Curriculum Vitae

Jane M. Van Doren, Ph.D.

 

Department of Chemistry

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts 01610

508-793-3376

jvandore@holycross.edu

 

Education

Ph.D. Chemical Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1987

        Advisors: Charles H. DePuy & W. Carl Lineberger

B.A. Chemistry & Physics Colgate University, 1980

 

Professional Experience

Acting Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of the Holy Cross, 2006-7

Professor, College of the Holy Cross, 2006-present

Director, Environmental Studies Program, College of the Holy Cross, 2001-2005

Associate Professor, College of the Holy Cross, 2000-2006

Fulbright Scholar, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 2001

Assistant Professor, College of the Holy Cross, 1993-2000

National Science Foundation Visiting Professor for Women, Harvard University, 1992-3

Visiting Scholar, Boston College, 1991

Air Force Geophysics Scholar & Research Chemist, Phillips Laboratory, 1990-2

Post-doctoral Research Associate, Boston College/Aerodyne Research Inc., 1987-9

 

Honors:

U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, 2005

Mary Louise Marfuggi Award for Scholarship, 2004

National Academy of Sciences Summer Faculty Fellowships, 2002-2004

Fulbright Scholar, Czech Republic, 2001

Faculty for the 21st century, Member 1997-present

Batchelor Ford Summer Faculty Fellowship, 1994, 1997, 1999

AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship, 1994

Marcus O’Day Memorial Award, 1993 (USAF Research Award)

National Science Foundation Visiting Professor for Women, Harvard University, 1992-3

Air Force Geophysics Scholar Fellowship 1990-2

 

Teaching Experience:

College of the Holy Cross

        Professor of Chemistry, 2006-present

        Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2000-2006

        Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1993-2000

       


Courses Taught:

Environmental Chemistry

General Chemistry 1 & 2 with lab

   (Atoms & Molecules & Equilib & Reactivity)

Instrumental Chemistry &

    Analytical Methods 1 & 2 with lab                                                              

Physical Chemistry 1 & 2 (Classical & Modern)

Physical Chemistry Lab 1 & 2 (Classical & Modern)

Atmospheric Chemistry

Environmental Forensics

Advanced Environmental Chemistry

 

Research Theses & Projects Supervised

College Honors Program Theses

Chemistry Department Honors Research Theses

Chemistry Department Research Theses

Biochemistry Concentration Theses

Non-thesis Research Projects

Center for Interdisciplinary & Special Studies

     Internships/tutorials

       

Addional Teaching Roles

Dept Research Course & Seminar Coordinator

Teacher Certif. Program/Chemistry

 

Refereed Publications Since Holy Cross Appointment (1993-present)

“G3 and density functional theory investigations of the structures and energies of SFnCl (n=0-5) and their anions,”  J. M. Van Doren, T. M. Miller, and A. A. Viggiano, , J. Chem. Phys., accepted October 2007.

 

 “Observation of dihalide elimination upon electron attachment to oxalyl chloride and oxalyl bromide, 300-550 K,” J. M. Van Doren, K. B. Hogan,* T. M. Miller, and A. A. Viggiano, J. Chem. Phys., J. Chem. Phys., 124, 184313 (2006).

 

“Electron attachment to POCl3:  Measurement and theoretical analysis of rate constants and branching ratios as a function of gas pressure and temperature, electron temperature, and electron energy,” J. M. Van Doren, J. F. Friedman, T. M. Miller, A. A. Viggiano, S. Denifl, P. Scheier, T. D. Märk, and J. Troe, J. Chem. Phys., 124, 124322 (2006).

 

“Electron attachment and detachment: C5F5N and C5HF4N,” J. M. Van Doren, Donna M. Kerr*, Thomas M. Miller,, A. A. Viggiano, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 114303 (2005).

 

 “Temperature dependence of the oxide ion/ozone reaction in the gas phase,” J. M. Van Doren, S. Williams, A. J. Midey, T.  M. Miller, and A. A. Viggiano, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 241, 185 (2005).

 

“Electron attachment and detachment:  electron affinities of isomers of trifluoromethylbenzonitrile,” T. M. Miller, A. A. Viggiano, J. F. Friedman, Jane M. Van Doren, J. Chem. Phys., 121, 9993 (2004).

 

"Electron Attachment and detachment:  C6F6,” T. M. Miller, J. M. Van Doren, A. A. Viggiano, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 233, 67 (2004).

 

 “Direct measurement of the thermal rate coefficient for electron attachment to ozone in the gas phase, 300-550K:  Implications for the ionosphere”, J. M. Van Doren, T. M. Miller, S. Williams, A. A. Viggiano, Phys. Rev. Lett., 91, 223201 (2003).

