Rate My Professor Michelle Taylor

Taylor's research specializes in organometallic chemistry, focusing on the development of biological redox sensors based on N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) macrocyclic metal complexes and quantitative structure-property relationships for tuned applications. Her work explores macrocyclic and pincer complexes as catalysts and addresses metal complexes as antifungals, free radical and oxidative stress detection, biosecurity detection using dogs for insects, stereoselective cyclopropanation, and redox-active MRI contrast agents. She has also contributed to STEM education research, including studies on enriching first-year chemistry learning through Adobe Connect. Key publications include 'A highly stable N-heterocyclic carbene complex of trichloro-oxo-vanadium(V) displaying novel Cl–Ccarbene bonding interactions' (2003, cited 227 times), 'Coordination geometry of tetradentate Schiff’s base nickel complexes: the effects of donors, backbone length and hydrogenation' (2004, cited 96 times), 'The effect of donor groups and geometry on the redox potential of copper Schiff base complexes' (2006, cited 60 times), 'Copper N2S2 Schiff base macrocycles: the effect of structure on redox potential' (2008, cited 48 times), 'New reagents for detecting free radicals and oxidative stress' (2014, cited 25 times), and 'Metal Complexes as Antifungals? From a Crowd-Sourced Compound Library to the First In Vivo Experiments' (2022). Her research has garnered over 799 citations on ResearchGate and influences advancements in coordination chemistry and sensing technologies.