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Associate Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry - Tenure-Track Faculty
432 Rieveschl Hall
513-556-0148
bill.connick@uc.edu
http://www.che.uc.edu/connick_group/website/index.htm

Professional Summary

Bill Connick is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati.  He is a physical-inorganic chemist with research interests in inorganic photochemistry, catalysis, and chemical sensing.  After earning his undergraduate degree from Williams College in 1988, he studied for two years at the University of Cambridge where he obtained a M.A. degree in chemistry.  He began his work in inorganic chemistry investigating the spectroscopy, photophysics, and photochemistry of platinum(II) diimine complexes with Professor Harry Gray at the California Institute of Technology.  After earning his Ph.D. in 1997, he took a postdoctoral appointment in the laboratory of Professor Rich Eisenberg at the University of Rochester, where he synthesized and characterized metal complexes for studies of photoinduced electron-transfer reactions.  In 1998, he joined the faculty at the University of Cincinnati.  He studies light-to-chemical energy conversion and the mechanisms of vapochromic response in new materials.  He has received a Beckman Young Investigator Award (2001-2004) from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2002-2007) for his research focused on engineering metal complexes for photoinduced two-electron transfer.

Education

PhD, California Institute of Technology, Chemistry, 1997.

M.A., University of Cambridge, 1992 (Chemistry).

B.A., Williams College, 1988 (Chemistry and Physics).

Research Interests

• Electron Transfer Reactions
• Inorganic Photochemistry
• Photophysics and Spectroscopy of Inorganic Metal Complexes
• Chemical Sensing
• Catalysis
• Vapochromism
• Solar Energy
• Molecular Photo-Mechanics

Research Support

Engineering Metal Complexes for Photoinduced Two-Electron Transfer, Beckman Young Investigator Award, sponsored by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. $ 240,000. Funded 09-2001 to 09-2004.

NSF CAREER Award, Studies of Two-Electron Photo-Reagents, National Science Foundation. $ 525,000. Funded 07-2002 to 07-2007.

OBR Action Fund, Studies of Two-Electron Photo-Reagents, Ohio Board of Regents, 50% UC match. $ 124,110. Funded 07-2002 to 07-2004.

(Co-PI) NSF Major Research Instrumentation Grant, Acquisition of a CCD X ray Diffractometer for Chemical Crystallography Research and Education, National Science Foundation. $ 216,000. Funded 09-2002 to 08-2005.

NSF REU Supplement to CHE-0338418, Supplement to CAREER: Studies of Two-Electron Photo-Reagents, National Science Foundation. $ 3,700. Funded 06-2003 to 06-2004.

ACS Project SEED Grant, Synthesis of Ligands for Two-Electron Reagents, $500 match provided by PI, American Chemical Society. $ 1,750. Funded 06-2003 to 08-2003.

ACS Project SEED Grant, Four local high school students participating in summer research at UC, $2,575 match provided by PI and co-PI’s, American Chemical Society. $ 9,500. Funded 06-2004 to 08-2004.

ACS Project SEED Grant, 5 local high school students participating in summer research at UC, $1,875 match provided by co-PI’s, American Chemical Society. $11,700. Funded 06-2005 to 08-2005.

Sustainable Environmental Nanotechnologies: Fundamentals, Applications, and Implications, University of Cincinnati Center for Sustainable Urban Engineering Seed Grant. $20,000. Funded 07-2007 to 07-2008.

Nanostructured Metal Oxide Based Catalysts for Hydrogen Production from Renewable Sources, University of Cincinnati College of Engineering – Emerging Energy Systems Seed Grant. ~$20,000. Funded 01-2008 to 01-2009.

Peer Reviewed Publications

H. Jude, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick. "A Two-Electron Platinum Reagent". J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003), 125, 3446-3447.

H. Jude, G. T. Carroll, W. B. Connick. "Two-Electron Platinum Reagents". ChemTracts: Inorg. Chem. (2003), 16, 13-22.

T. W. Green, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick. "bis(1,4,7-trithiacyclononane-S,S',S")-iron(II) bisperchlorate". Acta Crystallogr. Section E (2003), 59, m953-m954.

H. Jude, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick. "Tuning the Electronic Structures of Platinum(II) Complexes with a Cyclometallating Aryldiamine Ligand". Inorg. Chem. (2004), 43, 725-733.

PJ Ball, T. R. Shtoyko, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. J. Oldham, W. B. Connick. "Binuclear Rhenium(I) Complexes with Bridging [2.2]Paracyclophane-Diimine Ligands: Probing Electronic Coupling Through pi-pi Interactions". Inorg. Chem. (2004), 43, 622-632.