 

"Electron Attachment and detachment:  cyclo-C4F4Cl2," J. M. Van Doren, S. A. McSweeney*, M. D. Hargus*, D. M. Kerr*, T. M. Miller, S. T. Arnold, A. A. Viggiano, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 228, 541 (2003).

 

“A selected ion flow tube studies of the reactions of H3O+, NO+, and O2+ with selected saturated and unsaturated aldehydes and the subsequent hydration of the product ions,” P. Spanel, J. M. Van Doren, D. Smith, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 213, 163 (2002).

 

“Calculation of the anion and neutral thermochemistry of c-C5F6Cl2 and c-C6F8Cl2” T. M. Miller, R. A. Morris, A. A. Viggiano, J. M. Van Doren, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 205, 271 (2001).

 

"Competition between Non-dissociative and Dissociative Electron Attachment to Halogenated Cyclic Alkenes in the Gas Phase" J. M. Van Doren, D. M. Kerr*, M. D. Hargus*, W. M. Foley*, S. A. McSweeney*, T. M. Miller, R. A. Morris, A. A. Viggiano, W. B. Knighton, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 195/196, 517 (2000).

 

"Gas Phase Reactions of Oxide and Superoxide Radical Anions with C6F6" W. B. Knighton, T. M. Miller, A. A. Viggiano, R. A. Morris, J. M. Van Doren, J. Chem. Phys., 109, 9632 (1998).

 

"Atmospheric Science Students Present Papers, Get Career Tips" J. M. Van Doren, Eos Transactions, 79, 495 (1998).

 

"Electron Attachment to PCl3 and POCl3, 296-552 K", T. M. Miller, J. V. Seeley, W. B.  Knighton, R. F. Meads, A. A. Viggiano, R. M. Morris, J. M. Van Doren, J. Gu, H. F. Schaefer III, J. Chem. Phys., 109, 578 (1998).  

 

"Using Dynamic Simulation Software in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory" R. W. Ricci, J. M. Van Doren,  J. Chem Ed., 74, 1372 (1997).

 

"Rate Constants for the Reactions of O+ with N2 and O2 as a Function of Temperature (300-1800 K)", P. M. Hierl, I. Dotan, J.V. Seeley, J. M. Van Doren, R.A. Morris,  A. A. Viggiano, J. Chem. Phys. 106 3540 (1997).

 

"Time-Resolved Speciated Emissions From an SI Engine During Starting and Warm-up" K.C. Chen, W.K.Cheng, J. M. Van Doren, J. P. Murphy III*, M. D. Hargus*, S. A. McSweeney*, SAE Transaction, 105, Sect. 4, Paper # 961955, 1449 (1996).

       

"Engaging Students in the Action of Chemistry: An Effective, Fun and Inexpensive Outreach Program" J. M. Van Doren, L. P. Nestor, W. B. Knighton,  J. Chem. Ed., 74, 1178 (1997).

 

"Reactivity of Negative Ions with Trifluoromethyl Halides", R. A. Morris, A. A. Viggiano, S. T. Arnold, T. M. Miller, J. V. Seeley, J. F. Paulson, J. M. Van Doren, J. Phys. Chem., 100, 10641 (1996)

 

"Electron Attachment to CIONO2 at 300 K", J. M. Van Doren, J. McClellan*, T. M. Miller, A. A. Viggiano, J. F. Paulson, J. Chem. Phys., 105, 104 (1996).

 

"ClONO2-:  A Strongly Bound Negative Ion," J.M. Van Doren, A.A. Viggiano, R.A. Morris, T.M. Miller, J. Chem. Phys., 103, 10806 (1995).

 

"Electron Attachment to Haloacetonitriles, 295-556 K," J.M. Van Doren, W.M. Foley*, J.E. McClellan*, T.M. Miller, A.D. Kowalak, A.A. Viggiano, Int. J. Mass. Spectrom. Ion Proc., 149/150, 423 (1995).

 

"Negative Ion Chemistry of SF4," A.E. Stevens Miller, T.M. Miller, A.A. Viggiano, R.A. Morris, J.M. Van Doren, S.T. Arnold, J. Chem Phys., 102, 8865 (1995).

 

"Rate Enhancement of the Reaction of HCl with C1ONO2 by Ions:  Implications for the Mechanisms of Stratospherically Important Heterogeneous Reactions, "  J. M. Van Doren, A. A. Viggiano, R. A. Morris, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 116, 6957 (1994).

 

"Ion Chemistry of ClONO2 Involving NO3- Core Ions:  A Detection Scheme for ClONO2 in the Atmosphere," A. A. Viggiano, R. A. Morris, J. M. Van Doren, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 8221 (1994).

 

"The Formation and Destruction of H3O-,"  T. M. Miller, A. A. Viggiano, A. E. Stevens Miller, M. Henchman, R. A. Morris, J. F. Paulson, J. M. Van Doren, J. Chem. Phys. 100, 5706 (1994).

