Isabel Rosales is a sophomore majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Chicana/o and Central American Studies. In the fall of 2023, she joined Dr. Paula Diaconescu’s Laboratory. The research centers on the investigation of redox-switchable catalysis to form polymers. Her project specifically investigates the use of a ferrocene-based aluminum metal catalyst to polymerize monomers such as epoxides into useful multi-block polymers. Redox-switchable catalysis is a reaction method that employs metal-centered catalysts that can switch between oxidized and reduced states to form multi-block polymers that exhibit orthogonal reactivity. This method improves the efficiency of the polymer formation process as it allows for one-pot synthesis and creates polymers with a high degree of control. By switching between the states of the metal catalyst with chemical triggers, redox-switchable catalysis can synthesize useful polymers from very different monomers. The resulting polymers then have the desirable qualities of all the monomers used. With the use of redox-switchable catalysis, a number of new materials can be made. Isabel would like to thank the Diaconescu Laboratory for their mentorship and support, especially her mentor Dr. Paula Diaconescu, and her graduate-student mentor Shiyun Lin. Also, she would like to thank the CARE Fellows Program for their support.