I am thankful for the trust and confidence for the students joining the lab. I can only promise great challenges that are worthy of your time and effort.
second year graduate student
chemical synthesis of [4Fe-4S]-maquettes, spectroscopic characterization, and structural determination
co-advised with Research Professor Eric Shepard, Ph.D.; funded by NSF CLP.
second year graduate student
bioinformatics analysis of iron-sulfur metalloproteins and metalloenzymes
co-advised with Prof. Eric Boyd, MSU; funded by NSF CLP and DOE BES
I consider as a great recognition of my teaching efforts if undergraduate students from my class decide to join the research lab.
senior, chemistry professional major
computational modeling of amorphous carbon material maquettes
co-advised with Prof. Nicholas Stadie; funded by MSU USP
senior, chemistry professional major
redox chemistry of [4Fe-4S]-maquettes
co-advised with Research Professor Eric Shepard, Ph.D.; funded by NSF CLP.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED WORKING WITH US PLEASE CONTACT THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AT SZILAGYI@MONTANA.EDU
It was a great pleasure to welcome collaborators in the laboratory and work together on joint publications.
Professor of Chemistry
University of Pannonia
Budapest, Hungary
July 2017
electronic structure of Ru complexes
Professor of Chemistry
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
December 2014
coordination chemistry of non-innocent ligands
Professor of Chemistry
Tokyo University of Technology
Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
August 2014
XAS data collection and analysis
The lab would have not been where it is without the significant contributions of the following young scientists.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lexington, KY
April 2017 - August 2018
(joint research associate with Dr. Tim Minton)
development of the density functional treatment of Ru-Cl-P complexes for beam/ionic-liquid surface scattering studies
July 2015 - June 2016
(MTA-"Lendület" Chemical Structure/Function Laboratory, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary)
synthesis of Ir-Cl complexes, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (SSRL, Electra), density functional electronic structure
Magician, Science Editor, and Professional "Student"
May 2009 - May 2011
computational analysis of H-cluster of the FeFe-hydrogenase, roles of Fe-S minerals in activation of small molecules, such as dinitrogen, nitrite, nitrate
Research Associate
Department of Chemistry
Toronto, ON Canada
August 2009 - November 2010
electronic structure in Mo-3Fe-4S clusters and synthesis of 3:1 site differentiated [4Fe-4S] clusters
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Walla Walla, WA
September 2005 - August 2010
(joint research associate with Dr. David Dooley)
virtual chemical models for ground state electronic and geometric structures of the Cu-O(Tyr) biradical active site of galactose oxidase
Research Associate
Department of Chemistry
Liverpool, U.K.
December, 2007 - May, 2010
synthetic lab installation, collect and analyze multi-edge X-ray edge data, and biosynthesis of H-cluster
National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
University of Science and Technology of China
Hefei, China
October, 2005 - June, 2006
virtual chemical models of metalloenzymes using ONIOM
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED WORKING WITH US PLEASE CONTACT THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AT SZILAGYI@MONTANA.EDU
I celebrate with great pride the achievements of every student who joined the lab and took their projects to successful defense.
Defense: October 25, 2017 (Ph.D.)
Thesis: Development and Application of Nano-Kaolinite Molecular Cluster Models
Attila is currently a postdoctoral research associate at Ibaraki University in Prof. Takamitsu Kohzuma's laboratory.
Defense: February 5, 2016
Thesis: Electronic Structure Regulation of Blue Copper Protein through Non-covalent Weak Interaction
Co-advised with Prof. Takamitsu Kohzuma. Yamaguchi san is Assistant Professor at Ibaraki University, as part of the Quantum Beam Science program.
Defense: July 7, 2014
Thesis: Development of the Molecular Level Description for Nickel(II)-Based Ligand-Exchange Thermochromism
Matt is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Montana State University - Billings. In addition to considerable teaching load, he continues inorganic/materials science research with undergraduates.
November, 2013 (M.Sc.)
September, 2013
(left the lab without graduating)
September, 2013
(left the lab without graduating)
Defense: November 21, 2011 (Ph.D.)
Thesis: Composition and molecular structure of nitrogenase FeMo-cofactor
Travis is an Assistant Professor at Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle, WA
Defense: April 10, 2012 (Ph.D.)
Thesis: X-ray absorption characterization of Fe-S clusters, metalloenzymes, nanoparticles, and minerals
David is an Assistant Professor at Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
Defense: April 17, 2012 (Ph.D.)
Thesis: Biomimetic chemistry of FeFe-hydrogenase's catalytic cofactor, the H-cluster
Logan is a Principal Scientist at Point One USA, LLC, in Virginia Beach, VA.
September, 2009
(left the lab without graduation)
September, 2010
(left the lab without graduation)
September, 2007
(left the lab without graduation)
Defense: November, 2005 (M.Sc.)
Defense: July, 2003 (Ph.D.)
The generous funding from international mobility grants allowed the following students to work in the lab.
University of Pécs, Hungary
(supported by Campus Hungary)
University of Pannonia, Hungary
(supported by Campus Hungary)
University of Pannonia, Hungary
(supported by Campus Hungary)
Ibaraki University
co-advised by Prof. Takamitsu Kohzuma
(supported by Ibaraki University)
Ibaraki University
co-advised by Prof. Yuichi Shimazaki
(supported by Ibaraki University)
Ibaraki University
co-advised by Prof. Kiyoshi Fujisawa
(supported by Ibaraki University)
A tremendous resource at Montana State University is a talented body of undergraduate student researchers. They often become perpetual first year graduate students with their own, independent research project.
chemistry professional major
computational modeling of Fe-S clusters, nanoparticles, and minerals
funded by NSF CLP
chemistry professional major
redox chemistry of [4Fe-4S]-maquettes
co-advised with Research Professor Eric Shepard, Ph.D.; funded by NSF CLP.
MALDI and ESI-MS characterization of [4Fe-4S]-maquettes; supported by MSU USP/NSF
supported by NSF
supported by NSF
supported by MSU USP and INBRE
supported by MSU USP
supported by MSU USP
co-advised by Prof. Seiji Mori
supported by MSU USP
supported by MSU USP
supported by MSU USP
supported by NASA NAI
supported by MSU AIRO
supported by MSU INBRE
supported by MSU AIRO
supported by Pleotint LLC
supported by NASA NAI
supported by MSU USP
supported by MSU CBIN
supported by MSU TBI
GHC fellow, MSU
supported by NSF REU
supported by NSF REU
supported by MSU IBRE
I am thankful for the MAP and AIRO programs for trusting the lab with the following students for the summer months.
American Indian Research Opportunity program
Bozeman High School
Montana Apprenticeship Program
(visiting student from Puerto Rico)
More to come ...