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Francesco Mastrocinque

Welcome to my website! I'm a Chemistry/ECE PhD graduate from Duke University. I'm passionate about building new things using tools ranging from molecules, 3D printing, and programming. This website was built from scratch with the help of the Astro static site generator using a combination of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Thanks for stopping by!

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Education

Academic background in Chemistry and Electrical & Computer Engineering.

Duke University

Doctor of Philosophy

Chemistry

August 2018 - May 2023

Duke University

Master of Science

Electrical & Computer Engineering

January 2021 - May 2023

Bard College

Bachelor of Arts

Chemistry

August 2014 - May 2018

Experience

Professional journey across software engineering and research.

Senior Software Engineer

Intel Corporation

July 2023 - Present
  • Lead a small team of software engineers to develop cross-platform software applications tailored to unique hardware design rules for silicon wafer process alignment using C#.
  • Developing full-stack hardware data collection pipelines using Svelte, Typescript, Tailwind, and Golang for use by internal hardware engineers.
  • Engineering relational SQL databases to support automated fab data-collection, information storage, and structured retrieval systems.

Full-Stack Software Engineer

ChemGuides

August 2019 - Present
  • Designed, programmed, and implemented a course-based, CRUD educational website via Heroku using Python, Django, and PostgreSQL that increased company revenue by over 30%.

Chemistry Research Assistant

Duke University & Bard College

August 2014 - May 2023
  • Bard College: Synthesized and characterized organometallic, transition metal complexes that exhibited luminescent, catalytic, and biological activity.
  • Duke University: Developed new classes of aryleneethynylene polymers that helically wrap single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) at a fixed pitch length. These assemblies modulate SWNT electronic structure, rendering them as next-generation hybrid nanoscale materials relevant to solar energy capture, conversion, and systems for spin-based communication.

Publications

Selected research papers and contributions to scientific literature.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024

Opening of Metallic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes via Noncovalent Symmetry Breaking

Francesco Mastrocinque, George Bullard, James A. Alatis, Joseph A. Albro, Animesh Nayak, Nicholas X. Williams, Amar Kumbhar, Hope Meikle, Zachary X. W. Widel, Yusong Bai, Alexis K. Harvey, Joanna M. Atkin, David H. Waldeck, Aaron D. Franklin, and Michael J. Therien

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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2019

Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical Properties of Bismetalated Platinum Complexes with Benzothiophene Ligands

Craig M. Anderson, Claudio Mastrocinque, Matthew W. Greenberg, Ian C. McClellan, Leila M. Duman, Nathaniel Oh, Francesco Mastrocinque, Michael Pizzuto, Kaylynn Tran, J.M. Tanski

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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2019

Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical Properties of Cyclometalated N-Heterocyclic Carbene Platinum(II) Complexes

Francesco Mastrocinque, Craig M. Anderson, Adel M. Elkafas, Isabel V. Ballard, J.M. Tanski

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Tetrahedron Letters 2016

Regioselective C-H/C-X Activation of Naphthyl-Derived Ligands to Form Six-Membered Palladacycles

Craig M. Anderson, Nathaniel Oh, Tedros A. Balema, Francesco Mastrocinque, Claudio Mastrocinque, Danielle das Chagas Santos, Matthew W. Greenberg, J.M. Tanski

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Projects

A selection of personal and academic projects showcasing interdisciplinary skills.