Victor L. Heasley Curriculum Vitae

Professor of Chemistry

Appointments:

• Reviewer for the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, the Journal of Organic Chemistry and the National Science Foundation, Current
• Member, Scientific Committee, 3rd Meeting of OrgaBrom, and International Symposium of Bromine Chemists, Baton Rouge, LA, 1997
• Faculty Council (Faculty Senate), 1995-1997
• Presidential Search Committee, 1997
• Provost Search Committee, 1996
• Director, Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), 1982-83.

five most recent professional publications:

“An Unexpected Lactam from the Reaction of Pentachlororesorcinol (PCR) with Ammonica in Ether” Victor L. Heasley*, Luke A. Tatum, Kristin E. Mitrovich, Jeffrey L. Boerneke and Dale F. Shellhamer, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 2009, Vol. 13(3), 29-32.

"Synthesis of Several Unexpected Compounds from 2,2,4,4,6-Pentachloro-5-cyclohexene-1,3-dione (A Humic Acid Model), Monochloramine, Ammonia and Other Reagents," Victor L. Heasley, Ashley M. Ramirez*, Peter E. Baker*, Jeffrey L. Boerneke*, Ryan H. DeBoard*, Torie L. Hartge*, Dennis C. Madrid*, Geoffrey A. Sigmund* and Dale F. Shellhamer; Letters in Organic Chemistry, 4, 2007, 500-504.

"Reactions of 2,4,6-Trichlororesorcinol and Pentachlororesorcinol with Monochloroamine in Methanol: Investigation of Products and Mechanisms," Victor L. Heasley, Michael B. Alexander*, Peter E. Baker*, Jeffery L. Boerneke*, Ryan H. DeBoard*, Jeffrey T. Gardner*, Erica E. Herman*, Scott T. Michaelson*, Evan W. Miller*, Ashley M. Ramirez*, Ronald E. Renfrow*, Nicole R. Royer*, Lisa C. Sator*, Sarah A. Wood* and Dale F. Shellhamer; Res. J. Chem. Environ., 11, 2007, 22-28.

"Synthesis of Anhydrous, Monohydrate and Multihydrate 2,4,6-Trichlororesorcinol," Victor L. Heasley, Ronald E. Renfrow*, Lisa C. Sator*, Jeffrey L. Boerneke* Dale F. Shellhamer; Res. J. Chem. Environ., 11, 2007, 13.

"Studies on the Synthesis of Pentachlororesorcinol: Surprising Observation of a Second Unexpected Product," Victor L. Heasley, Peter E. Baker*, Ashley M. Ramirez*, Ronald E. Renfrow*, Lisa C. Sator*, Sarah A. Wood*, Dale F. Shellhamer and Jeff Lehman; Res. J. Chem. Environ., 10, 2006, 5-9.

 

five most recent presentations with undergradautes--oral and poster:

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Kristin E. Mitrovich and Victor L. Heasley, “Investigation of the Reaction of a New Humic Acid Model with Monochloramine in Methanol: Formation of an Unexpected Epoxide”, 237^th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 23, 2009.

Luke A. Tatum and Victor L. Heasley, “Appearance of an Unexpected Lactam from the Reaction of 2, 2, 4, 4, 6-Pentachloro-5-cyclohexen-1, 3-dione with Ammonia”, 237^th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 23, 2009.

J. L. Boerneke and V.L. Heasley, “Investigation of the reactions and mechanisms of 1-methoxy-1,3-butadiene and related compounds with the chloramines,” 235^th National American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2008.

V. L. Heasley, “Contamination of Drinking Water During Chlorination: An Approach to the Understanding and Possible Solution of the Problem,” Presented at the 2^nd International Congress of the Chemistry and Environment, November 20, 2007, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

V. L. Heasley and A. M. Ramirez, “Reactions of Pentachlororesorcinol with Chlorinating Agents: Identification of the Products,” Presented by Ashley Rameriz at the 233^rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, Illionois, March 25, 2007.