Assistant Professor

Specialty

Analytical Chemistry

Education

B.S. Occidental College - 1997
PhD University of California Irvine - 2001
Postdoctoral Appointment - Duke University 2001-2004

Office: Faculty Offices East (Bldg. 25) - 129

Phone: (805) 756-6635

E-Mail: cimmoos@calpoly.edu

Research Interests

• Fluorescence detection of Reactive Carbonyl Species
  a)   Synthesis of pre-fluorescent probes
  b)   Investigation of fundamental reaction chemistry
• Copper Complexes for Fluorescence Detection of Nitric Oxide
  a)   Synthesis of pre-fluorescent probes
  b)   Fluorescence bio-imaging in biological systems
• Merging metallo-biomimetics and hydrophilic polymers
  a)   Synthesis of transition metal catalysts to mimic biological reactivity
  b)   Covalent attachment of catalysts in block co-polymers
  c)   Investigation of reactions in polymers and at polymer surfaces