Curriculum Vitae

Jerrold P. Lokensgard

Lawrence University
Box 599
Appleton, WI 54912
(920) 832-6726
jerrold.p.lokensgard@lawrence.edu

Educational Background:

University of Wisconsin, M.A. (1964), Ph.D. (1967) (Organic Chemistry)
Luther College, B.A. (1962) summa cum laude (Chemistry)
Public schools of Marshalltown, Iowa

Scholarships and Fellowships:

National Merit Scholar, 1958-62 (Luther College)
Danforth Graduate Fellow, 1962-67 (University of Wisconsin)
NSF Graduate Fellow, 1962-64 (University of Wisconsin)
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, 1967 (Iowa State University)

Chronology of Appointments:

Lawrence University

Robert McMillen Professor of Chemistry, 1993-
Professor of Chemistry, 1989-
Chair, Department of Chemistry, 1976-79, 1987-89, 1992-1996, 1998-2006
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1976-89
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1967-1975

Cornell University

Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1980-81

University of Toronto

Research Associate, 1973-74

Iowa State University

NIH Post-doctoral fellow, l967; Elected to Sigma Xi, l967

Professional Societies:

American Chemical Society (Organic and Chemical Education Divisions)
AAAS

Research Interests:

Identification and synthesis of natural products, especially those relevant to insect communication or defense
Organic Reaction mechanisms, especially hydrolysis reactions
Applications of nmr spectroscopy;
Functionalized dendrimers.

Research Support:

Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program, 2002, 2003, 2004
Hughes Summer Student/Faculty Research Grant, 1994, 1995, 2002
Appleton Papers, Inc., 1991 ($15,000)
Monsanto Chemical Company, 1987 ($2,500), 1988 ($4,000)
Petroleum Research Fund (American Chemical Society), 1983-86 ($15,000)
Lawrence University Research Grant, 1973,75,76,77,82,88,91,92, 2001, 02, 05
Research Corporation, 1976-78 ($10,600)
NSF 1975, EPP75-04174 (URP)
NSF through University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1971-72, GY-7663
NSF and Lawrence University 1968-70, (COSIP)
Research Corporation 1968-70 ($2,000)

Instructional Equipment Support:

Project Director, NSF ILI Grant DUE 9850795, "Acquisition of a Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) to Enhance Analytical Capability and Improve Analytical and Organic Chemistry Instruction at Lawrence" 1998 (NSF contribution $30,550)
Project Director, Hewlett-Packard Equipment Gift, consisting of a GC/MS instrument package; value: $79,220 (1998).
Project Director, NSF ILI Grant USE8851800, "Acquisition of a High-Field Fourier Transform NMR Spectrometer to Enhance Undergraduate Education in Chemical Spectroscopy," 1988 (NSF contribution $95,250).
Project Director, NSF CSIP Grant CSI-8650298, "Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy," 1986 (NSF contribution $20,250).
Project Director, NSF ISEP Grant SER 77-10245, "Medium Resolution Mass Spectrometer," 1977 (NSF contribution $5,600).
Project Director, NSF ISEP Grant GY-11004, "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer," 1973 (NSF contribution $10,000).

Proposal Reviews for:

National Science Foundation
NSF--Research in Undergraduate Institutions
Petroleum Research Fund, Administered by the American Chemical Society

Manuscript Reviews for:

Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of Organic Chemistry
The Chemical Educator
Canadian Journal of Chemistry
D.C. Heath & Company
W.W. Norton, Inc.

Courses Taught:

Organic Chemistrty
Advanced Organic Chemistry
Instrumental Analysis
General Chemistry

Presentations and Publications

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Revised: 2-AUG-2007