Andrew Romine, Ph.D.
Doctoral Thesis: The Utility of Benzo[d]thiazole in Directed Palladium Catalysis and Carbene-Containing Palladium Complex Formation
Description of Research Focus: Romine's research focused on showing the utility of benzothiazole in palladium chemistry.
Undergraduate Institution: California Institute of Technology
Noteworthy Publications: Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of the a Versatile Heteroaryl Thioether Directing Group for Pd(II) Catalysis, ACS Catalysis (2019); Ligand Rearrangement Leads to Tetrahydrothiophene-Functionalized N,S-Heterocyclic Carbene Palladium(II) Complexes, Organometallics (2021); Coordination-Assisted, Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Functionalization of Nonactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds, Chemical Reviews (2021)
Honors & Awards: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2018-21)
Looking Back: "I love that Scripps puts research at the very forefront of the graduate experience. During my time at Scripps, I had the full freedom to focus on studying what I found most interesting with access to state-of-the-art facilities and top tier professors and colleagues while not needing to worry about ancillary requirements or secondary time commitments that are common across the wider academic world."
Next Steps: "I am currently employed as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in the Philadelphia office where I use my scientific knowledge to develop healthcare strategy plans for public, private, and academic clients. I hope to continue learning, applying, and advancing science for many years to come."
Be sure to join us at 10 a.m. PDT on Friday, May 20 for our Commencement Ceremony Livestream! Romine's advisor and mentor, Prof. Keary Engle, will deliver a few words about his graduate experience, and viewers can learn about our 47 other 2022 graduates, who are now setting out to build careers that will profoundly impact the future of biomedical research.
