Sibrina N. Collins

Sibrina N. Collins joined the department as a tenure-track assistant professor of inorganic chemistry beginning in the fall of 2008. Sibrina received her B.A. in chemistry from Wayne State University in 1994. She went on to The Ohio State University and received a M.S. in 1996 and a Ph.D. in 2000, both in inorganic chemistry.

Her professional experiences include a postdoctoral research position in the Department of Chemistry at Louisiana State University; editor of the Minority Scientists Network (MiSciNet), a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC; NSF ROA Fellow at Furman University; visiting researcher in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati; Assistant Professor at Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC; visiting assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and most recently, Director of Graduate Diversity Recruiting (STEM) at the University of Washington in Seattle. In her free time, Sibrina enjoys watching Law and Order: SVU and cheering on the Detroit Pistons.

Sibrina's research interests include crystal engineering of metal-organic frameworks, nanoporous materials; inorganic photochemistry; inorganic synthesis; and the history of chemical sciences.

Recent Publications

Collins, S.N.; Taylor, S.; Krause, J.A.; Connick, W.B. "2,6-bis(azaindole)pyridine: Reactivity with Iron(III) and Copper(II) Salts," Acta Cryst. C. 2007, C63, m436-m439.

Collins, S.N.; Krause, J.A.; Regis, M.; Ball, PJ; Connick, W.B. "Self-assembly of a One-Dimensional Iron(II) Coordination Polymer with p-phenylenebis(picolinaldimine)," Acta Cryst. C. 2007, C63, m528-m530.

Additional Publications (Non-Peer Reviewed)

Collins, S.N. "The New Civil Rights Movement: What's Next for Black America?" August/September 2007, Urban Influence Magazine, p48.

Collins, S.N. "High Blood Pressure: Diet or Genetics?" Urban Influence Magazine, December 2006/January 2007, Urban Influence Magazine, p42.

Collins, S.N. "The Gilman Pipeline: A Historical Perspective of African American Ph.D. Chemists from Iowa State University," In Chemistry at Iowa State: Some Historical Accounts of the Early Years, Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University, 2006, 126-148.

Collins, S.N. "Visiting Lecturer Underscores Growing Bond between UW and Schools Focusing on Minority Populations," University Week, December 7, 2006, Vol. 24, No. 10 (http://www.uweek.org).

Collins, S.N.; Lichter, R. "Touring the Changing Chemistry Landscape: Who's Driving?" NOBCChE News, 2005, 35(1), 26-28.

Collins, S.N.; Ravnik, S.E. "Graduate School: Tricks, Tips, and Dirty Little Secrets," In Chemistry, 2004, 14(2), 12-14.

Collins, S.N. "An Interview with Jennie Patrick," The Minority Scientists Network, June 28, 2002. (http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/miscinet).

Presentations

Collins, S.N. "How to Be Successful In Graduate School: Understanding Graduate School Lingo," National Society of Black Engineers Regional Conference, Microsoft Conference Center, Redmond, WA, November 2007.

Collins, S.N. "Crystal Engineering: Reactivity with Iron(III) and Copper (II) Salts," North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC, September 2007.

Collins, S.N. "Mike and Ike Chemistry-Crystal Engineering of Colorful Metal-Organic Frameworks," Xavier University, New Orleans, LA, March 2007.