Curriculum vitae


Thomas D. Varberg		varberg@macalester.edu
Professor of Chemistry
Macalester College		office: (651) 696–6468
1600 Grand Avenue		research lab: (651) 696–6042
St. Paul, Minnesota 55105-1899		fax: (651) 696–6432

Research interests

Physical chemistry and chemical physics. Laser spectroscopy and electronic structure of gaseous free radicals and transition metal compounds in the optical and far-infrared regions. Spectroscopy of large organic molecules of astronomical interest.

Education

University of Oxford, United Kingdom
1992–1993

NSF–NATO Postdoctoral Fellow

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO
1990–1992

Postdoctoral Fellow

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

1985–1990

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, 1990

Thesis title: Laser Spectroscopy of Manganese Hydride and Cobalt Hydride

Thesis adviser: Prof. Robert W. Field

Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
1981-1985

B.A., Chemistry with Honors, summa cum laude, 1985

Professional and Academic Experience

Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Professor of Chemistry
2003–present

Chair of Chemistry
2001–2006

Associate Professor of Chemistry
1999–2003

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
1992–1999

University of Sydney, Australia

Visiting Professor (sabbatical)
2007–2008

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Visiting Associate Professor (sabbatical)
2000

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO

Visiting Scientist (sabbatical)
1997

Honors and Memberships

Henry Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Award, Dreyfus Foundation
1998–2003

Hamline University First Decade Alumni Award
1994

NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Science Foundation
1992-1993

American Institute of Chemists Foundation Award
1985

Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
1984

National Merit Scholarship
1981–1985

Member:

        American Chemical Society

        Council on Undergraduate Research

        Project Kaleidoscope F21

Research Publications (*undergraduate coauthor)

23. M. A. Roberts*, C. G. Alfonzo*, K. J. Manke*, W. M. Ames*, D. B. Ron*, and T. D. Varberg, “Hyperfine Structure in the Electronic Spectrum of ReO,” Molecular Physics,105, 917–921 (2007).

22. P. J. Hodges, J. M. Brown and T. D. Varberg, “The Ultraviolet Spectrum of the CoCl₂ Radical, Studied at Vibrational and Rotational Resolution,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 124, 204302-1–10 (2006).

21. A. Shayesteh, R. J. Le Roy, T. D. Varberg and P. F. Bernath, “Multi-isotopologue Analyses of New Vibration–Rotation and Pure Rotation Spectra of ZnH and CdH,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 237, 87–96 (2006).

20. T. D. Varberg and J. C. Roberts*, “The Isotopic Dependence of the Spin–Rotation Interaction: The Rotational Spectrum of Cadmium Hydride in Its X²S⁺ State,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 223, 1–8 (2004).

19. C. T. Kingston, A. J. Merer and T. D. Varberg, “The Electronic Spectrum of NiCN in the Visible Region,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 215, 106–127 (2002).

18. T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Far-Infrared Rotational and Fine-Structure Transition Frequencies and Molecular Constants of ¹⁴NO and ¹⁵NO in the X²P (v = 0) State,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 196, 5–13 (1999).

17. T. D. Varberg, J. C. Roberts*, K. A. Tuominen* and K. M. Evenson, “The Far-Infrared Spectrum of Deuterium Iodide,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 191, 384–386 (1998).

16. F. A. Tezcan*, T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Far-Infrared Rotational Spectra of ZnH and ZnD in the X²S⁺ (v = 0) State,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 185, 290–295 (1997).

15. N. M. Lakin, T. D. Varberg and J. M. Brown, “The Detection of Lines in the Microwave Spectrum of Indium Hydroxide, InOH, and Its Isotopomers,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 183, 34–41 (1997).

14. M. Bellini, P. De Natale, M. Inguscio, T. D. Varberg and J. M. Brown, “Precise Experimental Test of Models for the Breakdown of the Born–Oppenheimer Separation: The Rotational Spectra of Isotopic Variants of Lithium Hydride,” Physical Review A, 52, 1954–1960 (1995).

13. R. J. Low, C. J. Whitham, T. D. Varberg and B. J. Howard, “The Microwave Spectrum of the Open-Shell Complex ArNO₂,” Chemical Physics Letters, 222, 443–449 (1994).

12. J. M. Brown, T. D. Varberg, K. M. Evenson and A. L. Cooksy, “The Fine-Structure Intervals of ¹⁴N⁺ by Far-Infrared Laser Magnetic Resonance,” Astrophysical Journal, 428, L37–L40 (1994).

11. T. D. Varberg, K. M. Evenson and J. M. Brown, “Detection of OH⁺ in Its a¹D State by Far-Infrared Laser Magnetic Resonance,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 100, 2487–2491 (1994).

10. T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “The Pure Rotational Spectra of CuH and CuD in Their Ground States Measured by Tunable Far-Infrared Spectroscopy,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 164, 531–535 (1994).

9. K. V. Chance, T. D. Varberg, K. Park and L. R. Zink, “The Far-Infrared Spectrum of HI,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 162, 120–126 (1993).

8. R. J. Low, T. D. Varberg, J. P. Connelly, A. R. Auty, B. J. Howard and J. M. Brown, “The Hyperfine Structures of CuCl and CuBr in Their Ground States Studied by Microwave Fourier Transform Spectroscopy,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 161, 499–510 (1993).

7. T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “Laser Spectroscopy of Carbon Monoxide: A Frequency Reference for the Far-Infrared,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 42, 412–414 (1993).

6. T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “The Rotational Spectrum of OH in the v = 0–3 Levels of Its Ground State,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 157, 55–67 (1993).

