Published materials

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"Quarternary Trialkyl (Polyfluoroalkyl) Ammonium Salts Including Liquid Iodide." Tetrahedron Letters 44 (2003): 9367-9370. (Based on work with Dr. Jean'ne Shreeve at University of Idaho in the summer of 2002)

ARTICLE: "Pyrole Syntheses Based on Titanium-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Diynes," Organic Letters, Vol. 6, No. 17: 2957-2960. Based on research done wit Dr. Aaron Odom and associates of Michigan State University.

Outside teaching activities

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Presented, "Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds," National American Chemical Society meeting.

Lecture, "Mesoionic Compounds: Definition, Syntheses, and Pharmacological Activities of Selected Examples," Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, School of Pharmacy, April 2008

Poster presentation, "Investigations into 1,1,1-Trifluoro-N-quinolin-8-ylmethanesulfonaminde as a Potential Antibacterial Agent and Potential Therapeutic Agent for Huntington's Disease," Conference on Chemistry of Antibiotics and Other Bioactive Compounds, Vanderbilt University, August 2007

Presented poster session, "Titanium Catalyses Based on Hydroamination of Alkynes in Heterocyclic Synthesis," based on research with dr. Odom, at the 19th International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Colorado State University, August 2003.

Presentation, "Microscale/Macroscale Laboratory Experiments," at the Teaching in Organic Chemistry symposium, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Poster presentation, "Investigations into Aromatic Fluorination Reactions," 15th International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, University of British Columbia

Professional activities

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Paper presented at the Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.D., January 2009, and Illinois Section of the MAA, Peoria, Ill., April 2009 "Chances of a Cruise Ship Birthday Match."

Participated in the "Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences" workshop entitled, "Research-Based Lab Curriculum: The Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education Model of Research," June 2008, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Co-moderator at a session of the ACCA student symposium.

Research involving organic syntheses at Colorado chemical company, summer 2005.

Research project, "Combinatoral Screening of Reactions on Self-Assembled Monolayers," with Dr. Milan Mrksich, professor of chemistry at University of Chicago, summer 2004.

Conducted research in the area of catalytic hydroamination of alkynes with Dr. Aaron Odom of Michigan State University, summer 2003.

Continues to work with Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago on a project involving the extraction and pharmacological testing of plant materials obtained from Africa.

Conducted research with Dr. Jean'ne Shreeve, University of Idaho: "Synthesis of Fluorine-Containing Ionic Liquids," summer 2002.

Continued research with Dr. Jen'ne Shreeve at the University of Idaho on nucleophilic trifluoromethylation reactions.

During 1999-2000 sabbatical, conducted research with Dr. Herbert C. Brown, Nobel Laureate, Purdue University, for "Synthesis of Amineboranes."

During 1999-2000 sabbatical, conducted research with Dr. David Nichols, Purdue University, for "Synthesis of Ergoline Derivatives."

During 1999-2000 sabbatical, conducted research with Dr. Jean'ne Shreeve, University of Idaho, for "Nucleophilic Trifluoromethylation Reactions."

Research in Synthesis of Organofluoride Compounds, University of Idaho.

Moderated a session as the National Conference on Undergraduate Research dealing with spectroscopy and photochemistry at Western Michigan University.

Received Olivet Research Associates grant support.

Grant support received from Olivet Research Associates.

Travel

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Traveled to Panama.

Traveled to Argentina and Antarctica.

Traveled to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia, June-July 2008.

Community service

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Member, The Gideons International.

Vice President, Gideons Kankakee Camp.

Member, The Gideons International.

Personal recognitions

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Served as chaplain of the Gideons Kankakee Camp, 2008-09.

chosen to be a participant in the "FT-NMR Worskshop" funded by National Science Foundation.

Received Olivet Research Associates grant support.

Received the Microscale Laboratory manual, "Microscale and Selected Macroscale Experiments for General and Advanced General Chemistry."

Received Olivet Research Associates grant support