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Amanda Morris

Amanda Morris is an American chemist who is the Patricia Caldwell Faculty Fellow and professor of inorganic and energy chemistry at Virginia Tech. Her research considers next-generation materials for catalysis and light-harvesting. She was elected chair of the American Chemical Society Gay and Transgender Chemists and Allies committee in 2021.

Amanda Morris
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Pennsylvania State University
Scientific career
InstitutionsVirginia Tech
Princeton University

Early life and education

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Morris was an undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University.[1] She moved to Johns Hopkins University for doctoral research, where she worked alongside Gerald Meyer.[citation needed] In 2009, Morris joined Princeton University and the laboratory of Andrew B. Bocarsly.[citation needed]

Research and career

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Morris makes use of photo-electrochemistry to understand new materials for renewable energy. She has created photosynthetic systems for solar harvesting.[2] Morris has proposed metal–organic frameworks as light harvesters and high surface-area catalysts. Metal organic frameworks are stable solid state organic-inorganic hybrid materials. The high surface areas mean that they can improve their catalytic activity. Her early research looked to understand how to control the optical and electronic properties of metal organic frameworks.[3] She studied how electrons were transported through metal organic frameworks, and how to design MOFs that showed efficient photo-induced charge transport.[3]

Morris served as co-chair of the Virginia Tech LGBT Staff Caucus, where she led efforts to expand the university's non-discrimination clause to protect people from gender minorities.[4] She also led efforts to install gender inclusive restrooms and use preferred names on university records.[4] Morris was the first academic advisor of oSTEM at Virginia Tech.[5] She was elected chair of the American Chemical Society Gay and Transgender Chemists and Allies (GTCA) committee in 2021. She was made head of the department of chemistry in 2022.[6] Beyond her own research, she uses her laboratory to enhance the curriculum of the Roanoke City Public Schools.[5]

Awards and honors

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  • Jimmy W. Viers Teaching Award[7]
  • Patricia Caldwell Faculty Fellow[8]
  • Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow[9]
  • Inter-American Photochemical Society Young Investigator Award[10]
  • John C. Schug Research Award[11]
  • Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award[12]
  • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow[13][14]
  • NSF CAREER Award Recipient[3]
  • Presidential Principles of Community Award[5]
  • College of Science Diversity Award[5]
  • Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award[15]

Selected publications

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  • Amanda J Morris; Gerald J Meyer; Etsuko Fujita (1 December 2009). "Molecular approaches to the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide for solar fuels". Accounts of Chemical Research. 42 (12): 1983–1994. doi:10.1021/AR9001679. ISSN 0001-4842. PMID 19928829. Wikidata Q33516369.
  • Spencer R Ahrenholtz; Charity C Epley; Amanda J Morris (28 January 2014). "Solvothermal preparation of an electrocatalytic metalloporphyrin MOF thin film and its redox hopping charge-transfer mechanism". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136 (6): 2464–2472. doi:10.1021/JA410684Q. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 24437480. Wikidata Q44992883.
  • Jie Zhu; Pavel M Usov; Wenqian Xu; et al. (16 January 2018). "A New Class of Metal-Cyclam-Based Zirconium Metal-Organic Frameworks for CO2 Adsorption and Chemical Fixation". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140 (3): 993–1003. doi:10.1021/JACS.7B10643. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 29268601. Wikidata Q48363681.

References

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  1. ^ "Amanda Morris Professor and Associate Chair". experts.vt.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  2. ^ Cooksley, Katherine. "Amanda Morris - Energy from sunlight | Modern Chemistry Podcast". H.E.L Group. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  3. ^ a b c "Dr. Morris receives a NSF Career Award! – Amanda Morris Group". February 2016. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  4. ^ a b "Candidate Bios – 2021". acsprof.org. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  5. ^ a b c d "Amanda Morris receives Presidential Principles of Community Award". vtx.vt.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  6. ^ "Amanda Morris appointed chair of Department of Chemistry". vtx.vt.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  7. ^ "Spring 2019 Elements by Corrin - Issuu". issuu.com. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  8. ^ "Prof. Amanda Morris appointed Patricia Caldwell Faculty Fellow". chem.vt.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  9. ^ "Amanda Morris". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  10. ^ "Awards - I-APS". i-aps.org. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  11. ^ "Elements Fall 2019 by Corrin - Issuu". issuu.com. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  12. ^ "Amanda Morris named a young leader in chemical sciences by Dreyfus Foundation". vtx.vt.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  13. ^ "Amanda Morris awarded with 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in chemistry". vtx.vt.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  14. ^ "Virginia: Amanda Morris awarded with 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in chemistry". worldcat.org. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  15. ^ "Journal of Materials Chemistry A profiles: Contributors to the Emerging Investigators 2018 issue". Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6 (44): 21641–21653. 2018-11-13. doi:10.1039/C8TA90238K. ISSN 2050-7496.
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