Rate My Professor Steven Keller

Keller's research specializes in inorganic, solid-state, materials, and supramolecular chemistry. His work explores the combination of molecular species with extended solids to create new materials, geomimetic coordination polymers, rational design of extended solids using pre-formed molecular species at lower temperatures, construction of scaffold-like materials with cavities for absorbing guest molecules or ions, and investigation of magnetic oxide particles within inorganic matrices. Notable publications include 'A Polyoxometallate-Templated Cu(I) Coordination Polymer: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Cu3(4,4'-bipyridine)5(MeCN)2]PW12O40' in Chemical Communications (2002), 'Dimensional Control over bis-1,2-(4-pyridyl)ethylene Cu(I) Coordination Networks' in Inorganica Chimica Acta (2001), 'Subtle Changes, Profound Effects: Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Helical Copper(I):4,7-Phenanthroline Coordination Polymers' in Cryst. Eng. (1999), 'A Two-Dimensional Coordination Polymer Containing Pentagonal Cavities' in J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1999), and 'Novel One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers Based on Cu(I) and 4,7-Phenanthroline' in Inorg. Chem. (1999). He has received the 2003 William T. Kemper Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching, 2013 Arts and Science Purple Chalk Award, 2000 Alpha Phi Sorority Professor of the Year, 1999 Provost's Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award, 1998 National Science Foundation Career Award, 1991 Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Technology Transfer Award, and 1989 Raychem Corporation Graduate Student Fellowship. Keller teaches large lecture classes and small graduate courses, develops Honors College offerings such as history of science, science and politics, and Honors General Chemistry, and advises student organizations including the Wakonse Residence, Zou Crew, and Tiger’s Lair.