Overview

Emily Rouse is a second-year student in the chemistry program pursuing a PhD. She is a member of the Hanusa Lab which has a focus on mechanochemistry. Her research uses ally ligands with bulky silane substituents and or large cations to access otherwise inaccessible metal allyl complexes. These types of complexes can potentially be used for organic reactions, as catalysts, and as initiators for polymerization.

Emily has enjoyed getting involved with the Vanderbilt and greater Nashville communities through being a NanoGuide and Vanderbilt Students Volunteer for Science. It is an ongoing goal of hers to have a positive impact on younger students who are interested in the sciences. Since joining NanoGuides, Emily has helped out in the Blackberry Solar Cell activity and hopes to help others in the future.