Lilia M Baldauf

Chemistry Ph.D. candidate with meticulous attention to detail. Demonstrated record of structured problem-solving methods for research. Spearheaded and managed multiple research projects. 4+ years’ experience with inorganic synthesis and single-crystal x-ray diffraction.

Baldauf, L.M.; Villareal, D.G.; Rao, G.; Yoshino, N.; Fettinger, J.C.; Ping-Wang, L.; Britt, R.D.; Balch, A.L., “Radical Oxidative Cleavage of DABCO: A Synthetic and Mechanistic Study of the Breaking of C-C (sp3-sp3) σ Bonds in a Cyclical Tertiary Amine”. Manuscript in progress

Baldauf, L.M., Ghiassi, K.B., Olmstead, M.M., Balch, A.L., “Fullerene Nanostructures: How the Oblong Shape of C70 Forms a Cocrystal with an Enormous Asymmetric Unit and Related Cocrystals.” Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 39, 20356-20363. doi:10.1039/d0nr05824f.  

Baldauf, L.M.; Fettinger, J.C.; Olmstead, M.M.; Ghiassi, K.B.; Balch, A.L. “Clamshell Arrangements and Chirality in Cocrystals of C70 with MII(octaethylporphyrin) (M= Co or Zn).” Crystal Growth & Design. 2023, 23, 2, 915-922;

doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.2c01136

Zivkovic, K., Baldauf, L.M., Cryder, J.L., Villasenor, A., Reyes, V., Bernier, L.E., Thomas, T.J., O’Toole, M., Fulton, K., Moore, C.E., Rheingold, A.L., Daley, C.J. “Chiral tridentate bis(oxazol-2ylimino) isoindoline-based pincer ligands: isolation and characterization via deligation from in situ prepared Cd-ligand complexes.” Dalton Transactions, 2021, 50, 10041-10049; doi: 10.1039/d0dt02531c

Gralinski, S. R., Roy, M., Baldauf, L.M., Olmstead, M.M., Balch, A.L., “Introduction of a (Ph3P)Pt group into the rim of an open-cage fullerene by breaking a carbon-carbon bond.” Chemical Communications, 2021, 57, 10218-10221; 

doi: 10.1039/D1CC04336F

ARCS Foundation Scholar (2022-23): ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation advances science and technology in the United States by providing financial awards to academically outstanding students who are US citizens studying to complete degrees in science, engineering, math, technology, and medical research.

Lakshmi Ramen Graduate Summer Research Award (2022): The Lakshmi Raman Graduate Summer Research Award is awarded to graduate students whose life experiences lend themselves to an understanding of the challenges faced by women in STEM fields or who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of women in higher education.

National Science Foundation- Alliance for Graduate Education and Professorate (AGEP) Program (2019-2021): The AGEP program seeks to increase the number of historically underrepresented minority faculty, specifically in STEM disciplines and STEM education research fields by advancing knowledge about pathways to career success. The AGEP program offers support to graduate students that are members of historically underrepresented minority groups and contribute to broadening participation in STEM.

Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program (2017-2018): The McNair Scholars program is a federal program designed to prepare undergraduate students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. McNair participants are either first-generation college students and/or members of a group that is traditionally underrepresented in graduate education and have demonstrated strong academic potential.

Choral Scholars Scholarship (2014-2018): Scholarship awarded to gifted musicians who participate in the USD Choral Scholar Program, pursue a music major or minor, and maintain at least a 3.0 overall GPA every semester.