About Jonathan

​Appointments

(July 1st, 2023)
Washington University in St. Louis 
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
(2016 – Present)
Washington University in St. Louis 
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
​(2018 – Present)
Siteman Cancer Center
Washington University School of Medicine
Oncologic Imaging Program Member

Academic Career

​(2014 – 2016)
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow,
Life Sciences Research Foundation
​Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor – Prof. ​Jeremiah Johnson 
​​(2010 – 2014)
PhD in Organic Chemistry 
Department of Defense NDSEG Fellow 
International Institute of Nanotechnology Ryan Fellow 
Northwestern University
​Advisor – Prof. Fraser Stoddart ​​
(2005 – 2006)
Master of Science – Chemistry 
University of Kentucky
​Advisor – Prof. Robert B. Grossman
(2000 – 2004)
Bachelor of Science – Chemistry 
University of Kentucky
​Advisor – Prof. Robert B. Grossman ​

Industrial Experience

​(2022 – Present)
Immunophotonics, Inc.
Scientific Advisor
(2007 – 2010)
Synedgen, Inc.
Research Scientist, Chemical Hygiene Officer 
President:  Dr. Shenda Baker, Claremont, CA ​
Email: jcbarnes@wustl.edu
​Phone: 314-935-7921
​Office: Bryan Hall 413A

Awards & Honors
2021  Chemical Communications, Emerging Investigator

2021  ACS Polymers Au, Rising Stars

2020  ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, Young Investigator

2020  Polymer Chemistry, Emerging Investigator

2019  Supramolecular Chemistry, Emerging Supramolecular Chemists in the United States

​2019  Kavli Fellow (Kavli Foundation / U.S. National Academy of Sciences)

2017  Young Investigator Award (Cancer Research Foundation)

2017  Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering (Packard Foundation)

2017  Foresight Fellow - Synthetic Polymer Chemistry (Foresight Institute)

​2015  IUPAC-SOLVAY International Award for Young Chemists

2015  Northwestern Department of Chemistry Award for Excellence in Graduate Research

2014  Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellow of the Life Sciences Research Foundation

2013  Foresight Institute Distinguished Student Award Winner

2013  Department of Energy Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Award

2012  Northwestern International Institute for Nanotechnology Ryan Fellowship 

2012  Department of Defense National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship

2011  World Class University Fellowship – NanoCentury KAIST Institute / Korea

2001  Thomas B. Nantz Memorial Scholarship (Excellence in Chemistry), University of Kentucky ​