Bamlaku Semagne Aweke

A Postdoctoral researcher specializing in the design, synthesis, and application of carbon donor ligands for catalysis and small molecule activation. Recognized for contributions to advanced chemistry through peer-reviewed publications in prestigious scientific journals and multiple awards, with a strong foundation in overcoming challenges and a commitment to innovation in the field.

• Poster presentation, 2024 Organometallic Gordon Research Conference, 07/07-07/12, Newport, RI, USA
• Oral presentation, 2024 Chemistry National Meeting, 03/29-03/31, New Taipei City, Taiwan
• Oral presentation, 6th ACS Taiwan Chapter Graduate Students Conference, 05/06, Taipei, Taiwan
• Oral presentation, ACS Spring 2023, 03/26-03/30, Indianapolis, USA
• Poster presentation, 2022 Inorganic Coordination Chemistry Conference, 08/22-08/23, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• Poster presentation, 8th Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry, 08/07-08/11, Taipei, Taiwan
• Poster presentation, 2022 Chemistry National meeting, 03/12-03/13, Taipei, Taiwan

• 29 NYCU Lam Research Thesis Award (honorable mention)–Lam Research co., ltd, Taiwan
• 2024 Chao-Ting Chang Inorganic Chemistry Thesis Award-Outstanding – Taiwan Chemical Society (CSLT).
• International Conference Travel Grant for Young Scholars (2024) – Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
• International Conference Travel Grant for Domestic Scholars (2024) – National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan.
• 2023 Academia Sinica Postdoctoral Fellowship – Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
• 2023 Excellent Student Research Award –NYCU, Taiwan.
• 2023 TIGP Students International Conference Travel Grant – Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
• 2023 TIGP Research Performance Fellowship – Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
• 2022 Outstanding Student Research Award – NYCU, Taiwan.
• Excellent Oral Presentation Award – 6th ACS Taiwan Chapter Graduate Students Conference.
• Excellent Poster Presentation Award – 2023 National Chemistry Conference, Taiwan.

• Binuclear Macrocyclic Silver(I) Complex of a Bis(carbone) Pincer Ligand: Synthesis and Application as a Carbone-Transfer Agent, Aweke, B. S.; Yu, C.-H.; Shen, J.-S.; Wang, S.; Yap, G. P. A.; Chen, W.-C.; Ong, T.-G., Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 12664-12673
• A Bis(carbone) Pincer Ligand and its Coordinative Behavior Toward Multi-Metallic Configurations, Aweke, B. S.; Yu, C.-H.; Zhi, M.; Chen, W.-C.; Yap, G. P. A.; Zhao, L.; Ong, T.-G., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202201884
• Diversification of the Carbodicarbene Class by Embedding an Anionic Component in its Scaffold, Yu C.-H.; Au-Yeung, K.-C.; Liu R.; Lee, C.-H.; Jiang D.; Aweke B. S.; Wu, C.-H.; Wang Y.-J.; Wang, T.-H.; Kong, K.V.; Yap, G. P. A.; Chen W.-C.; Frenking, G.; Zhao, L.; Ong, T.-G., Chem. Eur. J., 2023, 29, e202302886
• Synthesis, Characterization and Analytical Application of Polyaniline Tin(IV)molybdophosphate Composite with Nanocrystalline Domains, Bamlaku, S.; Isabel, D.; Tesfahun, K.; Abi, M. T., React. Funct. Polym., 2016, 98, 17-23

• Dr. Tiow-Gan Ong, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, tgong@gate.sinica.edu.tw
• Dr. Abi M. Taddesse, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Haramaya University, Ethiopia, abi92003@yahoo.com