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STEVEN J. KONEZNY Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, P.O. Box 27394, West Haven, CT 06516 Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 208107, New Haven, CT 06520 [email protected] Phone: (203) 737-3287 EDUCATION University of Rochester Physics, Ph.D. 2006 University of Rochester Physics, M.A. 2001 Vassar College Physics, B.A. with Honors 1998 RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Yale University Associate Research Scientist 2010-Present Yale University Postdoctoral Associate 2009-2010 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Associate 2006-2009 Bates College Visiting Assistant Professor 2005-2006 University of Rochester Research Assistant 1999-2005 Graz University of Technology Fulbright Scholar 1998-1999 SELECTED AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS GAANN Fellowship, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 1999-2002 Fulbright Fellowship in Austria, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria 1998-1999 Ethel Hickox Pollard Memorial Physics Prize, Physics and Astronomy Department, Vassar College 1997 Olive M. Lammert Book Prize, Chemistry Department, Vassar College 1996 JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS [1] Ni complexes of redox-active pincers with pendant H-bonding sites as precursors for hydrogen production electrocatalysis Oana R. Luca, Steven J. Konezny, Glendon B. Hunsinger, Peter Müller, Michael K. Takase, and Robert H. Crabtree Polyhedron, In Press (2013). [2] Electrochemical reactions of pincer-PCP rhodium(I) complexes Mark D. Doherty, Steven J. Konezny, Victor S. Batista, and Grigorii L. Soloveichik J. Organomet. Chem., In Press (2013). [3] Hydroxamate anchors for improved photoconversion in dye-sensitized solar cells Timothy P. Brewster, Steven J. Konezny, Stafford W. Sheehan, Lauren A. Martini, Charles A. Schmuttenmaer, Victor S. Batista, and Robert H. Crabtree Inorg. Chem. 52, 6752-6764 (2013). [4] Study of an S = 1 NiII pincer electrocatalyst precursor for aqueous hydrogen production based on paramagnetic 1H NMR Oana R. Luca, Steven J. Konezny, Eric K. Paulson, Fatemah Habib, Kurt M. Luthy, Muralee Murugesu, Robert H. Crabtree, and Victor S. Batista Dalton Trans. 42, 8802-8807 (2013). STEVEN J. KONEZNY [5] Functional role of pyridinium during aqueous electrochemical reduction of CO2 on Pt(111) Mehmed Z. Ertem, Steven J. Konezny, C. Moyses Araujo, and Victor S. Batista J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4, 745-748 (2013). [6] Characterization of an amorphous iridium water oxidation catalyst electrodeposited from organometallic precursors James D. Blakemore, Michael W. Mara, Maxwell N. Kushner-Lenhoff, Nathan D. Schley, Steven J. Konezny, Ivan Rivalta, Christian F. A. Negre, Robert C. Snoeberger, Oleksandr Kokhan, Jier Huang, Andrew Stickrath, Lan Anh Tran, Maria L. Parr, Lin X. Chen, David M. Tiede, Victor S. Batista, Robert H. Crabtree, and Gary W. Brudvig Inorg. Chem. 52, 1860-1871 (2013). [7] Fuel selection for a regenerative organic fuel cell/flow battery: thermodynamic considerations C. Moyses Araujo, Davide L. Simone, Steven J. Konezny, Aaron Shim, Robert H. Crabtree, Grigorii L. Soloveichik, Victor S. Batista Energy Environ. Sci. 5, 9534-9542 (2012). [8] Organometallic Ni pincer complexes for the electrocatalytic production of hydrogen Oana R. Luca, James D. Blakemore, Steven J. Konezny, Jeremy M. Praetorius, Timothy J. Schmeier, Glendon B. Hunsinger, Victor S. Batista, Gary W. Brudvig, Nilay Hazari, and Robert H. Crabtree Inorg. Chem. 51, 8704–8709 (2012). [9] A tridentate nickel pincer for aqueous electrocatalytic hydrogen production Oana R. Luca, Steven J. Konezny, James D. Blakemore, Dominic M. Colosi, Shubhro Saha, Gary W. Brudvig, Victor S. Batista, and Robert H. Crabtree New J. Chem. 36, 1149-1152 (2012). [10] Reduction of systematic uncertainty in DFT redox potentials of transition-metal complexes Steven J. Konezny, Mark D. Doherty, Oana R. Luca, Robert H. Crabtree, Grigorii L. Soloveichik, and Victor S. Batista J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 6349–6356 (2012). [11] Oxidative functionalization of benzylic C-H Bonds by DDQ Victor S. Batista, Robert H. Crabtree, Steven J. Konezny, Oana R. Luca, and Jeremy M. Praetorius New J. Chem. 36, 1141-1144 (2012). [12] Bioinspired high-potential porphyrin photoanodes Gary F. Moore, Steven J. Konezny, Hee-eun Song, Rebecca L. Milot, James D. Blakemore, Minjoo L. Lee, Victor S. Batista, Charles A. Schmuttenmaer, Robert H. Crabtree, and Gary W. Brudvig J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 4892-4902 (2012). [13] Tuning redox potentials of bis(imino)pyridine cobalt complexes: an experimental-theoretical study involving solvent and ligand effects C. Moyses Araujo, Mark D. Doherty, Steven J. Konezny, Oana R. Luca, Alex Usyatinsky, Grigorii L. Soloveichiak, Robert H. Crabtree, and Victor S. Batista Dalton Trans. 