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Mark A. Arnold Professor Ph.D. 1982 University of Delaware
mark-arnold@uiowa.edu
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| Chemical Sensors, near infrared spectroscopy, noninvasive analytical sensing, noninvasive
blood glucose sensing, reagent-based optical sensors, biosensing probes, and chemometrics. |
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Ned B. Bowden Assistant Professor Ph.D. 1999 Harvard
University
ned-bowden@uiowa.edu
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| Polymer chemistry; synthesis of nanometer-sized wires
and objects; self-assembled polymers and applications in photonics,
drug delivery, and catalysis; ultrahigh molecular weight polymers; self-assembled
monolayers on gold and silicon; synthesis of biological sensors and
nanoelectronics. |
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Donald J. Burton Emeritus Shriner-Carver Professor of Chemistry Ph.D. 1961 Cornell University donald-burton@uiowa.edu
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| New synthetic
methodology, fluorinated organometallics, palladium-catalyzed perfluoroalkenyl
coupling reactions, fluorinated phosphorous ylides and their reactions,
fluorinated phosphonic and phosphinic acids, fluorinated polymeric electrolytes. |
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Christopher M. Cheatum Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2001 University of Wisconsin - Madison christopher-cheatum@uiowa.edu
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| Femtosecond infrared spectroscopy of enzymes, proton-transfer reactions,
molecular mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis, reaction dynamics in proteins,
vibrational spectroscopy and dynamics, nonlinear spectroscopy. |
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Darrell P. Eyman Associate
Professor Ph.D. 1964 University of Illinois darrell-eyman@uiowa.edu
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| Organoiron, -manganese,
and -rhenium chemistry; activation of coordinated carbon monoxide; synthesis
and reactivities of new metal formyls and of (arene) metal carbonyl hydrides
and their conjugate bases. Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis of
small molecule reactions. |
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Gregory K. Friestad Associate
Professor Ph.D. 1995 University of Oregon gregory-friestad@uiowa.edu
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| Synthetic methodology and natural product synthesis, emphasizing chiral amines, stereoselective
carbon-carbon bond constructions, radical addition reactions, organometallic reagents, and
asymmetric catalysis. |
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Lei Geng Professor Ph.D. 1994 Duke University lei-geng@uiowa.edu
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| Detection and spectroscopy of single
molecules, time-resolved spectroscopy, chiroptical techniques, nonlinear
spectroscopy; DNA sequencing; structure and dynamics of proteins; capillary
electrophoresis. |
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Edward G. Gillan Associate Professor Ph.D. 1994 University of California, Los Angeles edward-gillan@uiowa.edu
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| Materials synthesis via controlled decomposition of energetically unstable molecular precursors; metastable nitrogen-rich carbon nitride synthesis; solvothermal synthesis of metal nitride and oxide nanoparticles. |
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James B. Gloer Shriner-Carver Professor of Chemistry Ph.D. 1983 University of Illinois james-gloer@uiowa.edu
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| Discovery, isolation, and structure
determination of new biologically active natural products from fungi;
anticancer agents; antifungal agents; natural insecticides; fungal chemical
ecology. |
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Vicki H. Grassian Professor Ph.D. 1987 University of California Berkeley vicki-grassian@uiowa.edu
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| Surface science of environmental interfaces: heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry of the
components of mineral dust - carbonates, clays and oxides: mineral dust and its impact on
global processes - climate, biogeochemistry and health; applications and implications of
nanoscience and nanotechnology in environmental processes - remediation, CWA decontamination,
Fe nanoparticles in natural systems, impacts of nanomaterials on human health. |
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Amanda J. Haes Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2004 Northwestern University amanda-haes@uiowa.edu
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| Bioanalytical chemistry,
capillary electrophoresis, fluorescence, nanoscience, Raman spectroscopy,
surface plasmon resonance. |
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Amnon Kohen Associate Professor D.Sc. 1994 Technion-Israel Institute of Technology amnon-kohen@uiowa.edu
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| Bioorganic
Chemistry; studying the mechanisms by which enzymes activate C-H and N2
bonds. Examination of protein structure, dynamics and function relationship.
