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About Duncan

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Duncan Wardrop

Education & Experience

University of Glasgow
1987-1991
B.Sc. (Hons), Chemistry

University of Glasgow
1991-1994
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry

Oregon State University
1995-1997
Post-Doctoral Associate

University of Illinois at Chicago
1997-current
Associate Professor

Research Interests

  • Total/Target-Directed Synthesis
  • Chemistry of Nitrenium Ions
  • Fragmentation of Tetrazoles
  • Alkylidenecarbenes
  • Development of Antiviral Agents
  • Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Organic Geochemistry
  • Organosilicon Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae

    • Positions
    • Publications
    • Teaching
      Spring 2017-2020
      CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry 1

      Fall 2017-2020
      CHEM 432 Advanced Organic Chemistry
    • Service
      UIC Graduate College
      Executive Committee, 2016-date
      Awards Committee, 2011-2015
      John E. & Marguerite B. Corbally Award Selection Committee, 2011

      UIC Honors College
      Head, Educational Policy Committee, 2010-2016
      Executive Committee, 2008-2010
      Honors College Fellow & Student Advisor, 2004-present
      Honors College Awards Committee, 2008-present

      Department of Chemistry
      Departmental Advisory Committee, 2016-date
      Director of Graduate Studies, 2016-date
      Associate Director of Graduate Studies, 2011-2015
      Educational Policy Committee, 2004-2010
      Learning Science Faculty Search Committee, Fall 2009
      Website Committee, 2006-2010
      Space Committee, 2006-2010
      Graduate Recruitment Committee, 2004-2008
      Organic Faculty Search Committee, 1998-2006
      Departmental Seminar Coordinator, 1998-2000

      UIC Office of Special Scholarship
      Interviewer for British Scholarship Candidates, 2010-date
      UIC Honors College
    • Outreach
      Chicago Transformation Teacher Institutes (CTTI)

      Chicago Public Schools (CPS) High School Transformation Project

      American Cancer Society (Illinois Division)
      Research Advisory Committee, 2004-2008
      ACS High School Research Program, Mentor

      The Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE)

      Undergraduate Research UIC Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)