Spring+Knapp



Hi, I'm Spring Knapp. I'm a first year GK-12 fellow. I grew up in the Mojave Desert in southern California, and went to Grinnell College in Iowa for my undergrad. I'm now a chemist and work in the Tyler lab. My research focuses on the development of an organometallic catalyst that can hydrate nitriles. The use of such a catalyst in industry would be used for a more environmentally friendly synthesis of acrylics. I hope to eventually teach chemistry at a small liberal arts college, and I'm looking forward to playing with science in schools.

When I'm not in the lab, I enjoy reading, knitting, hiking, camping, swimming, and riding my bicycle.