O’Connor, Abby

B.S.: Chemistry in 2003

Ph.D.: Inorganic Chemistry at the University of North Carolina with Maurice Brookhart in 2008

Post-doc: University of Washington with Karen Goldberg

Interim dean of the school of science with the College of New Jersey in Ewing, nj

Publications

  • Best practices to diversify chemistry faculty.” M.L.F. Agan, R. Joseph, A. Rivera-Figueroa, B.C. Chan, A.R. O’Connor, M.J. Ondrechen, W.E. Jones, P.K. Dorhout and A.C. Kimble-Hill, J. Chem. Educ., 2022, 99, 435.
  • “Synthesis and electronic properties of transition metal complexes containing sulfonamidoquinoline ligands.” M.T. Gole, P. Pauls, S.F. Hartlaub, C. Nataro, L.M. Rossiter, A.R. O’Connor and B.C. Chan, Polyheedron, 2021, 205, 115269.
  • “Theory of change to practice: How experimentalist teaching enabled faculty to navigate the COVID-19 disruption.” B.C. Chan, J.L. Baker, M.R. Bunagan, L.A. Ekanger, J.L. Gazley, R.A. Hunber, A.R. O’Connor and R.M. Triano, J. Chem. Educ., 2020, 97, 2788.
  • “Promoting inclusive excellence in the inorganic chemistry curriculum through faculty culture shift.” L.A. Ekanger, B.C. Chang, J.L. Gazley and A.R. O’Connor, ACS Symp. Series, 2020, 1370, 97.
  • “Cooperation of cerium oxide nanoparticles and soluble molecular catalysts for alcohol oxidation.” S.M. Laga, T.M. Townsend, A.R. O’Connor and J.M. Mayer, Inorg. Chem. Frontiers, 2020, 7, 1386.
  • “Transfer hydrogenation of aromatic and linear aldehydes catalyzed using Cp*Ir(pyridinesulfonamide)Cl complexes under base-free conditions.” T.M. Townsend, C. Kirby, A. Ruff and A.R. O’Connor, J. Organomet. Chem., 2017, 843, 7.
  • ” A STEM identity approach to frame and reinvent the student chemists association at the college of New Jersey.” B.C. Chan, J.L. Gazley, A.R. O’Connor and D.A. Hunt, ACS Symp. Series, 2016, 1229, 103.
  • “Base-free transfer hydrogenation of ketones using Cp*Ir(pyridinesulfonamide)Cl precatalysts.” A. Ruff, C. Kirby, B.C. Chan and A.R. O’Connor, Organometallics, 2016, 35, 327.
  • “Synthesis and characterization of (π-allyl)palladium(II) complexes containing dialkylbiaryl phosphine ligands.” K.R. McGarry, M. McDaniel, B.C. Chan and A.R. O’Connor, Polyhedron 2016, 114, 101.
  • “A three-year chemistry seminar program focusing on career development skills.” V.K. Tucci, A.R. O’Connor and L.M. Bradley, J. Chem. Ed. 2014, 91, 2071.
  • “N-[2-(Pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]-derivatives of methane-, benzene- and toluenesulfonamide: prospective ligands for metal coordination.” D.L. Jacobs, B.C. Chan and A.R. O’Connor, Acta Cryst., Sec. C: Cryst. Struct. Commun. 2013, 69, 1397.
  • “Synthesis and characterization of iridium(I) and iridium(III) complexes containing dialkylbiphenylphosphines.” A.R. O’Connor, W. Kaminsky, B.C. Chan, D.M. Heinekey and K.I. Goldberg, Organometallics, 2013, 32, 4016.
  • “Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of arene-stabilized rhodium complexes.” A.R. O’Connor, W. Kaminsky, D.M. Heinekey and K.I Goldberg, Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2105.
  • “Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity studies of (cyclohexenyl)nickel(II) complexes.” A.R. O’Connor, P.S. White and M. Brookhart, Organometallics, 2010, 29, 5382.
  • “Polymerization of 1,3-dienes and styrene catalyzed by cationic allyl nickel(II) complexes.” A.R. O’Connor and M. Brookhart, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2010, 48, 1901.
  • “Synthesis and reactivity of cationic (allyl)(arene)nickel(II) and (allyl)(arene)palladium(II) complexes.” A.R. O’Connor, S.A. Urbin, R.A. Moorhouse, P.S. White and M. Brookhart, Organometallics, 2009, 28, 2372.
  • “The mechanism of polymerization of butadiene by ‘ligand-free’ nickel(II) complexes.” A.R. O’Connor, P.S. White and M. Brookhart, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 4142.