Research in the Fiedler lab is inspired by the amazing chemistry displayed by metalloenzymes.  Our overarching goal is to synthesize and characterize inorganic complexes that mimic the structure and/or function of metalloenzymes, particularly those involved in oxygen activation.

All of our projects are multifaceted, combining inorganic coordination chemistry with mechanistic studies, X-ray crystallography, spectroscopic analysis (UV-vis, EPR, MCD, X-ray absorption, resonance Raman), and computational methods.