5. T. D. Varberg, J. A. Gray, R. W. Field and A. J. Merer, “Reanalysis and Extension of the MnH A⁷P– X⁷S⁺ (0,0) Band: Fine Structure and Hyperfine-Induced Rotational Branches,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 156, 296–318 (1992).

4. T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “Accurate Far-Infrared Rotational Frequencies of Carbon Monoxide,” Astrophysical Journal, 385, 763–765 (1992).

3. T. D. Varberg, R. W. Field and A. J. Merer, “Elucidation of Electronic Structure by the Analysis of Hyperfine Interactions: The MnH A⁷P– X⁷S⁺ (0,0) Band,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 95, 1563–1576 (1991).

2. T. D. Varberg, R. W. Field and A. J. Merer, “Hyperfine Structure of the MnH X⁷S⁺ State: A Large Gas-to-Matrix Shift in the Fermi Contact Interaction,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 92, 7123–7127 (1990).

1. T. D. Varberg, E. J. Hill and R. W. Field, “Laser Spectroscopy of CoH: Spin–Orbit Splitting of the Ground State,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 138, 630–637 (1989).

Other Reviewed Papers

2. T. M. Halverson and T. D. Varberg, “Molecular Vibrations and Symmetry,” Interdisciplinary Lively Applications Project (ILAP), for the NSF-funded Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (1997).

1. T. M. Halverson and T. D. Varberg, “Hydrogen Collisions,” Interdisciplinary Lively Applications Project (ILAP), for the NSF-funded Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (1997).

Books

3. D. E. Varberg and T. D. Varberg, Algebra and Trigonometry: A Graphing Approach, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1996).

2. D. E. Varberg and T. D. Varberg, College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1996).

1. D. E. Varberg and T. D. Varberg, Precalculus: A Graphing Approach, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1995).

Conference Papers (presenter in bold, *undergraduate coauthor)

19. T. D. Varberg, T. R. Vervoort*, and K. J. Manke*, “Electronic Spectrum of Tantalum Hydride,” American Chemical Society 233rd National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25–29,2007.

18. T. D. Varberg, M. A. Roberts*, C. G. Alfonzo*, K. J. Manke*, W. M. Ames*, and D. B. Ron*, “Hyperfine Structure in the Electronic Spectrum of ReO,” American Chemical Society 231st National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26–30, 2006.

17. T. D. Varberg, M. A. Roberts*, C. G. Alfonzo*, W. M. Ames*, and D. B. Ron*,“Hyperfine Structure in the Electronic Spectrum of ReO,” 28th International Symposium on Free Radicals, Leysin, Switzerland, September 4–9, 2005.

16. T. D. Varberg and R. J. LeRoy, “Isotope Dependence and Born–Oppenheimer Breakdown in Mid- and Far-Infrared Spectra of Cadmium Hydride,” 27th International Symposium on Free Radicals, Taipei, Taiwan, July 25–30, 2004.

15. T. D. Varberg, J. C. Roberts*, L. R. Zink and K. M. Evenson, “The Rotational Spectra of CdH and CdD in the Far-Infrared,” American Chemical Society 223rd National Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 7–12, 2002.

14. T. D. Varberg, “Highly Accurate Transition Frequencies and Molecular Constants by Tunable Far-Infrared (TuFIR) Spectroscopy,” The Ken Evenson Symposium, Boulder, CO, March 15–16, 2001.

13. T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Pure Rotational and Fine-Structure Transitions of Nitric Oxide (NO) in Its Ground Vibrational State,” 25th International Symposium on Free Radicals, Flagstaff, AZ, August 15–20, 1999.

12. T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Pure Rotational and Fine-Structure Transitions of Nitric Oxide (NO) in the Far-Infrared,”53rd International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH, June 15–19, 1998.

11. T. D. Varberg, J. C. Roberts*, K. A. Tuominen* and K. M. Evenson, “The Far-Infrared Spectrum of Deuterium Iodide,” 53rd International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH, June 15–19, 1998.

10. T. D. Varberg, J. C. Roberts*, L. R. Zink and K. M. Evenson, “The Rotational Spectra of CdH and CdD in the Far-Infrared,” 24th International Symposium on Free Radicals, Tällberg, Sweden, August 17–22, 1997.

9. T. D. Varberg, “Laser Spectroscopic Techniques in the Far-Infrared,” Minnesota Academy of Sciences 64th Annual Meeting, St. Paul, MN, April 26–27, 1996.

8. T. D. Varberg and A. T. Schwartz, “Young Turks and Old Turkeys: A Dialog Across the Tenure Divide,” American Chemical Society 209th National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, April 2–7, 1995.

7. T. D. Varberg, F. A. Tezcan*, F. Stroh, K. M. Evenson and J. M. Brown, “Far-Infrared Rotational Spectra of ZnH and ZnD,” American Chemical Society 209th National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, April 2–7, 1995.

6. T. D. Varberg, R. J. Low, J. P. Connelly, A. R. Auty, B. J. Howard and J. M. Brown, “Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of CuCl and CuBr,” American Chemical Society 207th National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13–18, 1994.

5. T. D. Varberg, K. M. Evenson and J. M. Brown, “Detection of OH⁺ in Its a¹D State by Far-Infrared Laser Magnetic Resonance,” Annual Meeting of the High Resolution Spectroscopy Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Oxford, UK, December 20–22, 1992.

4. T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “Laser Spectroscopy of Carbon Monoxide: A Frequency Reference for the Far-Infrared,” Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, Paris, France, June 9–12, 1992.

3. T. D. Varberg, E. J. Hill and R. W. Field, “High Resolution Spectroscopy of CoH and CoD,” 44th International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH, June, 1989.

2. T. D. Varberg, J. A. Gray and R. W. Field, “The Electronic Structure of Gas Phase MnH,” 42nd International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH, June, 1987.

