Dominic Vincent McGrath

Address:

Department of Chemistry, Rm 221
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210041
Tucson, AZ 85721-0041

Phone:

(520)626-4690 (Office)
(520)621-3073 (Lab)
(520)621-8047 (Fax)

Birthdate: 8/26/65 Birthplace: New York, NY

Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry (August 1998-present
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Education:

Ph. D., Chemistry, February 1992, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

• Thesis Title: The Organometallic Chemistry of Aqueous Ruthenium(II) with Functionalized Olefins: Complex Formation, Isomerization, and Metathesis Chain Transfer
• Thesis Advisor: Robert H. Grubbs

B. S., Chemistry, May 1986, Yale University, New Haven, CT

• Research Advisor: Robert H. Crabtree

Professional:

• 1998-present, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
• 1997-1998, Member, Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• 1995-1998, Member, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• 1994-1998, Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• 1994, Postdoctoral Fellow, Beckman Institute, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, with Seth R. Marder
• 1992-1994, Postdoctoral Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, with K. Barry Sharpless

Honors and Awards:

• 1999, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
• 1997-2002, NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• 1997, Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar Award
• 1997, University of Connecticut Faculty Summer Fellowship
• 1994, Nomination for National Research Council Research Associateship, The Jet Propulsion Lab, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
• 1989-90, Department of Education Doctoral Fellowship, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
• 1989, National Science Foundation Travel Award, Balikesir, Turkey
• 1986, Monsanto Summer Research Fellowship
• 1986, Graduated Cum Laude with Distinction in the Major. Yale University, New Haven, CT
• 1982-86, Starr Foundation Scholar. Yale University, New Haven, CT

Field of Specialization:

Organic, Polymer, and Organometallic Chemistry.

Research Interests:

Dendrimer synthesis; asymmetric catalysis; polymer synthesis; photoresponsive materials; transition metal complexes in organic synthesis; effect of chirality on macromolecular structures.