Joshua J. Pak Ph.D.
Idaho
State University
Department of Chemistry
Campus Box 8023
Pocatello, ID. 83209
Office: (208) 282-2612
Fax: (208) 282-4373
Email: pakjosh@isu.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry and Materials Science,
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (1995-1999)
M.S. in Chemistry, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh,
PA (1993-1995)
B.A. in Chemistry and English Literature,
Whittier College, Whittier, CA (1989-1993)
Award: American Chemical Society, Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate
Fellowship (Sponsored by Organic Syntheses), 1998-1999.
Research Interests: Organic, Organometallic, Materials and Polymer
Chemistry
Research Experience
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Idaho State
University (2001-Present)
Independent Research “Preparation and Study of
Organic and Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials Containing Coordination
Complexes”
Postdoctoral Fellow (Professor Kenneth J. Shea),
University of California Irvine (1999-2001)
“Polymer and Materials Synthesis: I.
Polyhomologation of Alkylboranes on Two and Three Dimensional Gold Surfaces,
II. Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Mechanistic Elucidation of Novel
Silicnoate Macrocycles”
Research Assistant (Professor Michael M. Haley),
University of Oregon (1995-1999)
“No Longer Simple Hydrocarbons: Synthesis,
Characterization and Chemistry of Dehydrobenzoannulenes” (Dissertation)
Research Assistant (Professor Fraser F. Fleming),
Duquesne University (1993-1995)
“a,b-Unsaturated Nitriles: An Efficient Conjugate Addition
and Michael Induced Ring Closure (MIRC) Reaction with Potassium
Benzeneslenolate and Potassium Benzenesulfenylate” (Thesis)
Publications
1.
“Rapid and Size Control
Synthesis of CuInS2 Nanoparticles via Microwave Irradiation.”
Gardner, Joseph S.; Shurdha, Endrit; Lau, Lisa D.; Wang, Chongmin: Rodriguez,
Rene G.; Pak, Joshua J. J. Nanoparticle Research, 2008, 10(4), 633-641.
2.
“Pulsed-Spray Radiofrequency
PECVD of CuInS2 Thin Films.” Rodriguez, Rene G.; Pulsipher, Daniel
J. V.; Lau, Lisa D.; Shurdha, Endrit; Pak, Joshua J.; Jin, Michael H.; Banger,
Kublinder K.; Hepp, Aloysius F. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 2006, 26(2),
137-148.*
3.
“Facile synthesis of
4,4’,5,5’-tetraiododibenzo-24-crown-8 and its highly conjugated derivatives.”
Endrit Shurdha, Jaime L. Mayo, and Joshua J. Pak, Tetrahedron Letters 2006, 47,
233-237.*
4.
“Synthesis and
crystallographic characterization of a 'palladadehydrobenzo[19]annulene.” Pak, Joshua J.; Darwish, Ossama S.;
Weakley, Timothy J. R.; Haley, Michael M. J. Orgmet. Chem. 2003, 683(2), 430-434.*
5.
“Diastereoselective
Self-Assembly of a Pentacoordinate Siliconate Tetraanionic Molecular Square. A
Mechanistic Investigation.” Pak, Joshua J.; Greaves, John; McCord, Dianne J.;
Shea, K. J., Organometallics,
2002, 21, 3552-3561.
6.
“Synthesis and
Characterization of Annulene-Fused Pseudorotaxanes." J. J. Pak, T. J. R.
Weakley, M. M. Haley, D. Y. K. Lee, and J. F. Stoddart, Synthesis 2002, 1256-1260.
7.
“Nonlinear Optical
Properties of Dehydrobenzo[18]annulenes: Expanded Two-Dimensional Dipolar and
Octupolar NLO Chromophores.” A. Sarkar, J. J. Pak, G. W. Rayfield, and M. M.
Haley, J. Mater. Chem. 2001, 11, 2943-2945.
8.
“Carbon Networks Based
on Dehydrobenzoannulenes. 2. Synthesis of Expanded Graphdiyne
Substructures” W. Brad Wan, Stephen C. Brand, Joshua J. Pak, and Michael M. Haley,
Chem. Eur. J. 2000, 6, 2044-2052.
9.
“Stepwise Assembly of
Site-Specifically Functionalized Dehydrobenzo[18]annulenes” Joshua J. Pak, Timothy J. R. Weakley
and Michael M. Haley, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 8182-8192.
10. “Macrocyclic Oligo(phenylacetylenes) and
Oligo(phenyldiacetylenes).”
Michael M. Haley, Joshua J. Pak and Stephen C. Brand, Topics in
Current Chemistry (Carbon-Rich Compounds II), Vol. 201, Armin de
Meijere (Ed.), Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 1999, 81-130.
11. “One-Pot Desilylation/Dimerization of Ethynyl– and
Butadiynyltrimethylsilanes.
Synthesis of Tetrayne-Linked Dehydrobenzoannulenes.” Michael M. Haley, Michael L. Bell,
Stephen C. Brand, David B. Kimball, Joshua J. Pak and W. Brad Wan, Tetrahedron
Lett. 1997, 38, 7483-7486.*
12. “Synthesis and Crystallographic Characterization of a
Platinadehydrobenzo[19]annulene.”
Joshua J. Pak, Timothy J. R. Weakley and Michael M. Haley, Organometallics 1997, 16,
4505-4507.
13. “Carbon Networks Based on Dehydrobenzoannulenes: Preparation of Substructures of
Graphdiyne.” Michael M. Haley,
Stephen C. Brand and Joshua J. Pak, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1997, 36,
836-838.
14.
“a,b–Unsaturated
Nitriles: An Effective Conjugate
Addition with Potassium Phenyl Selenolate And Potassium Phenyl Sulfenylate.” Fraser
F. Fleming and Joshua J. Pak, J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60,
4299-4301.
Modified May 2008