Jeffrey E. Elbert

MSH 279

Department of Chemistry

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614

319-273-2476

Jeffrey.Elbert@uni.edu

 

Education

Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, MBA, November 2003

 

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Ph.D., June 1990

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, M.S. in Chemistry, August 1986

Prof. F.D. Lewis, advisor

 

Iowa State University, Ames, IA, B.S. in Chemistry, May 1985

 

Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, IA, Graduated May 1981

 

Employment

Associate Professor of Chemistry (tenured), University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

August 20, 2007-present

 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry (probationary), University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

August 20, 2001-August 20, 2007

 

Associate Professor of Chemistry (tenured), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

August 15, 2000-August 14, 2001

 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry (tenure track), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

August 15, 1994- August 14, 2000

 

Human Genome Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow (8/93-7/94)

ORNL Postdoctoral Fellow (8/92-7/93)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Dr. Gilbert M. Brown, supervisor

 

Robert A. Welch Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

Prof. R. A. Caldwell, advisor

July 1990-July 1992

 

Publications

“A study of 4-(alkylamino)amino substituted 1,8-naphthalimide fluoroionophores.”  Elbert, J.E.; Paulsen, S.; Robinson, L.; Elzey, S.; Klein, K., J. Photochem Photobiol A:Chem, J. Photochem Photobiol A:Chem 169 (2005), 9-19.

 

“Bromonitrothiolene 1,1-Dioxides in ‘Halogen Dance’ Reaction.” I.E. Efremova, V.V. Abzianidze, J.E. Elbert, V.M. Berestovitskaya, Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, 2004. Vol.25 (2-3). P.89-94.

 

“Investigation of the Photochemistry and Photophysics of para-Substituted Tertiary Thiocinnamamides.” Elbert, J.E and Logue, B.A., Photochem. Photobiol. A:Chem. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem 128 (1999) 85-92.

 

“Lipophilic MRI Contrast Agents as Potential Markers for Carnivore Population Studies” Jeffrey E. Elbert, Craig Kost, Rebecca Rasmussen, Danielle Johnson, Jonathan A. Jenks, Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences, 1999, 78, 109-114.

 

"Metalloorganic Labels for DNA Sequencing and Mapping." Sloop, F.V.; Brown, G.M.; Sachleben, R.A.; Jacobson, K.B.; Garrity, M.L.; Elbert, J.E., New. J. Chem., 1994, 18, 317-326.

 

"Nonvertical Triplet Excitation Transfer to Arylalkene Acceptors: Further Evidence that Double Bond Torsion is Unimportant."  Brennen, C.M.; Caldwell, R.A.; Elbert, J.E.; Unett, D.J.,  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1994, 116, 3460-3464.

 

"A New Synthetic Route to 2-(p-Nitrobenzyl)-1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane." Garrity, M.L.; Brown, G.M.; Elbert, J.E.; Sachleben, R.A., Tetrahedron Letters, 1993, 34(35), 5531.

 

"Recent Advances in Photoacoustic Calorimetry. 1. Theoretical Basis and Improvements in Experimental Design."  Arnaut, L.G.; Caldwell, R.A.; Elbert, J.E.; Melton, L.A., Rev. Sci. Instrum., 1992, 63(11), 5381.

 

"Structure and Photoisomerization of (E)- and (Z)-Cinnamamides and Their Lewis acid Complexes."  Lewis, F.D.; Elbert, J.E.; Upthagrove, A.L.; Hale, P.D., J. Org. Chem., 1991, 56, 553.

 

"Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of 2-Quinolones and Their Lewis Acid Complexes."  Lewis, F.D.; Reddy, G.D.; Elbert, J.E.; Tillberg, B.E.; Meltzer, J.A.; Kojima, M., J. Org. Chem., 1991, 56, 5311.

 

"The Photochemistry and Photophysics of the Cinnamamides and Their Lewis Acid Complexes."  Ph.D. Thesis, Jeffrey E. Elbert, 1990.

