BIO
Teaching at UW-Stevens Point since 2014, Shannon Riha is an associate professor of chemistry and an advisory board member of the UW-System Alliance for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Advancement. She is most proud of the hands-on, practical experience provided to students through undergraduate research at UWSP.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Chemical Analysis and phytochemistry of Cannabis (hemp)
- Synthesis of nanomaterials and thin films for solar energy
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Nanomaterials, Editorial reviewer
- Thin Solid Films, Editorial reviewer
PUBLICATIONS
VanOursouw, T.M., Rottiger, T., Wadzinski, K.A., VanderWaal, B. E., Snyder, M.J., Bittner, R.T., Farha, O. K., Riha, S.C., Mondloch, J.E. (2023). “Adsoprtion of a PFAS Utilizing MOF-808: Development of an Undergraduate Laboratory Experience in a Capstone Course” Journal of Chemical Education. 2, 861-868. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00910
Volm, C.J., Yang, Y., VanderWaal, B.E., Riha, S.C. (2021). “Optoelectronic Effects of Chemical and Thermal Treatments on CuSbS2 Nanocrystal Thin Films.” ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 3, 1699-1707. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsaelm.1c00023
Riha, S.C., Koegel, A.A., Emery, J.D., Pellin, M.J., Martinson, A.B.F. (2017) “Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of CuSbS2 for Thin-Film Photovoltaics” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9, 4667-4673. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsami.6b13033
Riha, S. C., Schaller, R. D., Gosztola, D. J., Wiederrecht, G. P., Martinson, A. B. F. (2014). “Photoexcited Carrier Dynamics in Cu2S Thin Films.” The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 5, 4055-4061. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jz5021873
AWARDS and FELLOWSHIPS
- DOE-Visiting Faculty Program Fellowship (2015)
- DOE-EERE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2012-2013)
- Colorado State University Graduate Student Teaching Award (2007)