Susan M. Kauzlarich Explained

Susan M. Kauzlarich
Birth Place:Worcester, Massachusetts
Alma Mater:College of William and Mary, Michigan State University
Academic Advisors:Bruce A. Averill, John D. Corbett
Field:Chemistry
Work Institution:University of California, Davis
Doctoral Students:Julia Chan, Stephanie Brock
Known For:Solid-state chemistry, Materials chemistry, Nanoscience, Zintl phases, Thermoelectric materials
Awards:Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the American Chemical Society, Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering

Susan M. Kauzlarich is an American chemist and is presently a distinguished professor of chemistry at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis).[1] At UC Davis, Kauzlarich leads a research group focused on the synthesis and characterization of Zintl phases and nanoclusters with applications in the fields of thermoelectric materials,[2] [3] [4] magnetic resonance imaging, energy storage,[5] opto-electronics, and drug delivery. Kauzlarich has published over 250 peer-reviewed publications and has been awarded several patents.[6] In 2009, Kauzlarich received the annual Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, which is administered by the National Science Foundation to acknowledge faculty members who raise the membership of minorities, women and disabled students in the science and engineering fields.[7] In January 2022 she became Deputy Editor for the scientific journal, Science Advances. She gave the Edward Herbert Boomer Memorial Lecture of the University of Alberta in 2023.[8]

Education, career, and service

Kauzlarich received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the College of William & Mary in 1980.[9] Although originally planning to become a high school chemistry teacher, her collegiate mentors encouraged her to pursue graduate studies in chemistry.[10] She did her graduate studies with Bruce A. Averill at Michigan State University, receiving a chemistry PhD in 1985. During her graduate studies, Kauzlarich primarily worked on the synthesis, development and study of low-dimensional conducting materials derived from the layered material FeOCl.[11] [12] Her characterization methods of these new materials included x-ray absorption spectroscopy and neutron diffraction. From 1985 to 1987, Kauzlarich was a postdoctoral fellow with John Corbett at Iowa State University[13] where she explored the synthesis and bonding characteristics of novel extended condensed metal chain compounds built on [R<sub>6</sub>6I<sub>12</sub>Z] (R=Ln, Y, Sc; Z=B,C,N, C2) clusters.[14]

Kauzlarich joined the department of Chemistry at the University of California, Davis in 1987. She was promoted to associate professor in 1992, promoted to full professor in 1996, and in 2014, distinguished professor. She was the Maria Goeppert Mayer Distinguished Scholar at Argonne National Laboratory from 1997 to 1998, Faculty Assistant to the Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences from 2010 to 2013, and chair of the chemistry department from 2013 to 2016.

Kauzlarich served as an associate editor for the journal Chemistry of Materials from 2006 to 2021 and is a deputy editor for Science Advances (2022-). She has been a member of the editorial advisory board for the handbook Physics and Chemistry of the Rare Earths since 2002. She was an associate editor for the Journal of Solid State Chemistry from 2000 to 2005,[1] and as a member of the advisory review board of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement from 2004 to 2010.[1] [10] Kauzlarich is the editor of the book Chemistry, structure, and bonding of Zintl phases and ions.[15] [16]

Kauzlarich is an advocate for diversity in the chemistry community and is well known for her personal commitment to mentorship. Throughout her career she has built and continues to support a pipeline of women and underrepresented students in the field of chemistry from high school through graduate study. During her career, Kauzlarich's mentorship strategies have expanded to help support a culture shift in her community through discussions, workshops, and development of new initiatives.[17] One of her initiatives has been the development of the American Chemical Society Summer Educational Experience for the Economically Disadvantaged Program (SEED) program which she established at UC Davis in 1988.[18] For her mentorship of students, Kauzlarich was recognized by Barack Obama with the 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.[19] At UC Davis, she serves as committee member for the Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Science, part of the UC Davis "ADVANCE" initiative.[20] She is also an active member of the steering committees at UC Davis including the Women's Research and Resource Center and Women in Science and Engineering.[21]

Research and notable publications

Kauzlarich's research focuses on synthesis and characterization of novel solid state materials. Some of Kauzlarich's publications from her independent research career are listed below:

Kauzlarich has also been a longstanding global expert on the preparation of colloidal nanoclusters and most particularly the preparation of challenging to access Group IV derivatives. These materials hold promise in the areas of biomedicine alongside, importantly, next-generation devices with novel optical and transport properties. Listed below are some of her research team's publications in this research area to-date:

