Areas of Interest
Mechanochemical Synthesis Of Porphyrins
Metal-organic Polyhedra With Porphyrin Walls
Supramolecular Chemistry - Assembling Structures Using Non-covalent Bonds
Green Chemistry - Developing Synthetic Procedures That Are More Environmentally Friendly
Biography
JOINED BARRY: AUGUST 2008
COURSES
CHE 111, 111L General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis with Lab, I
CHE 112, 112L General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis with Lab, II
CHE 135, 135L Consumer Chemistry with Lab (Service-Learning course)
CHE 360, 360L Inorganic Chemistry
CHE 400 (with Dr. Giannotti) Special Topics - Solid State and Materials Science
CHE 400 Special Topics – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHE 490 Senior Seminar (Service-Learning course)
Selected Research Publications
"Extending Mechanochemical Porphyrin Synthesis To Bulkier Aromatics: Tetramesitylporphyrin" Su, Q.; Hamilton, T. D. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1149–1153. Doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.111
"Two-step Mechanochemical Synthesis Of Porphyrins" Shy, H.; Mackin, P.; Orvieto, A. S.; Gharbharan, D.; Peterson, G. R.; Bampos, N.; Hamilton, T. D. Faraday Discuss. 2014, 170, 59-69.
"Thixotropic Hydrogel Derived From A Product Of An Organic Solid-state Synthesis: Properties And Densities Of Metal-organic Nanoparticles" Hamilton, T. D.; Bučar, D.-k.; Baltrusaitus, J.; Flanagan, D. R.; Li, Y.; Ghorai, S.; Tivanski, A. V.; Macgillivray, L. R. J. Am. Chem Soc. 2011, 133, 3365-3371.
"Onion-shell Metal-organic Polyhedra (Mops): A General Approach To Decorate The Exteriors Of Mops Using Principles Of Supramolecular Chemistry" T. D. Hamilton, G. S. Papaefstathiou, T. Friščić, D.-k. Bučar, And L. R. Macgillivray. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008 130, 14366-14367.
Selected Conference Presentations
Tamara D. Hamilton Qiwen Su, And Diana Cordero "Mechanochemical Synthesis Of Porphyrins With Bulky Meso-substituents". Presented At The 255th Acs National Meeting, New Orleans, La, 2018.
Tamara D. Hamilton "Service-learning Programs For Chemistry Majors And General Education Students". Presented At The 255th Acs National Meeting, New Orleans, La, 2018.
Tamara D. Hamilton "In Or Out? Inorganic Chemistry Curriculum At Barry University". Presented At The 252nd Acs National Meeting , Philadelphia, Pa, 2016.
Tamara D. Hamilton "Mechanochemical Steps To Solvent-free Porphyrin Synthesis". Presented At The International Chemical Congress Of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2015
Tamara D. Hamilton, Paula Mackin, Hannah Shy "Two-step Mechanochemical Synthesis Of Porphyrins" Presented At Faraday Discussion 170 Mechanochemistry: From Functional Solids To Single Molecules, Montreal, Canada, 2014.
Active Grants
National Science Foundation Scholarships In Stem (S-stem)
“supporting Graduation Of Undergraduate Stem Majors Through Scholarships, Mentoring, And Activities That Develop Students' Academic And Scientific Identity.” Co-pis: Tamara Hamilton (Contact), Karen Callaghan, Zuzana Zajickova, Stephanie Bingham, Mesmin Destin (Northwestern University)
Website: Http://www.barry.edu/engaged-stem-scholars/
Cost Action Proposal (European Cooperation In Science And Technology)
“mechanochemistry For Sustainable Industry”
International Partner, Continuing Partnership
Website: Https://www.cost.eu/actions/ca18112/
Honors / Awards
Service-learning Faculty Award From The Center For Community Service Initiatives, Barry University, 2014.
Cottrell College Science Award From The Research Corporation For Science Advancement, 2010-2013.
Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council Of Canada Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2006-2007
Acs Division Of Inorganic Chemistry Young Investigator Award, Solid State Subdivision, 2005
Margaret C. Etter Student Lecturer Award From The American Crystallographic Association, 2005
Professional Memberships
American Chemical Society
American Crystallographic Association
International Union Of Crystallography