Jenée Cyran, Ph.D.

What courses would you recommend students have taken prior to working in your laboratory?

• The Cyran Lab includes group members of all levels, ranging from freshman to Ph.D. students. It is recommended to have taken or be enrolled in general chemistry.

How many hours per week do you expect a student to spend in the laboratory per research credit and does the time have to be a set schedule?

• Students are expected to commit to 6-10 hours per week for laboratory work. Students also participate in our weekly group meetings.

Ideally, for what length of time would a student research in your laboratory to achieve a meaningful research experience?

• Ideally, undergraduate researchers would be willing to make at least a one-year commitment to the group.

B.S., Allegheny College

Ph.D., Colorado State University

Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck for Polymer Research

The Cyran lab investigates the structure, dynamics and photochemical processes in the atmosphere and environment. We utilize novel spectroscopic techniques to elucidate the role of the surface in these reactions.

Lesnicki D, Wank V, Cyran JD, Backus EHG, Sulpizi M. Lower degree of dissociation of pyruvic acid at water surfaces than in bulk. Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2022 Jun 8;24(22):13510-13513. PubMed PMID: 35640627

Sudera P, Cyran JD, Bonn M, Backus EHG. Interfacial Vibrational Spectroscopy of the Water Bending Mode on Ice I _h. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2021 October 12; 125(41):22937-22942. Available from: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08046

Cyran JD, Backus EHG, van Zadel M, Bonn M. Comparative Adsorption of Acetone on Water and Ice Surfaces. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2019 February 08; 58(11):3620-3624. Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201813517 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813517

Cyran JD, Donovan MA, Vollmer D, Siro Brigiano F, Pezzotti S, Galimberti D, Gaigeot MP, Bonn M, Backus EHG. Molecular hydrophobicity at a macroscopically hydrophilic surface. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2019 January 17; 116(5):1520-1525. Available from: https://pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1819000116 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1819000116

2021 ­- 2024

• Unraveling the Structure and Mode of Action of Fungal Ice Nucleators – National Science Foundation

2022 – 2024

• Understanding the surface structure of gas hydrates to aid in rational design of inhibitors -ACS Petroleum Research Fund

2019 ACS PHYS Young Investigator Award

2017 Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship

2016 Colorado State University Dissertation Award in Chemistry

CHEM 111 General Chemistry