Dr. W. Tandy Grubbs

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Education:

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, August 1993

Research Adviser: Dr. Richard A. MacPhail

Dissertation Title: High-Resolution Stimulated Brillouin Gain Spectroscopy of Liquids, Supercooled Liquids and Glasses

High Point University, High Point, North Carolina, Bachelor of Science Honors, magna cum laude, May 1989
Major: Chemistry

Experience:

Professor (8/07 - present) Current position in the department of chemistry at Stetson University teaching physical chemistry and other courses.

Associate Professor (8/01 - 8/07)

NIST Postdoctoral Fellow (8/93 - 7/95): Research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology using transient infrared spectroscopy to evaluate chemical reaction dynamics and ultrafast energy flow in liquid phase polyatomic molecules.

Duke University (8/89 - 8/93)

Graduate research using stimulated Brillouin gain spectroscopy to study collective molecular motions in condensed phases. Evaluation of intermolecular dynamics and relaxational processes in simple and glass-forming liquids.

Research Focus:

My current interests include an ongoing study of polymerization cure kinetics optical polymer properties using a novel laser interferometric technique. An optical laser-based apparatus has been developed that allows one to follow refractive index changes in polymers and also to measure how much these materials contract when they are cured. In addition to attracting external funding, the project has been of interest to industrial groups who have indirectly supported the project through the donation of materials and accessories. I have also devoted time to the development of a new research focus involving the synthesis and characterization of polymers using a relatively new pathway called Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. This mechanism, in comparison to previous pathways, affords a great deal of control over the molecular weight and chemical architecture of the polymer chain.

My professional activities extend beyond polymer chemistry and include chemical education, where I have published articles and presented invited talks at National and Regional ACS meetings on topics such as new laboratory experiments, incorporating computational chemistry into the chemical curriculum, computer gaming in support of education, and how to establish a research program at a predominately undergraduate institution. I have also been active as a peer reviewer in the chemical education community, reviewing articles for the Journal of Chemical Education over a ten year period, reviewing general chemistry and physical chemistry textbooks, and reviewing grant proposals for the ACS-PRF program and the NSF. Finally, I participated on a national ACS committee that worked over a two-year period to develop a second-term general chemistry standardized examination.

Courses Taught:

Physical Chemistry & Advanced Physical Chemistry (CHEM203 & CHEM303) - CHEM303 taught every other Spring.

General Chemistry I & II (CHEM141P & CHEM142) - sequence taught every academic year;

includes separate laboratory sections each semester.

Alternative Energy Choices (CHEM111) - taught every other Spring..

Brewing Science & Technology (CHEM391) - course taught every Spring

Grants Funded:

AT&T Foundation developing online resources in support of introductory chemistry education ($50,000), 2009-2011, Principle Investigator.

National Science Foundation (DBI) academic research infrastructure, remodeling Sage Hall ($610,000), 2011, Co-PI.

National Science Foundation (DUE) scholarships for chemistry and physics students ($597,000), 2007-2013, Principle Investigator.

National Science Foundation (NSF-MRI) instrument development grant involving undergraduate students ($134,215), 2002 - 2006, Principle Investigator.

Research Corporation grant to fund undergraduate research ($66,200), 1998, Principle Investigator.

ACS-PRF grant to fund undergraduate research ($20,000), 1998, Principle Investigator.

Stetson Faculty development grants, summers of 1997, 1998, 2002

Honors and Affiliations:

ACS-Orlando Section 'Outstanding Teacher of the Year at the Undergraduate Institution,' 2010

Hand Faculty Research Award, Stetson University, 1999

Member, Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemical Honor Society 1996

NIST/NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship 1993

Member, Sigma Xi 1992

Member, American Chemical Society 1987

Peer Reviewed Publications (names of undergraduate co-authors are underlined):

[1] Travis J. Cossairt and W. Tandy Grubbs, "Chemical Mahjong," Journal of Chemical Education (in press, 2010).

[2] Megan E. Lewis, Rebecca M. Levine, John T. York, W. Tandy Grubbs, "A Quick and Accurate Oxygen Based Pressure Sensor Assay for Measurement of Catalase Activity," Journal of Chemical Education, 86, 764 (2009).

