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Dr. Ronald Blankespoor

Professor Emeritus

Education

  • BA Dordt College, 1968
  • PhD Iowa State University , 1971

Thesis: "Cyclic Unsaturated Semidiones and Ketyls"
Thesis Advisor: Professor Glen A. Russell

Professional Experience

 

  • Professor of Chemistry, Calvin College, 1977-present; Chair of the Department 1992-95, 2003-2006; Brummel Professor of Chemistry, 2006 - present
  • Research Associate, Centre Nationale de la Recherche, University of Paris, 2001
  • Visiting Professor of Chemistry, University of Paris, 2000
  • Research Associate, Centre Nationale de la Recherche, Aubiere, France, 1991-92
  • Visiting Professor of Chemistry, University of Colorado, 1988
  • Visiting Professor of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1983-84
  • Visiting Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1980, 1982
  • Assistant/Associate Professor of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, 1973-77
  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1971-73

Research

Highly enantioselective and regioselective substitution reactions using chiral rhodium catalysts

Publications