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Dr Tyson Dais BSc, BSc, PhD

Lecturer in Chemistry

Doctoral Co-Supervisor
College of Sciences

Professional

Contact details

  • Location: ScA4.12, Science Tower A
    Campus: Palmerston North

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science - Massey University (2016)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours), First Class Honours - Massey University (2017)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2022)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Co-Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Inorganic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, computational chemistry, X-ray crystallography, molecular magnetism

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Chemical Science (030000): f-Block Chemistry (030202): Inorganic Chemistry (030200): Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry (030300): Nanochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry (030302): Organic Chemical Synthesis (030503): Organic Chemistry (030500): Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural (030600): Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy (030606): Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (030700): Transition Metal Chemistry (030207)

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position Current Completed
Project Leader 0 1

Research Outputs

Journal

Donaldson, ME., Dais, TN., Rowlands, GJ., Matheson, BE., & Plieger, PG. (2023). Adaptable 2,5-bis((1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)pyrazine ligands for the simple self-assembly of homoleptic 1D coordination polymers. CrystEngComm. 26(4), 504-516
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Matheson, BE., Dais, TN., Donaldson, ME., Rowlands, GJ., & Plieger, PG. (2023). The importance of second sphere interactions on single molecule magnet performance. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(22), 6427-6439
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Woodhouse, SS., Dais, TN., Etcheverry-Berríos, A., Brechin, EK., Lane, JR., & Plieger, PG. (2022). Against the Norm: Non Irving-Williams Transmetalation in Transition Metal Dimers. Inorganic Chemistry. 61(44), 17819-17827
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Dais, TN., Takano, R., Ishida, T., & Plieger, PG. (2022). Lanthanide induced variability in localised Co<sup>II</sup> geometries of four triangular L<inf>3</inf>Co<inf>3</inf><sup>II</sup>Ln<sup>III</sup> complexes. RSC Advances. 12(8), 4828-4835
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Dais, TN., Takano, R., Yamaguchi, Y., Ishida, T., & Plieger, PG. (2022). Metallocyclic Cu<sup>II</sup>-Ln<sup>III</sup>Single-Molecule Magnets from the Self-Assembly of 1,4-Diformylnaphthalene-2,3-diol. ACS Omega. 7(6), 5537-5546
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Buchanan, JK., Dais, TN., & Plieger, PG. (2022). Computational studies of the magneto-structural correlations in a manganese dimer with Jahn-Teller distortions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24(7), 4407-4414
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Dais, TN., Takano, R., Ishida, T., & Plieger, PG. (2022). Self-assembly of non-macrocyclic triangular Ni<inf>3</inf>Ln clusters. Dalton Transactions. 51(4), 1446-1453
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Woodhouse, SS., Buchanan, JK., Dais, TN., Ainscough, EW., Brodie, AM., Freeman, GH., . . . Plieger, PG. (2021). Structural trends in a series of bulky di­alkyl­biaryl­phosphane com­plexes of Cu<sup>I</sup>. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry. 77, 513-521
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Patel, S., Dais, TN., Plieger, PG., & Rowlands, GJ. (2021). Breaking paracyclophane: The unexpected formation of non-symmetric disubstituted nitro[2.2]metaparacyclophanes. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 17, 1518-1526
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
De Silva, DNT., Dais, TN., Jameson, GB., Cutler, DJ., Brechin, EK., Davies, CG., . . . Plieger, PG. (2021). Synthesis and Characterization of Symmetrically versus Unsymmetrically Proton-Bridged Hexa-Iron Clusters. ACS Omega.
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T., Jameson, G.
Woodhouse, SS., Dais, TN., Payne, EH., Singh, MK., Brechin, EK., & Plieger, PG. (2021). The structural manipulation of a series of Ni<inf>4</inf>defective dicubanes: Synthesis, X-ray Structures, Magnetic and Computational analyses. Dalton Transactions. 50(15), 5318-5326
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Dais, TN., Nixon, DJ., Brothers, PJ., Henderson, W., & Plieger, PG. (2020). Towards more effective beryllium chelation: An investigation of second-sphere hydrogen bonding. RSC Advances. 10(66), 40142-40147
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Nixon, DJ., Perera, LC., Dais, TN., Brothers, PJ., Henderson, W., & Plieger, PG. (2019). Tuning receptors for the encapsulation of beryllium<sup>2+</sup>. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21(35), 19660-19666
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.
Dais, TN., Brown, MJ., Coles, MP., Laur, F., Price, JR., Rowlands, GJ., . . . Plieger, PG. (2019). Synthesis and characterization of Co(II) and Mn(II) [M<inf>3</inf>L<inf>3</inf>] triangles. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. 94(3-4), 175-182
[Journal article]Authored by: Dais, T.

Teaching and Supervision

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 4 0

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • Qayyum Shehzad - Doctor of Philosophy
    Interfacial rheology of plant proteins
  • Shivangi Chourasia - Doctor of Philosophy
    Reconfigurable Pickering Emulsions
  • Marryllyn Donaldson - Doctor of Philosophy
    Exploration of Supramolecular Assembly with Pyrazine-Triazole based Ligands
  • Brodie Matheson - Doctor of Philosophy
    Exploring second sphere interactions for magnetic applications.