Professor Gregory Ferrence
Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Office
Science Laboratory Building - SLB 305
Office Hours
Wed. & Thurs. 1:30-2:30pm
Office Phone
Email
Website
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
250.001Fundamentals Of Inorganic Chemistry
251.002Fundamentals Of Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
141.003General Chemistry II
380.091X-Ray Diffractometry
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
Amason, Edith K.; Jones, Meredith H.; Keuk, Channita, Ferrence, Gregory M.; Bachman, Robert E.; Joslin, Evan E. “Synthesis and characterization of the complete series of chlorine substituted cobalt acetylacetonate complexes – [Co(acac)x(acac-Cl)3-x], x = 0-3,” Polyhedron 2021, 201(115188), 1-7, DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115188.
Wall, Brendan J.‡; Will, Mark F.‡; Yawson, Gideon K.; Bothwell, Paige J.; Platt, David C.; Apuzzo, C. Fiore; Jones, Marjorie A.; Ferrence, Gregory M.; Webb, Michael I. “The Importance of Hydrogen Bonding: Structure-Activity Relationships of Ruthenium(III) Complexes for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy with Pyridine-based Ligands” Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2021, 64, 10124-10138 (‡ = each author contributed equally to this work)
Yawson, Gideon K.; Huffman, Samantha E.; Fisher, Samuel S.; Bothwell, Paige J.; Platt, David C.; Jones, Marjorie A.; Ferrence, Gregory M.; Hamaker, Christopher G.; Webb, Michael I. “Ruthenium(III) complexes with imidazole ligands that modulate the aggregation of the amyloid-β peptide via hydrophobic interactions,” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 2021, 214(111303), 1-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111303.
Grabowski, J., Ferrence, G., & Mitchell, T. Efforts toward the total synthesis of (±)-toxicodenane A utilizing an oxidopyrylium-based [5 + 2] cycloaddition of a silicon-tethered BOC-pyranone. Tetrahedron Letters 61 (2020): 152324.
Grabowski, Jacob P.; Ferrence, Gregory M.; Mitchell T. Andrew “Efforts toward the total synthesis of (±)-toxicodenane A utilizing an oxidopyrylium-based [5+2] cycloaddition of a silicon-tethered BOC-pyranone,” Tetrahedron Letters 2020, 61(36), 152324. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.152324.
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)
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