WILLIAM A. HOWARD, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry                                   Work Phone: (907) 474-6019
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry                       Home Phone: (907) 474-4779
University of Alaska Fairbanks                                       FAX:               (907) 474-5640
900 Yukon Drive                                                          Email:               ffwah@uaf.edu
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6160

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Creation and development of novel vanadium complexes as insulin mimics for type 2 diabetics.
Synthesis and characterization of novel coordination compounds of rhodium.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Undergraduate and Graduate Level Inorganic Chemistry.
Specialty Topic in Inorganic Chemistry (e.g., Nanochemistry, Bioinorganic chemistry).
General Chemistry.
Academic Advising

EDUCATION

Postdoctoral Research Associate October, 1995 - May, 1997
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA

Advisor: Prof. Robert G. Bergman
Postdoc Thesis: "Basic Studies of the Chemistry of [(h⁵-C₅Me₅)Pt(IV)] Compounds and Photochemical Studies of Some t-Butylperoxo Derivatives of Platinum and Palladium"

Ph. D., Inorganic Chemistry September, 1995
Columbia University New York, NY

Advisor: Prof. Gerard Parkin
Ph. D. Thesis: "Synthetic and Reactivity Studies of Permethylzirconocene Complexes with Terminal Chalcogenido Ligands"

M. Phil., Inorganic Chemistry March, 1994
Columbia University New York, NY

M. A., Inorganic Chemistry October, 1991
Columbia University New York, NY

B. S., Major, Chemistry                                             May, 1990
cum laude Grade Point Average, 3.49 / 4.00
Tulane University                                                       New Orleans, LA

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor of Chemistry August, 2001 - Present
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK

Visiting Assistant Professor August, 1999 - May, 2001
University of Toledo Toledo, OH

Associate Research Chemist June, 1997 - May, 1999
Shell Chemical Company Houston, TX

Developed and commercialized new distillate hydrotreating catalyst.
Extensive experience in synthesizing, characterizing, and testing heterogeneous catalysts for the petroleum industry.

MEMBERSHIP

American Chemical Society

PUBLICATIONS

1. "Mer-[MCl₃(Me₂pzH)₃] (M = Rh, Ir; Me₂pzH = 3,5-Dimethylpyrazole): X-Ray Structures, Spectroscopic Properties, and Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations." Cushing, G. W.; Howard, W. A.; Pang, K. J. Mol. Struct. (In Press).

2. "Aqueous Acid - Base Chemistry Involving Dioxovanadium(V) Complexes of 2,6-Pyridinedimethanol, and the X-Ray Structures of Na[VO₂{2,6−(OCH₂)₂NC₅H₃}] . 4 H₂O and [1−H−2,6−(HOCH₂)₂NC₅H₃]⁺Cl⁻." Fites, R. J.; Yeager, A. T.; Sarvela, T. L.; Howard, W. A.; Zhu, G.; Pang, K. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 248-56.

3. "The Relationship between Balancing Reactions and Reaction Lifetimes: A Consideration of the Potassium - Argon Radiometric Method for Dating Minerals." Howard, W. A. J. Chem. Educ. 2005, 82, 1094-98.

4. "Syntheses and Characterization of Some Chloro, Methoxy, and Mercapto Derivatives of [Ru(h²-2,2'-bipyridine)₃]²⁺ 2 PF₆^-: Crystal and Molecular Structures of [Ru(h²-2,2'-bipyridine)₂(h²-4,4'-(X)₂-2,2'-bipyridine)]²⁺ 2 PF₆^- (X = Cl, OCH₃)." Hansen, Lars E.; Glowacki, Emily R.; Arnold, Danielle L.; Chi, Bongchu; Bernt, George J.; Fites, Raena J.; Freeburg, Ruth A.; Rothschild, Roger F. N.; Krieg, Maggie C.; Howard, William A.; Tanski, Joseph M. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2003, 348, 91-96.

5. "The Synthesis of Olefin, Carbonyl, and Thiolate Complexes of Platinum (IV) in the [(h⁵-C₅Me₅)Pt(IV)] System. Crystal and Molecular Structure of (h⁵-C₅Me₅)PtMe₂[S(p-MeC₆H₄)]." Howard, William A.; Bergman, Robert G. Polyhedron 1998, 17, 803-10.

6. "Terminal Chalcogenido Complexes of Zirconium: Syntheses and Reactivity of Cp*₂Zr(E)(NC₅H₅) (E = O, S, Se, Te)." Howard, William A.; Trnka, Tina, M.; Waters, Marcey; Parkin, Gerard J. Organomet. Chem. 1997, 528, 95-121.

7. "Syntheses of the Phenylchalcogenolate Complexes (h⁵-C₅Me₅)₂Zr(EPh)₂ (E = O, S, Se, Te) and (h⁵-C₅H₅)₂Zr(OPh)₂: Structural Comparisons within a Series of Complexes Containing Zirconium - Chalcogen Single Bonds." Howard, William A.; Trnka, Tina M.; Parkin, Gerard Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 5900-09.

