Natalia B. Shustova received her M.S. degree in Materials Science from Moscow State University (MSU), Russia and two Ph.D. degrees in Physical Chemistry (MSU) and Inorganic Chemistry (Colorado State University). Her postdoctoral research was conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2013, Natalia was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina (USC). After four years, she has been promoted to the rank of an Associate Professor with tenure, and currently, Natalia is a McCausland Full Professor at the University of South Carolina. Natalia is a co-author of more than 95 papers, two book chapters, and delivered more than 100 scientific talks. Since 2016, Natalia has also served as an associate editor of Materials Chemistry Frontiers.During her independent career, she has received many prestigious awards such as the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Cottrell Scholar Award, Alfred P. Sloan Research Award, Breakthrough Award, and Camille Dreyfus Teaching-Scholar Award. Natalia was named a Scialog Fellow of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, which accelerates 21st century transformational science through research, dialog, and community outreach. At USC, Natalia was selected as a McCausland Faculty Fellow, which is given to early career faculty who bring innovation to their research and teaching. Her current research interests include graphitic hybrid materials for sustainable energy conversion, stimuli-responsive materials, sensors, and artificial biomimetic systems.
Selected Awards
2020, IAS Hans Fischer Fellowship
2019, Camille Dreyfus Teaching-Scholar Award
2019, McCausland Fellowship
2019, Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
2017, Alfred P. Sloan Research Award
2017, Cottrell Scholar Award – Research Corporation for Science Advancement
2017, Breakthrough Award
2017, Scialog Fellow, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
2016, NSF CAREER Award
Research Interests
Photophysics of metal-organic frameworks
Covalent-organic frameworks
Energy transfer
Actinide chemistry
Gas-phase heterogeneous catalysis
Fulleretic materials
Selected Publications
Dolgopolova, E. A.; Berseneva, A. A.; Faillace, M. S.; Ejegbavwo, O. A.; Leith, G. A.; Choi, S. W.; Gregory, H. N.; Rice, A. M.; Smith, M. D.; Chruszcz, M.; Garashchuk, S.; Mythreye, K.; Shustova, N. B.: “Confinement-Driven Photophysics in Cages, Covalent−Organic Frameworks, Metal−Organic Frameworks, and DNA” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2020,142,4769–4783. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.9b13505
Leith, G. A.; Rice, A. M.; Yarbrough, B. J.; Berseneva, A. A.; Ly, R. T.; Buck, C. N. III; Chusov, D.; Brandt, A. J.; Chen, D. A.; Lamm, B. W.; Stefik, M.; Stephenson, K. S.; Smith, M. D.; Vannnucci, A. K.; Pellechia, P. J.; Garashchuk, S.; Shustova, N. B.:“A Dual Threat: Redox-Activity and Electronic Structures of Well-Defined Donor-Acceptor Fulleretic Covalent-Organic Materials” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2020, 59, 2–19. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201914233
Ejegbavwo, O. E.; Berseneva, A. A.; Martin, C. R.; Leith, G. A.; Pandey, S.; Brandt, A. J.; Park, K. C.; Mathur, A.; Farzandh, S.; Klepov, V. V.; Heiser, B. J.; Chandrashekhar, Mvs.; Karakalos, S. G.; Smith, M. D.; Phillpot, S. R.; Garashchuk, S.; Chen, D. A.; Shustova, N. B.: “Heterometallic Multinuclear Nodes Directing MOF Electronic Behavior” Chem. Sci.2020, 117379–7389.
Ejegbavwo, O. A.; Martin, C. R., Oyindamola, A. O.; Leith, G. A.; Ly, R. T.; Rice, A. M.; Dolgopolova, E. A.; Smith, M. D.; Karakalos, S. G.; Birkner, N.; Powell, B. A.; Pandey, S.; Koch, R. J.; Misture, S. T.; zur Loye, H.-C.; Phillpot, S. R.; Brinkman, K. S.; Shustova, N. B.: “Thermodynamics and Electronic Properties of Heterometallic Multinuclear An-MOFs with “Structural Memory”” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2019, 141, 11628–11640.
Dolgopolova,E. A.; Galitskiy, V. A.; Martin, C. R.; Gregory, H. N.; Yarbrough, B. J.; Rice, A. M.; Berseneva, A. A.; Ejegbavwo,O. A.; Stephenson, K. S.; Kittikhunnatham, P.; Karakalos, S. G.; Smith, M. D.; Greytak, A. B.; Garashchuk,S.; Shustova, N. B.: “Connecting Wires: Photoinduced Electronic Structure Modulation in Metal-Organic Frameworks J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2019, 141, 5350–5355.
