Recipient of Academic Excellence in Chemistry Award (with highest distinction) (2016)
Recipient of the Senior Merck Award for Scholastic Excellence (June 2016)
NSF REU Summer Research Scholar (2014)
Recipient of Student Support Services’ Academic Achievement Scholarship (Spring 2014)
Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program Super Seven Scholar (Spring 2014, Fall 2015)
Dean’s List
Research Experience
Ellen Matson Laboratory “Early Transition Metal-catalyzed C-E Bond Formation-Department of Chemistry” University of Rochester Department of Chemistry (Summer 2016)
Michael Detty Laboratory “Design, Synthesis and Optimization of Pyrylium Dyes as Surface-Enhanced Resonant Raman Scattering Reporters” University at Buffalo Department of Chemistry (2014-2016)
Current Research
Shukree is currently working on methodology for the Lewis Acid-Initiated Alkynyl Halo-Prins reaction and its applications to natural product synthesis. Additionally, Shukree is also investigating Lewis Acid-mediated cationic cyclizations as well as developing methodology for asymmetric Bronsted acid-catalyzed cationic cascades via tethered alcohol alkyne-carbonyl metathesis.
