UO Chemistry graduate student Gaby Bailey has been selected to receive a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Gaby is a 2nd year doctoral student in the Jasti Lab.

Gaby’s Research: The Jasti lab synthesizes cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs) which have unique optical properties. Gaby’s project involves systematically altering the size, electronic modulating groups, and the strain induced on these electronic modulating groups to study the effects on the fluorescence emission of these materials. This information will further inform on how to tune the optical properties of CPPs. Brightly fluorescent materials with tunable optical properties can be envisioned to play a role in biological imaging as well as in new light emitting materials.

About the Award: The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) seeks to ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. Fellowships provide the recipients with a three-year annual stipend of $37,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees (paid to the institution), as well as access to opportunities for professional development available to NSF-supported graduate students.