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Kyle W. Felling, Ph.D.

1505 Winstead Drive ,Conway, AR 72034

Telephone:  (501) 450-5961

Fax:  (501) 450-3623

E-mail:  KFelling@uca.edu

                         

Education:                   B.A., Chemistry - ACS (minor in Religion), Hendrix College, 1999

                                    Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2002

Professional Experience:

2005-Present                  Assistant Professor of Chemistry, The University of Central Arkansas

2003-2005                      Assistant Professor of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

2002-2003                      Postdoctoral Research Associate, The University of Alabama

Teaching Experience:

Professor: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Outreach, Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Literature, General Chemistry.

Instructor: General Chemistry 101 and 102, The University of Alabama, 2002-2003.

  • Lectures for general chemistry students.

Lecturer: Introduction to Chemical Practice, The University of Texas at Austin, 2001-2002.

  • Responsibility for lectures and supervision of laboratory teaching assistants.  Modification of course design.

Teaching Assistant: Inorganic Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000.

  • Laboratory instruction and discussion sessions.

Teaching Assistant: Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999-2000.

  • Laboratory instruction and discussion sessions.

Teaching Interests:

General chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, chemistry seminars, chemistry outreach

University Services:

Member: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 2003-Present.

Advisor: American Chemical Society – Student Chapter, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 2003-Present.

Organizer: Siemens National Science Competition, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999-2000.

Participator: Elementary and High School Outreach, Hendrix College, 1998-1999.

Member: Hendrix College American Chemical Society Student Chapter, 1997-1999.

Research Experience:

Primary Investigator Research: Department of Chemistry, The University of Central Arkansas, 2005-Present.

  • Dendrimer-modified membranes for DoD applications (ARDEC)
  • Synthesis of fluorinated cobaloximes (Start-up)
  • Fluorinated supramolecular chemistry (Start-up)

Primary Investigator Research: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 2003-2005.

  • Dendrimer-modified membranes for semi-permeable applications (Army Research Lab)
  • Membrane modification in fuel cell research (Army Research Lab)
  • Synthesis of fluorinated cobaloximes (NSF-EPSCoR)
  • Fluorinated supramolecular chemistry (NSF-EPSCoR)

Postdoctoral Research: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, 2002-2003 (research adviser: Dr. Joseph S. Thrasher).

  • Development of perfluoropolyalkylethers for industrial applications (DuPont)
  • Fluorinated dendrimer synthesis and membrane modification in fuel cell research (CAVT-Univ. of Alabama)
  • Many fluorinated small-molecule syntheses (DuPont)

Doctoral Research: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999-2002, (research adviser: Dr. Richard J. Lagow).

  • Syntheses of fluorinated amines (Welch Foundation, NSF)
  • Syntheses of fluorinated silanes (Welch Foundation, NSF)
  • Syntheses of highly-fluorinated, functionalized, branched and straight-chain ethers (ONR, NSF)

Undergraduate Research: Department of Chemistry, Hendrix College, 1998-1999 (research adviser: Dr. Liz U. Gron)

  • Investigation of Heck coupling reactions in high-temperature water systems.
  • General green chemistry.

Research Interests:

Preparation, characterization, and utility of novel fluorine compounds; synthesis of fluorocarbon dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers; fluorine-containing amines; functionalized highly-fluorinated compounds for molecular electronic applications.

Professional Societies and Honors:

·         Member Council for Undergraduate Research

·         Member American Chemical Society – Division of Fluorine Chemistry

·         Member American Association for the Advancement of Science

·         Advisory Board – inChemistry magazine (2004-2005)

·         ARDEC contract for dendrimer-modified membranes, $200,000, with David Dixon, (2005-2007)

·        General Chemistry Instruction Improvement Funds, $30,000 (2004-2005)

·        ARL contract for perm-selective membranes, $250,000, with Sherry Farwell, David Dixon, and Teresa Corbin, (2004-2005)

·         NSF-EPSCoR Rushmore CAREER Award, $50,000 (2003)

·         SDSM&T Laboratory Improvement Fund Procurement, $28,000 (2003)

·         Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award  (2002)

·         Faraday Fellowship for Teaching Excellence  (2001)

·         Chemistry Faculty-Regents Fellowship  (1999)