L. J. Grove, J. M. Rennekamp, H. Jude, W. B. Connick. "A New Class of Platinum(II) Vapochromic Salts". J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2004), 126, 1594-1595.

S. A. Willison, H. Jude, R. M. Antonelli, J. M. Rennekamp, N. A. Eckert, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick. "A Luminescent Platinum(II) 2,6-bis(N-pyrazolyl)pyridine Complex". Inorg. Chem. (2004), 43, 2548-2555.

H. Jude, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick. "Luminescent Platinum(II) Dimers with a Cyclometallating Aryldiamine Ligand". Inorg. Chem (2005), 44, 1211-1220.

T. W. Green, R. Lieberman, N. Mitchell, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick. "Intramolecular Metal.Sulfur Interactions of Platinum(II) 1,4,7-Trithiacyclononane Complexes with Bipyridyl Ligands: the Relationship Between Molecular and Electronic Structures". Inorg. Chem. (2005), 44, 1955-1965.

S. Tastan, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick. "Synthesis, Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of Palladium(II) Complexes with Tridentate Piperidyl-Containing Pincer Ligands". Inorg. Chim. Acta (2006), 359, 1889-1898.

J. J. Stace, K. D. Lambert, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick. "Rhodium Dimers with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-diisocyano Bridging ligands". Inorg. Chem. (2006), 45, 9123-9131.

S. N. Collins, J. A. Krause, M. Regis, P. J. Ball, W. B. Connick. "Self-assembly of a one-dimensional iron(II) coordination polymer with p-phenylenebis(picolinaldimine)". Acta Cryst. (2007), C63, m528-m530.

S. N. Collins, S. Taylor, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick. "2,6-Bis(azaindole)pyridine: eeactivity with iron(III) and copper(II) Salts". Acta Cryst. (2007), C63, m436-m439.

E. J. Rivera, C. Figueroa, J. L. Colón, L. J. Grove, W. B. Connick. "Room-Temperature Emission from Platinum (II) Complexes Intercalated into Zirconium Phosphate Layered Materials". Inorg. Chem. (2007), 46, 8569-8576.

L. J. Grove, A. G. Oliver, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick. "Structure of a Crystalline Vapochromic Platinum(II) Salt". Inorg. Chem. (2007), 47, 1408-1410.

S. Willison, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick. "Platinum(II) Molecular Triangle with a Deep Intramolecular Cavity". Inorg. Chem. (2007), 47, 1258-1260.

Book Chapters

H. Jude, W. B. Connick. "A Two-Electron Platinum Reagent". In Energy, Simulation-Training, Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation: Research Papers of the Link Foun; B. J. Thompson, Ed(s); University of Rochester Press, (2003).

Reviews

W. B. Connick. J. Am. Chem. Soc.Review of 130, 2305: Book Review of Vol. 123 of Structure and Bonding, "Photofunctional Transition Metal Complexes." 2008.

Invited Presentations

(02/26/2003). Designing Photo-Active Two-Electron Reagents. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

(02/28/2003). Designing Photo-Active Two-Electron Reagents. University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

(03/25/2003). Two-Electron Platinum Reagents. American Chemical Society 225th National Meeting at the Award Symposium for Rich Eisenberg and Bill Jones, New Orleans, LA.

(04/28/2003). Designing Two-Electron Photo-Reagents. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.

(05/02/2003). Building a Better Electron-Transfer Photo-Reagent. Williams College, Williamstown, MA.

(05/12/2003). Designing Photoactive Two-Electron Reagents. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.

(05/14/2003). Designing Photoactive Two-Electron Reagents. University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

(10/13/2003). Two-Electron Platinum Reagents. Columbia University, New York, NY.

(10/14/2003). Two-Electron Platinum Reagents. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

(11/03/2003). Two-Electron Platinum Photo-Reagents. University of Houston, Houston, TX.

(01/02/2004). Photophysics and Two-Electron Reactivity of Platinum(II) Polypyridyl Complexes. Winter Inter-American Photochemical Society Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

(02/06/2004). Designing Two-Electron Platinum Photo-Reagents. St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO.

(03/05/2004). Building a Better Electron-Transfer Photo-Reagent. College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH.

(05/15/2004). From Two-Electron Reagents to Vapochromic Compounds. Third Annual Ohio Photoscience Meeting, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.

(08/28/2004). Engineering Metal Complexes for Photoinduced Multielectron Transfer. Beckman Young Investigators 2004 Thirteenth Annual Symposium, Irvine, CA.