[3] W. Tandy Grubbs, "The JCE Data-Driven Exercises Digital Collection," Journal of Chemical Education, 86, 763 (2009).

[4] W. Tandy Grubbs, "Osmotic Pressure and Polymer Molecular Weight Determination," Journal of Chemical Education, 86, 764 (2009).

[5] W. Tandy Grubbs, "Data-driven Exercises for Chemistry: A New Digital Collection," Journal of Chemical Education, 84, 1391 (2007).

[6] W. Tandy Grubbs, "The Diffusion Game - Using Symbolic mathematics software to Play the Game on a Large Scale," Journal of Chemical Education, 83, 1727 (2006).

[7] Sarah E. Caudill and W. Tandy Grubbs, "Interferometric Measurements of Refractive Index Dispersion in Polymers over the Visible and Near-Infrared Spectral Range," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 100, 65 (2006).

[8] W. R. Furlong and W. T. Grubbs, "Safe Preparation of HCl/DCl for IR Spectroscopy," Journal of Chemical Education, 82, 124 (2005).

[9] E. Friedman and W.T. Grubbs, "The Boltzmann Distribution and Pascal's Triangle," The Chemical Educator, 8, 116 (2003).

[10] W. T. Grubbs, "Variational Methods Applied to the Particle-in-a-box," Journal of Chemical Education, 78, 1557 (2001).

[11] E. A. Fogleman, M. T. Kelly, and W. T. Grubbs, "Laser Interferometric Method for Measuring Polymerization Shrinkage in Light Cured Dental Restoratives," Dental Materials, 18, 324 (2002).

[12] O. Dudi and W. T. Grubbs, "Laser Interferometric Technique for Measuring Polymer Cure Kinetics," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 74, 2133 (1999).

[13] O. Dudi and W. T. Grubbs, "Interferometric Analysis of Cure Kinetics in Photocurable Coatings," Polymer Preprints, 40(1), 45 (1999)

[14] W. T. Grubbs, "Fourier Transforms of Molecular Vibrations," Journal of Chemical Education, 76, 286 (1999).

[15] M. A. Page and W. T. Grubbs, "An Interferometric Study of Epoxy Polymerization Kinetics," Journal of Chemical Education, 76, 666 (1999).

[16] S. M. Arrivo, T. P. Dougherty, W. T. Grubbs and E. J. Heilweil, "New Advances in Measuring Hydrogen Bond Dynamics," Springer Series in Chemical Physics, Vol. 62, Ultrafast Phenomena X, Editors P.F. Barbara, J.G. Fujimoto, W.H. Knox, and W. Zinth, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1996.

[17] S. M. Arrive, V. D. Kleiman, W. T. Grubbs, T. P. Dougherty, and E. J. Heilweil, "Infrared Spectral Hole Burning of 1:1 Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes in Solution," Laser Chemistry, 19, 1 (1999).

[18] W. T. Grubbs, T. P. Dougherty, E. J. Heilweil, "Vibrational Deactivation through Bimolecular Hydrogen-Bonding Encounters," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 117, 11989 (1995).

[19] W. T. Grubbs, T. P. Dougherty and E. J. Heilweil, "Vibrational Energy Dynamics of Hydrogen-Bonded Pyrrole Complexes," Journal of Physical Chemistry, 99, 10716, (1995).

[20] S. M. Arrivo, T. P. Dougherty, W. T. Grubbs and E. J. Heilweil, "Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy of Vibrational CO-Stretch Up-Pumping and Relaxation Dynamics in Metal Hexacarbonyls," Chemical Physics Letters, 235, 247 (1995).

[21] W. T. Grubbs, T. P. Dougherty and E. J. Heilweil, "Vibrational Energy Transfer and Relaxation in Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Iridium Dicarbonyl by Broadband Transient IR Spectroscopy," Chemical Physics Letters, 227, 480 (1994).

[22] T. P. Dougherty, W. T. Grubbs and E. J. Heilweil, "Photochemistry of Rh(CO)2(acetylacetonate) and Related Metal Dicarbonyls studied by Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy," Journal of Physical Chemistry, 98, 9396 (1994).