 

"Reactivity of the Radical Anion OCC-,"   J. M. Van Doren, A. A. Viggiano, R. A. Morris, T. M. Miller, A. E. Stevens Miller, J. F. Paulson, C. A. Deakyne, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 115, 7407 (1993).

 

 

Refereed Publications Prior to Holy Cross Appointment

 

"Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Reaction of HO- with NO," J. M. Van Doren, A. A. Viggiano, R. A. Morris, T. M. Miller, A. E. Stevens Miller, J. F. Paulson, C. A. Deakyne, J. Chem. Phys., 98, 7940 (1993).

 

"Reactions of Fe- with acids:  Gas-phase acidity and bond energy of FeH,"  A. E. Stevens Miller, T. M. Miller, R. A. Morris, A. A. Viggiano, J. M. Van Doren, J. F. Paulson, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 123, 205 (1993).

 

"Chemistry of C2-  and HC2-  with Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen Oxides," J. M. Van Doren, R. A. Morris, A. A. Viggiano, A. E. Stevens Miller, T. M. Miller, J. F. Paulson, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 117, 395 (1992).

 

"Positive Ion Chemistry Related to Hydrocarbon Flames doped with CF3Br," R. A. Morris, E. R. Brown, A. A. Viggiano, J. M. Van Doren, J. F. Paulson, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 121, 95 (1992).

 

"Internal and translational energy effects on the charge transfer reaction of CO2+ with O2," E. E. Ferguson, J. M. Van Doren, A. A. Viggiano, R.A. Morris, J.F. Paulson, J. D. Stewart, L. S. Sunderlin, P. B. Armentrout, Int. J. Mass  Spectrom. Ion Proc., 117, 261 (1992).

 

"Reactions of Ar+ with Halocarbons and I+ with CF3I," R. A. Morris, J. M. Van Doren, A. A. Viggiano, J. F. Paulson, J. Chem. Phys., 97, 173 (1992).

    

"Chemistry of H2O+ with C2H4, C2H4 and CF3X (X= F, Cl, Br, I)," R. A. Morris, A. A. Viggiano, J. M. Van Doren, J. F. Paulson, J. Phys Chem. 96, 3051 (1992).

 

"Chemistry of CFn+ (n=1-3) Ions with Halocarbons,"  R. A. Morris, A. A. Viggiano, J. M. Van Doren, J. F. Paulson, J. Phys. Chem., 96, 2597 (1992).

 

"The Effect of Low Frequency CH4 Vibrations on the Rate Constant for the Reaction of O2+ (X2IIg, n = 0) with CH4,"  A. A. Viggiano, R. A. Morris, J. M. Van Doren, J. F. Paulson, J. Chem. Phys., 96, 275 (1992).

 

"Temperature, Kinetic Energy, and Internal Energy Dependences of the Rate Constant and Branching Fraction for the Reaction of O+ (4S) with CO2,"  A. A. Viggiano, R. A. Morris, J. M. Van Doren, J. F. Paulson, J. Chem. Phys., 96, 270 (1992).

 

"Temperature, Kinetic Energy, and Rotational Temperature Effects in Four Reactions Involving Isotopes,"  A. A. Viggiano, R. A. Morris, J. M. Van Doren, J. F. Paulson, H. H. Michels, R. H. Hobbs, C. E. Dateo, ACS Volume on Isotopic Effects in Chemical Reactions and Photodissociation Processes, J. A. Kaye, ed., American Chemical Society, (Washington, DC.) 225 (1992).

 

"Rotational Temperature Dependence of the Branching Ratio for the Reaction of 18O+ with HD,"  A. A. Viggiano, J. M. Van Doren, R. A. Morris, J. S. Williamson, P. L. Mundis, J. F. Paulson, C. E. Dateo, J. Chem. Phys., 95, 8120 (1991).

 

"Exchange Reactions of 18O- with some Di-and triatomic Molecules,"  J. M. Van Doren, .S. E. Barlow, C. H. DePuy, V. M. Bierbaum, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 109, 305, (1991).

 

"SF4:  Electron Affinity Determination by Charge-Transfer Reactions,"  A. A. Viggiano, T. M. Miller, A. E. Stevens Miller, R. A. Morris, J. M. Van Doren, J. F. Paulson, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 109, 327 (1991).

 

"Uptake of N2O5 and HNO3 on Aqueous Sulfuric Acid Droplets as a Function of Sulfuric Acid Concentration:  Coefficients and Branching Ratio,"  J. M. Van Doren, L. R. Watson, P. Davidovits, D. R. Worsnop, M. S. Zahniser, C. E. Kolb, J. Phys. Chem., 95, 1684 (1991).

 

"Evidence for an Influence of Rotational Energy on the Rate Constants for the Reaction of Ar+ (2P3/2) with N2," A. A. Viggiano, J. M. Van Doren, R. A. Morris, J. F. Paulson, J. Chem. Phys., 93, 4761 (1990).