(10/01/2004). Elucidating the Photophysics of Platinum(II) Diimine Complexes: the Self-Quenching Story. 60th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society at the Optoelectronic Properties of Transition Metal Complexes in Honor of Dr. John Fackler, Ft. Worth, TX.

(11/02/2004). Self-Quenching Reactivity of Platinum(II) Diimine Complexes. American Chemical Society's Northeast Regional Meeting, Rochester, NY.

(05/31/2005). Outer-Sphere Two-Electron Platinum Reagents. 88th Canadian Chemical Conference, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

(03/13/2005). Two-electron platinum reagents. American Chemical Society 229th National Meeting at the Frontiers in Inorganic Spectroscopy and Photochemistry Symposium in Honor of Dr. Vinny Miskowski, San Diego, CA.

(03/04/2005). The Energy Problem and the Road to Two-Electron Photo-Reagents. University of Dayton

(07/06/2005). Spectroscopy and Reactivity of Two-Electron Platinum Reagents. 16th International Symposium on Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds, Pacific Grove, CA.

(09/23/2005). Two-Electron Photoreagents. University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

(06/28/2006). Vapochromic Salts of Platinum(II) Complexes. 61st Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Reno, NV.

(07/27/2006). Vapochromic Properties of Simple Salts of Platinum(II) Complexes. 48th Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, Breckenridge, CO.

(09/10/2006). Cooperative outer-sphere two-electron transfer reagents. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

(09/20/2006). The Energy Problem and Two-Electron Reagents. Norhern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY.

(10-2006). Cooperative Outer-Sphere Two-Electron Transfer Reagents. 62nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Houston, TX.

(10/22/2006). Cooperative Outer-Sphere Two-Electron Transfer Reagents. 62nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Houston, TX.

(11/08/2006). Cooperative Outer-Sphere Two-Electron Transfer Reagents and Some Interesting Things Found Along the Way. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.

(01/31/2007). Two-Electron Reagents for Light-to-Chemical Energy Conversion. Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN.

(04/26/2007). Designing Outer-Sphere Cooperative Two-Electron Reagents. University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

(05/23/2007). Luminescent Platinum Polypyridyl Complexes. 39th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Covington, KY.

(05/04/2007). Designing Outer-Sphere Cooperative Two-Electron Reagents. Wright State University, Dayton, OH.

(07/13/2007). Sustainable Environmental Nanotechnologies: Fundamentals, Applications and Implications. UC Center for Sustainable Urban Engineering Kickoff Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.

(08/23/2007). Designing Outer-Sphere Cooperative Two-Electron Reagents. Shepherd Chemical Co., Cincinnati, OH.

Poster Presentations

W. B. Connick, P. J. Ball, A. Staniszewski, W. L. Fleeman, J. K. Krause Bauer (03-2003). What we have learned about the self-quenching reactivity of platinum(II) diimine complexes. American Chemical Society 229th National Meeting, San Diego, CA.

S. A. Willison, H. Jude, W. B. Connick (03/07/2003). Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum(II) Complexes with mer-Coordinating Tridentate Ligands. 4th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

T. W. Green, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (03/07/2003). Tuning the Electronic Structures of Dimeric Platinum(II) Diimine Complexes. 4th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

H. Jude, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (03/07/2003). Engineering Platinum Complexes for Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion. 4th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

J. L. Ellis, H. Jude, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (03/07/2003). “Synthesis and Characterization of Two-Electron Platinum Reagents. 4th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

L. J. Grove, J. M. Rennekamp, W. B. Connick (03/07/2003). A New Vapochromic Platinum(II) Complex. 4th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

J. J. Stace, K. D. Lambert, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (03/07/2003). Synthesis and Characterization of Rhodium Dimers and Studies of a New Photochromic System. 4th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

S. Tastan, H. Jude, W. B.Connick (03/07/2003). Designing Palladium Two-Electron Transfer Reagents. 4th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

PJ Ball, A. Staniszewski, W. B. Connick (03/07/2003). An Investigation of Energy-Transfer Reactions of a Platinum(II) Diimine Dithiolate Chromophore. 4th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Tastan, W. B. Connick (03/12/2003). Two-Electron Transfer Reagents. 5th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

W. L. Fleeman, PJ Ball, W. B. Connick (04-2003). The Formation of Excimers and Exciplexes by Platinum(II) Diimine Complexes. 31st Annual Meeting of the Professional Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Indianapolis, Indiana.

L. J. Grove, J. M. Rennekamp, H. Jude, W. B. Connick (08-2003). A New Class of Platinum(II) Vapochromic Salts. Twelfth Annual Beckman Young Investigators Symposium, Newport, CA.

