About
Along with teaching a variety of Chemistry and General Education courses at Greenville University, Dr. Scott Pattenaude serves as the program director for the Chemistry Program as well as the Chemical Hygiene Officer. Before coming to Greenville, Scott engaged in a variety of research projects in diverse branches of chemistry including organic synthesis at University of Illinois (B.S.), inorganic synthesis at Purdue University (Ph.D.), nuclear chemistry at Los Alamos National Labs (Ph.D.), and bioinorganic synthesis at University of Illinois (postdoc). From this background, Scott brings an engaging research program to students at Greenville University who work on air- and moisture-sensitive inorganic synthesis projects. Scott has a passion for experiential learning in chemistry as well as developing inter-departmental collaborations across the university.
Personal
Outside of Greenville University, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife and three young children.
Education
• 2018 Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, Purdue University
• 2012 B.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois
• 2010 A.S. Chemistry, Lake Land College
Certificates
• Experiential Learning Certificate Level 1
• Facilitating Experiential Learning Online Certificate
Current Research Interests
• Metal/Amino Acid Coordination
• Local Well Water Quality Analysis
Courses Taught:
• CHEM 111 General Chemistry I
• CHEM 112 General Chemistry II
• CHEM 201 Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 301 Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 314 Biochemistry I
• CHEM 315 Biochemistry II
• CHEM 342 Instrumental Chemical Analysis
• CHEM 405 Chemistry Practicum
• CHEM 409 Seminar in Chemistry
• BIOL 410 Seminar in Biology
• PHYS 409 Seminar in Physics
• UNIV 301 Science and Christianity
• EXPF 320 Experience First-Projects
Select Publications:
• “Using Redox-Active Ligands to Generate Actinide Ligand Radical Species” Inorganic Chemistry 2021, 60, 15242-15252.
• “Radical SAM Enzyme HydE Generates Adenosylated Fe(I) Intermediates En Route to the [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Catalytic H-Cluster” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020, 142, 10841-10848.
• “The Binuclear Cluster of [FeFe] Hydrogenase is Formed with Sulfur Donated by Cysteine of an [Fe(Cys)(CO)2(CN)] Organometallic Precursor” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2019, 116, 20850-20855.
• “A Reduction Series of Neodymium Supported by Pyridine(diamine) Ligands” Dalton Transactions 2019, 48, 8021-8025.
• “Synthesis and Characterization of Tris-chelate Complexes for Understanding f-Orbital Bonding in Later Actinides” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141, 2356-2366.
• “Redox-Active vs. Redox-Innocent: A Comparison of Uranium Complexes Containing Diamine Ligands” Inorganic Chemistry 2018, 57, 6530-6539.
• “Non-aqueous Neptunium and Plutonium Redox Behaviour in THF – Access to a Rare Np(III) Synthetic Precursors” Chemical Communications 2018, 54, 6113-6116.
• “Expanding the Library of Uranyl Amide Derivatives: New Complexes Featuring the tert-Butyldimethylsilylamide Ligand” Inorganic Chemistry 2018, 57, 4543-4549.
• “Spectroscopic and Structural Elucidation of Uranium Dioxophenoxazine Complexes” Inorganic Chemistry 2015, 54, 6520-6527.
Select Awards:
• 2021 Outstanding Educator in Experiential Learning (Greenville University)
• 2018 Ian P. Rothwell Distinguished Inorganic Seminar Award (Purdue University)
• 2017 PINDU Inorganic Conference Best Oral Presentation (Indiana University)
• 2016 Chemistry Division Symposium Award Winner (Los Alamos National Lab)
• 2016/2017 Seaborg Institute Summer Research Fellowship (Los Alamos National Lab)
Recent Grants:
• 2021 Faith in the Vaccine Ambassadors Grant ($16,500)
• 2020 Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Research Grant ($25,000)
Affiliations
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI)
