Henry Tracy
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Office Hours Fall 2013
Tuesday & Thursday 11:30 AM - 1:00 PMContact Information
Current Position
Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry
Education
- Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, MIT, 1990
- A.B. Chemistry, Bowdoin College, 1983
Research Interests
- Synthesis and characterization of luminescent organometallic materials for applications in biotechnology, sensor design, and electrooptical devices.
- Advances in Chemical Education.
Recent Publications
Bozeman, T.; Edwards, K.; Fecteau, K.; Blanchard, A.; Woodall, D.; Verde Jr., M.; Benfaremo, Ford, J.; Mullin, J.; Prudenté, C.; Tracy, H. “Tolyl-substituted Siloles: Synthesis, Substituent Effects, and Aggregation-induced Emission,” J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Maters. 2011, 21, 316-326.
Lu, H.; Yson, R.; Ford, J.; Tracy, H. J.; Carrier, A. B.; Keller, A.; Mullin, J. L.; Poissan, M. J.; Sawan, S.; Patterson, H. H. “Tunable Energy Transfer from d10 Heterobimetallic Dicyamide(I) Donor Ions to Terbium(III) Acceptor Ions in Luminescent Tb[AgxAu1-x(CN)2]3 (x = 0 to 1),” Chem. Phys. Lett. 2007, 443, 55-60.
Mullin, J. L.; Tracy, H. J.; Ford, J. R.; Keenan, S. R.; Fridman, F., “Characteristics of Aggregation Induced Emission in 1,1-Dimethyl,2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl and 1,1,2,3,4,5-Hexaphenyl Siloles and Germoles,” J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater. 2007, 17, 201-213.
Newton, T. A.; Prudente, C. K.; Tracy, H. J. “A Research Based Laboratory Curriculum in Organic Chemistry,” J. Chem. Educ. 2006, 83, 1844-1849.
Tracy, H. J.; Mullin, J. L.; Klooster, W. T.; Martin, J. A.; Haug, J.; Wallace, S.; Rudloe, I.; Watts, K. “Enhanced Photoluminescence from Group 14 Metalloles in Aggregated and Solid Solutions,” Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 2003-2011.
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