Last Updated: 

12/13/2007

 

    Joseph A. Caruso Research Group  
   
Jenny Ellis
 
 

University of Cincinnati

Department of Chemistry

Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172

 

phone: 513-556-9304

fax: 513-556-9239

 

jennyellis@hotmail.com  

 
 
 
             
   
 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. 

 

 

M.S., Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

 

 

B.S., Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

·     Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

·     Experience with inorganic and organic synthesis.

·     Experience in data analysis of 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 31P NMR, and UV/vis spectroscopies.

·     Experience in air-sensitive Schlenk line synthesis and glove box techniques.

 

 

Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH

•    Oral Care Product Research.  Research and Development.

 

 

JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) Summer Award, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan

•    Experience with inorganic and organic synthesis

•      Experience with data analysis of 1H NMR.

 

 

Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

•    Synthesized and characterized inorganic and organic compounds.

 

 

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Women in Science and Engineering Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

•    Synthesized and characterized inorganic and organic compounds.

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

·     Head teaching assistant for General Chemistry lab and recitation

·     Trained graduate and undergraduate students on instrumentation and laboratory techniques

·     Mentored undergraduate students

·     General Chemistry lab and recitation teaching assistant

 

 

AWARDS

 

Chemistry

•    JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) Summer Award, 2003

•      Women in Science and Engineering Program Award, 2000

 

Swimming

•    Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal, 2001

•      University of Cincinnati: School Record Holder

•      Committee to Promote Athlete Welfare and Success

•      Topcat and Bearcat Scholar 1999-2001

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

 

•    Volunteer Assistant Swim Coach at the University of Cincinnati

•      Volunteer Habitat for Humanity

•      Volunteer CPAWS, committee to Promote Athlete Welfare and Success

•      Drop Inn Center Volunteer – served hot meals to homeless

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

Oral Presentations:

 

Jenny Ellis, Hershel Jude, Mitchell Vamos, Jeanette A. Krause Bauer, William B. Connick, “Synthesis and Characterization of Two-Electron Platinum Reagents:  Complexes with two potentially mer-coordinating tridentate ligands.”, 223th National ACS Meeting, Anahiem, California, March 2004.

 

Poster Presentations:

 

Jenny Ellis, Jeanette Krause Bauer, William B. Connick, " Engineering Photoluminescent Two-Electron Platinum Complexes with mer-Coordinating tridentate Polypyridyl Ligands.", Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 15, 2004.

 

Jenny Ellis, Hershel Jude, Mitchell Vamos, Jeanette Krause Bauer, William B. Connick, "Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum(II) Complexes for two-electron transfer", Ohio Inorganic Weekend, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 21-22, 2003.

 

Jenny Ellis, Hershel Jude, William B. Connick, "Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum(II) Complexes with two potentially mer-coordinating tridentate ligands", Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 10, 2003.

 

Jenny Ellis, Hershel Jude, William B. Connick, "Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum(II) Complexes with NCN¯ Pincer Ligands",  21st ICP Satellite Symposium on Photochemistry and Photobiology of Complexes Including Supremolecular Systems and Coordination Compounds, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan, August 1-3, 2003

 

Jenny Ellis, Hershel Jude, Jeanette A. Krause Bauer and William B. Connick, "Synthesis and Characterization of Two-Electron Platinum Reagents", UC Graduate Poster Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 7, 2003.

 

Jenny Ellis, Hershel Jude, William B. Connick, "Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum Reagents for Two-Electron Transfer", Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 25, 2002.

 

Greg T. Carroll, Stuart A. Willison, Mason Rouser, Jenny L. Ellis, Sudhir Shori, Hershel Jude, Jeanette Krause Bauer, William B. Connick, “Ligands for Two-Electron Photo-Reagents,” Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 5, 2001.

 

W. L. Fleeman, J. L. Ellis, W. B. Connick, “Cross-quenching Reactions of Platinum(II) Diimine Complexes,” Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2000.

 

W. Fleeman, J. L. Ellis, W. B. Connick, “Cross-Quenching Reactions of Pt(II) Diimine Dithiolate Complexes,” Inorganic Weekend 2000, Ohio State University, November, 2000.

       

 

REFERENCES

  

Dr. Joseph A Caruso, Professor

Department of Chemistry

McMicken College of Arts and Sciences

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172

joseph.caruso@uc.edu

 
     
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