Ryan Hunt
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Loyola Marymount University
Biography
Contact Information:
Phone: (310) 338-2700
Email: Jonathan.Hunt@lmu.edu
Office: FEA 385
Ryan Hunt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering. His research focuses on novel ways to use light for catalytic and synthetic purposes, with a particular focus on photobase molecules.
Ryan earned his B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Southern California, where he used ultrafast spectroscopic methods to study the kinetics of excited state proton- and electron-transfer reactions.
While at USC, Ryan taught General Chemistry through the Burg Teaching Fellowship and learned teaching methodologies at the CET Future Faculty Training Institute. Recently, Ryan was a lecturer of Thermodynamics at the University of California – Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he served as a visiting scholar, studying the thermoelectric effect in polymers. Ryan is most proud of his publication “Photodriven Deprotonation of Alcohols by a Quinoline Photobase”, published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A.
Phone: (310) 338-2700
Email: Jonathan.Hunt@lmu.edu
Office: FEA 385
Ryan Hunt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering. His research focuses on novel ways to use light for catalytic and synthetic purposes, with a particular focus on photobase molecules.
Ryan earned his B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Southern California, where he used ultrafast spectroscopic methods to study the kinetics of excited state proton- and electron-transfer reactions.
While at USC, Ryan taught General Chemistry through the Burg Teaching Fellowship and learned teaching methodologies at the CET Future Faculty Training Institute. Recently, Ryan was a lecturer of Thermodynamics at the University of California – Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he served as a visiting scholar, studying the thermoelectric effect in polymers. Ryan is most proud of his publication “Photodriven Deprotonation of Alcohols by a Quinoline Photobase”, published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A.
Education
University of Southern California
Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry
2021
Centre College, Danville, KY
B.S.
Chemistry
2015
Minor in Mathematics
Areas of Expertise
Spectroscopy
Excited State Dynamics
Proton Transfer
Electron Transfer
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Photobases
Photocatalysts
Industry Expertise
Writing and Editing
Accomplishments
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high achieving scientists and engineers, early in their careers.
Burg Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellowship
The Burg Fellowship at the University of Southern California aims to prepare students for careers in science education.
