Rory Waterman

Rory Waterman
Cook Physical Science Building
Telephone: (802) 656-0278
82 University Place
Fax: (802) 656-8705
Burlington, VT 05405
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.uvm.edu/~waterman
Appointments
2013–2014
2012–present
2008–present
2006–2012
2004–2006
HUMBOLDT RESEARCH FELLOW
University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
MATERIALS SCIENCE PROGRAM
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
MILLER RESEARCH FELLOW
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Education
The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Research Advisor: Professor Gregory L. Hillhouse (deceased)
Thesis: The Chemistry of Three-Coordinate Nickel Phosphinidene, Imido,
and Carbene Complexes
Ph.D. in chemistry, June 2004
M.S. in chemistry, August 2000
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Research Advisor: Professor Kara Bren
Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester
Thesis: Partially Denatured Cytochrome c Studies by Paramagnetic NMR: Effects of
Guanidine Hydrochloride and Comparison to Methanol and Urea
B.S. cum laude in chemistry, May 1999
Honors and Awards
Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (2015)
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers (2013)
UVM Faculty Sustainability Fellow (2010)
Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar Award (2009)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship (2009)
Nominee, UVM Kroepsch-Maurice Award (2009, 2014)
U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2008)
ACS YCC Leadership Development Award, Runner-up (2007)
Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science Research Fellowship (2004–2007)
Yang Cao-Lan-Xian Best Thesis Award (2004)
U.S. Department of Education GAANN Fellow (2000–2003)
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Joan Shiu Award (2001)
Merck Award (1999)
Carl Whiteman Teaching Award (1998)
Xerox Scholar (1995–1999)
Professional Affiliations
American Chemical Society, member
1998–present
Division of Inorganic Chemistry and Organometallic Subdivision, member
Royal Society of Chemistry, member
2008–present
Council on Undergraduate Research, member
2009–present
Teaching Experience
Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont
CHEM 31 General Chemistry I (fall 2010–2012; 2014)
CHEM 40 Introduction to Research (spring 2008)
CHEM 75 Global Energy Prospective (fall 2008–2010)
CHEM 131 Inorganic Chemistry (spring 2007, 2009, 2010)
CHEM 231 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (fall 2006–2009)
CHEM 234 Organometallic Chemistry (spring 2008, 2011, 2013)
CHEM 318 Topics in Current Chemistry (2008–2009, fall 2011)
CHEM 382 Graduate Seminar (spring 2007, 2008)
CHEM 388 Research Problem Conception & Solution (fall 2007)
Student Dissertations and Theses
Ph. D.
1. Andrew J. Roering “P–C and P=C Bond Formation of a Zirconium Complex via
Stoichiometric and Catalytic Insertion Reactions,” Ph. D., March 2011, University of
Vermont.
2. Michael B. Ghebreab “Zirconium-Catalyzed Dehydrocoupling of Phosphines Toward
Formation of -Conjugated Organophosphorus Materials and Hydrophosphination” Ph. D.,
April 2013, University of Vermont.
3. Karla A. Erickson “Exploration of Zirconium and Tin Compounds for Dehydrocoupling of
Silanes, Phosphines, and Amine Boranes” Ph. D., March 2014, University of Vermont.
4. Neil T. Mucha “Catalytic Main Group Element Bond Formation Reactions Toward the
Preparation of Conjugated Materials” Ph. D., July 2015, University of Vermont.
M. S.
1. Nathan B Mahany “Multifunctional Magnetic Silica Nanoparticles for Bimedical
Applications,” M. S., June 2009, University of Vermont (co-advised with Christopher
Landry).
2. Sarah E. Leshinski “Insertion Reactivity and Hydrophosphination Reactions of a
Triamidoamine-Supported Zirconium Complex,” M. S., March 2009, University of Vermont.
3. Annalese F. Maddox “Dehydrocoupling of Amine-Boranes and Insertion Products of
Triamidoamine-Supported Zirconium-Amido and -Arsenido Complexes,” M. S., August
2011, University of Vermont.
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4. Victoria A. Carhart “A Comparative Examination of the Safety Programs at UCLA, UMN,
and UVM in Response to Recent Chemistry Research Laboratory Incidents” M. S., August
2015, University of Vermont.
Research Advisees
Current postdoctoral researchers
Postdoctoral researcher
dates
Current UVM graduate students
Graduate student
degree
Brandon J. Ackley
Ph.D.
Christina M. Arcand
Ph.D.
Christine A. Bange
Ph.D.
Michael P. Cibuzar
Ph.D.
Justin K. Pagano
Ph.D.
Ph.D. institution
dates
2015–present
2015–present
2013–present
2014–present
2012–present
Jointly advised graduate students
Graduate student
degree dates
baccalaureate institution
Bridgewater State University (BS 2015)
St. Anselm College (BS 2015)
Bucknell University (BS 2013)
University of Minnesota (MS 2014)
Lafayette College (BS 2012)
co-advisor
baccalaureate institution
Current UVM undergraduates
Undergraduate student degree sought
Anthony Ramuglia
B. S. chemistry
1,2
John Stelmach
B. S. chemistry
3
Benjamin Kagan
B. S. chemistry
Brian T. McGarry
B. S. chemistry
Aimee L. Johnson
B. S. chemistry
Jack Burke
B. S. chemistry
dates
11/12–present
6/14–present
1/15–present
9/15–present
9/15–present
1/16–present
Current high school students
High School Students
mechanism
Anna Singer
Essex H. S. WIS
Zoe Filan
Essex H. S. WIS
high school
Essex High School
Essex High School
Former postdoctoral researchers
Graduate student
dates
James (Chad) Morris 03/07–09/07
David K. Newsham
12/09–06/11
Anthony E. Wetherby 9/09–11/11
Genette I. McGrew
11/11–10/13
Former UVM graduate students
Graduate student
degree date
Nathan B. Mahany
M.S.4 5/09
current position
Georgia Tech (instructor)
Momentive Performance Mat.
Bureau of Land Management
W. Washington U (instructor)
PhD
UVM
Penn State (Sen)
OK State Univ. (Weinert)
U Penn. (Walsh)
current position
New York Medical College
1
Robert and Marilyn Woodworth Prize (2015)
College of Arts and Sciences Suiter Travel Award (2015)
3
Noyce Summer Internship (2015)
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3
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Sarah E. Leshinski
M.S.
James R. Moten
5
Andrew J. Roering
Ph.D.
Annalese F. Maddox M.S.
