Personal Description

Positions Held

Professor, University of Nebraska (2008-present)
Associate Professor, University of Nebraska (1999-2008)
Visiting Professor, UCSF (Mol. Pharm.) 2004
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska (1993-1999)

Education

Postdoctoral: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (1991-1993)
University of Pennsylvania
Research Advisor - Michael J. Therien

Graduate: Ph.D. - Chemistry (1991)
University of California, Berkeley
Dissertation Advisor - Andrew Streitwieser
Dissertation Title: The Synthesis,Structure,Electrochemistry,and Physical Properties of Pyridinium Salts

Undergraduate: B.A. - Chemistry (1985)
Swarthmore College
Research Advisor - James H. Hammons

Professional Affliations

American Chemical Society
(Organic, Inorganic, and Fluorine Divisions)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry

Departmental Service

Chair, CMRA Crystallography Facility Users Committee (2001)
Organic Search Committee (2000)
Belot T&P Subcommittee Chair (2000-present)
Executive Committee (1999-2001, 2005-present)
Organic Division Coordinator (1995-1997, 1998-1999, 2001)
Graduate Committee (1998-2001)
Hamilton Award Lecture Committee (1994-1999, Chair 1997-1999)
Curriculum Committee (1997-1999)
Safety Committee (1994-1996, Chair 2001-present)
Colloquium Committee (Chair 1996-1997, 2001)
Library Committee (1994-1996, Chair 1996)
Ad Hoc Committee for Peer Evaluation (1995)
Glass Blower Search Committee (2000)
NMR Facilities Manager Search Committee (2001)
Service on Graduate Student Committees (12 currently)
Instrumentation and Facilities Committee (Chair, 2003-present)
Grant Review Committee (2002-present)

University Service

Member, Academic Senate (1998-2004)
Budget Committee, Academic Senate (1999-2000)
Member, Executive Committee of the Academic Senate (2001-2003)
UNL Research Advisory Board (2004-2006)
College of A&S Instructional Development Committee (2005-2006)

External Service

Member – ACS Fluorine Division Executive Committee (1999-2002)
Editorial Advisory Board – Journal of Fluorine Chemistry (2005-2008)