Forbes Research Group

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa

Developing novel nanomaterials that provide an enhanced understanding of basic actinide chemistry and the mobility of nuclear materials in environmental systems.

Welcome to the Forbes Research Group!

Recent News:

08/23/2018 - New publication: M. K. Payne, M. M. Pyrch, M. Jubinsky, M. C. Basil, and  T.Z. Forbes. "Impacts of oxo interactions within actinyl metal organic materials:  highlight on thermal expansion behaviour." DOI: 10.1039/c8CC05240a

06/14/2018 - New publication with the Haes group:  G. Lu, A. J. Haes and  T.Z. Forbes. "Detection and identification of solids, surfaces, and solutions of uranium using vibratioanl spectroscopy." DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.07.010

05/21/2018 -  Congrats to Shohel for winning the Best Graduate Student Paper Award at the Regional GSA meeting in April!

05/09/2018 - New publication with the Haes and Cwiertny group:  G. Lu, A. J. Johns, B. Neupane, H. T. Phan, D. M. Cwiertny, T.Z. Forbes, A. J. Haes. "Matrix-Independent Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection of Uranyl using Electrospun Amidoximated Polyacrylonitrile Mats and Gold Nanostars." DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00655

05/07/2018 -  New publication: M. C. Basile, E. Cole and T.Z. Forbes.  "Impacts of Oxo Interactions on Np(V) Crown Ether Complexes" Inorganic Chemistry DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00488

04/30/2018 -  Congrats to Anamar Blanes winning the Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Award for Inorganic Chemistry!

04/30/2018 -  Congrats to A.J. Johns for successfully defending his masters thesis!  

04/12/2018 -  Congrats to Shohel for succesfully completing his comprehensive exam.

01/15/2018 - Congrats to Mo for winning a Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship!  http://www.icdd.com/resources/awards/frevelwinner.htm#2018​

01/04/2018 - New publication:  A.S. Jayasinghe, M.K. Payne, D.K. Unruh, A. Johns, J. Leddy, and T.Z. Forbes.  "Diffusion and selectivity of water confined within metal–organic nanotubes."  Journal of Materials Chemistry A.  DOI: 10.1039/C7TA06741K 

12/16/2017 - Welcome new Forbes group members:  Mikaela Pyrch, Lindsey Applegate, and Matt Jubinsky.

10/30/2017 - New publication: M.K. Payne, R.C. Laird, M. A. Schnell, S. R. Mackin, and T. Z. Forbes "Use of zwitterionic ligands in uranyl hybrid materials:  Explorations on the structural features that control water ordering and mobility." Crstyal Growth and Design DOI:  10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01183

09/11/2017 - New publication: M. Basile, D.K. Unruh, L. Streicher, and T. Z. Forbes "Spectral analysis of the uranyl squarate and croconate systems:  Evaluating differences between the solution and solid-state phases." Crstyal Growth and Design DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.7b00838

07/03/2017 - New publication: Ashini S. Jayasinghe, Maurice K. Payne, Tori Z. Forbes "Synthesis and characterization of heterometallic uranyl pyridinedicarboxylate compounds." Journal of Solid State Chemistry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2017.07.002

05/16/2017 - New publication: Cory K. Perkins, Eric S. Eitrheim, Brantly L. Fulton, Lauren B. Fullmer, Christopher A. Colla, Deok-Hie Park, Anna F. Oliveri, James E Hutchison, May Nyman, William H. Casey, Tori Z. Forbes, Darren W. Johnson, and Douglas A. Keszler. "Synthesis of an aluminum hydroxide octamer through a simple dissolution method." Angewandte Chemie, International Edition DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702318

04/24/2017 - Congrats to Dr. Eric Eitrheim and Dr. Ashini Jayasinghe for successful Ph.D. defenses!

03/25/2017 - Congratulations to Ashini Jayasinghe for winning 3rd place in the Math, Physical Sciences, and Engineering Division of the Jakobsen Memorial Conference!  https://gss.grad.uiowa.edu/jakobsen-conference

03/8/2017 - New publication: Joshua de Groot, Brittany Cassell, Madeline Basile, Taylor Fetrow, and Tori Z. Forbes "Charge-assisted hydrogen bonding and crystallization effects within U(VI) glycine compounds."  European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201700024

 

 

 

  • Uranium metal-organic nanotube contains confined water molecules in a hexagonal array. (Unruh et. al. 2013)

    Uranium metal-organic nanotube contains confined water molecules in a hexagonal array. (Unruh et. al. 2013)

  • The view of the Iowa River from the lab.

    The view of the Iowa River from the lab.

  • A nanoporous uranyl glycine compound (de Groot et al., 2014)

    A nanoporous uranyl glycine compound (de Groot et al., 2014)

  • Exploring uranyl citrate complexes using Raman spectroscopy (Basile et al., 2015)

    Exploring uranyl citrate complexes using Raman spectroscopy (Basile et al., 2015)

  • A novel gallium aluminum hydroxide cluster (Ga2Al18) (Fairley et al., 2015)

    A novel gallium aluminum hydroxide cluster (Ga2Al18) (Fairley et al., 2015)

  • Substitution of transition metals into uranyl metal organic nanotubes (Jayasinghe et al., 2016)

    Substitution of transition metals into uranyl metal organic nanotubes (Jayasinghe et al., 2016)