Pursuing medical and technological applications of biological catalysts. |
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Russell G. Larsen Lecturer Ph.D. 1992 Harvard University russell-larsen@uiowa.edu
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| Areas of chemical education including: models and
mechanisms of student learning; measurement methods of student traits; design of learning
materials using research proven pedagogies for improved student learning in large enrollment
classes; enhancing student engagement through the use of technology in the first-year
chemistry classroom and laboratory; incorporation of nanotechnology into the chemistry
curriculum and beyond. |
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Sarah C. Larsen Professor Ph.D. 1992 Harvard University sarah-larsen@uiowa.edu
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| Applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology in environmental catalysis, remediation, CWA decontamination, drug delivery; EPR and solid state NMR; synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline zeolites and zeolite structures. |
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Johna Leddy Associate Professor Ph.D. 1984 University of Texas, Austin johna-leddy@uiowa.edu
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| Electrochemistry, mass
and electron transfer, interfacial phenomena, composite ion-exchange polymers,
modeling and simulations, magnetic effects in electrochemical systems. |
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Leonard R. MacGillivray Associate Professor Ph.D. 1998 University of Missouri-Columbia len-macgillivray@uiowa.edu
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| Molecular
recognition; solid state organic and inorganic chemistry; crystal photochemistry;
nanotechnology. Synthesis of porous molecular solids and nanometer scale
molecular structures for applications in separations, catalysis, and molecular
switching. Organic solid state synthesis by design. |
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Claudio J. Margulis Associate Professor Ph.D. 2001 Boston University claudio-margulis@uiowa.edu
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| Computational and theoretical
Chemistry; Dynamics and thermodynamics of biological systems: Sugar-protein
interactions, binding and recognition, hydrophobicity and protein folding.
Statistical mechanics of liquids: Green chemistry ionic solvents. Excited
state quantum dynamics: Non-radiative processes. Semi-empirical methods
for excited state electronic structure calculations and dynamics. |
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Louis Messerle Associate Professor Ph.D. 1979 Massachusetts Institute of Technology lou-messerle@uiowa.edu
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| Synthetic
and mechanistic organometalic chemistry of early transition metals, particularly
mid-valent and metal-metal multiply-bonded compounds; organopolymetallics
of main group elements as organometallic synthons and materials precursors;
inorganic complexes in medical diagnostic imaging. |
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Hien Nguyen Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2003 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hien-nguyen@uiowa.edu |
| Organic and organometallic chemistry, new synthetic methodology, complex carbohydrates, natural product synthesis, transition metals-catalyzed stereoselective formation of glycosidic linkages, and carbon-carbon, carbon-nitrogen, as well as carbon-oxygen bonds, asymmetric catalysis, aminoglycoside antibiotics, tumor-associated mucin antigens, and cancer vaccine therapy. |
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Norbert J. Pienta Associate Professor, General Chemistry Coordinator, and Director of the UI Center for Teaching Ph.D. 1978 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill norbert-pienta@uiowa.edu
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| Chemical education: the interface
among mathematical skills, understanding word problems, and chemical concepts
in general chemistry classes; self-assessment and self-help software for
general and organic chemistry and stategies for using them in traditional
large-enrollment classes; teaching via distance-learning courses, especially
to K-12 teachers and the general public. |
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Chris Pigge Associate Professor Ph.D. 1993 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill chris-pigge@uiowa.edu
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| Organometallics in organic synthesis, synthesis of heterocyclic compounds
related to alkaloids, design and synthesis of heterocyclic cyclophanes,
supramolecular host-guest chemistry, crystal engineering. |
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Daniel M. Quinn Professor Ph.D. 1977 University of Kansas daniel-quinn@uiowa.edu
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| Molecular dynamics of acetylcholinesterase
catalysis; mechanisms of enzymes of cardiovascular lipid metabolism; design
of mechanism-based enzyme inhibitors; synthesis and evaluation of potential
blood cholesterol lowering drugs. |
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Jan-Uwe Rohde Assistant Professor Ph.D. 1999 University of Kiel, Germany jan-uwe-rohde@uiowa.edu
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| Synthetic and structural inorganic chemistry,
spectroscopy; activation of small and inert molecules by late-transition metal complexes; bioinorganic chemistry, multinuclear metal
sites; design of functional metal-organic coordination networks and nanometer-sized molecules. |
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Gary W. Small Professor Ph.D. 1984 The Pennsylvania State University gary-small@uiowa.edu
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| Clinical and environmental applications of
infrared spectroscopy, noninvasive blood glucose sensing, passive infrared remote sensing of
environmental pollutants, biomedical applications of infrared imaging, and chemometrics. |
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Alexei V. Tivanski Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2005 University of Pittsburgh alexei-tivanski@uiowa.edu
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| Nanoscale studies of mechanical, optical and electrical properties of organic molecules, polymers and biomolecules (single molecules, molecular thin films and interfaces, nanostructures); chemical speciation and enviromental processing of individual submicron atmospheric aerosols and their impact on climate and enviroment; reactive spectromicroscopy of individual submicron aerosols. |
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David F. Wiemer Professor and Chair Ph.D. 1976 University of Illinois david-wiemer@uiowa.edu
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| Synthetic and bioorganic
chemistry. Natural product synthesis. Development of synthetic methodology
based on organophosphorus chemistry. Synthesis of inhibitors of terpene
metabolism, modified carbohydrates, and nucleosides. |
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Mark A. Young Associate Professor Ph.D. 1988 University of California, Berkeley mark-young@uiowa.edu
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| Laser photochemistry
and spectroscopy of molecular clusters; intermolecular charge-transfer
complexes; heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry of aerosol particles; real-time
detection of bioaerosols; development of mass spectrometric and molecular
beam techniques. |
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