Brigham Pope

Biography

Brigham’s research focuses on developing micro- and nanodevices for material science and sensor applications. Specifically, his work revolves around nanophotonic, plasmonic, and spin-wave devices, utilizing Multiphysics computer simulation to understand and direct experimental studies and data analysis.

Brigham’s dissertation work was directed at nanofabricated optoelectronic components. He developed thin metal film microlenses and nano-antenna arrays that enabled integrated optical trapping and particle guidance within microfluidic environments. Brigham’s undergraduate research involved the development of mass spectrometry techniques for measuring the cross-sectional area of gas-phase molecules.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree: Biochemistry. Brigham Young University. Provo, UT. (2019). Advisor: Dr. David Dearden

Doctoral Degree: Chemistry, Analytical. Indiana University. Bloomington, IN (2024). Advisor: Dr. Stephen Jacobson

Postdoctoral Appointee: Sandia National Laboratories (2024 – Present). Advisor: Dr. Aleem Siddiqui

Research Interests

Brigham’s interests lie in nano-enabled technologies that can be applied towards energy and waste solutions.

Professional Organizations and Leadership

• Session Presider, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry Feb 24 – 29 2024
• American Chemical Society Bridge Mentor Sep 2023 – Dec 2023
• Student Ambassador, Quantitative and Chemical Biology Program May 2022 – Aug 2023
• Chemistry Rep., IU Graduate and Professional Student Government Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
• Y Chem Club Presidency, Brigham Young University May 2016 – Apr 2019

Publications

Pope, B. L; Jo, S.; Zhang, M.; Dragnea, B; Jacobson, S. C. Microscale Diffractive Lenses Integrated into Microfluidic Devices for Size-Selective Optical Trapping of Particles. Anal. Chem. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01521.

Pope, B. L.; Joaquin, D.; Hickey, J. T.; Mismash, N.; Heravi, T.; Shrestha, J.; Arslanian, A. J.; Anupriya; Mortensen, D. N.; Dearden, D. V., Multi-CRAFTI: Relative Collision Cross Sections from Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometric Line Width Measurements. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/jasms.1c00297.

Hickenlooper, S. M.; Harper, C. C.; Pope, B. L.; Mortensen, D. N.; Dearden, D. V. Barriers for Extrusion of a Guest from the Interior Binding Cavity of a Host: Gas Phase Experimental and Computational Results for Ion-Capped Decamethylcucurbit[5]uril Complexes J. Phys. Chem. A 2018, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.8b08031.

Awards

• Quantitative and Chemical Biology Training Fellowship (NIH T32) Jul 2020 – Jun 2022
  NIH program at Indiana University for interdisciplinary training at the boundaries of chemistry, physics, and biology.

• Kratz Fellowship, Indiana University Department of Chemistry Jan 2023 – May 2023
  Selected based on outstanding performance in research and course work.

• Felix Haurowitz Award, Indiana University Department of Chemistry Jun 2022
  Given to graduate student with the best overall performance through the candidacy exam.

• E. Campaigne C500 Introduction to Research Award, Indiana University Aug 2021
  Award given each year to a graduate student with most outstanding work in first year research.

• Service Award, BYU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Apr 2018

• Student Research Award, BYU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry May 2016 – Apr 2019