Professor Gregory Ferrence
Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Office
Science Laboratory Building - SLB 305
Office Hours
Mon. & Tues. 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Office Phone
Email
Website
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
110.001Fundamentals Of Chemistry
140.001General Chemistry I
141.007General Chemistry II
299.007Independent Honor Study In Chemistry
499.007Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
290.007Research in Chemistry
490.007Research In Chemistry
Research Interests & Areas
X-ray crystallography, metal-organic chemistry, chemical education, f-element chemistry.
Other organoactinide chemistry
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM
Other organolanthanide chemistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Ph D Inorganic Chemistry
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
BS Chemistry
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
Distinguished Service Award
Illinois Heartland Local Section of the American Chemical Society
2017
ACS Fellow (for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the Society)
American Chemical Society
2016
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
Royal Society of Chemistry
2014
FY 2014 Outstanding College Service Award
College of Arts and Sciences
2013
Impact Award
ISU University College
2013
2009 Chemist of the Year
Illinois Heartland Local Section of the American Chemical Society
2010
John A. Dossey Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Tenured Faculty Member
Illinois State University College of Arts and Sciences
2010
One Million Dollar Club
Illinois State University
2009
Outstanding University Teacher
Illinois State University
2008
College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding College Teacher
Illinois State University
2007
Journal Article
Ferrence, G., Tovee, C., Holgate, S., Johnson, N., Lightfoot, M., Nowakowska-Orzechowska, K., & Ward, S. CSD Communications of the Cambridge Structural Database. IUCrJ 10 (2023): 6-15.
Amason, E., Rajabimoghadam, K., Baughman, N., Ghareeb, C., Bourgeois, S., Channita, K., Manacsa, G., Popp, B., Garcia-Bosch, I., Ferrence, G., & Joslin, E. Synthesis and reactivity of ampy-based ruthenium(II) catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of ketones. Organometallics 41.6 (2022): 686-697.
Bosch, E., Ferrence, G., Powell, C., Unruh, D., Krueger, H., & Groeneman, R. Cooperative non-covalent interactions and synthetic feed as driving forces to structural diversity within organic co-crystals containing isosteric perhalobenzenes. CrystEngComm 24 (2022): 3841-3845.
Powell, C., Ferrence, G., Bosch, E., & Groeneman, R. Engineering solid-state photoreactivity within silver(I) organosulfonate complexes containing an ester-functionalized reactant molecule. Journal of Coordination Chemistry 75.11-14 (2022): 1596-1605.
Witte, J., Service, J., Addo, M., Semakieh, B., Collins, E., Sams, C., Dorsey, T., Garrelts, E., Blumenshine, C., Cooper, T., Martinez, M., Hamaker, C., Ferrence, G., & Shawn, H. Diastereoselective and enantioselective synthesis of α-p-methoxyphenoxy-β-lactones: Dependence on the stereoelectronic properties of the β-hydroxy-α-p-methoxyphenoxycarboxylic acid precursors. Journal of Organic Chemistry 87.15 (2022): 9619-9634.
Magazine/Trade Publication
Ferrence, G. Illumination of the deposition process. Crystalline (2014): 2-3.
Gregory Ferrence, "Exploring ethics in the laboratory," inChemistry, 2013, Nov/Dec, 3, digital reprint: free reprint link.
Presentations
Evaluation of crystal packing motifs observed in structures of 5-methyl-6-phenyl-4-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazinane-2-thione. 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition. American Chemical Society. (2019)
Steroids, alkaloids, The Beatles, Taoism and butterflies: An exploration of symmetry and pseudosymmetry. Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. (2018)
“Introducing general chemistry students to academic safety culture through participatory case study development” in “Safety in the Academic Research Laboratory” symposium. International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem). American Chemical Society. (2015)
"Leveraging academic safety culture as a value-added tool for maximizing the undergraduate research experience” in “Safety in the Academic Research Laboratory” symposium. International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem). American Chemical Society. (2015)
Permeating the Cambridge Structural Database into chemical education. CSD50: 50 years of the Cambridge Structural Database: Origins, Influences & Directions. Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. (2015)
"Teaching Ethics and professionalism through active learning and engagement” in “Active and Inquiry Learning in the Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory” symposium. International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem). American Chemical Society. (2015)
Generating enthusiasm for dialog (information flow) about ethical conduct and integrity in the community of chemistry and related disciplines. Wabash Local Section of the American Chemical Society. ACS. (2014)
Steroids, alkaloids, The Beatles, Taoism and butterflies - an introduction to chemical symmetry. Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College. Rhodes College. (2014)
"A Century of Small Molecule Crystal Structures," ACA 2015.
Transitioning from ALEKS use in Fundamentals of Chemistry, a one semester introduction to chemistry for applied science majors, to ALEKS use in first semester General Chemistry for science majors. HE Chemistry User Conference. ALEKS Corporation. (2013)
Grants & Contracts
MRI: Acquisition of a Single Crystal CCD X-ray Diffractometer for Research and Teaching. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2010)
MRI: Acquisition of 400 MHz NMRs for Research and Education. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2007)
Exploring New Models for Authentic Undergraduate Research with Two-Year College Students. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2006)
Exploring New Models for Authentic Undergraduate Research with Two-Year College Students:. National Science Foundation. Illinois State University. (2006)