Dr. Lauren Rossiter

Teacher-Scholar Fellow

Education:

B.S., Messiah College
Ph.D., Temple University

Research Interests                                 

Dr. Rossiter is broadly interested in organic synthesis and natural product chemistry. However, her primary research interests are photochemistry and the complex scaffolds that can result from these photochemical reactions. This work begins with the chemical tethering of 2-pyridones to substituted benzenes. These simple conjugated molecules are then exposed to UV light, yielding several complex molecular scaffolds. The goal of this research is to use spectroscopic methods to characterize the products formed from the photochemical reaction. This work aims to also identify patterns arising from the choice of starting materials and reaction conditions.

Teaching Interests

Dr. Rossiter’s teaching interests include general chemistry, organic chemistry, and natural product chemistry.