1. T. D. Varberg, J. A. Gray and R. W. Field, “The Electronic Structure of Gas Phase MnH,” American Chemical Society 191st National Meeting, Denver, CO, April, 1986.

Coauthored Conference Papers (presenter in bold, *undergraduate coauthor)

23. K. J. Manke*, T. R. Vervoort* and T. D. Varberg, “Using Laser Spectroscopy to Obtain and Analyze Hyperfine Resolved Spectra of TaO,” 8th Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium, Irvine, CA, July 27–30, 2006.

22. K. J. Manke*, T. R. Vervoort* and T. D. Varberg, “Determining the Electronic Structure of TaO Using Laser Spectroscopy,” Minnesota Academy of Sciences 73rd Annual Meeting, St. Paul, MN, April 28–29, 2006.

21. K. J. Manke*, T. R. Vervoort* and T. D. Varberg, “Determining the Electronic Structure of TaO Using Laser Spectroscopy,” American Chemical Society 231st National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26–30, 2006.

20. K. J. Manke*, T. R. Vervoort* and T. D. Varberg, “Determining the Electronic Structure of TaO Using Laser Spectroscopy,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, November 4–6, 2005.

19. M. A. Roberts*, C. G. Alfonzo*, and T. D. Varberg, “Laser Spectroscopy of Rhenium Oxide,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium, St. Louis, MO, November 5–7, 2004.

18. R. J. LeRoy and T. D. Varberg, “Isotope Dependence and Born–Oppenheimer Breakdown in Mid- and Far-Infrared Spectra of Cadmium Hydride,” 59th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–18, 2004.

17. P. J. Hodges, J. M. Brown, and T. D. Varberg, “The Electronic Spectrum of CoCl₂ in the Gas Phase,” 59th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–18, 2004.

16. D. J. Clouthier, A. J. Merer, S. J. Rixon and T. D. Varberg, “The B²S⁺–X ²S⁺ Electronic Transitions of LaNH and LaND,” 56th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 11–15, 2001.

15. C. T. Kingston, A. J. Merer and T. D. Varberg, “Laser Spectroscopy of Nickel Cyanide, NiCN, in the Visible Region,” 56th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 11–15, 2001.

14. D. J. Clouthier, A. M. Merer, S. J. Rixon and T. D. Varberg, “The Electronic Spectra of LaNH and LaND,” 55th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 12–16, 2000.

13. J. C. Roberts*, Kai A. Tuominen* and T. D. Varberg, “Observation and Analysis of the Rotational Spectrum of Deuterium Iodide (DI) in Its Ground Vibrational State,” 42nd Annual Minnesota Section of the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Symposium, St. Paul, MN, April 18, 1998.

12. T. M. Halverson and T. D. Varberg, “Molecular Collisions,” American Mathematical Society 104th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, January 7–10, 1998.

11. T. M. Halverson and T. D. Varberg, “Molecular Vibrations and Symmetry in Linear Algebra,” American Mathematical Society 104^t^h Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, January 7–10, 1998.

10. J. C. Roberts* and T. D. Varberg, “Using Laser Spectroscopy to Identify the Rotational Energy Levels of Cadmium Hydride and Deuteride,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, November 14–16, 1997.

9. R. Casaes* and T. D. Varberg, “Setting Up a Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory Interfaced with LabVIEW,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, November 10–12, 1995.

8. F. A. Tezcan*, T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Tunable Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of ZnH and ZnD in Their Ground Vibrational States,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium, St. Louis, MO, October 14–16, 1994.

7. F. Stroh, T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “Accurate Far-Infrared Frequencies for Pure Rotational and Fine-Structure Transitions in the ²P Electronic Ground State of Nitric Oxide, NO,” 49th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–17, 1994.

6. R. J. Low, T. D. Varberg, J. P. Connelly, A. R. Auty, B. J. Howard and J. M. Brown, “The Hyperfine Structure of CuCl in Its Ground and Excited Vibrational States Studied by Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy,” 49th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–17, 1994.

5. R. J. Low, C. J. Whitham, T. D. Varberg and B. J. Howard, “The Microwave Spectrum of the Open-Shell Complex ArNO₂,” 49th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–17, 1994.

4. M. Bellini, J. M. Brown, P. De Natale, T. D. Varberg and M. Inguscio, “Far-Infrared Pure Rotational Spectrum of ⁷LiH and Its Isotopomers,” 13th Colloquium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, Riccione, Italy, September 13–17, 1993.

3. B. J. Howard, R. J. Low, T. D. Varberg and C. J. Whitham, “Microwave Spectra of the Open Shell ArNO₂ Complex,” 13th Colloquium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, Riccione, Italy, September 13–17, 1993.

2. K. V. Chance, T. D. Varberg, K. Park and L. R. Zink, “The Far-Infrared Spectrum of HI,” 13th Colloquium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, Riccione, Italy, September 13–17, 1993.

1. R. J. Low, T. D. Varberg, B. J. Howard and J. M. Brown, “Pulsed Microwave Spectroscopy of CuCl and CuBr,” Southern Universities Spectroscopy Symposium, Reading, UK, March 31, 1993.

Invited Lectures and Seminars

16. “Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of Transient Species: Interrogating Small Molecules with Long Wavelengths,” Department of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, March 26, 2004.

15. “Molecular Spectroscopy in the Far-Infrared Region: Probing Small Molecules with Long Wavelengths,” Pensacola (FL) Section of the American Chemistry Society, March 30, 1999.

14. “Molecular Spectroscopy in the Far-Infrared Region: Probing Small Molecules with Long Wavelengths,” Department of Chemistry, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, March 17, 1999.

