Present | Professor, St. Catherine University ‐ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
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2022 - 2022 | Visiting Researcher, University of Malaga ‐ Laboratory of Prof. Juan Casado | |
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2015 | Visiting Professor, University of Otago | |
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2004 - 2006 | NSF/Grote Postdotoral Fellow, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ‐ Department of Chemistry | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2019 - 2022 | Sustainable Solar Energy from Agricultural Plant Byproducts |
Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), State of Minnesota | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): Prof. Ted Pappenfus, University of MN Morris | |
2019 - 2020 | Green Mechanochemical Synthesis of Photoluminescent Materials |
St. Catherine University | |
Academic Professional Development Committee Faculty Research and Scholarly Activities Grant | |
Role: PI | |
2019 - 2019 | Donor Atom Effects in d8 Metal Complexes of Macrocyclic Ligands |
St. Catherine University | |
Assistantship Mentoring Program - Research Assistant | |
Role: PI | |
Colleague(s): Megan Moberg | |
2014 - 2015 | Incorporation of green chemistry theory across the St. Catherine University chemistry curriculum |
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): Prof. James Wollack, Prof. John Dwyer, Prof. Kim Ha | |
2011 - 2014 | MRI Consortium: Acquisition of a Single-Crystal X-ray Diffractometer for a Regional PUI Molecular Structure Facility |
National Science Foundation - 1125975 | |
Major Research Instrumentation | |
Role: PI | |
Colleague(s): Prof. Ted Pappenfus, Prof. James Wollack, Prof. Alicia Peterson, Prof. Steven Drew | |
2009 - 2011 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and the Fundamental Concept of Molecular Structure |
National Science Foundation | |
Course Curriculum and Instruction program | |
Role: PI | |
Colleague(s): Prof. James Wollack, Prof. John Dwyer, Prof. Gina Mancini Samuelson | |
2010 - 2010 | Visible Light Spectroscopy – Practical Classroom and Field Use |
Pittsburgh Conference | |
Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grant | |
Role: PI |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2021 - Present | NASA Space Grant Scholarship Review Committee, St. Catherine University | 2017 - Present | Meyser Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring Committee, St. Catherine University | 2012 - Present | Collaborative Research Advisory Committee, St. Catherine University | 1995 - Present | Member, American Chemical Society | 2023 - 2024 | Search Committee Chair for organic chemistry tenure track faculty hire, St. Catherine University | 2023 - 2023 | PhD External Thesis Reviewer, University of Malaga, Spain, St. Catherine University | 2023 - 2023 | PhD External Thesis Reviewer, Massey University, New Zealand, St. Catherine University | 2020 - 2023 | Allocation and Compensation Committee Member, St. Catherine Universtiy | 2021 - 2021 | Symposium Organizer, Presider, Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the ACS, St. Catherine University | 2021 - 2021 | Workshop Facilitator, Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the ACS, St. Catherine University | 2020 - 2021 | Search Committee Chair for physical chemistry tenure track faculty hire, St. Catherine University | 2018 - 2019 | Academic Professional Development Committee, St. Catherine University | 2015 - 2018 | Chair, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, St. Catherine University | 2015 - 2018 | University Faculty, Evaluation, Promotion and Tenure Committee, St. Catherine University | 2017 - 2017 | NSF-MRI X-ray Diffraction Panel Reviewer, St. Catherine University |
Honors and Awards
- Endowed Chair in the Sciences. (2012-2015)
- Patricia O’Connor Myser Award in Faculty Mentoring 2017
- Carol Easley Denny Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Community Service, St. Catherine University
- 2021 Finalist for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for New Zealand (not selected)
Courses
- CHEM2020 Organic Chemistry II Lab
- CHEM2010 Organic Chemistry I Lab
- CHEM4994 Topics: Practical X-ray Crystallography
- CHEM4000 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM1120 General Chemistry II with Lab
- CHEM1110 General Chemistry I with Lab
2004 | PhD, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ‐ Department of Chemistry | |
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1996 | BS. Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | |
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Contact Information
dejanzen@stkate.edu