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About Steve Bachofer

Scholarly Research:
1) Porphyrins and micelles;
2) Electrochemical measurements on surfactants;
3) Utility of XRF instruments;
4) Applying Field Sampling Methods as Educational tools.

Active Research Projects:
Surfactant Chemistry
Chemical Trapping to determine Surfactant Micelle Aggregate Morphology
NMR studies on surfactant micelles with aromatic counterions
Electrochemical measurement to probe Micelle Aggregate Structure
Chemical Kinetics of Oxidants
Porphyrin Photodynamic Therapy Agents
XRF Analyses

Interests:
Peroxide Oxidation Studies: Chemical Kinetics of Organosulfide Oxidations
Counterion Binding in Micellar Systems utilizing numerous methods
Methods employed to study of cationic micelles includes: NMR, conductivity, chemical trapping, molecular fluorescence, and surface tension.
Solubilization of Porphyrin Molecules into Model Membranes Studies to develop better photodynamic therapy agents (PDTs)
Trapping Various Pollutants with Surfactant-modified Zeolites
Wetlands
Quantifying analytes in wetlands in urban and rural areas using screening methods
X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) studies
Demonstrating the utility of XRF to quantify various metals in soils and other media 

Positions

2008 - Present Co-Director, SENCER Center for Innovation
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1988 - Present Professor, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Chemistry
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Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Chemistry
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Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Environmental and Earth Science
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Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ School of Science
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2009 - 2012 Director of Faculty Development, Saint Mary's College of California
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2010 - 2010 Visiting Researcher, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
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1987 - 1988 Department of Physical Sciences, Rhode Island College
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1983 - 1987 Research Scientist, Pioneering Research Division, The Clorox Company
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Professional Service and Affiliations

California Section, American Chemical Society
Non-voting Member, California Section Executive Committee
Local Section Chair, Chemical Education Committee
Coordinator, Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Courses

  • EES 60/61: Urban Environmental Issues
  • CHEMISTRY 9: General Chemistry Lab I
  • CHEMISTRY 8: General Chemistry I
  • CHEMISTRY 11: General Chemistry Lab II
  • CHEMISTRY 119: Environmental Chemistry
  • CHEMISTRY 118: Instrumental Chemical Analysis
  • CHEMISTRY 110: Special Topics in Chemistry
  • CHEMISTRY 10: General Chemistry II

Education

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1983 Ph. D. Chemistry, Brown University
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1979 B.S. Chemistry, University of the Pacific
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Contact Information

Office: Brousseau Hall - 304
Phone: 4694
Fax: 376-4027
Mail: P.O. Box 4527

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Publications (12)

Presentations (50)