 

"Thermally Irreversible Photoresponsive Polymers: Synthesis and Preliminary Characterization of Copolymers Containing Side-Chain Cinnamamide Chromophores.: Shen, S.; Torkelson, J.M.; Elbert, J.E.; Lewis, F.D., Makromol. Chem., 1990, 191(10), 2367-75.

 

"Photochemical Generation, Isomerization, and Oxidation of Stilbene Cation Radicals." Lewis, F.D.; Bedell, A.M.; Dykstra, R.E.; Elbert, J.E.; Gould, I.R.; Farid, S., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112(22), 8055-64.

 

"Singlet States of Methyl Cinnamate and Methyl Indenoate."  Lewis, F.D.; Quillen, S.L.; Elbert, J.E.; Schneider, S.; Geiselhart, P., J. Photochem. Photobiol. , A:Chemistry, 1989, 47(2),173.

 

"Configuration-Dependent Photoisomerization of (E)-Cinnamamides." Lewis, F.D.; Elbert, J.E.; Upthagrove, A.L.; Hale, P.D., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110(15), 5191-2.

 

 

Presentations with Graduate and Undergraduate Presenting Co-Authors

“Encounter Complex and Transition State Searches for the Halogen Dance Reactions” Bryce Suchy, Jeffrey E. Elbert, 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

“Diethylenetriamine Substituted Naphthalimide Fluoroionophores”  Anastasia Skobeleva, Jeffrey E. Elbert, 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco.

 

"Synthesis and photochemistry of substituted naphthalimides: CY4 and ED4-tbu"
Kristen Klein, Jeffrey E. Elbert, 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego.

 

“Synthesis of substituted naphthalimide fluoroionophores: Cis-cycHD4 and trans-cycHD4”
Jaime L. Pearsall, Jeffrey E. Elbert, 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego.

 

“Synthesis and fluorescence studies of 4-diethylenetriamine substituted 1,8-naphthalimides”
Anastasia Skobeleva, Jeffrey E. Elbert, 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego.

 

“Comparative study of polyamine fluoroionophores” Kristen Klein and Jeffrey E. Elbert, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim.

 

“Synthesis of cyclen derivatives via substituted Tetraamines”, Nolen Mente and Jeffrey E. Elbert, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim.

 

 “Comparative study of naphthalimide fluoroionophores: Ligand design toward metal ion specificity” Jeffrey Elbert, Laura Robinson, and Sherrie Elzey, 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans.

 

“Substituted naphthalimides as potential sub-ppm fluoroionophores: Fluorescence and absorption studies of PD4” Jeffrey Elbert, Sherrie Elzey, Laura Robinson, 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans.

 

“Synthesis of benzylcyclen from substituted tetraamines”

Jeffrey Elbert, Nolan Mente, Stephen Olson, 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans.

 

“Synthesis of substituted tetraamines starting from amino acids”

Jeffrey Elbert, Stephen Olson, Nolan Mente, 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans.

 

“Further Studies of the Dual Fluorescence of Polyamino Substituted 1,8-Naphthalimides Complexed with Transition Metal, Post-Transition Metal, and Lanthanide Metal Ions.” Stephanie Paulsen, Jeffrey E. Elbert, 223nd ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL.

 

“Synthesis, Characterization, and Complexation Studies of TICT State Molecules” Stephanie Paulsen, Jeffrey E. Elbert, 222nd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

"Photochemistry of Tertiary Thiocinnamamides" Jeffrey E. Elbert, Brian A. Logue, 217th  ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CF.

 

“2-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)methyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N, N’, N’’, N’’’-tetraacetic acid.” E. Galloway, J.E. Elbert, C. Murphy, R.S. Majerle, 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas TX.

 

“Stereochemical and Kinetic Examination of Substitution Reactions on Exo-2-Chloronorbornane.”  Joseph Volk, Jeffrey E. Elbert, Rita S. Majerle, 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas TX.