Shakya, D. M.; Ejegbavwo, O. A.; Rajeshkumar, T.; Senanayake, S. D.; Brandt, A. J.; Farzandh, S.; Acharya, N.; Ebrahim, A. M.; Frenkel, A. I.; Rui, N.; Tate, G. L.; Monnier, J. R.; Vogiatzis, K. D.; Shustova, N. B.:; Chen, D. A. “Selective Catalytic Chemistry at Rhodium (II) Nodes in Bimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2019, 131, 58, 16533–16537.
Williams, D. E.; Martin, C. R.; Dolgopolova, E. A.; Swifton, A.; Godfrey, D. C.; Ejegbavwo, O. A.; Pellechia, P.; Smith, M. D.; Shustova, N. B.: “Flipping the Switch: Fast Photoisomerization in a Confined Environment” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 40, 7611–7622.
Rice, E. A.; Dolgopolova E. A.; Yarbrough, B. J.; Leith G. A.; Martin C. R.; Stephenson, K. S.; Heugh, R. A.; Brandt, A. J.; Chen. D. A.; Karakalos, S. G.; Smith M. D.; Hatzell, K. B.; Pellechia, P. J.; Garashchuk, S.; Shustova, N. B.: “Stack the Bowls: Tailoring the Electronic Structure of Corannulene‐Integrated Crystalline Materials” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2018,57, 17310–17315. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201806202
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2021, 60, 8072–8080 "Heterometallic Actinide-Containing Photoresponsive Metal-Organic Frameworks: Dynamic and Static Tuning of Electronic Properties" Martin, C. R.; Leith, G. A.; Kittikhunnatham, P.; Park, K. C.; Ejegbavwo, O. A.; Mathur, A.; Callahan, C. R.; Desmond, S. L.; Keener, M. R.; Ahmed, F.; Pandey, S.; Smith, M. D.; Phillpot, S. R.; Greytak, A. B.; Shustova, N. B.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 4382-4410 "Confinement-Guided Photophysics in MOFs, COFs, and Cages" Leith, G. A.; Martin, C. R.; Mayers, J. M., Kittikhunnatham, P.; Larsen, R. W.; Shustova, N. B.
Chem. Sci., 2021, 10.1039/D0SC06755E “Broken-Hearted” Carbon Bowl via Electron Shuttle Reaction: Energetics and Electron Coupling" Leith, G. A.; Rice, A. M.; Yarbrough, B. J.; Kittikhunnatham, P.; Mathur, A.; Morris, N. A.; Francis, M. J.; Berseneva, A. A.; Dhull, P.; Adams, R. D.; Bobo, M. V.; Vannucci, A. A.; Smith, M. D.; Garashchuk, S.; Shustova, N. B.
Faraday Discuss., 2021, 10.1039/D1FD00013F "Photoresponsive Frameworks: Energy Transfer in the Spotlight" Martin, C. R.; Park, K. C.; Corkill, R. E.; Kittikhunnatham, P.; Leith, G. A.; Mathur, A.; Abiodun, S. L.; Greytak, A. B.; Shustova, N. B.
Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, Accepted "Dynamically-Controlled Electronic Behavior of Stimuli-Responsive Materials: Exploring Dimensionality and Connectivity" Leith, G. A.; Martin, C. R.; Mathur, A.; Kittikhunnatham, P.; Park, K. C.; Shustova, N. B.
Kittikhunnatham, Preecha; Leith, Gabrielle A.; Mathur, Abhijai; Naglic, Jennifer K.; Martin, Corey R.; Park, Kyoung Chul; McCullough, Katherine; Jayaweera, H. D. A. Chathumal; Corkill, Ryan E.; Lauterbach, Jochen; Karakalos, Stavros G.; Smith, Mark D.; Garashchuk, Sophya; Chen, Donna A.; Shustova, Natalia B.: A Metal‐Organic Framework (MOF)‐Based Multifunctional Cargo Vehicle for Reactive‐Gas Delivery and Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie, 2022 more…BibTeX
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Kittikhunnatham, Preecha; Leith, Gabrielle A.; Mathur, Abhijai; Naglic, Jennifer K.; Martin, Corey R.; Park, Kyoung Chul; McCullough, Katherine; Jayaweera, H. D. A. Chathumal; Corkill, Ryan E.; Lauterbach, Jochen; Karakalos, Stavros G.; Smith, Mark D.; Garashchuk, Sophya; Chen, Donna A.; Shustova, Natalia B.: A Metal‐Organic Framework (MOF)‐Based Multifunctional Cargo Vehicle for Reactive‐Gas Delivery and Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 61 (12), 2022 more…BibTeX
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Leith, Gabrielle A.; Martin, Corey R.; Park, Kyoung Chul; Shustova, Natalia B.: Playing “Jenga” with MOFs: De-interpenetration for pore opening. Chem 8 (2), 2022, 325-326 more…BibTeX