Awards

Kauzlarich has received numerous awards including:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susan Kauzlarich Chemistry. chemistry.ucdavis.edu. 13 June 2017 . 2019-03-16.
  2. Brown. Shawna R.. Kauzlarich. Susan M.. Gascoin. Franck. Snyder. G. Jeffrey. 2006-04-01. Yb14MnSb11: New High Efficiency Thermoelectric Material for Power Generation. Chemistry of Materials. 18. 7. 1873–1877. 10.1021/cm060261t. 0897-4756.
  3. Grebenkemper. Jason H.. Hu. Yufei. Barrett. Dashiel. Gogna. Pawan. Huang. Chen-Kuo. Bux. Sabah K.. Kauzlarich. Susan M.. 2015-08-25. High Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Yb14MnSb11 Prepared from Reaction of MnSb with the Elements. Chemistry of Materials. 27. 16. 5791–5798. 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02446. 0897-4756. free.
  4. Sui. Fan. Kauzlarich. Susan M.. 2016-05-10. Tuning Thermoelectric Properties of Type I Clathrate K 8– x Ba x Al 8+ x Si 38– x through Barium Substitution. Chemistry of Materials. en. 28. 9. 3099–3107. 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b00566. 0897-4756. free.
  5. Pettigrew. Katherine. Liu. Q.. Power. Phillip. Kauzlarich. Susan . 2003. Solution Synthesis of Alkyl- and Alkyl/Alkoxy-Capped Silicon Nanoparticles via Oxidation of Mg2Si. Chemistry of Materials . 15. 21. 4005 . 10.1021/cm034403k.
  6. Web site: Susan Kauzlarich - Google Scholar Citations. 2020-06-26. scholar.google.com.
  7. Web site: 2010-01-19. UC Davis professor recognized at White House. 2020-10-05. The Aggie. en-US.
  8. Web site: Chemistry Lecture Series Chemistry . 2023-10-27 . www.ualberta.ca.
  9. Web site: CV Kauzlarich.
  10. Web site: Science Advisory Committee Member Dr. Susan Kauzlarich AAAS Fellow. Research Corporation for Science Advancement. May 11, 2010 . en. 2019-03-22.
  11. Averill. Bruce . Kauzlarich. Susan M.. 1984. Intercalation Chemistry: A New Approach to the Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Conducting Materials. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. 107. 1–2 . 55–64. 10.1080/00268948408072072.
  12. Averill. Bruce . Kauzlarich. Susan M.. Teo. B.K. . Faber. J.. 1985. Structural and Physical Studies on a New Class of Low-Dimensional Conducting Material: FeOC1 Intercalated With TTF and Related Molecules. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. 120. 259–262. 10.1080/00268948508075798.
  13. Web site: Chemistry Tree - Susan Kauzlarich. academictree.org. 2019-03-16.
  14. Kauzlarich. Susan M.. Hughbanks. Timothy . Corbett. John. Klavins. Peter . Shelton. Robert . 1988. Two extended metal chain compounds, yttrium iodide carbides (Y4I5C and Y6I7C2). Synthesis, structure, properties, and bonding . Inorganic Chemistry. 27. 10. 1791–1797. 10.1021/ic00283a024.
  15. Book: Chemistry, structure, and bonding of Zintl phases and ions. 1996. VCH. Kauzlarich, Susan Mary.. 1560819006. New York. 34243294.
  16. Eichhorn . Bryan . Chemistry, Structure, and Bonding of Zintl Phases and Ions Edited by Susan M. Kauzlarich. VCH: New York. 1996. v + 306 pp. ISBN 1-56081-900-6 . . May 1999 . 121 . 22 . 5352 . 10.1021/ja985653i .
  17. Web site: Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal. 2020-10-05. Chemical & Engineering News. en.
  18. Web site: ACS Project SEED Program. 2020-10-05. American Chemical Society. en.
  19. Web site: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring Academic Affairs. 2019-03-16. academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu. 13 September 2012 .
  20. Web site: Susan Kauzlarich. UC Davis ADVANCE. February 26, 2013 . en. 2019-03-22.
  21. Web site: ChEMS Seminar: Synthesis and Characterization of Zintl Phases and Ge Nanocrystals for Thermoelectrics and Photovoltaic Applications . engineering.uci.edu . March 23, 2019 . She was the faculty assistant to the Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and now is the Chair of Chemistry at UC Davis and an active member of the steering committees for the Women’s Research and Resource Center, Women in Science and Engineering, and on the Faculty Advisory Committee for the Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Science (CAMPOS)..
  22. Web site: Chemistry Lecture Series Chemistry . 2023-10-27 . www.ualberta.ca.
  23. Notman . Nina . 2022 ACS National Award winners—Part II . . January 23, 2022 . 100 . 3 . 27 July 2023 . en . ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry: Susan M. Kauzlarich.
  24. Web site: Election Results. American Association for the Advancement of Science. en. 2019-03-16.
  25. Web site: admin. Site Factory. 2014-05-02. Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research. 2020-10-05. Undergraduate Research Center. en.
  26. Web site: ACS Winter Newsletter 2012.
  27. Web site: 2011 ACS Fellows. American Chemical Society. en. 2019-03-16.
  28. Web site: Recipients IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
  29. Web site: Iota Sigma Pi, Kauzlarich.
  30. Individual Nomination . live . Jul 29, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210729122438/https://grantome.com/grant/NSF/DUE-0834208 . en . 27 July 2023 . grantome.com . Kauzlarich . Susan .
  31. Web site: Newsletter of the Department of Chemistry at The College of William and Mary.
  32. Book: Inorganic chemistry in focus. III. 2006. Wiley-VCH. Meyer, G. (Gerd), 1949-, Naumann, Dieter, 1942-, Wesemann, Lars.. 9783527609932. Weinheim. 86225074.

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