Austen E. Moss

Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of Chemistry

Email: Austen.Moss@unt.edu

PhD, University of North Texas, 2021

Major: Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
BS, University of Texas at Dallas, 2016

Major: Biochemistry

Lecturer, University of North Texas Department of Chemistry. University of North Texas Department of Chemistry. (2022 - Present).
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, UNT. Department of Chemistry, UNT. (2022 - 2022).
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, UNT. Department of Chemistry, UNT. (2022 - 2022).
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, UNT. Department of Chemistry, UNT. (2022 - 2022).

Teaching

Ed and Julia Hodges Memorial Scholarship, University of North Texas. (May 2020).
1st Place Poster Presentation, UNT Department of Chemistry. (April 2020).
Most Outstanding Graduate Student in Chemistry, University of North Texas. (March 2020).

Wang, H., Moss, A.E., Arvidson, J., Jang, Y., Alsaleh, A., D'Souza, F. (2024). Molecular Donor-Acceptor Systems Derived from Aromatic Heterocycle-Fused Porphyrins. Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 245. (13) 1061--1061.
Wang, H., Hu, Y., Moss, A.E., Arvidson, J., Jang, Y., Alsaleh, A., D'Souza, F. (2023). $\Pi$-Extended Porphyrins: Fusion of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons to Porphyrins. Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 243. (14) 1357--1357.

Washburn, S., Kaswan, R.R., Shaikh, S., Moss, A.E., D’Souza, F., Wang, H. (2023). Excited-State Charge Transfer in Push--Pull Platinum (II) $\pi$-Extended Porphyrins Fused with Pentacenequinone. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 127 (43) 9040--9051. American Chemical Society.
Moss, A.E., Jang, Y., Arvidson, J., Wang, H., D'Souza, F. (2023). Highly Coupled Heterobicycle-Fused Porphyrin Dimers –Excitonic Coupling and Charge Separation with Coordinated Fullerene, C60.
Moss, A.E., Jang, Y., Arvidson, J., Nesterov, V.N., D'Souza, F., Wang, H. (2022). Aromatic heterobicycle-fused porphyrins: impact on aromaticity and excited state electron transfer leading to long-lived charge separation. Chemical Science. 13 (34) 9880--9890. Royal Society of Chemistry.
Moss, A.E., Nevonen, D.E., Hu, Y., Nesterov, V.N., Nemykin, V., Wang, H. (2022). Unsymmetrical Pentacene- and Pentacenequinone-Fused Porphyrins: Understanding the Effect of Cross- and Linear-Conjugation.
Hu, Y., Thomas, M.B., Weber, W.A., Moss, A.E., Jinadasa, W.R., Nesterov, V.N., D'Souza, F., Wang, H. (2020). Bisporphyrin-Fused Pentacenes Exhibiting Abnormal High Stability.
Moss, A.E., Zhou, Z., Jiang, L., Vicente, G., Wang, H. (2020). Synthesis of highly water soluble tetrabenzoporphyrins and their application toward photodynamic therapy.

Moss, A.E. (Author & Presenter), International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 11 (ICPP-11), Pentacenequinone-Fused and Pentacene-Fused Porphyrins, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

Moss, A.E. (Principal), Zhang, R. (Co-Principal), "Advising Programs to Improve Retention Rates of At-Risk Students," sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, $7000 Funded. (2024 - 2024).

Student Org Advisor (Non-Professional Org), Organic Chemistry Excellence and Assistance Network (O.C.E.A.N.). (October 31, 2023 - Present).
Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), Pre-Physician Assistant Club. (August 31, 2023 - Present).
Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club. (August 31, 2023 - Present).
Program Coordinator, Organic Chemistry Peer-Led Team Learning Coordinator. (August 1, 2023 - Present).
Program Coordinator, Organic Division Coordinator. (August 1, 2023 - Present).
Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Advisor for the Department of Chemistry. (August 1, 2023 - Present).
Committee Member, Grade and Academic Integrity Appeals Committee. (2022 - August 1, 2023).
Other (Presenter), Poster Presenter at Graduate Student Visitation Weekends. (2019 - 2021).
Committee Member, Welch Chair Search Committee Member. (2019 - 2020).