Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Jenée D. Cyran joined Boise State University in 2023 and is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. She earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Colorado State University and a B.S. in chemistry from Allegheny College. Dr. Cyran’s research interest include physical chemistry, surface chemistry, photochemical reactions, and environmental chemistry. She directs The Cyran Lab which investigates the structure, dynamics and photochemical processes in the atmosphere and environment. The lab utilizes novel spectroscopic techniques to elucidate the role of the surface in these reactions.
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About Jenée D. Cyran
Dr. Jenée D. Cyran joined Boise State University in 2023 and is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. She earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Colorado State University and a B.S. in chemistry from Allegheny College. Dr. Cyran’s research interest include physical chemistry, surface chemistry, photochemical reactions, and environmental chemistry. She directs The Cyran Lab which investigates the structure, dynamics and photochemical processes in the atmosphere and environment. The lab utilizes novel spectroscopic techniques to elucidate the role of the surface in these reactions.
| 2023 - Present | Assistant Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
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| 2020 - 2022 | Assistant Professor, Baylor University ‐ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
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| 2015 - 2019 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research | |
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| 2008 - 2010 | Chemical Analyst, Covance Laboratories | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2021 - 2024 | Crystal Growth Inhibition |
| OVPR Postdoctoral Hiring Program, Baylor University | |
| Role: PI | |
| $195,000 | |
| 2021 - 2024 | Unraveling the structure and mode of action of fungal ice nucleators |
| National Science Foundation | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): Konrad Meister (Co-PI) | |
| $302,700 | |
| 2021 - 2023 | Understanding the surface structure of gas hydrates to aid in the rational design of inhibitors |
| American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund | |
| Role: PI | |
| $110,000 | |
| 2020 - 2023 | Elucidating sunlight driven chemical processes at aqueous interfaces |
| Welch Foundation | |
| Welch Foundation Research Grant | |
| Role: PI | |
| $240,000 | |
| 2021 - 2022 | Determining the environmental processing and fate of micro- and nanoplastics on aqueous interfaces |
| Baylor University | |
| URSA Small Grant | |
| Role: PI | |
| $5,000 |
Honors and Awards
- 2016 - Colorado State University Dissertation Award in Chemistry
- 2017 - Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
- 2019 - ACS PHYS Young Investigator Award
Courses
- CHEM 111 - General Chemistry
| 2015 | Ph.D. - Physical Chemistry, Colorado State University | |
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| 2008 | B.S. - Chemistry (Minor: History), Allegheny College | |
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