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Phillip Milner

Phillip Milner Phillip MilnerThe author presented on this page has published his first article as a submitting corresponding author in Angewandte Chemie:“Carbon Dioxide Capture at Nucleophilic Hydroxide Sites in Oxidation‐Resistant Cyclodextrin‐Based Metal–Organic Frameworks”: M. E. Zick, S. M. Pugh, J.‐H. Lee, A. C. Forse, P. J. Milner, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, doi.org/10.1002/anie.202206718; Angew. Chem. 2022, doi.org/10.1002/ange.202206718.Position:Assistant ProfessorHomepage:https://milner.chem.cornell.edu/ORCID:orcid.org/0000‐0002‐2618‐013XEducation:2010 B.A. Chemistry, B.A. Mathematics, Hamilton College, Clinton NY (USA)2015 PhD Chemistry with Stephen Buchwald, MIT, Cambridge, MA (USA)2015–2018 Postdoc with Jeffrey Long, University of California, Berkeley, CA (USA)Research:Organic chemistry, materials synthesis and characterization, electrochemistryHobbies:Brewing beer, biking, reading My first experiment was a Simmons–Smith cyclopropanation of ethyl cinnamate, the summer before I started at Hamilton College.The biggest challenge facing my generation of scientists is global climate change, without a doubt.My group has fun by having barbecues in the park and sometimes board game nights.The best advice I have ever been given is there is no such thing as a silver bullet, by my colleague Kyle Lancaster.I lose track of time when I get too into the dubstep music blasting in my office.When I was a kid I wanted to be a paleontologist (I saw Jurassic Park at a very formative age).A good day at work starts with all of the coffee.If I had one year of paid leave I would probably still work because otherwise I would get bored. That, or open a brewery.The principal aspect of my personality is in my mind, my sense of humor. But you'll have to ask my students if I'm actually funny.What I appreciate most about my friends is that they exist, because I definitely have friends.My favorite thing about my lab group is the breadth of ideas, backgrounds, personalities, and research interests represented. I could never have predicted all of the crazy directions we've gone in over the last few years!My favorite name reaction/theorem/principle/structure/molecule is the benzoin reaction. I was excited when we finally figured out how to make polymeric materials using the benzoin reaction!My favorite drink is beer, in all of its many forms.My favorite song/piece of music is to play: Brahm's First Symphony 4th movement for the trombone chorale (back when I played trombone in orchestra). To listen to: anything by VNV Nation.My favorite author is tie between Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Butcher.Behind the ScienceLead author Mary Zick was inspired by the chemistry of hydroxide solutions, which react spontaneously with CO2 (even from air) but suffer from poor kinetics and high‐temperature desorption. Mary sought to replicate this chemistry within the confines of a porous solid to improve the kinetics and allow for tuning of the reaction thermodynamics by changing the pore environment. This project took several twists and turns as we elucidated the mechanism with our collaborators Alex Forse and Jung‐Hoon Lee. The biggest surprise was how much of a difference starting with potassium bicarbonate over potassium hydroxide had on the final material's properties. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Angewandte Chemie Wiley

Phillip Milner

Angewandte Chemie , Volume 134 (30) – Jul 25, 2022
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Phillip MilnerThe author presented on this page has published his first article as a submitting corresponding author in Angewandte Chemie:“Carbon Dioxide Capture at Nucleophilic Hydroxide Sites in Oxidation‐Resistant Cyclodextrin‐Based Metal–Organic Frameworks”: M. E. Zick, S. M. Pugh, J.‐H. Lee, A. C. Forse, P. J. Milner, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, doi.org/10.1002/anie.202206718; Angew. Chem. 2022, doi.org/10.1002/ange.202206718.Position:Assistant ProfessorHomepage:https://milner.chem.cornell.edu/ORCID:orcid.org/0000‐0002‐2618‐013XEducation:2010 B.A. Chemistry, B.A. Mathematics, Hamilton College, Clinton NY (USA)2015 PhD Chemistry with Stephen Buchwald, MIT, Cambridge, MA (USA)2015–2018 Postdoc with Jeffrey Long, University of California, Berkeley, CA (USA)Research:Organic chemistry, materials synthesis and characterization, electrochemistryHobbies:Brewing beer, biking, reading My first experiment was a Simmons–Smith cyclopropanation of ethyl cinnamate, the summer before I started at Hamilton College.The biggest challenge facing my generation of scientists is global climate change, without a doubt.My group has fun by having barbecues in the park and sometimes board game nights.The best advice I have ever been given is there is no such thing as a silver bullet, by my colleague Kyle Lancaster.I lose track of time when I get too into the dubstep music blasting in my office.When I was a kid I wanted to be a paleontologist (I saw Jurassic Park at a very formative age).A good day at work starts with all of the coffee.If I had one year of paid leave I would probably still work because otherwise I would get bored. That, or open a brewery.The principal aspect of my personality is in my mind, my sense of humor. But you'll have to ask my students if I'm actually funny.What I appreciate most about my friends is that they exist, because I definitely have friends.My favorite thing about my lab group is the breadth of ideas, backgrounds, personalities, and research interests represented. I could never have predicted all of the crazy directions we've gone in over the last few years!My favorite name reaction/theorem/principle/structure/molecule is the benzoin reaction. I was excited when we finally figured out how to make polymeric materials using the benzoin reaction!My favorite drink is beer, in all of its many forms.My favorite song/piece of music is to play: Brahm's First Symphony 4th movement for the trombone chorale (back when I played trombone in orchestra). To listen to: anything by VNV Nation.My favorite author is tie between Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Butcher.Behind the ScienceLead author Mary Zick was inspired by the chemistry of hydroxide solutions, which react spontaneously with CO2 (even from air) but suffer from poor kinetics and high‐temperature desorption. Mary sought to replicate this chemistry within the confines of a porous solid to improve the kinetics and allow for tuning of the reaction thermodynamics by changing the pore environment. This project took several twists and turns as we elucidated the mechanism with our collaborators Alex Forse and Jung‐Hoon Lee. The biggest surprise was how much of a difference starting with potassium bicarbonate over potassium hydroxide had on the final material's properties.

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