Joseph Scanlon

  Joseph Scanlon

 

Education

  • B.A. cum laude, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., chemistry
  • Ph. D. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minn., physical chemistry

Professional Activities

  • American Chemical Society member
  • MACTLAC (Midwestern Association of Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges)
  • MU3C (Midwestern Undergraduate Computational Chemistry Consortium)
  • Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Current Courses Taught

  • CHM 100 – Global Chemistry
  • CHM 111 – Organic Chemistry Laboratory
  • CHM 333 – Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics
  • CHM 334 - Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
  • CHM 521 – Departmental Studies: Current Topics in Chemistry Research
  • CHM 522 – Departmental Studies: Computational Chemistry

 

 

 

Awards and Honors

  • Wrestling Academic All-American (2002 and 2003), Wabash College
  • Football Academic All-American Fifth District (2002), Wabash College
  • Dean’s List, (spring 2000, fall 2002, spring 2003), Wabash College
  • Teaching Assistant of the Year Nominee, (2003-2004, 2004-2005), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
  • Minnesota Supercomputing Institute Travel Award (2007)

 

 

Recent Publications and Presentations

  • Kunishita, A.; Teraoka, J.; Scanlon, J. D.; Matsumoto, T.; Suzuki, M.; Cramer, C. J.; Itoh, S.; “Aromatic Hydroxylation Reactivity of a Mononuclear Cu(II)-Alkylperoxo Complex.” “Journal of the American Chemical Society,” 2007,129(23), 7248-7249.
  • Follett, A. D.; McNabb, K. A.; Peterson, A. A.; Scanlon, J. D.; Cramer, C. J.; McNeill, K.; “Characterization of Co-C Bonding in Dichlorovinylcobaloxime Complexes.” “Inorganic Chemistry,” 2007, 46(5), 1645-1654.
  • Kunishita, A.; Scanlon, J. D.; Honda, K.; Ogura, T.; Suzuki, M.; Cramer, C. J.; Itoh, S.; “Copper(II)–H2O2 Reactivity in Bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine Tridentate Ligand System.”  (accepted “Inorganic Chemistry”).

 

 

 

Areas of Interest

  • Computational characterization of C-H bond amination by disilver catalysts
  • Determining mechanisms of reactions by biomimetic or inorganic catalysts