PJ Ball, T. Rarog, W. J Oldham Jr., J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (09-2003). Synthesis and characterization of a binuclear rhenium(I) complex bridged by a [2.2]paracyclophane-diimine ligand. American Chemical Society 226th National Meeting, New York City, NY.

L. J. Grove, J. M. Rennekamp, W. B. Connick (09-2003). A new vapochromic platinum salt. American Chemical Society 226th National Meeting, New York City, NY.

PJ Ball, A. Staniszewski, W. B. Connick (09-2003). Energy-transfer reactions of a platinum(II) diimine dithiolate complex. American Chemical Society 226th National Meeting, , New York City, NY.

S. A. Willison, H. Jude, J. M. Rennekamp, R. M. Antonelli, S. Shori, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (09-2003). Synthesis and electronic structures of platinum(II) complexes with bis-N-pyrazolyl pyridine ligands. American Chemical Society 226th National Meeting, New York City, NY.

T. W. Green, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (09-2003). Platinum(II) diimine complexes containing 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane (ttcn) as a facially-coordinating ligand. American Chemical Society 226th National Meeting, New York City, NY.

T. W. Green, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (09-2003). Platinum diimine complexes with potentially facially-coordinating ligands. American Chemical Society 226th National Meeting, New York City, NY.

PJ Ball, A. Staniszewski, W. B. Connick (10-2003). Energy-Transfer Reactions of an Excited Platinum(II) Diimine Dithiolate Chromophore. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio.

J. L. Ellis, H. Jude, W. B. Connick (10-2003). Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum(II) Complexes with Two Potentially mer-Coordinating Tridentate Ligands. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio.

T. W. Green, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10-2003). Platinum(II) Diimine Complexes Containing 1,4,7-Trithiacyclononane (ttcn) as a Facially Coordinating Ligand. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio.

L. J. Grove, J. M. Rennekamp, H. Jude, W. B. Connick (10-2003). A New Vapochromic System. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio.

J. J. Stace, K. D. Lambert, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10-2003). Studies of a Dimeric Rhodium Photochromic System. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio.

S. Tastan, H. Jude, W. B. Connick (10-2003). Synthesis and Characterization of Reagents for Two-Electron Transfer. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio.

S. A. Willison, H. Jude, J. M. Rennekamp, R. M. Antonelli, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10-2003). Spectroscopic Studies of Luminescent Platinum(II) Complexes with bis-N-pyrazolyl-pyridine Ligands. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Hershel Jude, W. B. Connick (10/02/2003). Synthesis and Characterization of Two-Electron Platinum Reagents. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, Washington.

H. Jude, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10/10/2003). Two-Electron Platinum Reagents. University of Cincinnati Department of Chemistry Industrial Affiliates Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio.

PJ Ball, W. B. Connick (11-2003). Investigation of the energy-transfer reactions of a platinum(II) diimine dithiolate chromophore. The Fourth Ohio Inorganic Weekend 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio.

J. J. Stace, W. B. Connick (11-2003). Studies of a dimeric rhodium photochromic system. The Fourth Ohio Inorganic Weekend 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio.

L. J. Grove, W. B. Connick (11-2003). A new vapochromic platinum(II) system. The Fourth Ohio Inorganic Weekend 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio.

S. Tastan, W. B. Connick (11-2003). Platinum and palladium reagents for two-electron transfer. The Fourth Ohio Inorganic Weekend 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio.

T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (11-2003). Platinum(II) diimine complexes containing 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane (ttcn) as a facially-coordinating ligand. The Fourth Ohio Inorganic Weekend 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio.

H. Jude, W. B. Connick (11-2003). Two-Electron Platinum Reagents. The Fourth Ohio Inorganic Weekend 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio.

W. B. Connick, J. J. Stace (11-2003). Studies of a novel rhodium dimeric photochromic system. The Fourth Ohio Inorganic Weekend 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio.

PJ Ball, W. B. Connick (11/22/2003). Binuclear rhenium complexes with bridging [2.2]Paracyclophane ligands: Probing electronic coupling through -stacks. The Fourth Ohio Inorganic Weekend 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio.

J. L. Ellis, H. Jude, M. Vamos, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (2004). Synthesis and characterization of two-electron platinum reagents: Complexes with two potentially mer-coordinating tridentate ligands. 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

S. Tastan, H. Jude, W. B. Connick (2004). Synthesis and characterization of reagents for two-electron transfer. The 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

L. J. Grove, J. M. Rennekamp, H. Jude, W. B. Connick (2004). Tuning the response of a new class of vapochromic platinum(II) salts. 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

W. B. Connick, H. Jude (02/02/2004). Synthesis and characterization of two-electron platinum reagents. Ph.D. Open Defense, University of Cincinnati.