8. "Synthesis and Structure of (h⁵-C₅Me₅)₂Zr(Se)(CO), a Nonclassical d⁰ Zirconium Carbonyl Complex." Howard, William A.; Trnka, Tina M.; Parkin, Gerard Organometallics 1995, 14, 4037-39.

9. "Non-Classical Carbonyl Complexes of Zirconium: the Syntheses, Characterization, and Reactivities of (h⁵-C₅Me₅)₂Zr(h²-E₂)(CO) (E = S, Se, Te)." Howard, William A.; Parkin, Gerard; Rheingold, Arnold L. Polyhedron 1995, 14, 25-44.

10. "Multiple Bonds between Hafnium and the Chalcogens: Syntheses and Structures of the Terminal Chalcogenido Complexes (h⁵-C₅Me₄R)₂Hf(E)(NC₅H₅) (E = O, S, Se, Te)." Howard, William A.; Parkin, Gerard J. Organomet. Chem. 1994, 472, C1-C4.

11. "Terminal Oxo, Sulfido, Selenido, and Tellurido Complexes of Zirconium, (h⁵-C₅Me₄R)₂Zr(E)(NC₅H₅): Comparison of Terminal Zr-E Single and Zr=E Double Bond Lengths." Howard, William A.; Parkin, Gerard J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 606-15.

12. "Terminal Zirconium Oxo Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of (h⁵-C₅Me₄R)₂Zr(O)(NC₅H₄R')." Howard, William A.; Waters, Marcey; Parkin, Gerard J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 4917-18.

13. "Interconversion of Hydrosulfido and Sulfido Ligands in Permethylzirconocene Complexes." Howard, William A.; Parkin, Gerard Organometallics 1993, 12, 2363-66.

14. "Hydrogen Bonding of Water to the Hydroxo Ligands of Cp*₂Zr(OH)₂: Implications for Proton and Oxygen Exchange Processes: the Crystal and Molecular Structure of the Hydrate Cp*₂Zr(OH)₂ . (H₂O)." Howard, William A.; Parkin, Gerard Polyhedron 1993, 12, 1253-56.

15. "Persistent Triplet Diradicals from the Dimerization of Silacyclobutadienes." Gee, Jason R.; Howard, William A.; McPherson, Gary L.; Fink, Mark J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 5461-62.

PRESENTATIONS

Howard, William A.; Fites, Raena J.; Yeager, Adam T.; Sarvela, T. L.; Zhu, Guang; Pang, Keliang. Aqueous Acid-Base Chemistry Involving Oxovanadium(V) Complexes of 2,6-Pyridinedimethanol, and the X-Ray Crystal Structures of Na[VO₂{2,6-(OCH₂)₂NC₅H₃}] ∙ 4 H₂O and [1-H-2,6-(HOCH₂)₂NC₅H₃]⁺Cl^-. Pacifichem 2005 Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI, United States, December, 2005.
Howard, William A. Aqueous Acid-Base Chemistry Involving Oxovanadium(V) Complexes of 2,6-Pyridinedimethanol. American Chemical Society's 60^th Northwest Regional Meeting, Fairbanks, AK, United States, June, 2005.
Howard, William A.; Fites, Raena J.; Yeager, Adam T.; Sarvela, T. L.; Zhu, Guang; Pang, Keliang. Aqueous Acid-Base Chemistry Involving Oxovanadium(V) Complexes of 2,6-Pyridinedimethanol in the pH Range of 0 to 8. American Chemical Society 229^th National Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, March, 2005.
Howard, William A.. Chloro, methoxy, and mercapto derivatives of [Ru(2,2'-bipyridine)₃]²⁺. Abstracts of Papers, 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, United States, September 7-11, 2003 (2003), INOR-189.
Howard, William A.; Parkin, Gerard. Terminal Chalcogenido Complexes of Zirconium: Syntheses and Reactivity of Cp*₂Zr(E)(NC₅H₅) (E = O, S, Se, Te). 209^th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, United States, April, 1995.
Howard, William A.; Trnka, Tina M.; Parkin, Gerard. Syntheses of the Phenylchalcogenolate Complexes (h⁵-C₅Me₅)₂Zr(EPh)₂ (E = O, S, Se, Te) and (h⁵-C₅H₅)₂Zr(OPh)₂: Structural Comparisons within a Series of Complexes Containing Zirconium - Chalcogen Single Bonds. 209^th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, United States, April, 1995.
Invited Lecture: California State University, Chico Feb., 2000
Invited Lecture: Illinois State University Jan., 2001
Invited Lecture: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks Jan., 2001
Invited Lecture: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Feb., 2001
Invited Lecture: University of Alaska, Fairbanks Mar., 2001

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