13. “Group Theory and Molecular Vibrations” [joint with Tom Halverson], Chemistry and Mathematics/Computer Science Departments, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, April 28, 1998.

12. “Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of Cadmium Hydride and Zinc Hydride: What Do the Hyperfine Interactions Tell Us?” National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, June 6, 1997.

11. “Interrogating Small Molecules with Long Wavelengths: Microwave and Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of Transient Species,” Department of Chemistry, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, February 9, 1996.

10. “Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Small Molecules and Ions,” Department of Chemistry, University of Ulm, Germany, June 16, 1995.

9. “Life in Oxford Between 6 and 18 GHz: Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of Small Molecules,” Department of Chemistry, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, December 8, 1993.

8. “Life in Oxford Between 6 and 18 GHz: Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of Small Molecules,” National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, July 23, 1993.

7. “Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules and Ions,” European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LENS), Florence, Italy, April 21, 1993.

6. “Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules and Ions,” Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, February 11, 1993.

5. “Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules and Ions,” Institute for Applied Physics, University of Bonn, Germany, September 22, 1992.

4. “Laser Spectroscopy of MnH: Hyperfine Interactions,” Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, March 20, 1991.

3. “Laser Spectroscopy of MnH: Hyperfine Interactions,” National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, December 4, 1990.

2. “Laser Spectroscopy of Transition Metal Monohydrides: Some Recent Results for CoH,” Institute for Physics, University of Stockholm, Sweden, June, 1988.

1. “A Proposed Mechanism for the Cool Flame Phenomenon in Saturated Hydrocarbons,” 3M Research Laboratories, St. Paul, MN, January, 1984.

External Research Funding

$ 50,000 American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
      to support my sabbatical at the University of Sydney, Australia in the area of astrochemistry
2007–2008

$ 220,758 National Science Foundation Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
      to support my research program in optical and far-infrared spectroscopy
2005–2008

$ 147,537 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
      Co-PIs: Karl Wirth, Jim Doyle, Joe Rife and Ray Rogers
      to purchase a new x-ray diffractometer
2005–2006

$ 258,871 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
      to purchase a DPSS-pumped Ti:dye ring laser system (Coherent 899-29)
2002–2005

$ 60,000 Dreyfus Foundation Henry Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Award
      to support my program of research and teaching

1998–2003

$ 22,538 National Science Foundation Instrumentation for Laboratory Instruction (ILI)
      Co-PIs: Karl Wirth and Jim Doyle
      to purchase an upgrade to our x-ray diffractometer
1996–1998

$ 20,000 American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
      to support my research program
1995–1998

$ 52,000 Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award
      underwritten by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
      to support my research program
1994–1996

Research Students Supervised

Student Graduate School Attended Place of Employment Area of Specialty

Akif Tezcan (’95) Caltech, Ph.D. ('01) Asst. Prof. of Chemistry
UC–San Diego Biochemistry

Jennifer Giaccai (’95) Johns Hopkins, M.S. ('98) Smithsonian Institution Materials science

Raphael Casaes (’96) UC–Berkeley, Ph.D. ('03) Lam Research Physical chemistry

John Roberts ('98) U of Minnesota, Ph.D. ('07) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

Kai Tuominen ('98) U of Minnesota, M.D. ('03) Medicine

Justin Johnson (’99) UC–Berkeley, Ph.D. ('04) Postdoctoral Fellow
National Renewal Energy Lab Physical chemistry

Katie Kong ('00) U of Washington, Ph.D. Finance

Melissa Kelly ('00) Caltech, M.S. ('03) Veterinary school Chemical physics

Alex Plionis ('02) U of Texas, Ph. D. ('07) Los Alamos National Laboratory Nuclear engineering

Leah Appelhans ('02) Yale, Ph.D. Organometallic chemistry

John Froehlich ('03) UC-Davis, Ph.D. Analytical chemistry

David Ron ('03) Civil engineering firm, San Francisco Civil engineering

Jonathan Scheff ('03) Teaching English in Japan

Will Ames ('04) U of Iowa, Ph.D. Physical chemistry

Melanie Roberts ('05) U of Colorado, Ph.D. Physical chemistry

Guillermo Alfonzo ('05) U of Minnesota, Ph.D. Chemical engineering

Kara Manke ('07) MIT, Ph.D. Physical chemistry

Tyson Vervoort ('07)

Ben Knurr ('09)

Elissa Butler ('10)

Courses Taught

General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Accelerated General Chemistry
Physical Chemistry I
Physical Chemistry II
Analytical Chemistry
Instrumental Analysis
Research in Physical Chemistry
Topics in Chemical Physics (co-taught with Prof. Jim Doyle, Physics)

Service

Faculty/staff committees
      Presidential Task Force on Information Technology (2005)
      Member, Academic Leadership Seminar (2004–05)
      Presidential Inauguration Planning Committee (2003–04)
      Commencement Planning Committee (2002–07)
      Faculty Personnel Committee (2007, 2000–02)
      Campus Judicial Forum (1995–98)
      Petitions Committee (1995-98)
      Library Advisory Committee (1995–97)

Appointed positions
      Chemistry Department Chair (2001–07)
      Faculty Grievance Officer (2002–06)
      Faculty Marshal (2001–07)
      United Funds Campaign Co-Coordinator (2002–03)

Invited addresses/panels
      Address entitled “Great Expectations” at Macalester’s 16^th Presidential Inauguration (2004)
      Faculty panelist for Admissions brunches for high school counselors (2004, 2003)
      Invited address for the “Coming Out as a Person of Faith” series (2003)
      Faculty panelist for a Council on Religious Understanding program (2003)
      Respondent to President McPherson’s “core values” address (1999)
      Address at the celebration of Wayne Roberts’s term as Provost (1999)
      After-dinner talk on the tenure process for the Macalester Board of Trustees (1998)
      Several invited addresses to Macalester Christian Fellowship