6,7
Michael B. Ghebreab Ph.D.
8
Karla A. Erickson
Ph.D.
Nicholas A. Medeiros
Pathik A. Khatri
Neil T. Mucha
Ph.D.
Victoria A. Carhart
M.S.
5/10
5/11
10/11
5/13
5/14
7/15
8/15
Pharmacist
left program (9/09–12/10)
Asst. Prof. at SUNY Cortland
Gelest, Inc.
West Los Angeles College
postdoc Los Alamos Natinoal Lab. (Kiplinger)
ExxonMobil
UMass Lowel
postdoc Brandeis (Wade)
UVM ESF
Former undergraduate researchers
Undergraduate student degree(s) earned
current
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Melissa Ly
B.S. biochemistry RPI (PhD 12); postdoc
Kyle Donovan
B.S. chemistry
Westward Pharma.
10
Jillian Davidson
B.S. chemistry
Chemist, Nalco Champion
Douglas B. Fox
B.S. chemistry
CCL lab
11
Joseph C. Wright
B.S. chemistry
UVM MA in Teaching
Jake Brutman
B.S. chemistry
GAP lab
Jaclyn A. Nicoll
B.S. chemistry
Chelsea M. Lowe
B.S. chemistry
TSH lab
Martin Neue
B.S. chemistry
out of UVM
Chritsine Vistro
B. S. chemistry
12
L. Taylor Elrod
B. S. chemistry
Brown U (chem. PhD)
Anna Everson
B. S. chemistry
transfer to UW
13
Eliza Arsenault
B. S. chemistry
UVM MA in Teaching
Diana Biggs
B. A. biology
Sarah Guillot
B. S. chemistry
at Williams College
Danica J. Kennedy
B. S. chemistry
Rebecca Watson
B. S. chemistry
Benjamin Mendez
B. S. chemistry
14
Benjamin Vaughan
B. S. chemistry
UVa (chem. PhD)
15
Melissa Allison
B. S. chemistry
4
dates
1/07–5/07
1/07–5/07
5/07–5/09
1/08–5/08 CHEM 40
8/08–4/09
9/08–12/08 CHEM 39
9/08–11/08 CHEM 39
1/09–5/09
3/09–5/09 CHEM 40
9/09–3/10 39/40
09/07–05/10
11/09–5/10 39/40
09/07–05/10
01/11-05/11
Noyce summer ‘11
REU summer ’11
Noyce summer ‘11
11/09–5/10; F 11
01/09-05/12
6/12–5/13
Co-advised with Prof. C. C. Landry
ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Travel Award (2009)
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College of Arts and Sciences Suiter Travel Award (2012)
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ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Travel Award (2012)
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ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Travel Award (2014)
9
College of Arts and Sciences APEL Award
10
Mariafranca Morselli Leadership Award (2009), URECA! grant (2008), Suiter Travel Award (2009), and
American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry Travel Award (2009)
11
American Institute of Chemists Award (2009)
12
Clinton D. Cook Award (2009), Charles E. Braun Award (2010)
13
HELiX Summer Support Award (2009), Mariafranca Morselli Leadership Award (2011), American Chemical
Society Green Mountain Section Award (2011)
14
ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award (2012), Charles E. Braun Award (2012), Suiter
Travel Award (2012),
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Dana E. Westmoreland
David M. Connors
B. S. chemistry
B. S. chemistry
Northwestern (Ph. D.)
UVM
summer ‘13
summer ‘13 (Noyce)
Undergraduate exchange students from Newcastle University
Student
dates
current
James Vance
9/07–5/08
postdoc at U Waterloo
Timothy Bunting
9/08–5/09
unknown
Judith Houston
9/10–5/11
Trinity College, Dublin (Ph. D. program)
Liam Wilton
9/10–5/11
unknown
Stephanie Urwin
9/10–5/11
unknown
Steven Carman
9/10–5/11
MS in ChemEd
James Padmore
9/11–5/12
left Newcastle program
Madeline Levis
9/14–5/15
current Newcastle student
Former high school students
High School Students
mechanism
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Stephanie Chan
Project SEED ‘07 & ‘08
Amsal Karic
Project SEED ‘08 & ‘09
Cali Cornacchia
Essex H.S. WIS AY08
Kanita Chaundry
volunteer (summer ’08)
Brianna Wizenburg
Essex H. S. WIS AY09
Sierra Costanza
Project SEED ’09 & ’10
Christina Yu
Essex H. S. WIS AY10
Clare Murphy
Essex H. S. WIS AY10
Hira Haq
Essex H. S. WIS AY11
Annie Zhao
Essex H. S. WIS AY11
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Aya Al-Namee
Project SEED ’11
Hussian Boxwala
volunteer summer ’11
Jennifer Hao
Essex H. S. WIS AY12
Miriam Haq
Essex H. S. WIS AY12
Antione Masereka
Project SEED, summer I
Crystal Chu
Essex H. S. WIS AY13
Mikayla Grace
Essex H. S. WIS AY13
Alyssa Chiu
Essex H. S. WIS AY14
Maxine Cook
Essex H. S. WIS AY14
Charlotte Evans
Essex H. S. WIS AY15
Nicole Seaver
Essex H. S. WIS AY15
Leah E. Berger
volunteer
Antoinette Mutume
Project SEED ‘14 & ‘15
Thesis Committees
Student
Haddon J. Pantel
degree/program (department)
§
Honors Thesis, biology
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current
University of Connecticut (dental)
University of Rochester
Wesleyan University
UVM (biochemistry)
unknown
Johns Hopkins University
UVM (biology)
Georgetown University
UVM (biochemistry)
Northwestern
UVM (biology)
McGill Engineering
U Chicago
UVM (biochemistry)
McGill (engineering)
UVM (biology)
graduated
graduated
graduated
Essex High senior
Essex High senior
CVU H.S.
South Burlington HS
date
April, 19 2007
Robert and Marilyn Woodworth Prize
ACS Project SEED Fassbinder Scholarship (2009)
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VT State Science Fair Gold medal (2011), ACS Green Mountain Section First Prize Chemistry Project (2011)
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Robert G. Potter
Ph.D., chemistry
Sean M. Solberg
Ph.D., chemistry
‡
Brian Anderson
Ph.D., chemistry, Dartmouth College
Cristian Draghici
Ph.D., chemistry
Stephanie R. Livingston
Ph.D., chemistry
Rahul Patel
M.S., chemistry
Lyndelle LeBruin
M.S., chemistry
§
Raymond T. Lee
Honors Thesis, biology
¶
Samantha Roberts
Honors Thesis, biology
‡
Mathew D. Cain
Ph.D., chemistry, Dartmouth College
‡
Samantha Reynolds
Ph.D., chemistry, Dartmouth College
‡
Baofei Pan
Ph. D., chemistry, Brandeis Univ.
