John J. Tomlin
Academic Background
- Ph.D. Organic Chemistry May 2015
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, USA. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Advisor: Professor Ana L. Moore
Dissertation title: Synthesis and Characterization Of Dyes And Benzimidazole-Phenols For The Study Of Electron Transfer
GPA: 3.91
- B.A.Sc. in Chemistry and Mathematics 2008
The Evergreen State College, Olympia Washington
Advisor: Professor Peter J. Pessiki
Research Projects
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Molecular Sciences
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, (2016 - 2018)
Principle Investigator: Professor G. R. Pettit
Progress toward the synthesis of Phenpanstatin and Dolastatin 10 analogues for better specificity in use as antineoplastic agents.
Independent Research Consultant
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, (2015 – 2016)
In collaboration with Michael Vaughn
Consulted on the construction and programming of a modular multi-channel potentiostat for use in the automated electrochemical experiments on cell cultures
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Center for Bio-inspired Solar Fuel Production, an Energy Frontier Research Center
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, (2009 - 2015)
Principle Investigator: Professor Ana L. Moore
Participated in a collaboration in the creation of synthetic mimics of natural photosynthesis for use in the production of fuels through the splitting of water utilizing light
Performed computational studies to determine the kinetic isotope effect of proton transfer in benzimidazole-phenol molecules
Performed computational studies to help elucidate the position of a ligand in the crystal structure of a protein
Participated in the design and prototyping of a hydrogen sensor for the measurement of the efficiency of proton reduction catalysts
Synthesized perylene dyes and titanium dioxide nanoparticles for use in the study of the photo-induced injection of an electron from a single dye molecule into the titanium dioxide nanoparticle
Synthesized porphyrin dyes for use in artificial photosynthetic systems and organic photocells
Synthesized substituted benzimidazole-phenol molecules for the study of proton coupled electron transfer in artificial photosynthetic systems
Undergraduate Researcher
The Evergreen State College, WA, (2007-2009)
Principle Investigator: Peter J. Pessiki
Collaborated on a research project on the synthesis of dyes for use in organic photocells.
Synthesized chiral quinones, and attached them to porphyrin dyes for use as electron acceptors in organic photocells
Participated in the synthesis and study of iminodiacetic acid linkers for use in organic photocells.
Technical Skills
Physics and Computational Chemistry
Experience in quantum mechanics and quantum chemistry
Experience in writing code to perform quantum mechanical calculations on organic molecules
Hartree-Fock and DFT methods for ground state calculations and optimizations
Computers
Programming in C, C++, Python, Microsoft Visual Basic, HTML, PHP
Gaussian 09
Mathematica
Microsoft Office
Linux
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Synthetic method development
General organic chemistry techniques
Experienced with Schlenk lines
Water sensitive reactions
Instrument Proficiency
UV/VIS and NIR Fluorimeter
UV/Vis Spectrophotometer
IR Spectrophotometer
NMR including APT, COSY, NOESY, HMQC, HMBC, DOSEY, ROESY, etc.
Cyclic Voltammetry
MALDI Mass Spectrometer
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer(GC-MS)
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant Arizona State University
2009-2015
General organic chemistry
Organic chemistry tutoring
Supervision of examinations
Examination and quiz grading
General organic chemistry laboratory
Development and presentation of recitation lectures
Development of pre-lab worksheet and exams
Teaching and supervision of laboratory experiments
Examination, quiz, lab notebook, and lab report grading
Organic chemistry, physics and mathematics tutoring
QuASR, TESC, 2007-2009
Python tutor for Data and Information: Computational Linguistics, TESC, 2008
Teaching laboratory supervision, TESC, 2008
Honors and Awards
Certificate in Recognition for Excellence as a Teaching Assistant 2013 and 2015.
Publications
Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Hybrid Streptavidin-Diiron Catalysts
Roy, A., Vaughn, M., Tomlin, J., Booher, G., Kodis, G., Simmons, C., Allen, J. and Ghirlanda, G. Chemistry-A European Journal, Mar 2020
doi:10.1002/chem.202000204
Reengineering Cyt b 562 for hydrogen production: A facile route to artificial hydrogenases
Sommer, D. J.,Vaughn, M. D., Clark, B.C., Tomlin, J., Roy, A. and Giovanna Ghirlanda Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, September 2015
doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.09.001
Metal-free organic sensitizers for use in water-splitting dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells Swierk, John R., Méndez-Hernández, Dalvin D., McCool, Nicholas S., Liddell, Paul, Terazono, Yuichi, Pahk, Ian, Tomlin, John J., Oster, Nolan V., Moore, Thomas A., Moore, Ana L., Gust, Devens and Mallouk, Thomas E. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015, 112, 6, 1681-1686
Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Perylene-TiO2 Nanoassemblies
Llansola-Portoles, M. J., Bergkamp, J. J., Tomlin, J., Moore, T. A., Kodis, G., Moore, A. L., Cosa, G. and Palacios, R. E. Photochemistry and Photobiology 2013, 89, 1375–1382 doi: 10.1111/php.12108
Spectral Characteristics and Photosensitization of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Reverse Micelles by Perylenes
Laura I. Hernández, Robert Godin, Jesse J. Bergkamp, Manuel J. Llansola Portolés, Benjamin D. Sherman, John Tomlin, Gerdenis Kodis, Dalvin D. Méndez-Hernández, Sonia Bertolotti, Carlos A. Chesta, Ernesto Mariño-Ochoa, Ana L. Moore, Thomas A. Moore, Gonzalo Cosa, and Rodrigo E. Palacios. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2013, 117, 16, 4568-4581 DOI: 10.1021/jp3086792
Presentations at Conferences
● Synthesis of Functionalized Organic Dyes for Water Oxidation Catalysis
John J. Tomlin, Smitha Pillai, Benjamin D. Sherman, Devens Gust, Thomas A. Moore, Ana L. Moore. Poster, 21ST I-APS Conference, Mendoza Argentina, May 2011