About Tim — The Su Lab at UCR

Tim was born and raised between the Middle East and southern California. He spent his formative years in Brea, CA — 35 minutes away from UC Riverside. In 2011, Tim received his B.S. in Chemistry from UC Berkeley working in Prof. Jean Fréchet's laboratory. Tim obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Columbia University with Prof. Colin Nuckolls in 2016 as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, then returned to UC Berkeley as an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in Prof. Chris Chang's laboratory. In July 2019, Tim began his independent career as an Assistant Professor in the Chemistry department at UC Riverside. His work at UC Riverside explores the intersection between silicon chemistry, atomically precise materials, and molecular electronics.

Email: timothys@ucr.edu
Office: Chemical Sciences 424
Mailing Address: 501 W. Big Springs Rd, Riverside, CA 92507
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Assistant Professor in Chemistry – UC Riverside, Riverside, CA (July 2019 - Present)

NIH Postdoctoral Fellow – UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (2016 - 2019)
Advisor: Christopher J. Chang

B. S. in Chemistry – UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (2011)
Advisor: Jean M. J. Fréchet

Cottrell Scholar Award (2024)

NSF CAREER Award (2024)

ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award (2021)

Hellman Fellow (2021)

Journal of Materials Chemistry C Emerging Investigator (2021)

UC Regents Faculty Fellowship (2020)

NIH F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (2017 - 2019)

Louis Hammett Award for Excellence in Graduate Research, Columbia Chemistry (2016)

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2013-2016)

Traube Fellowship, Columbia Chemistry (2012)