Faculty search committees
      Chemistry (2005 [chair], 2004 [chair], 2000, 1999, 1994)
      Biology (1999)

Staff search committees/interviews
      Associate Dean of Students (2004, 2002)
      Chemistry Laboratory Supervisor (2004, 2002, 1992)
      Divisional Instruments Technician (2000)
      Divisional Materials Stockroom Supervisor (1999)

Departmental service
      Departmental Library Representative (1994–96)
      Departmental Computer Liaison (1993–99)
      Faculty Advisor to ACS Student Affiliates Chapter (1993–2007)

Divisional service
      Director of the Beckman Scholars Program (2002–06)
      Organized St. Paul Saints game and picnic for science summer research students and mentors (2004, 2001, 1999, 1998)
      Organized Young Science Faculty picnic (2001, 1999, 1998, 1997)
      Co-organized Wallace faculty seminar on computational science (1998)

External service
      Mentor, Preparing Future Faculty program (2003–04)
      Organized 42^nd Annual Minnesota ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium (1998)
      Referee for Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry, and The Astrophysical Journal
      Grant proposal referee for the National Science Foundation and the ACS Petroleum Research Fund

Phi Beta Kappa (Epsilon Chapter at Macalester College)
      President (2000–02)
      Vice-President (1999–2000)
      Chair, Members-in-Course Selection Committee (1994–96)

University of Oxford, United Kingdom	1992–1993
NSF–NATO Postdoctoral Fellow

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO	1990–1992
Postdoctoral Fellow

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA	1985–1990
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, 1990
Thesis title: Laser Spectroscopy of Manganese Hydride and Cobalt Hydride
Thesis adviser: Prof. Robert W. Field

Hamline University, St. Paul, MN	1981-1985
B.A., Chemistry with Honors, summa cum laude, 1985

Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Professor of Chemistry	2003–present
Chair of Chemistry	2001–2006
Associate Professor of Chemistry	1999–2003
Assistant Professor of Chemistry	1992–1999

University of Sydney, Australia
Visiting Professor (sabbatical)	2007–2008

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Visiting Associate Professor (sabbatical)	2000

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO
Visiting Scientist (sabbatical)	1997

Henry Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Award, Dreyfus Foundation	1998–2003
Hamline University First Decade Alumni Award	1994
NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Science Foundation	1992-1993
American Institute of Chemists Foundation Award	1985
Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa	1984
National Merit Scholarship	1981–1985
Member:
American Chemical Society
Council on Undergraduate Research
Project Kaleidoscope F21

23.	M. A. Roberts, C. G. Alfonzo, K. J. Manke, W. M. Ames, D. B. Ron, and T. D. Varberg, “Hyperfine Structure in the Electronic Spectrum of ReO,” Molecular Physics,105,* 917–921 (2007).
22.	P. J. Hodges, J. M. Brown and T. D. Varberg, “The Ultraviolet Spectrum of the CoCl₂ Radical, Studied at Vibrational and Rotational Resolution,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 124, 204302-1–10 (2006).
21.	A. Shayesteh, R. J. Le Roy, T. D. Varberg and P. F. Bernath, “Multi-isotopologue Analyses of New Vibration–Rotation and Pure Rotation Spectra of ZnH and CdH,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 237, 87–96 (2006).
20.	T. D. Varberg and J. C. Roberts, “The Isotopic Dependence of the Spin–Rotation Interaction: The Rotational Spectrum of Cadmium Hydride in Its X²S⁺ State,” Journal of* Molecular Spectroscopy, 223, 1–8 (2004).
19.	C. T. Kingston, A. J. Merer and T. D. Varberg, “The Electronic Spectrum of NiCN in the Visible Region,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 215, 106–127 (2002).
18.	T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Far-Infrared Rotational and Fine-Structure Transition Frequencies and Molecular Constants of ¹⁴NO and ¹⁵NO in the X²P (v = 0) State,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 196, 5–13 (1999).
17.	T. D. Varberg, J. C. Roberts, K. A. Tuominen and K. M. Evenson, “The Far-Infrared Spectrum of Deuterium Iodide,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 191, 384–386 (1998).
16.	F. A. Tezcan, T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Far-Infrared Rotational Spectra of ZnH and ZnD in the X²S⁺ (v = 0) State,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 185*, 290–295 (1997).
15.	N. M. Lakin, T. D. Varberg and J. M. Brown, “The Detection of Lines in the Microwave Spectrum of Indium Hydroxide, InOH, and Its Isotopomers,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 183, 34–41 (1997).
14.	M. Bellini, P. De Natale, M. Inguscio, T. D. Varberg and J. M. Brown, “Precise Experimental Test of Models for the Breakdown of the Born–Oppenheimer Separation: The Rotational Spectra of Isotopic Variants of Lithium Hydride,” Physical Review A, 52, 1954–1960 (1995).
13.	R. J. Low, C. J. Whitham, T. D. Varberg and B. J. Howard, “The Microwave Spectrum of the Open-Shell Complex ArNO₂,” Chemical Physics Letters, 222, 443–449 (1994).
12.	J. M. Brown, T. D. Varberg, K. M. Evenson and A. L. Cooksy, “The Fine-Structure Intervals of ¹⁴N⁺ by Far-Infrared Laser Magnetic Resonance,” Astrophysical Journal, 428, L37–L40 (1994).
11.	T. D. Varberg, K. M. Evenson and J. M. Brown, “Detection of OH⁺ in Its a¹D State by Far-Infrared Laser Magnetic Resonance,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 100, 2487–2491 (1994).
10.	T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “The Pure Rotational Spectra of CuH and CuD in Their Ground States Measured by Tunable Far-Infrared Spectroscopy,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 164, 531–535 (1994).
9.	K. V. Chance, T. D. Varberg, K. Park and L. R. Zink, “The Far-Infrared Spectrum of HI,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 162, 120–126 (1993).
8.	R. J. Low, T. D. Varberg, J. P. Connelly, A. R. Auty, B. J. Howard and J. M. Brown, “The Hyperfine Structures of CuCl and CuBr in Their Ground States Studied by Microwave Fourier Transform Spectroscopy,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 161, 499–510 (1993).
7.	T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “Laser Spectroscopy of Carbon Monoxide: A Frequency Reference for the Far-Infrared,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 42, 412–414 (1993).
6.	T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “The Rotational Spectrum of OH in the v = 0–3 Levels of Its Ground State,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 157, 55–67 (1993).
5.	T. D. Varberg, J. A. Gray, R. W. Field and A. J. Merer, “Reanalysis and Extension of the MnH A⁷P– X⁷S⁺ (0,0) Band: Fine Structure and Hyperfine-Induced Rotational Branches,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 156, 296–318 (1992).
4.	T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “Accurate Far-Infrared Rotational Frequencies of Carbon Monoxide,” Astrophysical Journal, 385, 763–765 (1992).
3.	T. D. Varberg, R. W. Field and A. J. Merer, “Elucidation of Electronic Structure by the Analysis of Hyperfine Interactions: The MnH A⁷P– X⁷S⁺ (0,0) Band,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 95, 1563–1576 (1991).
2.	T. D. Varberg, R. W. Field and A. J. Merer, “Hyperfine Structure of the MnH X⁷S⁺ State: A Large Gas-to-Matrix Shift in the Fermi Contact Interaction,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 92, 7123–7127 (1990).
1.	T. D. Varberg, E. J. Hill and R. W. Field, “Laser Spectroscopy of CoH: Spin–Orbit Splitting of the Ground State,” Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 138, 630–637 (1989).

