Biography

Jason S. Matthews is currently an associate professor of Chemistry and the Chair of the Natural Science Division (NSD) at Howard University. He received his B.S in chemistry from Howard University and his Ph.D. from The Georgia Institute of Technology. He worked as a senior chemist in the Catalyst Skills Center at the Union Carbide Corporation in Charleston, WV before joining the faculty at Howard University in 2001. His research interests include:

• Synthesis and evaluation of MOCVD precursors for use in the growth of materials
• Allosteric effectors for use with hemoglobin
• Polymerization catalysis

Keywords: MOCVD, Catalysis, Materials, Organometallic Chemistry

Recent Publications

Nyesa A. Enakaya, Aniah Jefferson, Danielle Chew-Martinez and Jason S. Matthews, “Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Allosteric Effectors for Hemoglobin,” Accts. of Chemical Research, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00590 2023.

K.O. Johnson, A. Brown, G. Farris, A. Starks, R.J. Butcher, and Jason S. Matthews, “Distorted zinc coordination polyhedra in bis (1-ethoxy-2-{[(2-methoxyethyl) imino] methyl} propan-1-olato) zinc, a possible CVD precursor for zinc oxide thin films,” Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 78(3), 2022.

K.O. Johnson, H. Burgess, R.J. Butcher, and Jason S. Matthews, “Synthesis and Structural Characterization of β-Enaminoamide Zinc Complexes,” Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 51(2), 251-256, 2021.

O.O. Gbemigun, R.J.  Butcher, and Jason S. Matthews, “Synthesis and Structural Characterization of β-Enaminoester Zinc Complexes,” Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 2019.

Graduate Students

Olamide Onakoya, PhD  (2007)                hired by Bayer Material Science 

Tantiboro Ouattara, PhD (2006)                hired by Brewer Science, MO 

Tigist Kassa, PhD (2012)                          hired by FDA, White Oak MD 

Courtney Cunningham, MS (2012)           hired by EKA Chem, Bahamas

Keneshia Johnson, PhD (2013)                Assistant Professor Alabama A&M University

Oluwaseun Falola, PhD (2015)                 hired by EPA 

Abu Kamara, PhD (2017)                          Associate Professor South Carolina State University

Nyesa Enakaya, PhD (2023)                     Assistant Professor Trinity Washington University

Jaden Rouse 2023-current                        BS 2022 Bucknell University