Dr. Liviu Mirica

Professor

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Biography

Professor Liviu M. Mirica received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1999 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Stanford University in 2005. After working as a NIH postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2008, he started his independent career in the Department of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. In January 2019, he joined the faculty of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois. His research interests include synthetic inorganic organometallic chemistry, applied renewable energy catalysis, oxidative organic transformations, and the development of bifunctional therapeutic and diagnostic agents for amyloid peptide disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. His group’s research program encompasses synthetic inorganic organometallic chemistry and chemical biology, focusing on the synthesis and characterization of novel transition metal complexes that mediate multi-electron redox processes relevant to energy applications.

Research Interests

Awards

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Fellow

2018-01-01
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BK21–KAIST Lectureship Award

2017-01-01
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Innovation Award

2017-01-01
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Saint Louis Award

2016-01-01
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Organometallics Young Investigator Fellowship

2014-01-01
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NSF CAREER Award

2013-01-01
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Undergraduate Research Mentor Year Award

2012-01-01
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship

2012-01-01
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Outstanding Faculty Member Nominee

2011-01-01
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Sony Electronics Scholarship Award Excellence Teaching

2011-01-01
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Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award

2010-01-01
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Young Investigator Award

2006-01-01
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Franklin Veatch Memorial Fellowship

2004-01-01
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Stanford Graduate Fellowship

1999-01-01
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Taube Prize

1999-01-01
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Merck Index Award Excellence Chemistry

1999-01-01
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Carnation Merit Award

1997-01-01
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Silver Medal

1995-01-01
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Gold Medal

1994-01-01

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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  • Academic Statement of Purpose
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Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.