41, 3562-3573 (2012). [14] Fluctuation-induced tunneling conductivity in nanoporous TiO2 thin films Steven J. Konezny, Christiaan Richter, Robert C. Snoeberger III, Alexander R. Parent, Gary W. Brudvig, Charles A. Schmuttenmaer, and Victor S. Batista J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2, 1931-1936 (2011). [15] DDQ as an electrocatalyst for amine dehydrogenation, a model system for virtual hydrogen storage Oana R. Luca, Ting Wang, Steven J. Konezny, Victor S. Batista, and Robert H. Crabtree New J. Chem. 35, 998–999 (2011). 2 of 8 STEVEN J. KONEZNY [16] The effects of energetic disorder and polydispersity in conjugation length on the efficiency of polymer-based light-emitting diodes Steven J. Konezny, Lewis J. Rothberg, Mary E. Galvin, and Darryl L. Smith Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 143305 (2010). [17] Hopping and trapping mechanisms in organic field-effect transistors Steven J. Konezny, Marie-Noëlle Bussac, and Libero Zuppiroli Phys. Rev. B 81, 045313 (2010). [18] Trap-limited transport in rubrene transistors Steven J. Konezny, Marie-Noëlle Bussac, and Libero Zuppiroli Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 263311 (2009). [19] Charge transport mechanisms in microcrystalline silicon Steven J. Konezny, Marie-Noëlle Bussac, and Libero Zuppiroli Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 012107 (2008). [20] Modeling the influence of charge traps on single-layer organic light-emitting diode efficiency Steven J. Konezny, Darryl L. Smith, Mary E. Galvin, and Lewis J. Rothberg J. Appl. Phys. 99, 064509 (2006). BOOK CHAPTER [21] Computational modeling of photocatalytic cells Steven J. Konezny and Victor S. Batista chapter in Solar Energy Conversion, P. Piotrowiak, ed., Royal Society of Chemistry, London, pp. 1-36 (2013). INVITED PAPERS (CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS) [22] AC conductivity of nanoporous metal-oxide photoanodes for solar energy conversion Steven J. Konezny, Diyar Talbayev, Ismail El Baggari, Charles A. Schmuttenmaer, and Victor S. Batista Proc. SPIE 8098, 809805 (2011). [23] Charge transport mechanisms in organic and microcrystalline silicon field-effect transistors Steven J. Konezny, Marie-Noëlle Bussac, Alain Geiser, and Libero Zuppiroli Proc. SPIE 6658, 66580D (2007). SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Charge transport in nanostructured materials for solar energy conversion ”Solar Energy for World Peace” Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, August 19, 2013 Highlights of ongoing research at the Energy Sciences Institute Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Annual Staff Summer Retreat, West Campus, Yale University, June 24, 2013 Mechanistic study of the electrochemical reduction of CO2 on the Pt(111) surface in the presence of pyridinium* CECAM Conference: ”Future challenges in CO2 reduction,” Bremen, Germany, October 9, 2012 * Poster selected for oral presentation. Modeling of dye-sensitized solar cells based on high-potential porphyrin photoanodes CECAM Conference: ”Energy from the Sun,” Chia Laguna, Sardinia, Italy, September 14, 2012 3 of 8 STEVEN J. KONEZNY Solar fuel from pyridinium-mediated CO2 reduction on a Pt electrode surface: mechanistic insight from ab initio theory CECAM Conference: ”Energy from the Sun,” Chia Laguna, Sardinia, Italy, September 13, 2012 Reduction of systematic uncertainty of DFT redox potentials in the rational design of transition metal catalysts for solar-fuel production American Chemical Society Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 19, 2012 Modeling of dye-sensitized solar cells based on high-potential porphyrin photoanodes SPIE Optics & Photonics, Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials XI, San Diego, CA, August 12, 2012 Harnessing Solar Energy Club Med Seminar, Yale University, New Haven, CT, May 24, 2012 New Strategies for Solar Energy Capture and Conversion Chemistry Seminar, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, February 16, 2012 AC Conductivity of Nanoporous Metal-Oxide Photoanodes for Solar Energy Conversion Invited Talk, SPIE Optics & Photonics, Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials X, San Diego, CA, August 21, 2011 Ab Initio Calculation of Redox Potentials in Transition Metal Complexes Poster Presentation, Energy Frontier Research Centers Summit & Forum, Washington, DC, May 25-27, 2011 Ab Initio Calculation of Redox Potentials in Transition Metal Complexes 219th ECS Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada, May 2, 2011 Fluctuation-Induced Tunneling Conductivity in TiO2 Nanoparticle Thin Films American Physical Society Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 21, 2011 Mechanism of Electron Transport in Nanoporous TiO2 Photoanodes for Solar Photocatalysis Poster Presentation, Gordon Research Conference, Renewable Energy: Solar Fuels, Ventura, CA, January 16-21, 2011 Electron Transport Mechanism in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on TiO2 Nanoparticle Photoanodes 3rd Annual Yale Solar Energy Symposium, Yale University, New Haven, CT, August 18, 2010 The Effects of Interface Traps on Charge Transport