Stephanie Brock

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Stephanie Lee Brock is an American chemist who is professor of inorganic chemistry at Wayne State University. Her research considers transition metal pnictides and chalcogenide nanomaterials. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Chemical Society.

Early life and education

Brock completed her undergraduate degree in chemistry at the University of Washington. She was a graduate student at the University of California, Davis, where she investigated structure-property relationships in pnictide oxide compounds under the supervision of Susan M. Kauzlarich.{{Cite book|last=Brock|first=Stephanie Lee|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqV6mHJm5TwC|title=Synthesis and structure-property relationships of layered pnictide and pnictide oxide compounds of manganese and zinc|date=1995|language=English|oclc=1013819053}}{{Cite journal|last1=Brock|first1=Stephanie L.|last2=Kauzlarich|first2=Susan M.|date=1995|title=Pnictide Oxides: A Unique Class of Compounds|url=https://ucdavis.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/pnictide-oxides-a-unique-class-of-compounds|journal=Comments on Inorganic Chemistry|volume=17|issue=4|pages=213–238|doi=10.1080/02603599508033858|issn=0260-3594|url-access=subscription}} During her doctorate she made use of powder diffraction and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Brock was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Connecticut where she worked with Steven Suib on the use of manganese oxide nanocrystalline materials.{{Cite web|title=Dr. Brock – Brock Research Group|url=https://s.wayne.edu/brockgroup/dr-brock/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=s.wayne.edu}}

Research and career

In 1999, Brock joined Wayne State University as an assistant professor in the department of chemistry and was promoted to full professor in 2009.{{Cite web|title=Deputy Editor|url=https://pubs.acs.org/page/amacgu/profile1.html|access-date=2021-02-07|website=pubs.acs.org|language=en}} Her research considers pnictide, pnictide oxides and chalcogenides. In particular, Brock is interested in the controlled growth of functional nanoparticles and nanostructures. She demonstrated that manganese arsenide nanoparticles have magnetic properties that depend on their dopant concentration, and offer hope for magnetic refrigeration.{{Cite web|last=Wayne State University Web Communications|title=Stephanie Brock - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Wayne State University|url=https://clasprofiles.wayne.edu/profile/ag7261|access-date=2021-02-07|website=clasprofiles.wayne.edu|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=NSF Award Search: Award#1904775 - Transition Metal Pnictide Nanoparticles for Energy-Relevant Applications|url=https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1904775&HistoricalAwards=false|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.nsf.gov}}

Brock has also realised sol–gel processes that allow the formation of functional chalcogenide self-assemblies. The gel-like cadmium selenide (CdSe) and zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticles are akin to a cross-linked polymer network, and can be supercritically dried to form porous aerogels. The aerogels have high surface areas and form a conductive network with the optical properties of the nanoparticles themselves.

Brock is responsible for the development of electron microscopy at Wayne State University.{{Cite web|title=NSF Award Search: Award#2018587 - MRI: Acquisition of a Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope to Enable Multidisciplinary Materials Research, Education and Outreach, in Detroit|url=https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2018587&HistoricalAwards=false|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.nsf.gov}} She serves as Deputy Editor of the American Chemical Society journal ACS Materials.

Awards and honors

2001 National Science Foundation CAREER Award{{Cite web |title=Deputy Editor |url=https://pubs.acs.org/page/amacgu/profile1.html |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=pubs.acs.org |language=en}}
2014 Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society{{Cite web|date=2020-09-04|title=Wayne State chemistry professor Stephanie Brock named American Chemical Society Fellow|url=https://clas.wayne.edu/chemistry/news/wayne-state-chemistry-professor-stephanie-brock-named-american-chemical-society-fellow-40072|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Chemistry|language=en}}
2012 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science{{Cite web|title=Chemistry (Section C) {{!}} American Association for the Advancement of Science|url=https://www.aaas.org/sections/chemistry|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.aaas.org}}
2013 Wayne State University Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellowship Award{{Cite web|date=2017-11-15|title=CLAS Faculty and Staff Receive Wayne State Academic Recognition Awards|url=https://clas.wayne.edu/news/clas-faculty-and-staff-receive-wayne-state-academic-recognition-awards-29509|access-date=2021-02-07|website=College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|language=en}}
2019 Wayne State University Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award{{Cite web|date=2020-09-10|title=Faculty award recipients|url=https://gradschool.wayne.edu/faculty/award-recipients|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Graduate School|language=en}}
2020 Inducted into the Wayne State University Academy of Scholars{{Cite web |date=2021-05-21 |title=Academy Members |url=https://academy.wayne.edu/members |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Academy of Scholars |language=en}}

Selected publications

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