Grapperhaus Research Lab

About 

Research in the Grapperhaus Group focuses on the synthesis, characterization and reactivity of metal complexes for catalysis, energy research and medical applications. We are a highly collaborative group that regularly interacts and publishes with other research groups in chemistry, engineering and medicine. Our research team has a special interest in metal-ligand cooperativity including 'non-innocent' ligands that participate in oxidation-reduction events, ligand modification/functionalization and ligand-centered catalysis. Our studies employs a variety of techniques including ligand design and synthesis, inorganic synthesis including air-free techniques and nanoparticles, spectroscopy (UV-vis, FT-IR, NMR, EPR), electrochemistry, x-ray crystallography, microscopy, mechanistic investigations and DFT computations. 

Students interested in undergraduate and graduate research positions should contact Prof. Grapperhaus at grapperhaus@louisville.edu 

Key Research Areas

• Inorganic chemistry
• Ligand design and synthesis
• Metal oxide nanoparticles
• CO2 capture and reduction
• Biologically active copper complexes
• Perovskite solar cells
• Electrocatalysis
• Reaction mechanisms 

Current Projects

For details on current projects please visit our group website. https://craiggrapperhaus.wixsite.com/reserachgroup

Recent Publications

For a list of our publications please visit our group website or google scholar. 

https://craiggrapperhaus.wixsite.com/reserachgroup/publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=k0nCmWMAAAAJ&hl=en