Project Supervisor

Stephen Robinson

Organic Chemist

Dual US/Canadian Citizen

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Professional Profile

Talented synthetic chemist with a track record of succeeding when faced

with complex synthetic challenges and when working on the milligram to the

hundreds of gram scale. Patient and creative problem-solver with experience

moving a project from an initial concept through to device testing.

Core Knowledge & Skill Areas:

Multistep organic Creative problem solving Molecular characterization

synthesis

Scientific & technical Research training & Device preparation & testing

writing mentoring

Technical Skills

Synthetic Skills Wet chemical, Inert atmosphere, Schlenk line, Dry box

Purification HPLC, Column Chromatography, Prep TLC, Distillation,

Techniques Recrystallization

Characterization Multi Nuclear NMR, LC-MS, GC-MS, Maldi-TOF MS, FT-IR,

UV-vis, Cyclic Voltammetry, Spectroelectrochemistry

Tools ChemDraw, Chem4D Draw, Isis Draw, ChemSketch,

SciFinder, PC-Model, Origen, Excel, Mathematica, Word,

Powerpoint

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry

University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2008

Thesis: "The Synthesis of Oligothiophene Functionalized

Dimethyldihydropyrenes and their Electrical and Photochromic Properties"

. NSERC PGS-D3, $63,000 (2005 - 2008)

. President's Research Scholarship, $12,000 (2005 - 2008)

. University of Victoria Scholarship, $26,000 (2002 - 2004)

Bachelor of Science, Honours Chemistry

McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2002

. The Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award, for the highest cumulative

average of honors chemistry graduates

. The Canadian Society for Chemistry Silver Medal, for the highest standing

in the penultimate year in chemistry

. The Donald G. McNabb Scholarship, for leadership and practical aptitude

appropriate for a future in the chemical industry

Research Experience

Department of chemistry, university of oregon april 2008-present

Post Doctoral Research, Advisor: Dr. Mark Lonergan

. Synthesized anionic and cationic functionalized conjugated

polyelectrolytes and studied their conductivity and photovoltaic response

. Reduced a seven step monomer synthesis to five steps and tripled the

yield.

. Created polymerization protocols to maximize polymer solubility and yield

. Developed methods to measure the extent of doping in thin film devices

department of Chemistry, university of victoria Sept. 2002-April 2008

Graduate Student, Advisor: Dr. Reg Mitchell

. Designed and implemented novel synthetic routes to attach oligothiophenes

to dimethyldihydropyrene based photoswitches

. Solved challenging solubility and characterization problems

. Organized massive amounts of experimental data and presented them in a

clear graphical format

. Constructed devices and tested the ability of the photoswitch to control

electrical conductivity

. Fostered collaborations with three external research groups

. Gave oral and poster presentations at six national and international

conferences

Stephen Robinson

Materials CHEMIST

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Research Experience (continued)

XEROX RESEARCH CENTER OF CANADA SEPT. 2001-DEC. 2001

Materials and Design Synthesis Lab Co-op position: Supervisor, Dr. Rina

Carlini

. Developed and synthesized 100g to 1Kg of 16 variations of a new dye for

solid ink jet printers with a team of Material Design and Synthesis

chemists

. Received special recognition for teamwork and contribution to the project

astrazeneca R&D Montr al MAY 2001-AUG. 2001

Medicinal Chemistry Co-op position: Supervisor, Dr. Ziping Liu

. Developed a synthetic methodology for the stereoselective synthesis of a

target compound

department of chemistry, mcmaster university SEPT. 2000-APRIL 2001

Undergraduate Honours Project, Advisor: Dr. John Valliant

. Synthesized a carborane functionalized [3+1] rhenium chelate complex

glycodesign JAN. 2000-AUG. 2000

Medicinal Chemistry Co-op position: Supervisor, Dr. Uttam Saha

. Rapidly synthesized and purified analogues of lead compounds and re-

synthesized "hit" compounds from a capped peptide library

. Identified and fixed a characterization flaw in the analysis of a

combinatorial library

Teaching Experience

department of chemistry, university of victoria SEPT. 2002-APRIL 2008

Teaching Assistant

. Guided sections of 10-20 students through multi-step organic syntheses

. Acquired extensive experience trouble-shooting synthetic and

characterization problems

Publications and Patents

10. Stay, P.S.; Robinson,S.G.; Lonergan,M.C. 2010. Development and

Applications of Ion-Functionalized

Conjugated Polymers. In Iontronics, Taylor and Francis: In Press

9. Robinson,S.G.; Johnston,D.H.; Weber,C.D.; Lonergan,M.C. Chem. Mater.

2010, 22, 241-246.

8. Robinson, S.G.; Lonergan, M.C.; Mitchell, R.H. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74,

6592-6605.

7. Robinson, S.G.; Sauro, V.A.; Mitchell, R.H. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74,

6606-6614.

6. Ayub, K; Zhang, R; Robinson, S.G.; Twamley, B; Williams, R,V;

Mitchell, R.H. J. Org. Chem. 2008,

73, 451-456.

5. Laali, K, K.; Okazaki, T; Mitchell, R. H.; Ayub, K; Zhang, R;

Robinson, Stephen G. J. Org. Chem.

2008, 73, 457-477.

4. Mitchell, R.H.; Bohne, C.; Robinson, S.G.; Yang, Y. J. Org. Chem.

2007, 72, 7939-7946.

3. Lee, H.-W.; Robinson, S.G.; Bandyopadhyay, S.; Mitchell, R.H.; Sen, D.

J. Mol. Biol. 2007, 371, 1163-

1173.

2. Williams Richard Vaughan; Edwards W Daniel; Mitchell Reginald H;

Robinson Stephen G. J. Am.

Chem.Soc. 2005, 127, 162**-*****.

1. Carlini, Rina; Duff, James M.; Robinson, Stephen G.; Liebermann,

George; Gaynor, Roger E.; Pereira,

Tania; Banning, Jeffrey H.; Mayo, James D. PAT 06-10-03 06576747 NDN-

217-0478-0391-0

Processes for preparing dianthranilate compounds and diazopyridone

colorants.

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