Ishvine Cour
Ph.D., materials science
Matthew Sheridan
Ph.D., chemistry
Cheryl Lockhart
M. S., chemistry
Corinne Sadlowski
Ph.D., chemistry
Ali Bayir
Ph.D., chemistry
Natalie Machamer
Ph.D., chemistry
Geoff Giampa
Ph.D., chemistry
Nezar Al Bataineh
Ph.D., chemistry
Brendon M. Miller
Ph.D., chemistry
§
Thesis committee chair
‡
external examiner
¶
co-advisor
October 5, 2007
May 12, 2008
May 29, 2008
February 27, 2009
July 2, 2009
March 26, 2010
March 27, 2010
April 20, 2010
April 27, 2011
November 22, 2011
June 15, 2012
July 25, 2012
April 19, 2013
March 14, 2014
March 21, 2014
December 3, 2014
February 18, 2015
May 26, 2015
December 14, 2015
January 14, 2016
March 17, 2016
Chemical Investigations Committees
Jodi Wyman, Kan Wu, Xiayun Cheng, Michael McCormack, Joseph Panarese, Liton Roy, Nezar
Al Bataineh, William Davidson, Geoff Giampa, Corrine Saldowski, Yanbo Yang, Brian Nichols,
Natalie Machamer, Alexandra Duncan, Neil B. Patel, Daniel DePuccio, Cheryl Lockhart,
Amanda Roffman, Robert Miller, Jian Fang, Jordan Tocher, Ariel Schuelke-Sanchez.
Educational Activities
Member, NECAP Science Item Review Committee
Program Coordinator, Noyce Summer Internship Program
Program Coordinator, UVM Project SEED
Faculty Mentor, NEBHE Science Network 18th Annual Meeting
UVM Service
Committees
Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont
Faculty Search
Graduate Admissions
Chair
Curriculum (undergraduate)
Chair
Instrumentation
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2011 and 2012
Summer 2010–present
Summer 2007–present
November 18, 2006
AY 07–09, 11
9/06–7/13, 9/14–7/15
9/07–7/13, 9/14–7/15
AY 07, 09–12, 9/14–present
AY 12, 9/14–present
9/07–7/13, 9/15–present
Rory Waterman
Safety
9/15–present
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Vermont
Member, College of Arts and Science Dean Search Committee
Member, Faculty Research Support Award Selection Committee
Member, Curricular Affairs Committee (sabbatical replacement)
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity and Affirmative Action
AY 2016
AY 2011
s10, s12, f14
5/07–6/08
University of Vermont
Member, University Committee on Teacher Education
Member, Faculty Senate Research, Scholarship, and the Creative Arts
Member, Graduate Aid and Tuition on Grants Committee
Member, Sustainability Curriculum Review Committee
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Institutional Grants
Judge, UVM Student Scholars Poster Competition
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Faculty Representative
Member, Faculty Senate Research, Scholarship, and Graduate Education
Member, UVM (NE)AGEP Steering Committee
Member, Honors College Fellowships Committee
Member, President’s Commission on Racial Diversity
Chair-elect
Char
University of Vermont Experts Database
Member, UVM Student Research Conference Steering Committee
10/15–present
9/14–present
fall 2014
9/14–present
AY 2013
9/12
9/11–present
9/10–5/13
3/10–2/13
9/09–present
9/08–6/13
10/11–5/12
5/12–6/13
4/08–present
10/07–04/08
Extramural Service
Board Member, Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms Discussion Group (RSC)
11/15–present
Meetings and symposia
Member, Organizing Committee
Boston Regional Inorganic Colloquium (BRIC; www.uvm.org/bric)
July 2007–present
Program Chair for Inorganic Chemistry
35th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Symposia co-organized/organized
 “Cottrell Scholars Collaborative: Innovating the Integration of Research and Teaching”
with A. Feig, Wayne State U. 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting, San
Diego, CA, March 13, 2016.
 “Advances in Phosphorus Chemistry: Materials, Reactivity at Phosphorus, and Synthesis
(#226)” with F. Ozawa, U. Kyoto; D. Gates, UBC; P-H Leung Nanyang Tech. U.
International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem), Honolulu, HI,
December 20–21, 2015.
 “Metal-Mediated Polymerization (#292)” with P. Hayes, U. Lethbridge; T. Mizuta,
Hiroshima U.; Y. Tang, State Key Lab. Organometallic Chem.; P. Sangtrirutnugul,
Mahidol U. Pacifichem, Honolulu, HI, December 18–19, 2015.
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“High-Energy Organometallic Complexes: Reactivity Driving New Synthesis and
Catalysis” with C. Cummins, MIT; M. Smith, MSU. 250th American Chemical Society
National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 18–19, 2015.
“Department, University, and National Models for Faculty Development to Support
Adoption of Evidence-Based Teaching” with A. Feig, Wayne State U. 249th American
Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, CO March 23, 2015.
“ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry:
Symposium in Honor of T. Don Tilley” J. Walzer, Exxon-Mobil. 247th American
Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 18–19, 2014.
“ACS Awards ACS Awards: Symposium in Honor of Guy Bertrand and T. Don Tilley”
with D. Bourissou, Paul Sabatier U.; F. Gabbaï, TAMU; J. Walzer, Exxon-Mobil. 247th
American Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 16–17, 2014.
“Organometallic Chemistry of the Group 15 Elements” 35th Northeast Regional Meeting
of the American Chemical Society, Burlington, VT, June 29, 2008.
18th Boston Regional Inorganic Colloquium with E. Rybak-Akimova, January 24, 2009.
Sessions chaired
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“Organometallic Chemistry: Catalysis” 248th American Chemical Society National
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 14, 2014
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“Organometallic Chemistry: Catalysis” 240th American Chemical Society National
Meeting, Boston, MA, August 25, 2010
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“Organometallic Chemistry: Synthesis” 239th American Chemical Society National
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 25, 2010
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“Symposium in Honor of T. Don Tilley” 235th American Chemical Society National
Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6, 2008
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“Applications of Organometallic Chemistry” 233rd American Chemical Society National
Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25, 2007
Journals and books
Guest editor for
“Phosphorus Chemistry: Discoveries and Advances” special issue, Dalton Transactions,
February 2016.
