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Dr. Matthew J. O'Connor

Job Objective:

I desire a laboratory that satiates my scientific curiosities as well as

enabling me to build a scientific network, communicate, and contribute to a

team research effort. I am an experienced, enthusiastic, good natured, and

positive worker who wants to succeed in a collaborative, proud, and social

work environment.

Skills Set/Qualifications:

. Skilled synthetic chemist with specialties in organic dyes, metal-

mediated cross coupling chemistry, acetylenes, and heterocycles, and

exposure to organometallic chemistry, nanoparticles, conducting

polymers, and NLO

. Versatile synthetic skills: classical organic synthesis; multi-step

organic synthesis; palladium, copper, tin and lithium organometallic

chemistry; schlenk line; TLC, column, flash, and rotary chromatography,

acetylenic chemistry and heterocycles (e.g. thiophenes)

. Comprehensive analytical chemical skill set including: NMR (1 and 2D),

IR, LC-MS, optical spectroscopy (UV-Vis and emission),

electrochemistry, and DSC

. Exemplary publishing record including three first author papers, an

invited review, and three ACS publications

. Four years of TA experience, 2 years of undergraduate mentoring, almost

10 years of tutoring experience, and 1 year of supplemental instruction

. Experience in biotech techniques: Preparation of DNA for microarray

printing, PCR, gel electrophoresis, RNA purification, cell culture

assays, semi-analytical UV-Vis spectroscopy, and BLAST searches

Education:

. Ph. D. Organic Chemistry: March. 2008, University of Oregon, Eugene,

OR

o Advisor: Dr. Michael M. Haley

o Dissertation title: "Synthesis and Characterization of Thiophenes

Locked into an Annulene Scaffold"

. B. S. Chemistry, minor Biology: June 2002, University of Vermont,

Burlington, VT

Employment/ Research:

. Post Doctoral Research Fellow: Aug. 2008-June 2009, University of

Washington, Seattle, WA, Advisor: Prof. Alex K. Y. Jen

o Multi-step organic synthesis of push-pull organic dyes for the

application of electrooptic materials

. Graduate Research Fellow: Sep. 2002-June 2008, University of Oregon,

Eugene, OR, Advisor Prof. Michael M. Haley

o Multi-step organic synthesis of novel acetylenic molecules, mostly

those containing heterocyclic aromatic compounds

o Organic synthesis of thiol terminated ligands for nanoparticle

assemblies

. Lab Technician: June- Aug. 2000, Yale University,New Haven, CT,

Advisor: Prof. Archibald Perkins

o DNA preparation for microarray printing and some culture with the

intent on understanding myeloid leukemia using the mouse model

. Undergraduate Research: Spring 2002, University of Vermont, VT,

Advisor: Jose Madelengoitia

o Utilizing combinatorial chemistry for the preparation of an amide

library for drug discovery

Employment/ Teaching:

. Graduate Teaching Assistant/General Chemistry Laboratory: Fall 2002-

Spring 2003; Fall 2005-Winter 2006

. Graduate Teaching Assistant/Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Summer 2007

. Undergraduate mentoring: July 2006-June 2008

. Independent Tutoring: September 2002-July 2008 General and Organic

Chemistry

. Chemistry Tutor: 1999-2002 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

. Supplemental Instructor: Assoc. with Project Stay/Upward Bound, Spring

2002.

Publications:

O'Connor, M. J.; Yelle, R. B.; Zakharov, L. N.; Haley, M. M. "Structure-

Property Investigations of Conjugated Thiophenes Fused onto a

Dehydro[14]annulene Scaffold" J. Org. chem. 2008, 73, 4424-4432.

O'Connor, M. J.; Yelle, R. B.; Linz, T, M.; Haley, M. M. "Synthesis and

Properties of Conjugated Thiophenes Fused onto a Dehydro[15]annulene

Scaffold", Comptus Rendus Chimie 2009, 12, 385-394.

O'Connor, M. J.; Haley, M. M. "Synthesis and Properties of Butyl-Capped

Dehydrothieno[14]annulenes and their Conversion into Terthiophenes" Org.

Lett. 2008, 10, 3973-3976.

Johnson, C. A.; Baker, B. A.; Berryman, O. B.; Zakharov, L. N.; O'Connor,

M. J.; Haley M. M. "Synthesis and Characterization of Pyridine- and

Thiophene-based Platinacyclyne Topologies." J. Organomet. Chem. 2006,

691, 413-421.

Jones, C. S.; O'Connor M. J.; Haley, M. M. "Macrocycles Based on Phenyl-

Acetylene Scaffolding." in Acetylene Chemistry - Chemistry, Biology, and

Materials Science, F. Diederich, R. R. Tykwinski and P. J. Stang, Eds.,

Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2004, 303-385 (invited review).

Marsden, J. A.; O'Connor, M. J.; Haley, M. M. "Synthesis and

Characterization of Multiply-fused (Dehydrobenzoannuleno)annulene

Topologies." Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 2385-2388.

Presentations:

O'Connor, M. J.; Haley, M. M. "Synthesis and characterization of

dehydrothienoannulenes as potential opto-electronic materials. " 232nd ACS

National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 10-14, 2006

(2006), Abstract ORGN 440

Awards and Affiliations:

. Merck Index Award 2002

. AEC Scholar Athlete Award: Spring 2000

. American Chemical Society: Division of Organic Chemistry

References:

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