2.	T. M. Halverson and T. D. Varberg, “Molecular Vibrations and Symmetry,” Interdisciplinary Lively Applications Project (ILAP), for the NSF-funded Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (1997).
1.	T. M. Halverson and T. D. Varberg, “Hydrogen Collisions,” Interdisciplinary Lively Applications Project (ILAP), for the NSF-funded Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (1997).

3.	D. E. Varberg and T. D. Varberg, Algebra and Trigonometry: A Graphing Approach, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1996).
2.	D. E. Varberg and T. D. Varberg, College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1996).
1.	D. E. Varberg and T. D. Varberg, Precalculus: A Graphing Approach, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1995).

19.	T. D. Varberg, T. R. Vervoort, and K. J. Manke, “Electronic Spectrum of Tantalum Hydride,” American Chemical Society 233rd National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25–29,2007.
18.	T. D. Varberg, M. A. Roberts, C. G. Alfonzo, K. J. Manke, W. M. Ames, and D. B. Ron, “Hyperfine Structure in the Electronic Spectrum of ReO,” American Chemical Society 231st National Meeting*, Atlanta, GA, March 26–30, 2006.
17.	T. D. Varberg, M. A. Roberts, C. G. Alfonzo, W. M. Ames, and D. B. Ron,“Hyperfine Structure in the Electronic Spectrum of ReO,” 28th International Symposium on Free Radicals, Leysin, Switzerland, September 4–9, 2005.
16.	T. D. Varberg and R. J. LeRoy, “Isotope Dependence and Born–Oppenheimer Breakdown in Mid- and Far-Infrared Spectra of Cadmium Hydride,” 27th International Symposium on Free Radicals, Taipei, Taiwan, July 25–30, 2004.
15.	T. D. Varberg, J. C. Roberts, L. R. Zink and K. M. Evenson, “The Rotational Spectra of CdH and CdD in the Far-Infrared,” American Chemical Society 223rd National Meeting*, Orlando, FL, April 7–12, 2002.
14.	T. D. Varberg, “Highly Accurate Transition Frequencies and Molecular Constants by Tunable Far-Infrared (TuFIR) Spectroscopy,” The Ken Evenson Symposium, Boulder, CO, March 15–16, 2001.
13.	T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Pure Rotational and Fine-Structure Transitions of Nitric Oxide (NO) in Its Ground Vibrational State,” 25th International Symposium on Free Radicals, Flagstaff, AZ, August 15–20, 1999.
12.	T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Pure Rotational and Fine-Structure Transitions of Nitric Oxide (NO) in the Far-Infrared,”53rd International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH, June 15–19, 1998.
11.	T. D. Varberg, J. C. Roberts, K. A. Tuominen and K. M. Evenson, “The Far-Infrared Spectrum of Deuterium Iodide,” 53rd International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH, June 15–19, 1998.
10.	T. D. Varberg, J. C. Roberts, L. R. Zink and K. M. Evenson, “The Rotational Spectra of CdH and CdD in the Far-Infrared,” 24th International Symposium on Free Radicals*, Tällberg, Sweden, August 17–22, 1997.
9.	T. D. Varberg, “Laser Spectroscopic Techniques in the Far-Infrared,” Minnesota Academy of Sciences 64th Annual Meeting, St. Paul, MN, April 26–27, 1996.
8.	T. D. Varberg and A. T. Schwartz, “Young Turks and Old Turkeys: A Dialog Across the Tenure Divide,” American Chemical Society 209th National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, April 2–7, 1995.
7.	T. D. Varberg, F. A. Tezcan, F. Stroh, K. M. Evenson and J. M. Brown, “Far-Infrared Rotational Spectra of ZnH and ZnD,” American Chemical Society 209th National Meeting*, Anaheim, CA, April 2–7, 1995.
6.	T. D. Varberg, R. J. Low, J. P. Connelly, A. R. Auty, B. J. Howard and J. M. Brown, “Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of CuCl and CuBr,” American Chemical Society 207th National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13–18, 1994.
5.	T. D. Varberg, K. M. Evenson and J. M. Brown, “Detection of OH⁺ in Its a¹D State by Far-Infrared Laser Magnetic Resonance,” Annual Meeting of the High Resolution Spectroscopy Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Oxford, UK, December 20–22, 1992.
4.	T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “Laser Spectroscopy of Carbon Monoxide: A Frequency Reference for the Far-Infrared,” Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, Paris, France, June 9–12, 1992.
3.	T. D. Varberg, E. J. Hill and R. W. Field, “High Resolution Spectroscopy of CoH and CoD,” 44th International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH, June, 1989.
2.	T. D. Varberg, J. A. Gray and R. W. Field, “The Electronic Structure of Gas Phase MnH,” 42nd International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH, June, 1987.
1.	T. D. Varberg, J. A. Gray and R. W. Field, “The Electronic Structure of Gas Phase MnH,” American Chemical Society 191st National Meeting, Denver, CO, April, 1986.