“Protagonists in Chemistry: T. Don Tilley” special issue, Inorganica Chimica Acta, October
2014.
Member, Editorial Advisory Board of Organometallics
January 2014–present
Journal reviewer for
ACS Catalysis, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition; Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Australian Journal of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, Chemical Reviews, Chemical
Science, Chemical Society Reviews, Chemistry—A European Journal; Crystals, Dalton
Transactions, Energy & Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering Science,
Heteroatom Chemistry, HETL Review, Inorganic Chemistry, ISRN Inorganic Chemistry, Journal
of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Computational Chemistry, Journal of Materials
Chemistry, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Organic Preparations and Procedures
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International, Organometallics, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and
Silicon and the Related Elements, Polyhedron, and RSC Advances.
Book reviewer for
W.H. Freeman and Company (Shriver & Atkins Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Edition), Oxford
University Press (Spessard & Miessler Organometallic Chemistry, 2nd Edition and
Organometallic Chemistry: A Workbook), Elsevier (Inorganic Chemistry), and Roberts and Co.
(Birk & Yezierski General Chemistry)
Funding agency
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Panel Reviewer, U.S. National Science Foundation Chemistry Division (CHE), 2015
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Panel Reviewer, U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program, 2015
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Panel Reviewer, U.S. National Science Foundation Chemistry Division (CHE), 2014
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Panel Reviewer, U.S. National Science Foundation Chemistry Division (CHE), 2011
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Panel Reviewer U.S. National Science Foundation Chemistry Division (CHE), 2010
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Leader, Mock Panel Review, EPSCoR Grant Writing Workshop, 2009
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Panel Reviewer, U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program, 2009
Ad hoc grant proposal reviewer for
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, Fulbright Scholar Program, National
Science and Engineering Council of Canada, Marsden Fund (New Zealand), Research
Corporation for Science Advancement, U.S. National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Science
Foundation, and Vermont Space Grant Consortium
Collaborators
Prof. Joseph M. Tanski, Vassar College
Prof. Dominic S. Wright, Cambridge University
Prof. Andrew Feig, Wayne State University
Prof. Marilyne Stains, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Prof. Manfred Scheer, University of Regensburg
Prof. Madalina Furis, UVM Department of Physics
Prof. Russell P. Hughes, Dartmouth College
Dr. Lee Higham, Newcastle University
Prof. Richard Kemp, Sandia National Laboratory/UNM
Prof. William Geiger, UVM
Dr. Jaqueline L. Kiplinger, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dr. Viktoria Gessner, Universität Würzburg
Prof. Paul Hayes, University of Lethbridge
Funding
Current
ACS Project SEED awards (PI)
American Chemical Society
Title: Project SEED @ UVM 2016
X-ray crystallography
Dehydrocoupling
Faculty development
Faculty development
Phosphinidenes
Magnetic nanocrystals
Theoretical chemistry
Air-stable phosphines
CO2 remediation
CO2 remediation
U/Th catalysis
Late metal carbenes
Lactide polymerization
06/01/16–10/31/16
$4,000
Cottrell Scholars Collaborative (dual PI with A. Feig, Wayne State Univ.) 12/1/15 – 11/30/16
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement
$10,000
Title: Expansion of the Cottrell Scholars Collaborative New Faculty Workshop Program to
Primarily Undergraduate Institutions
Robert Noyce Scholarship Program (co-PI; R. Toolin, PI)
10/01/15–09/30/20
U.S. National Science Foundation
$799,822
Title: University of Vermont Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, DUE-1540802
ACS PRF ND Research Grant (PI)
09/01/15–08/31/17
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
$110,000
Title: Reductive Elimination at Group 14 Elements: A Pathway Toward Catalysis, 54820-ND3
Cottrell Scholars Collaborative (dual PI with A. Feig, Wayne State Univ.) 11/01/14 – 5/31/15
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
$15,000
Title: New Faculty Orientations to Support the Development of Research Scholars
NSF Chemical Catalysis (PI)
05/01/13 –04/30/16
U.S. National Science Foundation
$405,000
Title: SusChEM: Catalytic Element–Element Bond Formation: Selectivity and New Catalysis
with a Movement Toward Sustainability, CHE-1265608
Pending
NSF Chemical Catalysis (PI)
05/01/16 –04/30/19
U.S. National Science Foundation
$480,624
Title: SusChEM: Advancing Organoelement Synthesis through  Elimination and
Hydrophosphination Catalysis, submission: CHE-1565658
Update on 3/21/2016: Recommended for funding.
NSF Electronic/Photonic Materials (coPI; M. Furis, PI)
07/01/16 –06/30/19
U.S. National Science Foundation
$461,612
Title: Exciton Delocalization in Crystalline Small Molecule Semiconductors Thin Films,
submission: DMR-1609011
NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (PI)
05/15/16 –05/14/19
U.S. National Science Foundation
$299,951
Title: Evaluation and Promotion of Vetted Instructional Practices in STEM Education at UVM,
submission: DUE-1611707
Building EPSCoR-State/National Laboratory Partnerships (PI)
09/01/16 –08/31/19
U.S. Department of Energy
$599,708
Title: Main Group Elements Engaging in Transition-Metal–Like Catalysis
Frontiers in Research Excellence and Discovery (FRED) Award (PI)
09/01/16–8/31/19
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
$250,000
Title: Promoting f-Orbital Involvement: Unique Reactions and Better Catalysis
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Completed
ACS PRF Type G Research Grant (PI)
09/01/07–08/31/09
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
$40,000
Title: Tripodal Phosphido Ligands to Support Early Transition-Metal Catalysis, 466669-G3
Vermont Department of Education (co-PI; R. Toolin, PI)
07/01/09–06/30/10
Mathematics and Science Partnership Program
$74,990
Title: Vermont Secondary Science Partnership (VSSP): Developing Teacher Learning
Communities (TLCs) of Secondary Science Teachers
Graduate Research Assistantship (PI)
Vermont Space Grant Consortium
Title: Main-Group Lewis Acid-Base Adducts for Hydrogen Storage
09/01/09–08/31/10
$25,000
Faculty Research Support Award (PI)
07/01/10–06/30/11
UVM College of Arts and Sciences
$14,703
Title: Collaborative Investigation of Main-Group Versus Transition-Metal Bond-Forming
Reactions
Vermont Department of Education (co-PI; R. Toolin, PI)
07/01/10–06/30/11
Mathematics and Science Partnership Program
$74,943
Title: Vermont Secondary Science Partnership (VSSP) at the University of Vermont
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (PI)
Sloan Research Fellowship
09/16/09–09/15/11
$50,000
ACS Project SEED awards (PI) from Project SEED Endowment Administered by the ACS
2007, $1,250; 2008, $2,750; 2009, $4,450; 2010, $4,450; 2011, $2,750; 2012, $6,250; 2013
$3,000; 2014, $1250.
