About Me
Dr. Allegra L. Liberman-Martin is a chemist interested in designing catalysts and uncovering how they work. She is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology with Prof. Robert H. Grubbs. Her research focuses on olefin metathesis catalyst design and the synthesis of new polymers with interesting optical properties. Her recent awards include a Resnick Sustainability Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016) and the Benjamin Boussert Memorial Award from the University of California, Berkeley for exemplifying commitment to social and environmental change (2016).
Allegra completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley with Profs. T. Don Tilley and Robert G. Bergman. As a graduate student, she developed methods to enhance the rates of organometallic reactions by addition of zinc, silicon, or boron Lewis acids. She received a B.A. degree in Chemistry from Scripps College, where she completed senior thesis research with Prof. Nancy S. B. Williams. As an undergraduate student, Allegra also worked in the laboratories of Prof. Kathleen L. Purvis-Roberts at Scripps College and Prof. Alan S. Goldman at Rutgers University.
In addition to chemical research, Allegra is passionate about teaching and mentoring young scientists.
Allegra completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley with Profs. T. Don Tilley and Robert G. Bergman. As a graduate student, she developed methods to enhance the rates of organometallic reactions by addition of zinc, silicon, or boron Lewis acids. She received a B.A. degree in Chemistry from Scripps College, where she completed senior thesis research with Prof. Nancy S. B. Williams. As an undergraduate student, Allegra also worked in the laboratories of Prof. Kathleen L. Purvis-Roberts at Scripps College and Prof. Alan S. Goldman at Rutgers University.
In addition to chemical research, Allegra is passionate about teaching and mentoring young scientists.