23.	K. J. Manke, T. R. Vervoort and T. D. Varberg, “Using Laser Spectroscopy to Obtain and Analyze Hyperfine Resolved Spectra of TaO,” 8th Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium, Irvine, CA, July 27–30, 2006.
22.	K. J. Manke, T. R. Vervoort and T. D. Varberg, “Determining the Electronic Structure of TaO Using Laser Spectroscopy,” Minnesota Academy of Sciences 73rd Annual Meeting, St. Paul, MN, April 28–29, 2006.
21.	K. J. Manke, T. R. Vervoort** and T. D. Varberg, “Determining the Electronic Structure of TaO Using Laser Spectroscopy,” American Chemical Society 231st National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26–30, 2006.
20.	K. J. Manke, T. R. Vervoort** and T. D. Varberg, “Determining the Electronic Structure of TaO Using Laser Spectroscopy,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, November 4–6, 2005.
19.	M. A. Roberts, C. G. Alfonzo, and T. D. Varberg, “Laser Spectroscopy of Rhenium Oxide,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium, St. Louis, MO, November 5–7, 2004.
18.	R. J. LeRoy and T. D. Varberg, “Isotope Dependence and Born–Oppenheimer Breakdown in Mid- and Far-Infrared Spectra of Cadmium Hydride,” 59th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–18, 2004.
17.	P. J. Hodges, J. M. Brown, and T. D. Varberg, “The Electronic Spectrum of CoCl₂ in the Gas Phase,” 59th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–18, 2004.
16.	D. J. Clouthier, A. J. Merer, S. J. Rixon and T. D. Varberg, “The B²S⁺–X ²S⁺ Electronic Transitions of LaNH and LaND,” 56th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 11–15, 2001.
15.	C. T. Kingston, A. J. Merer and T. D. Varberg, “Laser Spectroscopy of Nickel Cyanide, NiCN, in the Visible Region,” 56th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 11–15, 2001.
14.	D. J. Clouthier, A. M. Merer, S. J. Rixon and T. D. Varberg, “The Electronic Spectra of LaNH and LaND,” 55th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 12–16, 2000.
13.	J. C. Roberts, Kai A. Tuominen and T. D. Varberg, “Observation and Analysis of the Rotational Spectrum of Deuterium Iodide (DI) in Its Ground Vibrational State,” 42nd Annual Minnesota Section of the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Symposium, St. Paul, MN, April 18, 1998.
12.	T. M. Halverson and T. D. Varberg, “Molecular Collisions,” American Mathematical Society 104th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, January 7–10, 1998.
11.	T. M. Halverson and T. D. Varberg, “Molecular Vibrations and Symmetry in Linear Algebra,” American Mathematical Society 104^t^h Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, January 7–10, 1998.
10.	J. C. Roberts* and T. D. Varberg, “Using Laser Spectroscopy to Identify the Rotational Energy Levels of Cadmium Hydride and Deuteride,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, November 14–16, 1997.
9.	R. Casaes* and T. D. Varberg, “Setting Up a Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory Interfaced with LabVIEW,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, November 10–12, 1995.
8.	F. A. Tezcan, T. D. Varberg, F. Stroh and K. M. Evenson, “Tunable Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of ZnH and ZnD in Their Ground Vibrational States,” Pew Undergraduate Research Symposium*, St. Louis, MO, October 14–16, 1994.
7.	F. Stroh, T. D. Varberg and K. M. Evenson, “Accurate Far-Infrared Frequencies for Pure Rotational and Fine-Structure Transitions in the ²P Electronic Ground State of Nitric Oxide, NO,” 49th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–17, 1994.
6.	R. J. Low, T. D. Varberg, J. P. Connelly, A. R. Auty, B. J. Howard and J. M. Brown, “The Hyperfine Structure of CuCl in Its Ground and Excited Vibrational States Studied by Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy,” 49th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–17, 1994.
5.	R. J. Low, C. J. Whitham, T. D. Varberg and B. J. Howard, “The Microwave Spectrum of the Open-Shell Complex ArNO₂,” 49th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, OH, June 13–17, 1994.
4.	M. Bellini, J. M. Brown, P. De Natale, T. D. Varberg and M. Inguscio, “Far-Infrared Pure Rotational Spectrum of ⁷LiH and Its Isotopomers,” 13th Colloquium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, Riccione, Italy, September 13–17, 1993.
3.	B. J. Howard, R. J. Low, T. D. Varberg and C. J. Whitham, “Microwave Spectra of the Open Shell ArNO₂ Complex,” 13th Colloquium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, Riccione, Italy, September 13–17, 1993.
2.	K. V. Chance, T. D. Varberg, K. Park and L. R. Zink, “The Far-Infrared Spectrum of HI,” 13th Colloquium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, Riccione, Italy, September 13–17, 1993.
1.	R. J. Low, T. D. Varberg, B. J. Howard and J. M. Brown, “Pulsed Microwave Spectroscopy of CuCl and CuBr,” Southern Universities Spectroscopy Symposium, Reading, UK, March 31, 1993.