NSF-CAREER (PI)
05/01/08 –09/30/13
U.S. National Science Foundation
$623,000
Title: Investigations of Zirconium-Catalyzed Phosphorus–Element Bond-Forming Reactions,
CHE-0747612
International Collaboration in Chemistry (PI)
07/01/10 –04/30/13
National Science Foundation
$30,900
Title: Investigation of Main-Group Versus Transition-Metal P–P Bond-Forming Reactions,
CHE-1015201
Sandia National Laboratory LDRD (subcontractor; R. A. Kemp, PI)
09/15/10 –09/14/13
Sandia National Laboratory
$209,988(to UVM)
Title: CO2 Reuse Innovation - Novel Approach to CO2 Conversion Using an Adduct-Mediated
Route
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Major Research Instrumentation Program (PI)
10/01/10 – 09/30/13
National Science Foundation
$189,594
Title: MRI: Acquisition of an X-ray Diffractometer at the University of Vermont, CHE-1039436
Research Corporation (PI)
Cottrell Scholar Award
Title: Catalytic Methods to Low-Valent Phosphorus
08/01/09–07/31/12
$100,000
Cottrell Scholars Collaborative (dual PI with A. Feig, Wayne State Univ.) 11/01/11 – 10/31/14
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
$37,329
Title: New Faculty Orientations to Support the Development of Research Scholars
Graduate Research Assistantship (PI)
Vermont Space Grant Consortium
Title: Group 13-15 Polymers as Ceramic Precursors
09/01/13–08/31/14
$25,000
Robert Noyce Scholarship Program (co-PI; R. Toolin, PI)
09/01/09–08/31/15
U.S. National Science Foundation
$899,940
Title: Robert Noyce Scholarship Program at the University of Vermont, DUE-0934714
ACS Project SEED awards (PI)
American Chemical Society
Title: Project SEED @ UVM 2015
06/01/15–10/31/15
$4,000
Invited Lectures (as a faculty member at UVM)
Boston Regional Inorganic Colloquium (BRIC)
Moravian College
Lafayette College
Muhlenberg College
Dartmouth College
University of New Hampshire
Brandeis University
University of Rochester
Iowa State University
University of Bath
Cambridge University
Emory University/Georgia Tech. (joint seminar)
University at Albany
2009 Organometallic Gordon Conference
Bucknell University
Queens College CUNY
University of Connecticut
University of Lethbridge
University of Calgary
University of Alberta
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July 14, 2009
September 8, 2009
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September 15, 2009
October 20, 2009
October 21, 2009
October 22, 2009
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University of Toledo
Yangzhou University
Nanjing University
Clarkson University
Kent State University
University of Akron
Case Western Reserve University
Brown University
SUNY Potsdam
University of Rhode Island
University of New Mexico
SUNY Plattsburgh
Texas State University
University of Texas, Austin
Indiana University
Hiroshima University
Osaka University
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ETH Zurich
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Universität Erlangen-Nürnburg (FAU)
VU University Amsterdam
University of California, Berkeley
Middlebury College
Shanghai Institute for Organic Chemistry
Guangxi Normal University
Skidmore College
University of Missouri, St. Louis
University of San Diego
University of California, San Diego
California Institute of Technology
University of Southern California
Newcastle University
Boston Regional Inorganic Colloquium (BRIC)
University of Delaware
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Universidad De Castille-La Mancha (Toledo)
Universidad De Castille-La Mancha (Ciudad Real)
Universität Würzburg
Technische Universität Graz
Ecolé Polytechnique
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
University of Southampton
Technische Universität Dresden
Universität Leipzig
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November 11, 2013
November 12, 2013
November 13, 2013
February 3, 2014
March 4, 2014
April 1, 2014
April 7, 2014
April 9, 2014
April 22, 2014
April 25, 2014
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Technische Universität Braunschweig
Universität Rostock
University of Crete
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Universidad de Barcelona
Universidad de Zaragoza
Universidad de Complutense
SUNY Cortland
University of Virginia
Wayne State University
Calvin College
Hope College
Universität Bonn
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Universidad de Málaga
University of Missouri, Columbia
St. Michael’s College
Université de Montréal
Los Alamos National Laboratory
The Ohio State University
May 5, 2014
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June 18, 2014
September 29, 2014
October 10, 2014
November 5, 2014
November 6, 2014
November 7, 2014
May 18, 2015
June 8, 2015
July 20, 2015
October 16, 2015
October 23, 2015
November 11, 2015
November 16, 2015
February 3, 2016
Plenary lectures
16th SACIQ, Quebec, Canada
August 24, 2012
Publications
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Afkhami, F. A.; Khandar, A. A.; Mahmoudi, G.; Maniukiewicz, W.; Lipkowski, J.;
White, J. M.; Waterman, R.; García-Granda, S.; Zangrando, E.; Bauzá A.; Frontera, A.
Synthesis, X-ray Characterization, DFT Calculations and Hirshfeld Surface Analysis
Studies of Zn(II) and Cd(II) Complexes Based on Isonicotinoylhydrazone Ligand 2016,
submitted.
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Manning, L. W.; Rawat, N.; Lamarche, C.; Waterman, R.; Headrick, R. L.; Furis, M.
Exciton Delocalization in Phthalocyanine Crystalline Thin Film Organic Alloys 2016,
submitted.
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Pagano, J. K.; Dorhout, J. M.; Scott, B. L.; Waterman, R; Czerwinski, K. R.; Kiplinger, J.
L. Tuning the Oxidation State and Chemistry of Uranium Hydrides with Phenylsilane:
The Case of the Classic Uranium(III) Hydride Complex, [(C5Me5)2U(µ-H)]2
Organometallics, 2016 in press.
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Stelmach, J. P. W.; Bange, C. A.; Waterman, R. Tin-Catalyzed Hydrophopshination of
Alkenes Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, in press.