T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (02/06/2004). Synthesis, Structure and Spectroscopy of Platinum Diimine Complexes With Potentially Facially-Coordinating Ligands. Pennsylvania State University at Altoona, Altoona, PA.

T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (02/20/2004). Synthesis, Structure and Spectroscopy of Platinum Diimine Complexes With Potentially Facially-Coordinating Ligands. University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX.

S. Chatterjee, W. B. Connick (03/12/2004). Designing a Four-Electron Platinum Reagent. 5th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

PJ Ball, W. B. Connick (03/12/2004). Photophysical Investigations of a Platinum(II) Complex. 5th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

J. L. Ellis, W. B. Connick (03/12/2004). Synthesis and Characterization of Two-Electron Platinum Reagents: Complexes with two potentially mer-coordinating tridentate ligands. 5th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

J. J. Stace, W. B. Connick (03/12/2004). A Rhodium Photochromic System. 5th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

S. A. Willison, W. B. Connick (03/12/2004). A Reversible Molecular ‘Magic Marker:’ Disappearing and Reappearing ‘Ink’ on a Latex Polymer Surface. 5th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

L. J. Grove, J. M. Rennekamp, H. Jude, W. B. Connick (03/12/2004). Tuning the Response of Vapochromic Platinum(II) Salts. 5th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (03/19/2004). Synthesis, Structure and Spectroscopy of Platinum Diimine Complexes With Potentially Facially-Coordinating Ligands. St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA.

T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (03/24/2004). Synthesis, Structure and Spectroscopy of Platinum Diimine Complexes With Potentially Facially-Coordinating Ligands. University of Tampa, Tampa, FL.

T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (04/19/2004). Synthesis, Structure and Spectroscopy of Platinum Diimine Complexes With Potentially Facially-Coordinating Ligands. Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY.

L. J. Grove, J. M. Rennekamp, H. Jude, W. B. Connick (05-2004). Spectroscopic Studies of a New Class of Vapochromic Platinum(II) Salts. 3rd Annual Ohio Photoscience Meeting, Bowling Green, OH.

J. J. Stace, K. D. Lambert J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (05-2004). Studies of a Dimeric Rhodium Photochromic System. 3rd Annual Ohio Photoscience Meeting, Bowling Green, OH.

PJ Ball, A. Staniszewski, Wendi L. Fleeman, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (05-2004). Self-Quenching and Energy-Transfer Reactions of an Excited Platinum(II) Diimine Dithiolate Chromophore. 3rd Annual Ohio Photoscience Meeting, Bowling Green, OH.

PJ Ball, A. Staniszewski, Wendi L. Fleeman, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (08-2004). Self-Quenching and energy-transfer reactions of an excited platinum(II) diimine dithiolate chromophore. 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA.

J. J. Stace, K. D. Lambert, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (08-2004). Oxidative addition studies as a first step toward understanding a photochromic rhodium system. 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA.

L. J. Grove, J. R. Stallo, W. B. Connick (08-2004). Spectroscopic Studies of Vapochromic Cationic Platinum Complexes. 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA.

PJ Ball, A. Staniszewski, Wendi L. Fleeman, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10/15/2004). Self-Quenching and Energy-Transfer Reactions of an Excited Platinum(II) Diimine Dithiolate Chromophore. University of Cincinnati Department of Chemistry Research Associates Program, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Willison, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10/15/2004). Novel Platinum(II) 2,6-bis(pyrazolyl)phenyl Complexes Displaying Intriguing Properties with Latex. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

J. L. Ellis, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10/15/2004). Engineering Photoluminescent Two-Electron Platinum Complexes with mer-Coordinating Tridentate Polypyridyl Ligands. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Chatterjee, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10/15/2004). Investigation of New Ligand Motifs for Two-Electron Platinum Complexes. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

L. J. Grove, J. R. Stallo, W. B. Connick (10/15/2004). Vapochromic Response Tuning of Platinum(II) Salts. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Tastan, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10/15/2004). Synthesis and Characterization of Reagents for Two-Electron Transfer. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

J. J. Stace, K. D. Lambert, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10/15/2004). Studies of a Dimeric Rhodium Photochromic System. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

PJ Ball, W. Fleeman, A. Staniszewski, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (11-2004). Self-Quenching and Energy-Transfer Reactivity of an Excited Platinum(II) Diimine Dithiolate Chromophore. 5th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Akron, OH.

