Silvia Ronco, Ph.D
Program Director
Education
Dr. Ronco received a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the National University of La Plata in Argentina. She did postdoctoral work with Guillermo Ferraudi at the Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory, and with John D. Petersen at Clemson University.
Expertise
Her research interests involve the synthesis and electron transfer studies of transition metal complexes with applications in solar energy conversion, and the design of luminescence sensors and photocatalysts.
Affiliations
Dr. Ronco served as a professor of chemistry at the University of South Dakota.
She has been a visiting professor at the University of California, San Diego; a Program Officer for the Photochemical and Radiation Sciences Program at the U.S. Department of Energy; and the P.I. for an interdisciplinary NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at USD.
2011-2013 Chair, Chemistry Division, Council on Undergraduate Research.
2011-2013 Elected Councilor, Division of Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society.
2008 - Conference co-chair (with Lydia Fox), 12th Council on Undergraduate Research National Meeting, “Frontiers and Challenges in Undergraduate Research,” St. Benedict College, June 21-24.
Publications
“Creating Future Science: The Role of Private Foundations in Shaping Research Activities at PUIs,” Ronco, S., Transformative Research at Predominately Undergraduate Institutions, Council on Undergraduate Research (2010).
“Barriers to Seeking External Research Funding: Perceptions and Facts” Karukstis, K.; Elgren,T.; Ronco, S.; Feller, S.; and Rowlett, R. J. Chem. Ed, 2009, 86, 788.
“Synthesis, Characterization and Photophysical Properties of Mixed Ligand Tris(polypyridyl)chromium(III) Complexes, [Cr(phen)2L]3+” Isaacs, M.; Sykes, A.; and Ronco, S Inorganica Chimica Acta 2006, 359, 3847 .
“Tuning the Electronic Communication and Rates of Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Trinuclear Ruthenium Cluster Dimers” Salsman, J.C.; Ronco, S.; Londergan, C.H.; and Kubiak, C.P. Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 547.
“The NCUR/Lancy Initiative: A Five-Year Retrospective” Ronco, S; Singer, J. and Werner, T. CUR-Q, 2004, December, 86.
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