16.	“Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of Transient Species: Interrogating Small Molecules with Long Wavelengths,” Department of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, March 26, 2004.
15.	“Molecular Spectroscopy in the Far-Infrared Region: Probing Small Molecules with Long Wavelengths,” Pensacola (FL) Section of the American Chemistry Society, March 30, 1999.
14.	“Molecular Spectroscopy in the Far-Infrared Region: Probing Small Molecules with Long Wavelengths,” Department of Chemistry, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, March 17, 1999.
13.	“Group Theory and Molecular Vibrations” [joint with Tom Halverson], Chemistry and Mathematics/Computer Science Departments, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, April 28, 1998.
12.	“Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of Cadmium Hydride and Zinc Hydride: What Do the Hyperfine Interactions Tell Us?” National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, June 6, 1997.
11.	“Interrogating Small Molecules with Long Wavelengths: Microwave and Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of Transient Species,” Department of Chemistry, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, February 9, 1996.
10.	“Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Small Molecules and Ions,” Department of Chemistry, University of Ulm, Germany, June 16, 1995.
9.	“Life in Oxford Between 6 and 18 GHz: Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of Small Molecules,” Department of Chemistry, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, December 8, 1993.
8.	“Life in Oxford Between 6 and 18 GHz: Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of Small Molecules,” National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, July 23, 1993.
7.	“Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules and Ions,” European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LENS), Florence, Italy, April 21, 1993.
6.	“Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules and Ions,” Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, February 11, 1993.
5.	“Far-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules and Ions,” Institute for Applied Physics, University of Bonn, Germany, September 22, 1992.
4.	“Laser Spectroscopy of MnH: Hyperfine Interactions,” Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, March 20, 1991.
3.	“Laser Spectroscopy of MnH: Hyperfine Interactions,” National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, December 4, 1990.
2.	“Laser Spectroscopy of Transition Metal Monohydrides: Some Recent Results for CoH,” Institute for Physics, University of Stockholm, Sweden, June, 1988.
1.	“A Proposed Mechanism for the Cool Flame Phenomenon in Saturated Hydrocarbons,” 3M Research Laboratories, St. Paul, MN, January, 1984.

$ 50,000	American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund to support my sabbatical at the University of Sydney, Australia in the area of astrochemistry	2007–2008
$ 220,758	National Science Foundation Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) to support my research program in optical and far-infrared spectroscopy	2005–2008
$ 147,537	National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Co-PIs: Karl Wirth, Jim Doyle, Joe Rife and Ray Rogers to purchase a new x-ray diffractometer	2005–2006
$ 258,871	National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) to purchase a DPSS-pumped Ti:dye ring laser system (Coherent 899-29)	2002–2005
$ 60,000	Dreyfus Foundation Henry Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Award to support my program of research and teaching	1998–2003
$ 22,538	National Science Foundation Instrumentation for Laboratory Instruction (ILI) Co-PIs: Karl Wirth and Jim Doyle to purchase an upgrade to our x-ray diffractometer	1996–1998
$ 20,000	American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund to support my research program	1995–1998
$ 52,000	Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award underwritten by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to support my research program	1994–1996

Student	Graduate School Attended	Place of Employment	Area of Specialty
Akif Tezcan (’95)	Caltech, Ph.D. ('01)	Asst. Prof. of Chemistry UC–San Diego	Biochemistry
Jennifer Giaccai (’95)	Johns Hopkins, M.S. ('98)	Smithsonian Institution	Materials science
Raphael Casaes (’96)	UC–Berkeley, Ph.D. ('03)	Lam Research	Physical chemistry
John Roberts ('98)	U of Minnesota, Ph.D. ('07)	AstraZeneca	Pharmaceuticals
Kai Tuominen ('98)	U of Minnesota, M.D. ('03)		Medicine
Justin Johnson (’99)	UC–Berkeley, Ph.D. ('04)	Postdoctoral Fellow National Renewal Energy Lab	Physical chemistry
Katie Kong ('00)	U of Washington, Ph.D.		Finance
Melissa Kelly ('00)	Caltech, M.S. ('03)	Veterinary school	Chemical physics
Alex Plionis ('02)	U of Texas, Ph. D. ('07)	Los Alamos National Laboratory	Nuclear engineering
Leah Appelhans ('02)	Yale, Ph.D.		Organometallic chemistry
John Froehlich ('03)	UC-Davis, Ph.D.		Analytical chemistry
David Ron ('03)		Civil engineering firm, San Francisco	Civil engineering
Jonathan Scheff ('03)		Teaching English in Japan
Will Ames ('04)	U of Iowa, Ph.D.		Physical chemistry
Melanie Roberts ('05)	U of Colorado, Ph.D.		Physical chemistry
Guillermo Alfonzo ('05)	U of Minnesota, Ph.D.		Chemical engineering
Kara Manke ('07)	MIT, Ph.D.		Physical chemistry
Tyson Vervoort ('07)
Ben Knurr ('09)
Elissa Butler ('10)