Jax Dallas Curriculum Vitae

jax (at) caltech (dot) edu

Education

Scholarships and Fellowships

  • NSF GRFP

    The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is a National Science Foundation-wide program that provides Fellowships to individuals selected early in their graduate careers based on their demonstrated potential for significant research achievements in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

  • Goldwater Scholarship

    The Barry Goldwater Scholarship is one of the most prestigious awards in STEM at the undergraduate level.

  • Taylor Medal

    The Taylor Medal is the top academic honor that the University of Mississippi awards to undergraduate students, with only 0.45% of students being recognized.

Research Experience

The University of Mississippi

Fall 2019- Spring 2021

Member of the Fortenberry research group.

Gained experience using computational chemistry suites Molpro, Gaussian, and Psi4.
Gained fluency in CcCR quartic force field methodology to compute anharmonic frequencies.
Explored astrochemicical topics ranging from Complex Organic Molecule formation to stellar cooling.

Research supervisor: Ryan Fortenberry r410@olemiss.edu

Fall 2018-Fall 2019

Member of the Hammer research group.

Performed maintenance and repairs on a time of flight mass spectrometer.
Gained Hands-on experience in gas-phase instrument maintenance, preforming pump repair, wiring, and general trouble shooting.

Research supervisor: Nathan Hammer nhammer@olemiss.edu

The University of Southern California

Summer of 2019

Member of the Takahashi research group for duration of REU

Investigated the affect of air annealing on P1/X-Spin ratios in nanodiamond samples.
Received hands-on training on the operation and maintenance of home-built high-field EPR.
Developed Custom software to analyze the EPR spectra of nanodiamond samples.
Presented my findings at the conclusion of the REU.

Research supervisor: Susumu Takahashi susumuta@usc.edu

Publications

  • Westbrook, B. ; Patel, D. ; Dallas, J. ; Swartzfager, G. ; Lee, T. & Fortenberry, R.C. (2021). Fundamental Vibrational Frequiencies and Spectroscopic Constants of Substituted Cyclopropenylidene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (Submitted)

  • Dallas, J. ; Westbrook, B. ; and Fortenberry, R. (2020).“Anharmonic vibrational frequencies and spectroscopic constants for the detection of ethynol in space”, Fron. Astron. Space Sci. 7, 110 .

  • Dallas, J. ; Flint, A. & Fortenberry, R. C. (2020). Solvation of HeH+ in neon atoms: Proton-bound complexes of mixed He and Ne. Chemical Physics, 539, 110927.

  • Peng, Z. ; Dallas, J. & Takahashi, S. (2020). Reduction of surface spin-induced electron spin relaxations in nanodiamonds. Journal of Applied Physics, 128(5), 054301.

Organizational Involvement

  • Graduate Outreach for the Furtherment of Undergraduate Research (GOFUR)

    Founder.

    This project is just now gaining its footing. If you want to learn more about GOFUR’s goals and current status look here.

  • The University of Mississippi

    Spring 2020 - Spring 2021 : Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) Vice President

    Fall 2019 - Spring 2020 : Organic Chemistry Supplemental Instruction Leader

    Fall 2018 - Spring 2020 : SMACS CORE Outreach Officer

Presentations

  • Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Seminar (10/31/2020): Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies for the Detection of Ethynol in Space