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Ghebreab, M. B.; Costanza, S.; Waterman, R. Selectivity Effects in Zirconium-Catalyzed
Heterodehydrocoupling Reactions of Phosphines, Phosphorus, Sulfur Silicon Relat.
Elem., 2016, in press.
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Weismann, J.; Waterman, R.; Gessner, V. H. Metal ligand Cooperativity in a
Methandiide Derived Iridium Carbene Complex Chem. Eur. J., 2016, in press.
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Bange, C. A.; Ghebreab, M. B.; Ficks, A.; Mucha, N. T.; Higham, L.; Waterman, R.
Zirconium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydrophosphination Using a Chiral, Air-Stable
Primary Phosphine Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 1863–1867 (Phosphorus Chemistry special
issue).
McGrew, G. I.; Khatri, P.A.; Geiger, W. E.; Kemp, R. A.; Waterman, R. Unexpected
Formal Insertion of CO2 into the C–Si Bonds of a Zinc Compound Chem. Commun.
2015, 51, 15804–15807.
Pagano, J. K.; Dorhout, J. M.; Czerwinski, K. R.; Waterman, R; Kiplinger, J. L.
Phenylsilane as a Safe, Versatile Alternative to Hydrogen for the Synthesis of Actinide
Hydrides Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 17379–17381.
Erickson, K. A.; Stelmach, J. P. W.; Mucha, N. T.; Waterman, R. Zirconium Catalyzed
Amine-Borane Dehydrocoupling and Transfer Hydrogenation Organometallics 2015, 34,
4693–4699.
Rawat, N.; Lamarche, C. J.; Tokumoto, T.; Wetherby, A. J.; Waterman, R.; Headrick, R.
L.; McGill, S. A.; Furis, M. Magnetic Circular Dichroism (MCD) Study of Exchange
Interaction in Polycrystalline Thin Films of Copper Octabutoxy Phthalocyanine, Sci. Rep.
2015, 5, article: 16536.
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Mucha, N. T.; Waterman, R. Iridium Pincer Catalysts for Silane Dehydrocoupling:
Ligand Effects on Selectivity and Activity Organometallics 2015, 34, 3865–3872.
(Hillhouse memorial issue)
Rawat, N.; Pan, Z.; Manning, L. W.; Cour, I.; Headrick, R. L.; Waterman, R.; Woll, A.
R.; Furis, M. I. Spatially, Temporally and Polarization-Resolved Photoluminescence
Exploration of Excitons in Crystalline Phthalocyanine Thin Films J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
2015, 6, 1834-1840.
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Pagano, J. K.; Stelmach, J. P. W.; Waterman, R. Cobalt-Catalyzed Ammonia Borane
Dehydrocoupling and Transfer Hydrogenation under Aerobic Conditions Dalton Trans.
2015, 44, 12074-12077. (Earth-abundant metals in catalysis special issue)
Baker, L. A.; Chakraverty, D.; Columbus, L.; Feig, A. L.; Jenks, W. S.; Pilarz, M.;
Stains, M.; Waterman, R.; Wesemann, J. L. Cottrell Scholars Collaborative New Faculty
Workshop: Professional Development for New Chemistry Faculty J. Chem. Educ. 2014,
91, 1874-1881.
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Erickson, K. A., Dixon, L. S. H.; Wright, D. S., Waterman, R. Exploration of TinCatalyzed Dehydrocoupling: Catalyst Effects and Observation of Tin-Catalyzed
Hydrophosphination Inorg. Chim. Acta 2014, 422, 141–145. (Protagonist in Chemistry:
T. Don Tilley special issue)
Ghebreab, M. B.; Bange, C. A.; Waterman, R. Intermolecular Zirconium-Catalyzed
Hydrophosphination of Alkenes and Dienes with Primary Phosphines J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2014, 136, 9240–9243.
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Erickson, K. A., Wright, D. S., Waterman, R. Dehydrocoupling of Amine Boranes via
Tin(IV) and Tin(II) Catalysts J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 751, 541–545. (50th
anniversary special issue)
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Waterman, R. -Bond Metathesis: A 30-Year Retrospective Organometallics, 2013, 32,
7249–7263. (invited review)
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Barry, B. M.; Stein, B. W.; Larsen, C. A.; Wirtz, M. N.; Geiger, W. E.; Waterman, R.;
Kemp, R. A. Metal Complexes (M = Zn, Sn, and Pb) of 2-Phosphinobenzenethiolates:
Insights into Ligand Folding and Hemilability Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 9875–9884.
Maddox, A. F.; Davidson, J. J.; Shalumova, T.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. ZirconiumMediated Synthesis of Arsaalkene Compounds from Arsines and Isocyanides Inorg.
Chem. 2013, 52, 7811–7816.
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Waterman, R. Mechanisms of Metal-Catalyzed Dehydrocoupling Reactions Chem. Soc.
Rev. 2013, 42, 5629–5641. (invited review)
Roering, A. J.; Elrod, L. T.; Pagano, J. K.; Guillot, S. L.; Chan, S. M.; Tanski, J. M.;
Waterman, R. A General, Zirconium-Mediated Synthesis of Phosphaalkenes with
Liberation of Phosphaformamides Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 1159–1167.
Elrod, L. T.; Boxwala, H.; Haq, H.; Zhao, A. W.; Waterman, R. As–As Bond Formation
via Reductive Elimination from a Zirconocene Bis(Dimesitylarsenide) Compound
Organometallics 2012, 31, 5304–5307.
Barry, B. M.; Dickie, D. A.; Wetherby, A. E., Jr.; Barker, W. E., IV; Larsen, C. A.;
Waterman, R.; Geiger, W. E.; Kemp, R. A.CO2 Interactions with Main Group
Compounds Directed towards Preparing Useful Organic Products Prepr. Symp. - Am.
Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 2012, 57(1), 294-296.
Kuhune, M. E.; Waterman, R. rac-Methoxycoronaridine Hydrochloride Acta Cryst. E.
2012, 68(4), o1041.
Vaughan, B. A.; Wetherby A. E.; Waterman, R. Bis(p-tolyl-(2Z,4E)-4-(ptolylimino)pent-2-en-2-yl)amino)zinc(II) Acta Cryst. E. 2012, 68(3), m343.
Vaughan, B. A.; Arsenault, E. A.; Chan, S. M.; Waterman, R. Synthesis and
Characterization of Zinc Complexes and Testing for Phosphine Dehydrocoupling
Reactivity J. Organomet. Chem. 2012, 696, 4327–4331.
