University of Southern California
Women in Chemical Engineering Kareesa Kron and the Sharada Lab |
Kareesa Kron
Year, Major, Program: 3rd, Chem Eng, Phd
Research Topic: Modeling Photoredox Catalysts for CO2 Reduction Pronouns: They/Them Organizations: WChE Outreach Coordinator, WISE, USC Young Researchers Program, Graduate Women's Writing Group Educational Background: Applied Chemistry BS from Harvey Mudd College (Direct Transition); Buchanan High School (Public) Organizations: Women in Chemical Engineering at USC, Women in Science and Engineering Prior Research: Organic synthesis, Computational Modelling of Diels-Alder reactions, Sustainable Policy Development Favorite USC Resources: Certification Program through Center for Excellence in Teaching at USC, Fellowship Bootcamp
Most Recent publication: Computational Analysis of Electron Transfer Kinetics for CO2 Reduction with Organic Photoredox Catalysts |
PhD, Dr. Sharada LabDay-to-day Research Activities: Run Q-Chem calculations (molecular modelling) through USC's CARC, Generate figures in Anaconda (with Python), Develop structures for describing the catalytic cycle of CO2 reduction, Write manuscripts with Overleaf Required Courses: Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers, Modeling and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Systems, Chemical Engineering Kinetics, Heat Transmission, Viscous Flow, Mass Transfer, Seminar Elective Courses for Research: Theory and Practice of Molecular Electronic Structure, Introduction to Quantum Chemistry, Photochemistry and Photophysics Ways to learn more about Sharada Lab or join: Email ssharada@usc.edu or kareesak@usc.edu |
WChE@USC
Educate, empower, and advocate for women in chemical engineering
Registered Student Organization email: wcheusc@gmail.com
phone: 415.555.2530 |
|