 

“Lanthanide Complexes of Nitrogen Macrocyclic Chelators as Luminescent Labels II.”  E.A. Kalli, J.E. Elbert, November, 1996, Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Sioux Falls, SD.

 

Presentations and Presentations with Undergraduate Co-Authors

“Zeroing in on the Halogen Dance mechanism of Bromonitrosulfolene” Jeffrey E. Elbert, Bryce Suchy, 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

"Bromo-nitro-sulfolene Halogen Dance" Jeffrey E. Elbert, Valentina M. Berestovitskaya,

Irina E. Efremova, and Victoria V. Abzianidze, 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta.

 

"Nitrosulfolene rearrangement: A mechanistic study" Jeffrey E. Elbert, Valentina M. Berestovitskaya, Irina E. Efremova, Victoria V. Abzianidze, 229th National ACS Meeting, San Diego.

 

“Advanced Organic Chemistry Recap. What should we teach in Organic I and II”  Jeffrey E. Elbert, Current Concepts of University Education 5/13-5/15/04 St. Petersburg , Russia.

 

“Investigation of naphthalimide-based probes for trace metal analysis”  Jeffrey E. Elbert, Kristen Klein, Laura Robinson, Sherrie Elzey, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim.

 

“Web Based Laboratory Experiments at SDSU” Ron Utecht , Jeffrey E. Elbert, 222nd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

“Synthesis of Photoactive Dendrimers.”  Jeffrey E. Elbert, Rita S. Majerle, Joyce A. Thooft, Sally A. Williams, 10/97, Midwest Regional Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, MS.

 

“Studies Toward Derivatization of DOTA; Covalently Attached Organic Sensitizers.” Jeffrey E. Elbert, Eric A. Kalli, 10/97, Midwest Regional Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, MS.

 

“Lanthanide Complexes of Nitrogen Macrocyclic Chelators as Luminescent Labels.”  E.A. Kalli, J.E. Elbert, G.M. Brown, November 3, 1995, Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Joplin, MS.

 

“Substituent Effects on Thiocinnamamide Photochemistry.”  J.E. Elbert, B.A. Logue, November 3, 1995, Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Joplin, MS.

  

“Modification of DO3A Ligands with Organic Triplet Sensitizers.” Jeffrey E. Elbert, Eric A. Kalli, 214th ACS National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

 

“Substituent Effects on Thiocinnamamide Photochemistry.”  Jeffrey E. Elbert, Brian Logue, 214th ACS National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

 

Multimedia in the Classroom.   J.E. Elbert, Aug. 30, 1995, Bush Grant workshop, Brookings, SD.

 

Organizations

Sigma Xi

American Chemical Society, Member

Sioux Valley Section Chair 95-96

Division of Organic Chemistry

Inter-American Photochemical Society, Member

Phi Lambda Upsilon, Member and councilor

 

Funding

The Ultra-Violet Curable, Soy-based Organic Pigment Screen Printing Ink Project

RRTTC

6/1/07-5/31/09

$30,000

 

Synthesis, Metal Ion Complexation, and Emission Studies of Naphthalimide Based Fluoroionophores

ACS-PRF

6/05-8/08

$50,000

Previous Funding

Continuation application on Fuels and Chemicals from Bio-Oil      

Iowa Energy Center 

 7/1/04-6/30/05

$160,055 ($26,000/$2,600)

 

Photochemistry and Photodynamics

NSF EPSCoR State

USD, SDSU Chemistry Departments, S. May, S. Ronco, M. Berry, J. Elbert

12/15/00-12/15/02

 $500,000

 

Sensitization of Lanthanide DOTA Complexes Studied by Flash Photolysis and Photoacoustic Calorimetry

ACS-PRF-G

J. Elbert

5/97-8/99, extended to 2/00

$20,000

 

Molecular Visualization for Interactive Learning in Chemistry

NSF-ILI

W. Jensen, R. Utecht, J. Elbert, H. Sellers

9/1/96-8/31/98, extended to 8/31/99

$120,000