S. Chatterjee, W. B. Connick (11-2004). Designing Two-Electron Reagents with Potential Bidentate Ligands. 5th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Akron, OH.

S. Tastan, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (11-2004). Two-Electron Transfer Reagents. 5th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Akron, OH.

S. Willison, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (11-2004). An Intriguing Discovery Involving Novel Platinum(II) 2,6-bis(pyrazolyl)phenyl Complexes and Latex Surfaces. 5th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Akron, OH.

L. J. Grove, J. R. Stallo, W. B. Connick (11-2004). Tuning Vapochromic Platinum Salts. 5th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Akron, OH.

L. J. Grove, J. R. Stallo, J. A. Krause Bauer, A. G. Oliver, F. J. Hollander, W. B. Connick (2005). New Platinum Complexes that Exhibit Fluid Solution Luminescence. 230th National Meeting of the ACS, Washington, DC.

L. J. Grove, S. Bencic-Nagale, J. R. Stallo, D. R. Walt, A. G. Oliver, F. J. Hollander, W. B. Connick (2005). The Application of Vapochromic Platinum(II) salts with a tridentate Benzimidazole-Pyridine Ligand in Chemical Sensing. 230th National Meeting of the ACS, Washington, DC.

S. Chatterjee, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (2005). Influence of Dangling Nucleophiles on the Electronic Properties of Platinum(II) Diimine complexes. 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC.

S. A. Willison, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (2005). The Spectroscopic and Sensing Properties of Platinum(II) Complexes with Phenyl-Pyrazolyl Ligands. 230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC.

L. G. Grove, J. R. Stallo, W. B. Connick (02/10/2005). Chemical Sensing with Vapochromic Platinum Complexes. Meeting of the Indiana-Kentucky Border Local Section of the ACS, .

L. J. Grove, J. R. Stallo, W. B. Connick (02/10/2005). Graduate School: What I Do and Why it was Right for Me. University of Southern Indiana, .

T. W. Green, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (03-2005). Platinum(II) bipyridyl complexes with bis(pyrazol-1-yl)methane (Bpm) and tris(pyrazol-1-yl)methane (Tpm). 229th ACS National Meeting of the ACS, San Diego, CA.

S. A. Willison, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (03-2005). Novel platinum(II) complexes with pyrazolyl donor ligands. 229th ACS National Meeting of the ACS, San Diego, CA.

S. A. Willison, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (03-2005). A “magic marker” platinum(II) system: a reversible reaction with a latex surface. 229th ACS National Meeting of the ACS, San Diego, CA.

L. J. Grove, S. Bencic-Nagle, J. R. Stallo, D. R. Walt, W. B. Connick (03/04/2005). New Materials for Chemical Sensing. 6th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship F, University of Cincinnati.

S. Chatterjee, W. B. Connick (03/04/2005). Designing Two-Electron Platinum Complexes With Different Ligand Motifs. 6th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Tastan, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (03/04/2005). Platinum and palladium terpyridyl complexes as two-electron reagents. 6th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

S. A. Willison, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (03/04/2005). A Molecular “Magic Marker” with Potential for Chemical Sensing. 6th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

S. A. Willison, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (08-2005). Platinum(II) Complexes with Phenyl-Pyrazolyl Ligands: Molecular Triangles and Chemical Sensing. 230th National ACS Meeting, Washington D.C..

S. Chatterjee, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (10/14/2005). Platinum(II) Complexes with Dangling Nucleophilic Arms. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

S. A. Willison, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (10/14/2005). A Novel Platinum(II) Molecular Triangle with Phenyl-Pyrazolyl Ligands: Applications Towards Chemical Sensing. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

A. Shiveley, P. J. Ball, P. McLendon, W. B. Connick (10/14/2005). Fluid Solution Photophysics of Platinum (II) Diimine Complexes. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, .

. S. Chatterjee, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (11-2005). Platinum(II) Diimine Complexes with Dangling Piperidyl Groups : Towards Designing a Two-Electron Reagent. 6th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Gambier, OH.

S. Chatterjee, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (11-2005). Influence of Dangling Thioether Groups on the Electron-Transfer Reactivity of Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes. 6th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Gambier, OH.

L. J. Grove, S. Bencic-Nagale, J. R. Stallo, D. R. Walt, A. G. Oliver, F. J. Hollander, W. B. Connick (11-2005). The Application of Vapochromic Platinum(II) Salts with a Tridentate Benzimidazole-Pyridine Ligand in Chemical Sensing. 6th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Kenyon.

S. Tastan, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (11-2005). “Pt(II) two-electron transfer reagents with two mer- coordinating ligands. 6th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Kenyon.