 

"Temperature Dependence of the Uptake Coefficient of HNO3, HCl and N2O5 on Water Droplets,"  J. M. Van Doren, L. R. Watson, P. Davidovits, D. R. Worsnop, M. S. Zahniser, C. E. Kolb, J. Phys. Chem., 94, 3265 (1990).

 

"Uptake of HCl Molecules by Aqueous Sulfuric Acid Droplets as a Function of Sulfuric Acid Concentration," L. R. Watson, J. M. Van Doren, P. Davidovits, D. R. Worsnop, M. S.Zahniser, C. E. Kolb, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 5631 (1990).

 

"On the Structure of CH3O2+ Product Ions in Ar/O2/CH4 Mixtures:  The First Example of a Kinetic Surface,"  N. J. Kirchner, J. M. Van Doren, M. T. Bowers, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 92, 37 (1989).

 

"Gas Phase Negative Ion Chemistry of Diazomethane," C. H. DePuy, J. M. Van Doren, S. Gronert, S. R. Kass, E. L. Motel, G.B. Ellison, V. M. Bierbaum, J. Org. Chem., 54, 1846 (1989).

 

"The Uptake of Gases by Liquid Droplets:  The Case of SO2," J.A. Gardner, L.R. Watson, Y.G. Adewuyi, J. M. Van Doren, P. Davidovits, D. R. Worsnop, M. S. Zahniser, C. E. Kolb, in A.C.S. Symposium Series:  Biogenic Sulfur in the Environment, E. Saltzman and W. A. Coopers, eds., American Chemical Society (Washington, DC), 504 (1989).

 

"Gas Phase Isotope Exchange Reactions with Chloride Ion,"  J. M. Van Doren, C. H. DePuy, V. M. Bierbaum, J. Phys. Chem., 93, 1130 (1989).

   

"The Temperature Dependence of Mass Accommodation of SO­2 and H2O2 on Aqueous Surfaces," D. R., Worsnop, M. S. Zahniser, C. E. Kolb, J. A. Gardner, L. R. Watson, J. M. Van Doren, J. T. Jayne, P. Davidovits, J. Phys. Chem., 93, 1159 (1989).

 

"The Gas Phase Displacment Reactions of Chloride Ion with Methyl Chloride as a Function of Kinetic Energy," S. E. Barlow, J. M. Van Doren, V. M. Bierbaum, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 110, 7240 (1988).

 

"The Tandem Flfowing Afterglow-SIFT-Drift," J. M. Van Doren, S. E. Barlow, C. H. DePuy, V. M. Bierbaum, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 81, 85 (1987).

 

"The Tandem Flowing Afterglow-SIFT and its Application to Thermal Energy Reactions of 18O-," J. M. Van Doren, S. E. Barlow, C. H. DePuy, V. M. Bierbaum, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 109, 4412 (1987).

 

"The Gas Phase Reactions of CH2-," C. H. DePuy, S. E. Barlow, J. M. Van Doren, C. R. Roberts, V. M. Bierbaum, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 109, 4414 (1987).

 

"Chemistry and Structure of CH3O2+ Produced from the Reaction of O2+ + CH4," J. M. Van Doren, S. E. Barlow, C. H. DePuy, V. M. Biervaum, E. E. Ferguson, J. Phys. Chem., 90, 2772 (1986).

 

"Studies of the Reaction of O2+ with Deuterated Methanes," S. E. Barlow, J. M. Van Doren, C. H. DePuy, V. M. Bierbaum, I. Dotan, E.E. Ferguson, N. G. Adams, D. Smith, B. R. Rowe, J. B. Marquette, G. Dupeyrat, M. Durup-Ferguson, J. Chem. Phys., 85, 3851 (1986).

 

"Nitrous Oxide in Gas Phase Ion-Molecule Chemistry:  A Versatile Reagent for the Determination of Carbanion Structure," S. R. Kass, J. Filley, J. M. Van Doren, C. H. DePuy, J. Am Chem. Soc., 108, 2849 (1986).

 

"Gas-Phase Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Reactions of Anions:  Kinetics and Detailed Mehcanism," J. J. Grabowski, C. H. DePuy, J. M. Van Doren, V. M. Bierbaum, J. Am Chem. Soc., 107, 7384 (1985).

 

"Flowing Afterglow Studies of the Electron Affinity of SO2," J. J. Grabowski, J. M. Van Doren, C. H. DePuy, V. M. Bierbaum, J. Chem. Phys., 80, 575 (1984).

 

"Mass Spectral and Electric Deflection Study of Acetic Acid Clusters," R. Sievert, I. Cadez, J. Van Doren, A. W. Castleman, Jr., J. Phys. Chem., 88, 4502 (1984).