Education:

MS - University of Kentucky (2006)

BS - University of Kentucky (2004)

Publications:

11) Barnes, J.C.; Fahrenbach, A.C.; Cao, D.; Dyar, S.M.; Frasconi, M.; Giesener, M.A.; Benitez,D.; Tkatchouk, E.; Chernyashevskyy, O.; Shin, W.H.; Li, H.; Sampath, S.; Stern, C.L.; Sarjeant, A.A.; Hartlieb, K.J.; Liu, Z.; Carmieli, R.; Botros, Y.Y.; Choi, J.W.; Slawin, A.M.Z.; Ketterson, J.B.; Wasielewski, M.R.; Goddard, W.A., III; Stoddart, J.F. A Radically Configurable Six-State Compound. Science, 2013, 339, 429—433.

10)Li, H.; Zhu, Z.; Fahrenbach, A.C.; Savoie, B.M.; Ke, C.; Barnes, J.C.; Lei, J.; Zhao, Y.-L.; Lilley, L.M; Marks, T.J.; Ratner, M.A.; Stoddart, J.F. Mechanical Bond-Induced Radical Stabilization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 456—467.

9) Barnes, J.C.; Juricek, M; Strutt, N.L.; Frasconi, M.; Sampath, S.; Giesener, M.A.; McGrier, P.L.; Bruns, C.J.; Stern, C.L.; Sarjeant, A.A.; Stoddart, J.F. ExBox: A Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Scavenger. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 183–192. Published as the Cover Article

8) Fahrenbach, A.C.; Warren, S.C.; Incorvati, J.T.; Avestro, A.-J.; Barnes, J.C.; Stoddart, J.F.; Grzybowski, B.A. Organic Switches for Surfaces and Devices Adv. Mater., 2013, 3, 331–348.

7) Fahrenbach, A.C.; Sampath, S.; Late, D.J.; Barnes, J.C.; Kleinman, S.L.; Valley, N.; Hartlieb, K.J.; Liu, Z.; Dravid, V.P.; Schatz, G.C.; Van Duyne, R.P.; Stoddart, J.F. A Semiconducting Organic Radical Cationic Host-Guest Complex. ACS Nano, 2012, 6, 9964–9971.

6) Zhu, Z.; Fahrenbach, A.C.; Li, H.; Barnes, J.C.; Liu, Z.; Dyar, S.M.; Zhang, H.; Lei, J.; Carmieli, R.; Sarjeant, A.; Stern, C.; Wasielewski, M.R.; Stoddart, J.F.; Controlling Switching in Bistable [2]Catenanes by Combining Donor-Acceptor and Radical-Radical Interactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11709–11720.

5) Barnes, J.C., Fahrenbach, A.C.; Dyar, S.M.; Frasconi, M.; Giesener, M.A.; Zhu, Z.; Liu, Z.; Hartlieb, K.J.; Carmieli, R.; Wasielewski, M.R.; Stoddart, J.F. Mechanically-Induced Intramolecular Electron Transfer in a Mixed-Valence Molecular Shuttle. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2012, 109, 11546 – 11551. Published as the Cover Article

4) Li, Z.; Barnes, J.C., Bosoy, A.; Stoddart, J.F.; Zink, J.I. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 2590 – 2605.

3) Fahrenbach, A.C.; Barnes, J.C., et al. Solution–Phase Mechanistic Study and Solid–State Structure of a Tris(bipyridinium radical cation) Inclusion Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 3061 – 3072.

2) Fahrenbach, A.C.; Barnes, J.C., et al. Measurement of the ground-state distributions in bistable mechanically interlocked molecules using slow scan rate cyclic voltammetry. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2011, 108, 20416 – 20421.

1) Dirk, L.M.A.; Schmidt, J.J.; Cai, Y.; Barnes, J.C., et al. Insights into the substrate specificity of plant peptide deformylase, an essential enzyme with potential for the development of novel biotechnology applications in agriculture. Biochem. J. 2008, 413, 417 – 427.

Message:

I was born and raised in Louisville, KY. I obtained BS/MS degrees from the University of Kentucky where my research entailed the modeling, design, synthesis, and biological analysis of inhibitors of the enzyme peptide deformylase.

After graduation, I worked for a biotech company in Los Angeles - Synedgen,Inc. - developing novel antimicrobial derivatives of chitosan and I also designed biocompatible, hemostatic foams for the US military.

I'm currently back in graduate school at Northwestern University pursuing that all-enabling degree. I officially joined the renowned Stoddart group in the fall of 2010 and I will focus on developing new synthetic methodologies for the preparation of robust mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs), which are based on the rich redox chemistry of 4,4'-bipyridine and tetrathiafulvalene as well as synthesizing functionalized silica nanoparticles with the aim of combating nasty bugs, such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).

In April of 2012, I was awarded a prestigious National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship by the Department of Defense. Additionally, I was awarded the highly-selective Ryan Fellowship in July 2012 through the International Institute of Nanotechnology (IIN) at Northwestern University.

Chemistry aside, I love watching movies, reading, and playing basketball. I am an avid Lakers and UK basketball fan, and I am so proud of Calipari's first, and the school's eighth championship!