Shiveley, A., Fleeman, Wendi, Ball, P.J., McLendon, P., Connick, W.B. (02-2006). Luminescent Platinum (II) Diimine Complexes. 7th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

S. D. Taylor, Levi J. Grove, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (02-2006). The Synthesis of New Tridentate Pincer Ligands for Two-Electron Reagents. 7th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Chatterjee, B. Yeung, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (02-2006). Two-Electron Reagents with Dangling Thioether Groups. 7th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

R. Muvirimi, S. Tastan, J. A. Krause and W. B. Connick (02-2006). Platinum(II) complexes with modified pincer ligands and substituted 2,2',2"-terpyridine ligands. 7th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Tastan, J. A. Krause Bauer, W. B. Connick (02-2006). Reactivity and Electronic Properties of Palladium(II) Pincer Complexes. 7th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio.

S. Chatterjee, B. Yeung, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (03-2006). Influence of anions on the electron-transfer properties of group 10 metal complexes with dangling thioether groups. 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

M. Regis, P. J. Ball, S. Collins, W. B. Connick (03-2006). Studies in electronic communication: Synthesis and characterization of novel bridging ligands. 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

S. Tastan, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (03-2006). Two-electron platinum reagents. 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

S. Chatterjee, B. Yeung, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (03-2006). Influence of dangling piperidyl groups on the electronic structures of platinum(II) diimine complexes: Toward two-electron reagents. 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

S. Tastan, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (03-2006). Palladium(II) pincer ligand complexes: Their reactivity and electronic properties. 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

E. J. Rivera, L. Rosas, C. Figueroa, J. L. Colon, T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (03-2006). Photophysical and photochemical studies of platinum(II) complexes intercalated into zirconium phosphate. 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

S. Chatterjee, B. Yeung, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (04-2006). Two-Electron Reagents with Dangling Nucleophilic Arms. UC Showcase 2006, Cincinnati, OH.

L. J. Grove, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (04-2006). Vapochromic Compounds for Chemical Sensing. UC Showcase 2006, Cincinnati, OH.

S. A. Willison, J. A. Kruase, W. B. Connick (04-2006). Platinum(II) Complexes with Phenyl-Pyrazolyl Ligands: A New Strategy for Designing Molecular Triangles. UC Showcase 2006, Cincinnati, OH.

R. Muvirimi, S. Tastan, J. A. Krause and W. B. Connick (04-2006). Platinum(II) complexes with modified pincer ligands and substituted 2,2',2"-terpyridine ligands. UC Showcase 2006, Cincinnati, OH.

S. D. Taylor, Levi J. Grove, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (04-2006). The Synthesis of New Tridentate Pincer Ligands for Two-Electron Reagents. UC Showcase 2006, Cincinnati, OH.

S. D. Taylor, Levi J. Grove, W. B. Connick (09-2006). New Pincer Ligands for Two-Electron Reagents. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

S. A. Willison, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (09-2006). Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of novel Platinum(II) aacrocyles with phenyl-pyrazolyl ligands. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

A. Shiveley, P. McLendon, W. B. Connick (09-2006). Fluid solution photophysics of a luminescent platinum (II) diimine complex. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

E. J. Rivera, L. Rosas, C. Figueroa, J. L. Colon, T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (09-2006). Photophysical and photochemical studies of platinum(II) complexes intercalated into zirconium phosphate. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

S. A. Willison, J. K. Krause, W. B. Connick (10-2006). Synthesis of a Molecular Triangle: A Polygon with Depth and Chirality. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

A. Shiveley, P. McLendon, W. B. Connick (10-2006). Fluid Solution Photophysics of a Platinum (II) Diimine Complex. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

R. Muvirimi, S. Tastan, J. A. Krause and W. B. Connick (10-2006). Synthesis and Characterization of Substituted 2,2',2"-Terpyridine Platinum(II) Complexes. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Chatterjee, L. J. Grove, L. Chessey, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (10-2006). Cooperative Two-Electron Platinum and Palladium Reagents with Dangling Nucleophilic Arms. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

S. A. Willison, J. K. Krause, W. B. Connick (10-2006). A Novel Platinum(II) Molecular Triangle with Phenyl-Pyrazolyl Ligands: Applications Towards Chemical Sensing. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

S. D. Taylor, S. Hicks, L. J. Grove, W. B. Connick (10-2006). The Synthesis of New Asymmetric Pt(II) complexes. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Chatterjee, L. J. Grove, L. Chessey, J. A. Krause, T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (11-2006). Cooperative Two-Electron Transfer Reagents of Group 10. 7th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Athens, OH.

