Contact Information
Office: MSC 210
Email: jodonnell@siena.edu
Phone: (518) 783-2509
Courses Taught
- General Chemistry I
- CHEM 110 and associated lab
- General Chemistry II
- CHEM 120 and associated lab
- Inorganic Chemistry I
- CHEM 240
- Inorganic Chemistry II
- CHEM 340
- Integrated Lab II
- CHEM 326
- Integrated Lab IV
- CHEM 426
Research and Interests
My research focuses on synthesis and characterization of thin-film and membrane materials of metalloporphryins.
Recent research has focused upon using these films in the sensing of volatile organic compounds, especially those known to be environmentally hazardous. Of primary interest are richly colored metalloporphyrin-based thin films that, upon exposure to an analyte, experience a perturbation of the electronics of the porphyrin molecule and therefore the whole membrane, resulting in a color change of the material.
