
Kissel Research Lab

Dr. Daniel S. Kissel
Associate Professor of Chemistry

Dr. Daniel Kissel is in his 9th year at Lewis University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry. Outside academia, Dr. Kissel enjoys watching baseball and spending time with his wife, two sons, and daughter.
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Education:
B.S. Chemistry -- Butler University, 2007
M.S. Chemistry -- University of North Carolina, Wilmington, 2009
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Adviser: Dr. Robert Hancock
Thesis: Metal ion complexing properties of two-dimensional sulfur ligands and their use in neurodegenerative diseases.
Ph.D. Chemistry -- Loyola University, 2014
Adviser: Dr. Albert Herlinger
Dissertation: Polyaminocarboxylic Acids As Potential Candidates For Trivalent
Actinide/Lanthanide Separations
Graduate Students

Adan Martinez
Second Year
Chemistry MS

Cristian Sayers
Second Year
Chemistry MS
Publications:
J.J. Shanahan, D.S. Kissel, and E. Sullivan (2020). “PANI@UiO-66 and PANI@UiO-66-NH2 Polymer-MOF Hybrid Composites as Tunable Semiconducting Materials.” ACS Omega. Article ASAP, DOI:10.1021/acsomega.9b03834.
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T.A. Rickhoff, E. Sullivan, L.K. Werth, D.S. Kissel, J.J. Keleher (2018). “A Biomimetic Cellulose-Based Composite Material that Incorporates the Antimicrobial Metal-Organic Framework HKUST-1.” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 135. 46978.
McLauchlan C.C., Florián J., Kissel D.S., Herlinger A.W. Metal Ion Complexes of N,N'-Bis(2-Pyridylmethyl)-trans-1,2-Diaminocyclohexane-N,N'-Diacetic Acid, H2bpcd: Lanthanide(III)-bpcd(2-) Cationic Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 3556-3567.
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Florián J., McLauchlan C.C., Kissel D.S., Eichman C.C., Herlinger A.W. Metal Ion Complexes of N,N'-Bis(2-Pyridylmethyl)-trans-1,2-Diaminocyclohexane-N,N'-Diacetic Acid, H2bpcd: Cis/Trans Isomerization Equilibria. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 10361-10370.
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McLauchlan C.C., Kissel D.S., Herlinger A.W. Crystal structure of {2,2'-[N,N'-bis-(pyridin-2-yl-meth-yl)cyclo-hexane-trans-1,2-diyldi(nitrilo)]di-acetato}-cobalt(III) hexa-fluorido-phosphate. Acta Crystallogr. Sect. E​. 2015, 71, 380-384.​
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Kissel D.S., Florián J., McLauchlan C.C., Herlinger A.W. Metal ion complexes of N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,3-diaminopropane-N,N'-diacetic acid, H2bppd. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 3404-3416.
McLauchlan C.C., Kissel D.S., Arnold W.R., Herlinger A.W. {2,2'-[N,N'-Bis(pyridin-2-ylmeth-yl)propane-1,3-diyldi(nitrilo)]di-acetato}-cobalt(III) hexa-fluoridophosphate aceto-nitrile 0.064-solvate. Acta Crystallogr. Sect. E​. 2013, 69, 296-297.​
Undergraduate Students

Adam Makhlouf
Junior
Electrochenistry

Amanda Anderson
Junior
MOFs
Alumni

Emily Vihnanek
Biology, 2017
MSN at Rush University

Matt Vazquez
Chemistry, 2017
Lab Technician at Masters Chemical

Nik Paramo
Biology, 2017
Pursuing MS in at Loyola University

Tom Rickhoff
M.S. Chemistry, 2018
Laboratory Coordinator at North Park University

Liana Bueno
Biology, 2018

Amber Tabaka
Research Associate at Argonne National Lab

Brenna Hyslop
Research position at Sherwin-Williams

Rachel Lullo
Pursuing MS at Rush University

Karlie Cummins

Jordan Shanahan
Pursuing PhD at UNC Chapel Hill

Christopher Hooker
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Ashna Sran
Biology Major
Chemistry Minor
Pre-Medicine

Ben Hulbert
Biology Major
Pre-Medicine

Sydnie Rizaldo
Attending medical school
at Lake Erie

Emma Crnich
Accepted position at the
Mayo Clinic

Stephanie Lingenfelter
Environmental Science Major
Biology Minor

Lexy Lanning
Physical/Forensic Image Examiner for FBI

Mikey Zambrono
Microbiome Research at Rush

Arnulfo "AJ" Pulido
Attending UMKC
Dental School

John Kurowski
Accepted Position at Honeywell

Kaitlyn Palmer
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Nathan Hajek
Pursuing PhD at Purdue University
