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Background and Education

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• 2009-present: Professor, Auburn University at Montgomery
            Coordination and organometallic chemistry of the platinum metals.
            Bimetallic complexes of N-donor heterocyclic ligands.
            Lanthanide chemistry.
            Chemical education and history.
  
  
• 1990: Tenured Associate Professor, Auburn University at Montgomery
  
  
• 1985: Assistant Professor, Auburn University at Montgomery
  
  
• 1985: Chemistry instructor, Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, Illinois.
  
  
• 1983-85 Post-doctoral: University of Chicago
            Organometallic chemistry of rhodium porphyrin compounds
  
  
• 1979-83 Ph.D. - Doctoral: Monash University, Australia
            Synthesis and reactivity of ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes
  
  
• 1978 Research associate: Chemistry Department, Melbourne University
             Synthesis of organometallic vanadium and titanium compounds
  
  
• 1977 Summer research assistant: Chemistry Department, LaTrobe University, E.P.A. division, Australia
  
  
• 1974-77 B.Sc. (HONS) - Undergraduate: Monash University, Australia