David Hickey

Contact Information

Address: G.M. Trout FSHN Bldg.
469 Wilson Rd
Room: 334B
East Lansing , MI 48824

Phone:

(517) 353-2453

Email:

hickeyd6@msu.edu

Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Biography

The Hickey Group is focused on the design of electroactive small molecules, molecular electronics, and polymer materials for a variety of applications related to energy storage, catalysis, and biosensing.

Education

  • University of Utah, Postdoc 2014-2016
  • University of Oklahoma, Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2014
  • University of Oklahoma, B.S. in Chemistry, 2010

Research Interests

  • Electroactive Small Molecules
  • Molecular Electronics
  • Polymer Materials

Research Lab

Hickey Group

Selected Publications

  1. K. Barman, M.A. Edwards, D.P. Hickey, C. Sandford, Y. Qiu, R. Gao, S.D. Minteer, and H.S. White, "Electrochemical Reduction of [Ni(Mebpy)3]2+. Elucidation of the Redox Mechanism by Cyclic Voltammetry and Steady-State Voltammetry in Low Ionic Strength Solutions," ChemElectroChem, 7(6), 1473-1479 (2020)
  2. R. Rubio-Govea, D.P. Hickey, R. Garcia-Morales, M. RodriguezDelgado, M. Dominguez Rovira, S.D. Minteer, N. OrnelasSoto, A. Garcia Garcia, "MoS2 Nanostructured Materials for Electrode Modification in the Development of a Laccase Based Amperometric Biosensor for Non-Invasive Dopamine Detection," Microchemical J., 155, 104792 (2020)
  3. M. Grattieri, Z. Rhodes, D.P. Hickey, K. Beaver, S.D. Minteer, "Understanding Biophotocurrent Generation in Photosynthetic Purple Bacteria," ACS Catalysis, 9, 867-873 (2019)
  4. D.P. Hickey, C. Sandford, Z. Rhodes, T. Gensch, L.R. Fries, M.S. Sigman, S.D. Minteer, "Investigating the Role of Ligand Electronics on Stabilizing Electrocatalytically Relevant Low Valent Co(I) Intermediates," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 141 (3), 1382-1392 (2019)

MSU Scholar

Google Scholar

Awards

  • Sherril D. Christian Award for outstanding research performance 2013, 2014
  • Jerry J. Zuckerman Award for outstanding research in organometallic chemistry 2012

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