B.S.: Chemistry in 2012

PH.D.: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF Vermont WITH Rory waterman IN 2016

POST-DOC: Los alamos national laboratory WITH jaqueline kiplinger

Data Partner with TELUS in Westlake Village, CA

Publications

• “Atmospheric concentrations and potential sources of dioxin-like contaminants to Acadia National Park.” J.J. Pagano, A.J. Garner, P.K. Hopke, J.K. Pagano, W.G. Gawley and T.M. Holsen, Env. Pollution, 2024, 356, 124287.
• “Actinide 2-metallabiphenylenes that satisfy Huckel’s rule.” J.K. Pagano, J. Xie, K.A. Erickson, S.K. Cope, B.L. Scott, R. Wu, R. Waterman, D.E. Morris, P. Yang, L. Gagliardi and J.L. Kiplinger, Nature, 2020, 578, 563.
• “A sulphur and uranium fiesta! Synthesis, structure, and characterization of neutral terminal uranium(VI) monosulphide, uranium(VI) η²-disulphide, and uranium(IV) phosphine sulphide complexes.” J.K. Pagano, D.S.J. Arney, B.L. Scott, D.E. Morris, J.L. Kiplinger and C.J. Burns, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 50.
• “An inorganic chemistry laboratory course as research.” J.K. Pagano, L. Jaworski, D. Lopatto and R. Waterman, J. Chem. Educ., 2018, 95, 1520.
• “Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of the first uranium metallocene
  1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)acetylene complexes.” J.K. Pagano, B.L. Scott, D.E. Morris and J.L. Kiplinger, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2018, 482, 347.
• “Visible-light and thermal driven double hydrophosphination of terminal alkynes using a commercially available iron compound.” B.J. Ackley, J.K. Pagano and R. Waterman, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 2774.
• “Evidence for iron-catalyzed α-phosphinidene elimination with phenylphosphine.” J.K. Pagano, B.J. Ackley and R. Waterman, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 2554.
• “Visible light photocatalysis using a commercially available iron compound.” J.K. Pagano, C.A. Bange, S.E. Farmiloe and R. Waterman, Orgnaometallics, 2017, 36, 3891.
• “Synthesis and characterization of a new and electronically unusual uranium metallacyclocumulene, (C₅Me₅)₂U(η⁴ -1,2,3,4-PhC₄Ph).” J.K. Pagano, K.A. Erickson, B.L. Scott, D.E. Morris, R. Waterman and J.L. Kiplinger, J. Organomet. Chem., 2017, 829, 79.
• “Expanding the Chemistry of Actinide Metallocene Bromides. Synthesis, Properties and Molecular Structures of the Tetravalent and Trivalent Uranium Bromide Complexes: (C₅Me₄R)₂UBr₂, (C₅Me₄R)₂U(O-2,6-iPr₂C₆H₃)(Br), and [K(THF)][(C₅Me₄R)₂UBr₂] (R = Me, Et).” A.G. Lichtscheidl, J.K. Pagano, B.L. Scott, A.T. Nelson and J.L. Kiplinger, Inorganics, 2016, 4, 1.
• “Tuning the oxidation state, nuclearity, and chemistry of uranium hydrides with phenylsilane and temperature: the case of the classic uranium(III) hydride complex [(C₅Me₅)​₂U(μ-​H)​]​₂.” J.K. Pagano, J.M. Dorhout, K.R. Czerwinski, D.E. Morris, B.L. Scott, R. Waterman,  and J.L. Kiplinger, Organometallics, 2016, 35, 617.
• “Phenylsilane as a safe, versatile alternative to hydrogen for the synthesis of actinide hydrides.” J.K. Pagano, J.M. Dorhout, R. Waterman, K.R. Czerwinski and J.L. Kiplinger, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 17379.
• “Cobalt-​catalyzed ammonia borane dehydrocoupling and transfer hydrogenation under aerobic conditions.” J.K Pagano, J.P.W. Stelmach and R. Waterman, Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 12074.
• “A general synthesis of phosphaalkenes at zirconium with liberation of phosphaformamides.” A.J. Roering, L.T. Elrod, J.K. Pagano, S.L. Guillot, S.M. Chan, J.M. Tanski, and R. Waterman, Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 1159.