU chemist Jeffries-EL enjoying MLK Visiting Professorship even with the snow. LAS News Archive. en. 2018-08-24.
  16. Web site: Congratulations to Malika Jeffries-EL Department of Chemistry. www.chem.iastate.edu. en-us. 2018-08-24.
  17. Jeffries-EL. Malika. 2014-03-04. PROFILE: Early Excellence inPhysical Organic Chemistry. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry. en. 27. 6. 463–464. 10.1002/poc.3299. 0894-3230.
  18. Web site: Prof. Malika Jeffries-El – Iowa State Department of Chemistry UNC Charlotte. chemistry.uncc.edu. en. 2018-08-24.
  19. News: Teaching Old Polymers New Tricks: Novel Conjugated Materials Based on Benzobisazoles. Anonymous. 2016-06-17. Department of Chemistry. 2018-08-24. en.
  20. Web site: Synthesis of Novel Heterocyclic Building Blocks Department of Chemistry. www.chem.iastate.edu. en-us. 2018-08-24. 2018-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180707160413/https://www.chem.iastate.edu/faculty/Malika_Jeffries-EL/research/novel-heterocylic-building-blocks. dead.
  21. Web site: Synthesis of Novel Polymers Based on Benzodifurans Department of Chemistry. www.chem.iastate.edu. en-us. 2018-08-24. 2018-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180707160507/https://www.chem.iastate.edu/faculty/Malika_Jeffries-EL/research/cross-conjugated-organic-semiconductors. dead.
  22. Web site: Functional Polythiophenes Department of Chemistry. www.chem.iastate.edu. en-us. 2018-08-24. 2018-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180707160537/https://www.chem.iastate.edu/faculty/Malika_Jeffries-EL/research/functional-polythiophenes. dead.
  23. Jeffries-EL. Malika. Kobilka. Brandon M.. Hale. Benjamin J.. 2014-09-30. Optimizing the Performance of Conjugated Polymers in Organic Photovoltaic Cells by Traversing Group 16. Macromolecules. EN. 47. 21. 7253–7271. 10.1021/ma501236v. 0024-9297. 2014MaMol..47.7253J.
  24. Web site: Chemistry and Biochemistry. www.cpp.edu. en. 2018-08-24.
  25. Web site: Welcome to NESACS – Current Events News. www.nesacs.org. 2018-08-24.
  26. Web site: Jeffries-EL " Chemistry Boston University. www.bu.edu. en. 2018-08-24.
  27. News: Anonymous. Teaching Old Polymers New Tricks: Novel Conjugated Materials Based on Benzobisazoles. 2016-06-17. Department of Chemistry. 2018-08-24. en.
  28. Web site: Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL named a 2018 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow " Chemistry Blog Archive Boston University. www.bu.edu. en. 2018-08-24.
  29. Web site: ACS Women Chemists of Color Program – American Chemical Society. American Chemical Society. en. 2018-08-24. 2018-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825003014/https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/membership-and-networks/acs/welcoming/diversity/women-chemists-of-color.html. dead.
  30. Web site: CSR Members. nas-sites.org. en-US. 2018-08-24.
  31. Web site: Malika Jeffries-EI – address. old.polyacs.org. 2018-08-24.
  32. Web site: Future Faculty Workshop: Diverse Leaders of Tomorrow – June 19–21 " DeSimone Research Group. desimone-group.chem.unc.edu. en-US. 2018-08-24. 2018-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802003042/http://desimone-group.chem.unc.edu/?p=488. dead.
  33. Web site: Professor Jeffries-EL awarded funding for NSF Chemistry Early Career Investigator Workshop " Chemistry Blog Archive Boston University. www.bu.edu. en. 2018-08-24.
  34. Web site: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Chemistry. Royal Society of. 2015-05-22. www.rsc.org. en. 2018-08-24.
  35. Web site: Boston-Wide Advisory Committee Women of Color in the Academy Conference. Women of Color in the Academy Conference. en-US. 2018-08-24.
  36. Web site: OXIDE Advisory Board OXIDE. oxide.jhu.edu. en. 2018-08-24.
  37. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award#0846607 - CAREER: Rationally Designed Conjugated Polymers Based on Benzobisazoles. www.nsf.gov. 2018-08-24.
  38. Web site: Dr. Lloyd N. Ferguson Professional Award. Hampton. Talitha. www.nobcche.org. en-us. 2018-08-24.
  39. Web site: Home. Women Chemists Committee. 2018-08-24. 2018-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002731/https://www.womenchemists.sites.acs.org/. dead.
  40. Web site: Awards for Professionals. www.iotasigmapi.info. 2018-08-24.
  41. Web site: Iota Sigma Pi nomination Malika Jeffries-EL. 2018-08-24.
  42. Web site: Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences – American Chemical Society. American Chemical Society. en. 2018-08-24.
  43. News: CAS Chemistry Scholar Earns Prestigious Honor – Education News. 2018-08-07. Education News. 2018-08-24. en-US. 2018-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002923/https://edublog.news/2018/08/07/cas-chemistry-scholar-earns-prestigious-honor/. dead.
  44. Web site: NOBCChE 2021: Another virtual year . 2022-01-05 . 2022-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105202000/https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/meetings/NOBCChE-2021-Another-virtual-year/99/i38 . dead .
  45. Web site: RCSA's 1st Holland Awards Celebrate 6 Distinguished Scholars . Research Corporation for Science Advancement . 15 February 2023 . 13 January 2024.

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