Arjun Jaini, '18

Major
Chemistry

Beckman Mentor
Dr. Carol Parish and Dr. Michael Leopold

Post-Graduate Activity
Pursuing a Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry at Yale University

Awards

Gates Millennium Scholarship, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, August 2014 - Present

Goldwater Scholarship, Goldwater Foundation, April 2017 - May 2018

Beckman Scholarship, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, June 2017 - August 2018

Robins Science Scholarship, University of Richmond, August 2014 - May 2018

American Chemical Society Scholarship, American Chemical Society, August 2016 - May 2018

Outstanding Presentation Award Recipient, National American Chemical Society Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2015

American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemistry Student Award, May 2018

Omicron Delta Kappa Member, Inducted October 2017

Phi Beta Kappa Member, Inducted March 2018

Publications

Wang, Weiguo, Taylor, Cooper, Hu, Hui, Humphries, Kathryn L., Jaini, Arjun, Kitimet, Michael, . . . Zare, Richard N. (2017). Nanoaggregates of Diverse Asphaltenes by Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Dynamics. Energy & Fuels, 31(9), 9140-9151. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01420

Presentations

“Theoretical Investigation of Explosive Detection via Halogen Bonding,” Arjun Jaini, Lillian Hughes, Tess Munoz, Mulugeta Wayu, Michael C. Leopold, and Carol A. Parish, Integrated Inclusive Science Symposium, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, September 22^nd, 2017.

“A Quantum Mechanical Study of Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, HHMI Fall Symposium, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, September 2016

“Theoretical Investigation of Explosive Detection via Halogen Bonding,” Arjun Jaini, MERCURY Conference, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, July 2016

“A Quantum Mechanical Study of Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, A&S Symposium, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, April 2016

“A Quantum Mechanical Study of Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, HHMI Fall Symposium, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, September 2015

“A Quantum Mechanical Study of Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2015

“A Quantum Mechanical Study of Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, A&S Symposium, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, April 2015

“A Quantum Mechanical Study of Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston, MA, March 2015

“A Quantum Mechanical Study of Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, HHMI Fall Symposium, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, September 2014

“A Quantum Mechanical Study of Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, MERCURY Conference, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, July 2014

“A Quantum Mechanical Study of Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, MERCURY Conference, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, July 2013 (presented as a student from Hanover High School)

“Tautomeric Triggers of Bergman Cyclization,” Arjun Jaini, MERCURY Conference, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, July 2012 (presented as a student from Lee-Davis High School)