Michael Allegrezza

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University,

*** * **** ** ******, OH, 45056, USA

Email: adddl2@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 443-***-****

Education

Expected: Aug 2020 Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry) Miami University, Oxford, OH

Adviser: Prof. Dominik Konkolewicz

May 2015 Bachelor of Science

York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA

Major: Chemistry

Minor: Mathematics

Research Experience

Extensive research conducted in polymer chemistry, organic chemistry, and materials science both individually and in a team setting with the Konkolewicz Research Group at Miami University 2015-Present

o Controlled radical polymerization and post polymerization functionalization o Mechanistic analysis of complex polymerization and organic reaction pathways o Photochemically mediated polymerization techniques o Characterization of polymer, polymer materials, and small molecule organic compounds using GPC, NMR, rheometer, UV-Vis spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and MS instrumentation techniques

Research project manager in the Konkolewicz Research Group at Miami University 2016-Present o Manage a diverse group of over five undergraduate students in research over multiple projects simultaneously by outlining their specific research goals, planning deadlines, and organizing weekly meetings

Work Experience

Teaching Assistant: Miami University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 2015-Present o Give small lectures to classes of over 25 students to cover laboratory topics and to demonstrate proper laboratory techniques

o Ensure student safety during the laboratory period by enforcing proper laboratory safety protocols

o Attending to student questions during organic chemistry laboratory period and during office hours

o Assigning and grading student reports, quizzes, and problem sets

Laboratory Manager: Konkolewicz Research Group at Miami University 2016-2019 o Responsible for supervising equipment, safety, and cleanliness of the shared group laboratory space

o Organizing a group of nine graduate students and over 20 undergraduate students and delegating specific duties in order to maintain a safe and well-functioning laboratory environment

o Manage chemical and equipment ordering, receiving, and inventory for the group

GPC instrumentation Manager: Konkolewicz Research Group at Miami University 2016-Present o Responsible for the upkeep and repair of GPC instrumentation Publications and Presentations

Peer Reviewed Articles

LR Kuhn, ML Allegrezza, NJ Dougher, D Konkolewicz “Using Kinetic Modeling and Experimental Data to evaluate Mechanisms in PET-RAFT” Journal of Polymer Science 2020 58 (1), 139-144

ML Allegrezza, AM Thompson, AJ Kloster, D Konkolewicz “Photocatalyzed Thiol–Alkene Coupling: Mechanistic Study and Polymer Synthesis” Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2019 57

(18), 1931-1937

ND Watuthanthrige, ML Allegrezza, MT Dolan, AJ Kloster, M Kovaliov, S Averick, D Konkolewicz “In-situ Chemiluminescence-Driven Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Photopolymerization” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019 58 (34), 118**-*****

ML Allegrezza, AM Thompson, AJ Kloster, D Konkolewicz “Efficient Coupling by Oxygen Accelerated Photocatalyzed Thiol-Alkyne Chemistry” Polymer 2019 161, 27-32

PN Kurek, AJ Kloster, KA Weaver, R Manahan, ML Allegrezza, ND Watuthanthrige, Cyrille Boyer, JA Reeves, D Konkolewicz “How Do Reaction and Reactor Conditions Affect Photoinduced Electron/Energy Transfer Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Transfer Polymerization?” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2018 57 (12), 4203-4213

M Kovaliov, ML Allegrezza, B Richter, D Konkolewicz, S Averick “Synthesis of lipase polymer hybrids with retained or enhanced activity using the grafting-from strategy” Polymer 2018 137, 338-345

JA Reeves, ML Allegrezza, D Konkolewicz “Rise and Fall: Poly (phenyl vinyl ketone) Photopolymerization and Photodegradation under Visible and UV Radiation” Macromolecular rapid communications 2017 38

(13), 1600623

ML Allegrezza, ZM DeMartini, AJ Kloster, ZA Digby, D Konkolewicz “Visible and Sunlight Driven RAFT Photopolymerization Accelerated by Amines: Kinetics and Mechanism” Polymer Chemistry 2016 7 (43), 6626-6636

Oral Presentations

M Allegrezza, A Thompson, A Kloster, D Konkolewicz “Photocatalyzed thiol-alkyne chemistry: An efficient and oxygen accelerated coupling” 257th American Chemical Society Meeting Orlando, FL, 31 March- 4 April 2019

M Allegrezza, A Kloster, Z DeMartini, Z Digby, D Konkolewicz “Visible-light Driven RAFT Polymerization Accelerated by Amines” 255th American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 18-22 Mar 2018 Awards

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry TA of the Year: Fall 2017- Spring 2018 Academic Year o Selected from the large pool of chemistry and biochemistry teaching assistants at Miami University in order to recognize excellence and going above and beyond in the role of teaching assistant

Technical Skills

Proficiency with ChemDraw software

Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs Excel, Word, and PowerPoint Professional Associations

American Chemical Society Member: 2015-Present

Reference

Dominik Konkolewicz, PhD – Research Advisor

o adddl2@r.postjobfree.com 513-***-****

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