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Waterman, R. Dehydrogenative Bond-Forming Catalysis Involving Phosphines:
Updated Through 2010. Curr. Org. Chem. 2012, 16, 1313–1331. (invited review)
Maddox, A. F.; Erickson, K. A.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. C–N Bond Formation via
Ligand-Induced Nucleophilicity at a Coordinated Triamidoamine Ligand Chem.
Commun. 2011, 47, 11769–11771.
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Ghebreab, M. B.; Newsham, D. K.; Waterman, R. Differences in the Stability of
Zirconium(IV) Complexes Related to Catalytic Phosphine Dehydrocoupling Reactions
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40(30), 7683–7685. (invited contribution to the d0 organometallics
in catalysis special issue)
Leshinski, S. E.; Shalumova, T.; MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Insertion
Reactions Involving a Triamidoamine-Supported Zirconium Complex Dalton Trans.
2010, 39, 9073–9078.
Roering, A. J.; Leshinski, S. E.; Chan, S. M.; MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman,
R. Insertion Reactions and Catalytic Hydrophosphination by Triamidoamine-Supported
Zirconium Complexes Organometallics 2010, 29, 2557–2565.
Ghebreab, M. B.; Shalumova, T.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Triamidoamine-Supported
Zirconium Complexes in the Catalytic Dehydrocoupling of 1,2-Bisphosphinobenzene and
-Ethane Polyhedron 2010, 29, 42–45. Part of the special “Young Investigator” issue
Roering, A. J.; Maddox, A. F.; Elrod, L. T.; Chan, S. M.; Ghebreab, M. B.; Donovan, K.
L.; Davidson, J. J.; Hughes, R. P.; Shalumova, T.; MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.;
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Waterman, R. General Preparation of (N3N)ZrX (N3N = N(CH2CH2NSiMe3)33–)
Complexes from a Hydride Surrogate Organometallics 2009, 28, 573–581.
Waterman, R. Metal-Phosphido and -Phosphinidene Complexes in P–E Bond-Forming
Reactions Dalton Trans. 2009, 18–26. A Dalton Transactions top-ten most cited article
in 2009
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Org. Chem. 2008, 12, 1322–1339.
Roering, A. J.; Davidson, J. J.; MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R.
Mechanistic Variety in Zirconium-Catalyzed Bond-Forming Reaction of Arsines Dalton
Trans. 2008, 4488–4498.
MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. {N,N-Bis[2-(trimethylsilylamino)ethyl]N’-(trimethylsilyl)ethane-1,2-diaminato(3–)-4N}methylzirconium(IV) Acta Cryst. 2008,
E64, m477.
MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Insertion of Benzylisocyanide into a Zr–P
Bond and Rearrangement. Atom-Economical Synthesis of a Phosphaalkene Chem.
Commun. 2007, 4172–4174.
Roering, A. J.; MacMillan, S. N.; Tanski, J. M.; Waterman, R. Zirconium-Catalyzed
Heterodehydrocoupling of Primary Phosphines with Silanes and Germanes Inorg. Chem.
2007, 46, 6855–6857.
Waterman, R. Selective Dehydrocoupling of Phosphines by Triamidoamine Zirconium
Catalysts Organometallics 2007, 26, 2492–2494.
Other publications
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Mindiola, D. J.; Waterman, R.; Iluc, V. M.; Cundari, T. R.; Hillhoue, G. L. Carbon–
Hydrogen Bond Activation, C–N Bond Formation, and Cycloaddition Reactivity of a
Three-Coordinate Nickel Complex Featuring a Terminal Imido Ligand Inorg. Chem.
2014, 53, 13227–13238.
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Waterman, R.; Mindiola, D. M.; Hillhouse, G. L. Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of
Platinum Compounds Featuring Terminal Amido and Phosphido Ligands Inorg. Chim.
Acta 2014, 422, 57–64 (special issue in honor of T. Don Tilley).
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Waterman, R.; Tilley, T. D. Terminal Hafnium Phosphinidene Complexes and
Phosphinidene Ligand Exchange Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 1320–1325.
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Harrold, N. D.; Waterman, R.; Hillhouse, G. L.; Cundari, T. R. Group-Transfer Reactions
of Nickel-Carbene and -Nitrene Complexes with Organoazides and Nitrous Oxide that
Form New C=N, C=O, and N=N Bonds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12872–12873.
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Hayes, P. G.; Glaser, P. E.; Waterman, R.; Tilley, T. D. Synthesis, Structure and
Reactivity of Neutral Hydrogen-Substituted Ruthenium Silylene and Germylene
Complexes Organometallics 2009, 28, 5082–5089.
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Hayes, P. G.; Gribble, C. W.; Waterman, R.; Tilley, T. D. A Hydrogen-Substituted
Osmium Stannylene Complex: Isomerization to a Metallostannylene Complex via an
Unusual -Hydrogen Migration from Tin to Osmium J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131,
4606–4607.
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Curley, J. J.; Kitiachvili, K. D.; Waterman, R.; Hillhouse, G. L. Sequential Insertion
Reactions of Carbon Monoxide and Ethylene into the Ni–C Bond of a Cationic Ni(II)
Alkyl Complex Organometallics 2009, 28, 2568–2571.
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Shinohara, A.; McBee, J.; Waterman, R.; Tilley, T. D. Paramagnetic Vanadium Silyl
Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity Organometallics 2008, 27, 5717–5722.
Waterman, R.; Hillhouse, G. L. 2-Organoazide Complexes of Nickel and Their
Conversion to Terminal Imido Complexes via Dinitrogen Extrusion J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2008, 130, 12628–12629.
Fischbach, A.; Bazinet, P. R.; Waterman, R.; Tilley, T. D. -Phosphinoethylboranes as
Ambiphilic Ligands in Nickel-Methyl Complexes Organometallics 2008, 27, 1135–1139.
Waterman, R.; Hayes, P. G.; Tilley, T. D. Synthetic Development and Chemical
Reactivity of Transition-Metal Silylene Complexes. Acc. Chem. Res. 2007, 40, 712–719.
Waterman, R.; Tilley, T. D. Antimony–Antimony Bond Formation by Reductive
Elimination from a Hafnium Bis(stibido) Complex. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 9625–9627.
Waterman, R.; Tilley, T. D. Terminal Stibinidene Ligands. Generation of
CpCp*Hf=Sb(dmp) and Trapping Reactions with PMe3 and 2-Butyne Chem. Commun.
2006, 4030–4032.
