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Northwestern University, Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2010
University of California, Los Angeles, M.S. in Chemistry, 2008
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.S. in Chemistry, high distinction, 2005
Travis B. Gasa
Technical Advisor
Dr. Gasa is a technical advisor with an emphasis in the area of pharmaceutical and chemical technologies. He has recently been involved with technologies including semiconductor polishing compositions, adhesives compositions and tapes, drywall joint compounds, pharmaceutical compounds and formulations, and polymeric filtration membranes. He has experience preparing legal opinions, as well as preparing and prosecuting patent applications.
Prior to joining Leydig, Voit & Mayer, he worked as a researcher at Northwestern University under the guidance of Prof. Sir Fraser Stoddart. Dr. Gasa’s research focused on the synthesis and study of complex functional organic compounds for use in applications including artificial light-harvesting systems, molecular electronics, and metal-organic frameworks.
Professional Affiliations
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
Articles and Publications
- Gasa, T. B.; Valente, C.; Stoddart, J. F. "Solution-Phase Counterion Effects in Supramolecular and Mechanostereochemical Systems." Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 57-78.
- Valente, C.; Choi, E.; Belowich, M. E.; Doonan, C. J.; Gasa, T. B.; Botros, Y. Y.; Yaghi, O. M.; Stoddart, J. F. "Metal-Organic Frameworks with Designed Chiral Recognition Sites." Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 4911–4913.
- Trabolsi, A.; Fahrenbach, A. C.; Share, A. I.; Friedman, D. C.; Gasa, T. B.; Khashab, N. M.; Saha, S.; Aprahamian, I.; Khatib, H. A.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F. “A Tristable [2]Pseudo [2]rotaxane.” Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 871–873.
- Colquhoun, H. M.; Greenland, B. W.; Zhu, Z.; Shaw, J. S.; Cardin, C. J.; Burattini, S.; Elliott, J. M.; Basu, S.; Gasa, T. B.; Stoddart, J. F. "A General Synthesis of Macrocyclic pi-Electron-Acceptor Systems." Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 5238–5241.
- Gasa, T. B.; Spruell, J. M.; Dichtel, W. R.; Sorensen, T. J.; Philp, D.; Stoddart, J. F.; Kuzmič, P. "Complexation Between Methyl Viologen (Paraquat) Bis(Hexafluorophosphate) and Dibenzo[24]Crown[8] Revisited." Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 106–116.
Honors
- Materials Creation Training Program Traineeship
- California NanoSystems Institute First Year Fellowship
- American Institute of Chemists Award
