Timothy Dransfield

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (College of Science and Mathematics)

Co-Director, Center for Green Chemistry

University of Massachusetts, S-1-85, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125

(Phone 617-287-6143; Fax 617-287-6030; Email: timothy.dransfield@umb.edu)

 

EDUCATION

2002                        Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Harvard University

1999                        A.M. Chemistry, Harvard University

1995                        B.S. Chemistry, with Distinction and Highest Honors, Univ of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

 

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

2005-present          Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Boston

2004-2005              Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Boston

2002-2004              Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University

1995-2002              Graduate Research and Teaching, Harvard University

 

DOCTORAL ADVISOR

James G. Anderson, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University

 

POSTDOCTORAL ADVISOR

James G. Anderson, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University

 

AWARDS

2003, 2004             Harvard University Derek Bok Award for excellence in teaching

2002                        Outstanding Student Paper Award, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

1995                        Merck Index Award for outstanding academic achievement

1995                        UNC-CH, B.S. in Chemistry with Distinction and Highest Honors

1994                        Phi Beta Kappa

1991 – 1995           UNC-CH Fellow of the College of Arts and Sciences

1991                        National Merit Scholar

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

                                 Gas-phase kinetics and photochemistry; chemistry of the middle and lower atmosphere; oxidation processes of atmospheric pollutants; infrared spectroscopy of molecules and radical species; formation and loss of vibrationally excited intermediates; radical-molecule reactivity; electronic structure calculations.

 

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Undergraduate Courses Taught: General Chemistry Lab (2004-6), Physiological Chemistry Lab (2004), Chemical Structures Lab (2004-7), Physical Chemistry Lab (2006), Environmental Concerns and Chemical Solutions (2006)

Graduate Courses Taught:  Introduction to Green Chemistry (2005, 2007)

Undergraduate Students Supervised (Chemistry Capstone Research): B.S. (Chemistry): Ronny Rojas (2005-present)

Pot-baccalaureate Students Supervised : Xavier Castillo (2005-2007), Jeremy Miller (2006-present), Lindsay Barus (2007-present)

Graduate Students Supervised : Ph.D.: Aleksandra Rudnitskaya (2006-present).  M.S.: Michael Gennaco (2007-present), Chris Koutros (2007-present)

Science Curriculum Development: Active in redesign of curriculum and development of new courses at UMass.

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member, American Chemical Society (1995-present)

Member, American Geophysical Union (1996-present)

Member, Council on Undergraduate Research (2002-present)

Member, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Faculty-Staff Union (2004-present)

Member, Graduate Committee, Chemistry Department, UMass Boston (2005-present)

Member, Executive Committee, Chemistry Department, UMass Boston (2005-present)

Member, Curriculum Committee, Chemistry Department, UMass Boston (2007-present)

Representative, Senate, College of Science and Math, UMass Boston (2005-present)

Secretary and member of the Executive Committee (2005-2007)

Member, Subcommittee on Budget and Long-Range Planning (2006)

 

 

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Dr. Timothy Dransfield

Department of Chemistry

The Dransfield Group

Laboratory: S-1-36