S. Chatterjee, L. J. Grove, L. Chessey, J. A. Krause, T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (11-2006). Tuning the Electronic Structures of Two-Electron Reagents of Group 10. 7th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Athens, OH.

Chatterjee, L. J. Grove, S. Tastan, T. W. Green, H.l. Jude, J. A. Krause and W. B. Connick (01-2007). Two-electron Transfer Reagents of Group 10 Metals. Gordon Research Conference on Renewable Energy: Solar Fuels, Ventura, CA.

R. Muvirimi, S. Tastan, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (03-2007). Tuning the redox potentials and reactivities of two-electron platinum reagents using modified pincer ligands. 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL.

S. Chatterjee, L. J. Grove, J. A. Krause,, W. B. Connick (03/02/2007). A New Class of Two-Electron Reagents: Toward the Electrocatalytic Splitting of Water. 8th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

S. D. Taylor, S. Hicks, L. J. Grove, W. B. Connick (03/02/2007). The Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum Complexes with Asymmetric Terpyridine Analogues. 8th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

R. Muvirimi, J. A. Krause and W. B. Connick (03/02/2007). Designing Platinum(II) complexes with modified pincer ligands. 8th Annual University of Cincinnati Graduate Research/Scholarship Forum, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Chatterjeee, L. J. Grove, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (04/23/2007). Adventures with Cooperative Two-Electron Reagents: From Photovoltaics To the Splitting of Water. University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio - Inaugural Meeting, Columbus, OH.

A. Shiveley, W. B. Connick (05-2007). Self-Quenching Study of a Luminescent Platinum(II) Diimine Complex. 39th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Covington, KY.

S. Chatterjee, L. J. Grove, T. W. Greeen, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (05-2007). Two-Electron Redox Chemistry of Lower Transition Metal Complexes of Group 10. 39th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Covington, KY.

S. A. Willison, J. A. Krause, Connick, W.B (05-2007). Designing Polygons with Depth and Chirality. 39th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Covington, KY.

S. D. Taylor, W. B. Connick (05-2007). Synthesis and Characterization of New Tpy Analogues and their Pt(II) Complexes. 39th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Covington, KY.

R. Muvirimi, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (05-2007). Redox potentials and reactivities of two-electron platinum reagents with modified pincer ligands. 339th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Covington, KY.

A. J. Zoelle, A. Shiveley, W. B. Connick (08/17/2007). Spectroscopic Studies of a Luminescent Platinum(II) Diimine Complex at 77K. University of Cincinnati REU Poster Session, .

A. Shiveley, W. B. Connick (10-2007). Self-Quenching Study of a Luminescent Platinum(II) Diimine Complex. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

M. Federle, S. Chattterjee, W. B. Connick (10-2007). Designing Two-Electron Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar-Cells. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

S. D. Taylor, W. B. Connick (10-2007). The Synthesis and Characterization of New Terpyridine Analogues and their Pt(II) Complexes. Cincinnati Section ACS Meeting Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

R. Muvirimi, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (10-2007). Redox potentials and reactivities of two-electron platinum reagents with modified pincer ligands. Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

S. Chatterjee, L. J. Grove, T. W. Green, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (10/19/2007). Two-Electron Redox Chemistry of Lower Transition Metal Complexes of Group 10: Toward Small Molecule Activation. University of Cincinnati Industrial Affiliates Program, Oesper Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

E. J. Rivera, C. Barbosa, R. Torres, J. L. Colón, T. W. Green, W. B. Connick (10/20/2007). Chemosensing Applications of Pt(II)dimer-ZrP. Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Division of the AAAS, Bayam, Puerto Rico.

S. Chatterjee, L. J. Grove, T. W. Green, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (11-2007). Cooperative Two-Electron Transfer Reagents. 8th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Oxford, OH.

S. Chatterjee, L. J. Grove, T. W. Green, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (11-2007). Cooperative Two-Electron Transfer Reagents. 8th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Oxford, OH.

A. Shiveley, W. B. Connick (11-2007). Self-quenching of a luminescent platinum(II) diimine complex. 8th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Oxford, OH.

R. Muvirimi, J. A. Krause, W. B. Connick (11-2007). The electron-transfer chemistry of two-electron platinum reagents with modified pincer ligands. 8th Annual Ohio Inorganic Meeting, Oxford, OH.

Events Organized

The Fourth Ohio Inorganic Weekend 2003 (11-2003), University of Cincinnati.

Special session of the 39th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society entitled Illuminating Molecules (05/20/2007 to 05/23/2007), Covington, KY.