·         American Institute of Chemists Award  (1999)

Recent Symposia and Workshops Attended:

·         17th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, Florida, January 2005

·        227th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August, 2004

·         226th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, California, March, 2004

·         ND/SD Joint EPSCoR Conference, Fargo, North Dakota, September, 2003

·         Rushmore Regional Conference on Nanoscience and Engineering, Rapid City, South Dakota, August, 2003

·         16th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, Florida, January, 2003

·         Southwest Regional ACS Meeting, Austin, TX, October, 2002

·         224th National ACS Meeting, Boston, MA, August, 2002

Publications and Presentations:

1.         Felling, Kyle W. and Ajay Konda. Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Fluorinated Dendrimers. 17th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, Florida, January, 2005.

2.         Sun, Luyi;Wan, Haiying; Street, Shane C.; O’Brien, Brian; Felling, Kyle W.; and Joseph S. Thrasher. Morphological, Methanol Permeability, and Electrochemical Studies of Nafion̉ Treated with Polyamidoamine Dendrimers and Polyamidoamine Dendrimer/Platinum or Platinum-Ruthenium Nanoparticle Solutions. 17th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, Florida, January, 2005.

3.         Dixon, David A.; Mackey, Molly; Hussein, Menan; Felling, Kyle W.; and Sherry O. Farwell. Characterization of Triblock Copolymer Membranes for Their Perm-Selective Transmission of Water Vapor and Organic-Based Gases. AICHe, annual meeting, November 7-12, 2004.

4.   Felling, Kyle W. and Ajay Konda. Synthesis of a Trifluoromethylated PAMAM Dendrimer. Macromolecules. submitted, (2004).

5.   Sun, L.; Felling, K.W.; Street, S.; O’Brien, B.; and J.S. Thrasher. A Study of Nafion® Treated by Polyamidoamine Dendrimers. Materials Chemistry. submitted, (2004).

6.   Felling, Kyle W.; Youngstrom, C.R.; Lagow, R.J. Synthesis of Perfluorinated, Functionalized, Branched Ethers. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 125, 749-754, (2004).

7.   Grove, Nicole M.; Felling, Kyle W.; McDowell, M. Steven. Evaluation of Proton Scavengers in the Synthesis of Halocobaloximes. Book of Abstracts, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, Calif., March 27- April 1,  (2004).

8.   Felling, Kyle W.; Lagow, Richard J. An Efficient High-Yield Synthesis for Perfluorinated Tertiary Amines. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 123, 233-236, (2003).

9.   Sun, L.; Felling, K.W.; Agoumba, D.; Street, S.; and J.S. Thrasher. Morphological Studies of Nafion Doped With Poly(Amidoamine) Dendrimers. Book of Abstracts, Southeast Regional ACS Meeting, Research Triangle Park, NC, November 10-13,  (2003).

10.  Kaewsuya, P.S.; Felling, K.W.; and J.S. Thrasher  Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Dendritic Monomer: Tetrakis[(2-cyanoethoxy)methyl]-Methane. Book of Abstracts, Southeast Regional ACS Meeting, Research Triangle Park, NC, November 10-13,  (2003).

11.  Felling, Kyle W.; Lagow, Richard J. Perfluoro Multi-functional Dendritic Structures and Their Derivatives. 16th Winter Fluorine Conference, St. Pete Beach, Florida, January 12-17 (2002).

12.  Felling, Kyle W. The Synthesis of Perfluorinated Compounds by Direct Fluorination: Amines, Silanes, and Functionalized Compounds.  Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, (2002).

13.  Johnston, Keith; Mitchell, Daniel R.; Youngstrom, Cameron R.; Felling, Kyle W.; Lagow, Richard J. Interfacial Studies of the Formation of Microemulsions of Water in Carbon Dioxide with Fluorinated Surfactants. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 23, 81-91, (2002).

14. Gron, Liz U.; Jensen, Suzanne E.; Felling, Kyle W..  Heck reaction in high-temperature water: Evaluation of rigorous conditions.    Book of Abstracts, 219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 26-30, (2000).

            15.  Felling, Kyle W.; Gron, Liz U.  Activation of aryl bromides for             Heck reactions in high tempeature aqueous systems.    Book

            of Abstracts, 217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, Calif., March    21-25,  (1999).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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