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OBJECTIVE:
To utilize my experience as a
professor and as a chemist in an educational environment.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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Experience as college professor.
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Extensive experience with synthetic organic chemistry and methodology.
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Experience with lab and multi-project management.
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Government work experience.
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Basic knowledge of organometallic chemistry and inert atmosphere techniques.
EDUCATION:
8/95-5/00 The
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry.
Dissertation Title – Organobaranes in Organic synthesis
Adviser: George W. Kabalka
8/90-5/94
Bachelor of Science in
Chemistry; Mathematics Minor.
Adviser: Vince Maloney
EXPERIENCE:
7/04-Present Trevecca
Nazarene University –
Associate Professor of
Chemistry
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Taught
all levels of chemistry and physical sciences.
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Responsible
for organizing, preparing and supervising labs.
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Prepared
budget and reports for the chemistry area of the department.
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Member
of Institutional Review Board (2007 - Present)
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Organized
and directed Science Department Speaker Series
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Developed
and taught new course on what it means to be a scientist (SCI 1050 - Science
Philosophy and Practice)
7/00-7/04
Assistant Professor of
Chemistry
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Taught
all levels of chemistry and physical sciences.
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Responsible
for organizing, preparing and supervising labs.
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Prepared
budget and reports for the chemistry area of the department.
7/00-present
Adjunct Professor
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Taught
Organic chemistry I and II.
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Supervised
labs for organic chemistry.
8/95-4-00
Graduate Teaching Assistant
for Dr. George W. Kabalka
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Organized, prepared and taught honors chemistry labs.
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Supervised graduate level class on organic spectroscopy.
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Instructed graduate and undergraduate students in proper lab protocols.
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Synthesized compounds for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy.
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Explored carbon-carbon bond forming reactions via boron and traditional organic
chemistry.
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Coordinated ordering of all pertinent supplies and repair of equipment for the
Kabalka research group.
1/95-9/95 Tennessee
Department of Health -
Chemist in Organic Division
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Analyzed soil and water samples for fuel and chemical contamination.
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Prepared samples according to EPA guidelines
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Chairman,
Younger Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society
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Secretary
of the Association of Chemistry Graduate Students-University of
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Keenan
Award for Teaching Excellence,
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President,
Student Affiliates of the
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Alkylation of Aldehyde
(Arenesulfonyl)hydrazones with Trialkylboranes
Kabalka, George W.; Maddox, John T.;
Bogas, Ekaterini and
3688-3695.
2. Simple Micropreparation and Analysis of
Macrocyclic Complexes: Synthesis and Electrochemical
Properties
Berger, Robert M.;
3.
Spectroscopy and Kinetics of Triplet (Diphenylphosphoryl)nitrene
Houser, Michael;
Phys. Chem. 1995, 99(20), 7946-7950.
4. Preparation of Ketones Via the
Palladium-Catalyzed Cross Coupling of Acid Chlorides with Organoborane
Reagents
Kabalka, George W.; Reddy, Malladi;
Tejedor, David and
5. Alkylation of Carbonyl Compounds Via the
Reaction of Trialkylboranes with Arenesulfony Hydrazones
Kabalka, George W.; Maddox, John T.;
Bogas, Ekaterini;
Preparation.
PRESENTATIONS:
Alkylation of Carbonyl
Compounds Via the Reaction of Trialkylboranes with Arenesulfony Hydrazones Presented at the 217th
National ACS meeting, March 1999 in
MEETINGS ATTENDED:
20TH Biennial
Conference on Chemical Education
July 28 – 31, 2008
EPA Region 4 College and
University Incentive Initiative Program Training
TICUA GO Green Program
June 19 – 21, 2007
Lipscomb University,
Nashville, TN
Two – Day Lab Safety
Short Course (Lab Safety Institute)
April 17 – 18, 2008
Nashville, TN
Project Kaleidoscope
Facilities Workshop
Planning Facilities for
Undergraduate Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
March 16 – 18, 2007
57th Southeast/ 61st
Southwest Joint Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
November 1 – 4, 2005
National Science Foundation
Chautauqua Course
Engaging
Students in Learning Science and Mathematics – The Process Workshop
Classroom
July 26-28,
2004
55th Southeast
Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
November 16 – 19, 2003
224th National
Meeting of the American Chemical Society
August 18 – 22, 2002
51st Southeast
Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
October 17 – 20, 1999
218th National
Meeting of the American Chemical Society
August 22 – 26, 1999
217th National
Meeting of the American Chemical Society
March 21 – 25, 1999
6th Boron
May 13 – 16, 1998
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