[23] W. T. Grubbs and R. A. MacPhail, "High Resolution Stimulated Brillouin Gain Spectrometer," Reviews of Scientific Instrumentation, 65, 34 (1994).

[24] W. T. Grubbs and R. A. MacPhail, "Dynamics in Supercooled Glycerol by High Resolution Stimulated Brillouin Gain Spectroscopy," Journal of Chemical Physics, 100, 2561 (1994).

[25] W. T. Grubbs and R. A. MacPhail, "High-Resolution Stimulated Brillouin Gain Spectroscopy of Liquid Carbon Disulfide: Dependence of the Linewidths and Peak Gain on Scattering Angle," Journal of Chemical Physics, 97, 19 (1992).

[26] W. T. Grubbs and R. A. MacPhail, "High-Resolution Stimulated Brillouin Gain Spectroscopy of Liquid Benzene Shows No Evidence of a Structural Transition," Journal of Physical Chemistry, 96, 8688 (1992).

[27] W. T. Grubbs and R. A. MacPhail, "Rotational-Translational Coupling and Asymmetric Lineshapes in the High-Resolution Stimulated Brillouin Gain Spectra of Liquid Carbon Disulfide," Journal of Chemical Physics, 97, 8906 (1992).

[28] K. Ratanaphruks, W. T. Grubbs and R. A. MacPhail, "CW Stimulated Brillouin Gain Spectroscopy of Liquids," Chemical Physics Letters, 182, 371 (1991).

[29] W. T. Grubbs and L. H. Rickard, "Hemoglobin Electron Transfer Reactions," in Charge and Field Effects in Biosystems-2, M. J. Allen, S. F. Cleary, and F. M. Hawkridge, editors, (Plenum Press, New York, 1989), 129-136.

Presentations

[1] "A Quick and Accurate Oxygen Based Pressure Sensor Assay for Measurement of Catalase Activity," presented at the Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Salt Lake City, Division of Chemical Education, March, 2009.

[2]"The JCE Data-Driven Exercises Digital Collection," presented at the Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans, LA, Division of Chemical Education, March, 2008..

[3] "The Diffusion Game - Using Symbolic mathematics software to Play the Game on a Large Scale," presented at the Fall National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington D.C., Division of Computational Chemistry/Chemical Education, August 28, 2005 (invited talk).

[4] "Interferometric Measurements of Refractive Index Dispersion in Polymers over the Visible and Near-Infrared Spectral Range," presented at the Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego, CA, Division of Polymer Chemistry, March 14, 2005.

[5] "Preparing Chemists for the Computationally Intensive 21st Century: An Example Using Mathcad," presented at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego, CA, Division of Chemical Education, April 1, 2001 (invited talk).

[6] "Laser Interferometric Method for Measuring Shrinkage in Photocurable Polymers," Summer Meeting of the Piedmont Society for Coatings Technology, June 21, 2000 (invited talk).

[7] "Quantum Primer," presented to a gathering of Volusia County School System science teachers, May 4, 2000.

[8] "The 'Nuts-And-Bolts' of a Successful Undergraduate Research Program," Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Knoxville, TN, Division of Chemical Education, October19, 1999 (invited talk).

[9] "Interferometric Analysis of Cure Kinetics in Photocurable Coatings," Spring National ACS meeting in Anaheim, CA, Division of Polymer Chemistry, March 21, 1999. A preprint of this presentation was published in Polymer Preprints, 40(1), March 1999, pp. 45-6.

[10] "An Interferometric Analysis of Cure Kinetics in Photocurable Coatings," Department of Chemistry, Division of Physical Chemistry, University of Florida, November 17, 1998 (invited talk).

[11] "Chemical Application of Fourier Transforms: A Mathcad Exploration," Spring National ACS meeting in Dallas, TX, Division of Chemical Education, April 1, 1998 (invited talk).

Dr. W. Tandy Grubbs
Professor
Physical Chemistry
Ph.D. - Duke University
wgrubbs@stetson.edu
www.stetson.edu/~wgrubbs