Waterman, R.; Tilley, T. D. Catalytic Antimony–Antimony Bond Formation via
Stibinidene Elimination from Zirconocene and Hafnocene Complexes Angew. Chem. Int.
Ed. 2006, 45, 2926–2929.
Hayes, P. G.; Beddie, C.; Hall, M. B. Waterman, R.; Tilley, T. D. H-substituted Osmium
Silylene Complexes: Effect of Charge Localization on Catalytic Hydrosilation J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 428–429.
Waterman, R.; Hillhouse, G. L. Synthesis and Structure of a Terminal Dinitrogen
Complex of Nickel Can. J. Chem. 2005, 83, 328–331 (special issue dedicated to
dinitrogen chemistry).
Waterman, R.; Hillhouse, G. L. Formation of Phosphirenes by Phosphinidene GroupTransfer Reactions from (dtbpe)Ni=P(dmp) to Alkynes Organometallics 2003, 22, 5182–
5184.
Waterman, R.; Hillhouse, G. L. Group Transfer from Nickel Imido, Phosphinidene, and
Carbene Complexes to Ethylene with Formation of Aziridine, Phosphirane, and
Cyclopropane Products J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 13350–13351.
Mindiola, D. J.; Waterman, R.; Jenkins, D. M.; Hillhouse, G. L. Synthesis of 1,2-bis(ditert-butylphosphino)ethane (dtbpe) Complexes of Nickel: Radical Coupling and
Reduction Reactions Promoted by the Nickel(I) Dimer [(dtbpe)NiCl]2 Inorg. Chim. Acta
2003, 345, 299–308.
Melenkivitz, R.; Southern, J. S.; Hillhouse, G. L.; Concolino, T. E.; Liable-Sands, L. M.;
Rheingold, A. L. A New Route to Coordination Complexes of Nitroxyl (HN=O) via
Insertion Reactions of Nitrosonium Triflate with Transition-Metal Hydrides J. Am. Chem.
Soc. 2002, 124, 12068–12069.
*Noted in the “Highlights” section of Chemistry & Industry November 18, 2002.
Melenkivitz, R.; Mindiola, D. J.; Hillhouse, G. L. Monomeric Phosphido and
Phosphinidene Complexes of Nickel. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 3846–3847.
Melenkivitz, R.; Hillhouse, G. L. Synthesis and Structure of a Nitroxyl Complex of
Iridium(III), cis,trans-Ir(NH=O)(H)(Cl)2(PPh3)2 J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 2002,
660–661.
Russel, B. S.; Melenkivitz, R.; Bren, K. L. NMR Investigation of Ferricytochrome c
Unfolding: Detection of an Equilibrium Unfolding Intermediate and Residual Structure in
the Denatured State PNAS 2000, 97, 8312–8317.
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Waterman, R. Editorial Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 1801–1803.
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Waterman, R. Editorial Inorg. Chim. Acta 2014, 422, 1–2.
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Feig, A. L.; Waterman, R. “Cottrell Scholars Collaborative New Faculty Workshop” in
The Role of Scientific Societies in STEM Faculty Workshops. Hillborn, R. C. Ed.,
Meeting Report. Scientific Society Presidents: Washington, DC, 2012, p 30–35.
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Waterman, R. “Interfacing with Media Using Campus News Offices” in Advancing
Undergraduate Research: Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising Kindead, J.,
Council on Undergraduate Research: Washington, DC, 2011, p 50.
Selected Presentations (since 2011)
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Feig, A.; Waterman, R. Stains, M. Cottrell Scholars Collaborative New Faculty
Workshop program: A leg-up for new faculty 251st American Chemical Society (ACS)
National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2016.
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Waterman, R. Transition-metal catalyzed reactions that form bonds to phosphorous
250th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, 2015.
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Waterman, R. Iron-catalyzed reactions for phosphorus ring formation 14th International
Symposium on Inorganic Ring Systems (IRIS-14), Regensburg, Germany, 2015.
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Waterman, R. Transition-metal catalyzed reactions that form bonds to phosphorous 98th
Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Ottawa, ON, 2015.
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Waterman, R. Transition-metal catalyzed reactions that form bonds to phosphorous 21st
European Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (EuCOMC XXI), Bratislava,
Slovakia, 2015.
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Feig, A.; Waterman, R. Cottrell Scholars Collaborative New Faculty Workshop
program: Helping new faculty adopt effective approaches from day one 249th ACS
National Meeting, Denver, CO, 2014.
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Waterman, R. Metals that generate phopshinidene fragments (INOR-1001) 248th ACS
National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2014.
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Waterman, R. Advances in  elimination reactions Dalton 2014, Joint Interest Groups
Meeting, Warwick, UK, 2014.
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Waterman, R. Adventures in α elimination: Extrusion of new elements and novel
reactivity (INOR-27) 245th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2013.
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Waterman, R. Sunshine and maple syrup: Early years for chemistry faculty at the
University of Vermont (CHED-220) 245th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA,
2013.
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Mucha, N. T.; Waterman, R. Dehydrocoupling of silanes with Ir pincer complexes:
Ligand effects on product selectivity (INOR-196) 245th ACS National Meeting, New
Orleans, LA, 2013.
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Waterman, R. Zirconium-catalyzed hydrophosphination of alkenes, alkynes, and
carbodimides (NERM-63) 38th Northeast Regional Meeting of the ACS, Rochester, NY,
2012.
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Vaughan, B. A.; Arsenault, E. M.; Chan, S. M.; Waterman, R. Synthesis and
characterization of novel zinc complexes and reactivity towards primary phosphines
(INOR-1227) 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2012.
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Ghebreab, M. B.; Waterman, R. Catalytic dehydrocoupling of phosphines toward making
π-conjugated materials using triamidoamine-supported zirconium complexes (INOR-386)
243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2012.
Ghebreab, M. B.; Waterman, R. Catalytic hydrophosphination of alkene using primary
phosphines by triamidoamine-supported zirconium complexes (INOR-887) 243rd ACS
National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2012.
Ghebreab, M. B.; Erickson, K. A.; Leshinski, S. E.; Newsham, D. K.; Waterman , R.
Tuning Mechanism for the Dehydrocoupling of Main-Group Substrates Organometallic
Gordon Research Conference, Salve Regina Univ., Newport, RI, 2011.
Waterman, R. Tuning Mechanism for the Dehydrocoupling of Main-Group Substrates
(1154) 94th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Montréal, QC, 2011.
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