Brent Siemssen

Education

• PhD, Electro-Optic Materials, University of Washington, 2004-2009. Working under professors Larry Dalton and Alex Jen
• Training and Coursework, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, 2003-2004
• B.S. Chemistry, Brigham Young University, 2003. Organic Chemistry Emphasis

Experience

Research Assistant, January 2005 to Present
Research groups of professors Larry Dalton and Alex K-Y Jen, Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 98195
Synthesis and characterization of electro-optic materials for use in light modulation and waveguides for data transmission

Research Assistant (Internship), July 2004 to September 2004
Professor Samson Jenekhe research group, Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 98195
Synthesis of organic polymer light emitting diodes (PLED). Made polymer with fluorescence in ultraviolet range. Tuned polymer to emit blue light

Conferences

Northwest Regional ACS Meeting, June 14-17, 2001, Spokane, Washington. Poster: "Stereocontrol of the Paterno-Buchi [2+2] Photochemical Cycloadditon Utilizing an Intermolecular Tether: A Potential Synthetic Tool for Synthesis of Oxetanocin and its Analogues."