Mark Mehn
Assistant Professor
Inorganic Chemistry

B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics,1993-1997, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point
Ph.D. in Bioinorganic Chemistry, 1998-2003, University of Minnesota
NIH Kirschstein-NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, 2004-2006, California Institute of Technology

mmehn@uwyo.edu • (307)766-5666 • PS 409

My research interests are currently focused in inorganic chemistry. Research areas include the synthesis, characterization, and examination of a number of unique reaction pathways. One of my overriding goals is to understand the relationship between structure and function. I'm especially interested in how reactions occur (mechanistic chemistry), and use a variety of means (e.g., spectroscopic and physical methods) to analyze how reactions occur and to understand the electronic structure of the observed substances. A number of projects are currently underway including i) the development of small manganese models to better understand the bioinorganic chemistry of manganese in nature, ii) bioinspired water-gas shift catalysts, and iii) the photochemical reactivity of low valent manganese centers.

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