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Martin, Corey R.; Park, Kyoung Chul; Leith, Gabrielle A.; Yu, Jierui; Mathur, Abhijai; Wilson, Gina R.; Gange, Gayathri B.; Barth, Emily L.; Ly, Richard T.; Manley, Olivia M.; Forrester, Kelly L.; Karakalos, Stavros G.; Smith, Mark D.; Makris, Thomas M.; Vannucci, Aaron K.; Peryshkov, Dmitry V.; Shustova, Natalia B.: Stimuli-Modulated Metal Oxidation States in Photochromic MOFs. Journal of the American Chemical Society 144 (10), 2022, 4457-4468 more…BibTeX
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Park, Kyoung Chul; Martin, Corey R.; Leith, Gabrielle A.; Thaggard, Grace C.; Wilson, Gina R.; Yarbrough, Brandon J.; Maldeni Kankanamalage, Buddhima K. P.; Kittikhunnatham, Preecha; Mathur, Abhijai; Jatoi, Isak; Manzi, Mackenzie A.; Lim, Jaewoong; Lehman-Andino, Ingrid; Hernandez-Jimenez, Alejandra; Amoroso, Jake W.; DiPrete, David P.; Liu, Yuan; Schaeperkoetter, Joseph; Misture, Scott T.; Phillpot, Simon R.; Hu, Shenyang; Li, Yulan; Leydier, Antoine; Proust, Vanessa; Grandjean, Agnès; Smith, Mark D.; Shustova, Natalia B.: Capture Instead of Release: Defect-Modulated Radionuclide Leaching Kinetics in Metal–Organic Frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society 144 (35), 2022, 16139-16149 more…BibTeX
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Thaggard, Grace C.; Haimerl, Johanna; Park, Kyoung Chul; Lim, Jaewoong; Fischer, Roland A.; Maldeni Kankanamalage, Buddhima K. P.; Yarbrough, Brandon J.; Wilson, Gina R.; Shustova, Natalia B.: Metal–Photoswitch Friendship: From Photochromic Complexes to Functional Materials. Journal of the American Chemical Society 144 (51), 2022, 23249-23263 more…BibTeX
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2021
Leith, Gabrielle A.; Martin, Corey R.; Mathur, Abhijai; Kittikhunnatham, Preecha; Park, Kyoung Chul; Shustova, Natalia B.: Dynamically Controlled Electronic Behavior of Stimuli‐Responsive Materials: Exploring Dimensionality and Connectivity. Advanced Energy Materials 12 (4), 2021, 2100441 more…BibTeX
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Leith, Gabrielle A.; Martin, Corey R.; Mayers, Jacob M.; Kittikhunnatham, Preecha; Larsen, Randy W.; Shustova, Natalia B.: Confinement-guided photophysics in MOFs, COFs, and cages. Chemical Society Reviews 50 (7), 2021, 4382-4410 more…BibTeX
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Leith, Gabrielle A.; Rice, Allison M.; Yarbrough, Brandon J.; Kittikhunnatham, Preecha; Mathur, Abhijai; Morris, Nicholas A.; Francis, Megan J.; Berseneva, Anna A.; Dhull, Poonam; Adams, Richard D.; Bobo, M. Victoria; Vannucci, Aaron A.; Smith, Mark D.; Garashchuk, Sophya; Shustova, Natalia B.: “Broken-hearted” carbon bowl via electron shuttle reaction: energetics and electron coupling. Chemical Science 12 (19), 2021, 6600-6606 more…BibTeX
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Leith, Gabrielle A.; Shustova, Natalia B.: Graphitic supramolecular architectures based on corannulene, fullerene, and beyond. Chemical Communications 57 (79), 2021, 10125-10138 more…BibTeX
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Martin, Corey R.; Leith, Gabrielle A.; Kittikhunnatham, Preecha; Park, Kyoung Chul; Ejegbavwo, Otega A.; Mathur, Abhijai; Callahan, Cameron R.; Desmond, Shelby L.; Keener, Myles R.; Ahmed, Fiaz; Pandey, Shubham; Smith, Mark D.; Phillpot, Simon R.; Greytak, Andrew B.; Shustova, Natalia B.: Heterometallic Actinide‐Containing Photoresponsive Metal‐Organic Frameworks: Dynamic and Static Tuning of Electronic Properties. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60 (15), 2021, 8072-8080 more…BibTeX
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Martin, Corey R.; Leith, Gabrielle A.; Shustova, Natalia B.: Beyond structural motifs: the frontier of actinide-containing metal–organic frameworks. Chemical Science, 2021 more…BibTeX
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Martin, Corey R.; Park, Kyoung Chul; Corkill, Ryan E.; Kittikhunnatham, Preecha; Leith, Gabrielle A.; Mathur, Abhijai; Abiodun, Sakiru L.; Greytak, Andrew B.; Shustova, Natalia B.: Photoresponsive frameworks: energy transfer in the spotlight. Faraday Discussions 231, 2021, 266-280 more…BibTeX
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